Morning Welcome
Addressing the Overlapping Issues of Substance Use and Human Trafficking
Caroline Palmer, JD, MPH, Sophia Maceda, BA , and Shunu Shrestha, MA
Beyond Tokenization: Understanding and Addressing the Experiences of Survivor Leaders in Anti-Trafficking Work
Michael (Mike) Chapman, BS, Helen L. Stiver, and Jarrett Davis, MA
Evaluating Victim Services in Human Trafficking Response: A Mixed-Methods Case Study
Sofia Friesen, RN, MPH, PhD(c) and Niyah Winston
From the Front Lines: Global Trends from the Perspective of 4 Front-Line Advocates in Brazil, Thailand, Colombia, and the United States
Andrew Hoskins, DBA, Kert Stavorn, Esq., Cintia Meirelles, MBA, and Fernando Blanco, MA
Human Trafficking in the Kyrgyz Republic: How Roadblocks, Barriers, and Methodological Challenges Transformed an Investigation
Rochelle L. Dalla, PhD, Sarbinaz Bekmuratova, PhD, Baktygul Imankulova, MD, and Marina Duishenkulova, MD
Indigenous-Led Sexual Exploitation Prevention: Lessons Learned from Piloting the Makwa Dodem Program
Jaiden Kuchinka, BSc and Jacqueline Peeace, BCom
The Power of Data: Building a Collective Impact Movement to Transform Survivor Care
Brittany Dunn, MBA and Bill Woolf
The Viminal Space: Complicated Problems Need Thoughtful Solutions
Alex Andrews, Melanie Dante, MSW, and Tracy King, RN, DNP, FNP, PMHNP
Unchecked and Exploited: Why the Au Pair Industry Needs Government Reform
Klara Z. Wisniewska, BA
Advocacy Strategies to End the Criminalization of Human Trafficking Survivors
Caroline Pizano, LMSW, Esq.
Climate Change and Human Trafficking: A Study of the Multiple, Complex, and Mutually Reinforcing Pathways Through Which Climate Change May Amplify Vulnerability to Human Trafficking
Angela Robinson, PhD and Marta Furlan, PhD
Empowering Incarcerated Women: A Randomized Control Trial of The Survivor’s Journey in a Women’s Prison
Celia Williamson, PhD, LISW
Human Trafficking from Sub-Saharan Africa to Europe and America for Organ Harvesting
Moses Atogo Unongu, MSyI
The Cost of Caring: Vicarious Trauma
Melissa Kaiser, LBSW
Tracking Human Trafficking: Evaluating the Use of an EHR System in Hospital Settings to Document Indicators of Abuse and Human Trafficking
Holly Austin Gibbs, BA and Mary Beth Burrell, MS, RN
Using Google Trends to Examine Trends in the Demand for Prostitution in Israel
Aluma Levi-Zohar, MA and Amir Falk, PhD
What Is Your Currency? Understanding Vulnerability in Human Trafficking
Juanita Headley, Esq.
Writing Published Autobiographies in a Group as a Form of Therapy for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Other Trauma
Glenn Miles, PhD, MSc, PGCE, FHE, RGN, RSCN, FRCPH
Lunch Session: Direct Service Providers Networking Room
Lunch Session: Healthcare Professionals Networking Room
Lunch Session: Legal Professionals & Law Enforcement Networking Room
Lunch Session: Researchers Networking Room
Lunch Session: Ritual Abuse & Mind Control Survivors Networking Room
Lunch Session: Survivors Networking Room
Establishing Evidenced-Based Programming for Both Residential and Community Based Anti-Trafficking Programs
Liberty Sarkar, QSW (UK) and Amanda Pulley, MSW
From Data to Action: What Youth Screening Insights Reveal About Trafficking Trends in Texas and Louisiana
Deniz Cansin Rodoplu, BS
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics: How to Read the Numbers
David J. Corliss, PhD
Moving Toward Ethical Survivor Inclusion and Survivor-Informed Practice in Pediatric Healthcare for Children Exposed to Sex Trafficking
Corry Azzopardi, PhD, MSW and "A" (Anonymous Survivor)
Sex Trafficking Awareness and Recovery Group: Providing Intervention in a Jail Setting
Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, MSW, PhD and Arianna Weide, MSW, LCSW
Social Media, Porn, Artificial Intelligence: The New Faces of Trafficking
Gail Dines, PhD and Mandy Sanchez, PhD
The Cost of Freedom: Women, Poverty, and the Criminal Justice System in Nigeria
Yewande Fatoki, PhD
The Impact of Service Gaps on Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Exploitation
Alycha Boehm, DSW, LCSW and Caitlin Agneta, MSW, LSW, CCTS-I
The Legal Aberrations Involved in the Epstein Child Trafficking Network
Nick Bryant, BA
Understanding Ritual Abuse/Familial Sex Trafficking: From One Survivor’s Perspective
Anjela Glueckert, BA
Breaking the Cycle: Trauma-Informed Care in Sexual Health Education as a Trafficking Prevention Strategy
Jill McCracken, PhD and Aarya Satardekar, BSPH
Centering Survivors: Leadership & Healing
Kristi Merrill and Sarah Hendee
Closed Borders, Opening Floodgates: Trafficking in Temporary Work Visas Categories, Issues Facing H2A and TN Visa Holders
Michael Chen, MA
Focus Adult Screener: First Year Pilot Study
Rosario V. Allen, PhD, MSN, RN, AFN-C and James Andretta, PhD, ABPP
Generative AI and the New Landscape of Exploitation
Lorena Vollrath-Bueno, JD
Sugaring and Strip Clubs
Heather Hammond, MA and Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, MSW, PhD
The Importance of a Relational and Reflexive Supervision in Trauma Therapy
Karie McGuire, DSW, LCSW, CHES
Understanding Human Trafficking Risk Factors
Breanna Allen, MPA
What is the Level of Exposure to Recruitment and Self-Perceived Risk to Human Trafficking Among Young Adults in the U.S.?
Sarbinaz Bekmuratova, PhD, Rochelle L. Dalla, PhD, Yongyue Qi, PhD, Daniela Mena Ameijeiras, Nick Nondorf, and Emma Dubisz
Why Individualized Service Provision is Crucial for Long Term Success
Helen L. Stiver
Wrap-Up Session
Mental Health Art Exhibit: “Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” – Henry Ward Beecher
Shelly Kepford, MCA, LSW and Daniel Huesman, MSW, LISW, LICDC, IMHP
See Me Film: Amplifying the Voices of Marginalized Experiences
Issue Box Theatre, Rosie Best, MAT, LISW-S , and Meg Kraner, LMSW
She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen
Issue Box Theatre
Youth Voice Art Exhibit: Fearless Writers, Ram Empowerment, and Rhythm and Rhyme Collaborate in the Art of a Podcast: No More Silence
Heather M. Sloane Cleary, PhD