Keynote Presenters
Ahora Yo: Identity and Creative Life for the Contemporary Hispanic
DAVID GONZALEZ
 

Acclaimed performer David Gonzalez, shares the riches of Hispanic culture through his poetry and stories. The content of this presentation moves from ancient myths to personal sagas, to his own compelling poetry of a Latino determined to shape an authentic identity and creative life. David has a gift for communication and in this keynote he offers a fresh vision of contemporary Latino culture that is rooted in soulful mythology and poetic imagination.

David taught at NYU for ten years and has conducted numerous seminars, workshops and lectures at colleges and universities.  He worked as a music therapist for twenty years in clinical and educational institutions throughout the New York metropolitan area.  Read more about him at www.davidgonzalez.com.
Presenters
Workshop A: Mickey Melendez,  PhD, Assistant Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice has published articles on psychological influences on college adjustment in relation to ethnic minority status.
Workshop B: Daniel Cruz, MA, PhD Candidate Seton Hall University Counseling Psychology Program with a concentration on clinical neuropsychology, teaches and has published articles on working with immigrant Latino families and presented on topics such as stress and working memory, and the neurobiology of emotion and memory.
Workshop C: Lorna Myers, PhD, Clinical director of Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group in NY and NJ has research and practice interests in bilingual neuropsychological testing, health education in Latino populations, and psychogenic seizure disorders.
Workshop D: Jorledia Olivares, MA Psychiatric clinician for El Puente Program. Hoboken  University Medical Center, earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and has presented internationally in cities of Mexico, Spain, Dominican Republic and United States with the focus of improving the  quality of life.
Workshop E: Caridad Moreno, PhD, Aileen Torres, PhD, Craig Springer, PhD Justin Misurell, MA – Distinguished clinical team of the Regional Diagnostic and Treatment Center (RDTC) at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center experienced in assessment and treatment of sexual abuse, and integrating cultural issues in treatment.