LGBT Conference Presenters

This conference will include sessions led by a variety of experts in the area of LGBT issues. Information on some of our speakers is provided below.

	Drs. Jen Clements (pictured left) and Sam Benbow (pictured right) will be leading a session entitled "Celebrating Our Diversity" from 9:15 am until 10:30 am on Friday, March 27, 2009. Dr. Clements is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at Shippensburg University. She is the chair of the GLBT Concerns Committee at Shippensburg. Dr. Samuel R. Benbow is an Assistant Professor in the Social Work and Gerontology Department at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. He has 18 years experience as an educator, workshop presenter, trainer and workshop facilitator nationally as well as internationally. For more complete biographies, and a summary of their session, please click here.
	Drs. Colleen Cooke (pictured left) and Catherine Massey (pictured right) will be leading a session entitled "What about Gay Kids? Creating Safe Spaces for the LGBT Campus Community" with Alana Atchinson from 10:45 am until 12:15 pm on Friday, March 27, 2009. Dr. Cooke is an Associate Professor of Therapeutic Recreation at Slippery Rock University. She is heavily involved with LGBT issues on campus and in the community. Dr. Massey is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Slippery Rock University. Dr. Massey’s research program focuses on psychosocial factors related to LGBT mental and physical health and she is heavily involved with LGBT issues on campus. For more complete biographies, and a summary of their session, please click here.
	Stephen Glassman will be leading a session entitled "Respect for Diversity through Equality, Identity, and Inclusion" from 1:00 pm until 1:45 pm on Friday, March 27, 2009. Mr. Glassman has been appointed to several political committees, including the Pennsylvania Human Relations Committee. In many cases, he has been the first openly gay person to be appointed to these committees. For a more complete biography for Mr. Glassman, please click here.
	Anthony R. D’Augelli, Ph.D. will be leading a session entitled "Being Out, Staying Out, and (maybe) Getting Married and Having Children: The New World of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Young Adults" from 2:00 pm until 3:15 pm on Friday, March 27, 2009. Dr. D'Augelli is a clinical/community psychologist whose research focuses on sexual orientation and human development. He has conducted extensive research on the development of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth and young adults. For a more complete biography for Dr. D'Augelli, please click here.

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