Conference Agenda

Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).

 
 
Session Overview
Date: Thursday, 03/Apr/2025
9:00am
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12:00pm
Workshop 1
Location: EUC - Room 11 (2nd floor)
 

Tree of Life: An Introduction to a Culturally-Grounded Practice for International Psychologists

Deborah Anne Stiles

Webster University, United States of America

Workshop 2
Location: EUC - Room 19 (2nd floor)
 

Development of Interventional Module for Social Inclusion of Extremist Youth

Mahesh A. Tripathi

Rashtriya Raksha University, India

1:30pm
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2:00pm
Conference and Opening Session Registration
Location: Rotterdam Public Library - Theater
2:00pm
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2:30pm
Conference Opening and Welcome
Location: Rotterdam Public Library - Theater
Chair: Polli Hagenaars

Opening of the Conference with welcome, greetings from local and international colleagues, and introduction to the conference themes and goals

2:30pm
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3:30pm
Opening Keynote: Migration and Human RIghts
Location: Rotterdam Public Library - Theater
Chair: Polli Hagenaars
 

Migration and Present Day Policies: Challenging Human Rights and Dignity

Nora Sveaass

University of Oslo/Mental Health and Human Rights Info, Norway

3:30pm
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4:00pm
Coffee Break
Location: Rotterdam Public Library - Theater
4:00pm
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5:00pm
Opening Panel - Reflections on Migration, Human Rights, and Social Inclusion
Location: Rotterdam Public Library - Theater
Chair: Ling Ling Tai
 

Panel Discussant: Migration and Social Inclusion

Gabriel Twose

American Psychological Association, United States of America



Panel Discussant: Humans - Past, Present and Future Migrants

Ava D. Thompson

International Union of Psychological Science; University of The Bahamas, Bahamas, The



Panel Discussant: Migration, Human Rights and Social Inclusion

Rachel Tribe

UEL, Careif & Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom

5:00pm
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5:30pm
Artistic Interlude: Anna Rehling with Oliver Salo, Gino Beekmans, Abraham Labastidas Otazo
Location: Rotterdam Public Library - Theater

Songs: Life on Earth –by Adam Melchor; However Long It Takes –(Original song) with Oliver Salo (Bass), Gino Beekmans (Guitar), Abraham Labastidas Otazo (Piano)

6:00pm
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8:00pm
Opening Reception
Location: EUC Reception (Ground Floor)

Date: Friday, 04/Apr/2025
8:00am
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8:45am
Registration
Location: EUC Atrium Ground Floor
8:45am
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9:00am
Conference Opening Day 2
Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor)
Chair: Polli Hagenaars
Chair: Merry Bullock

Welcome to attendees for Day 2 and overview of the day

9:00am
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9:55am
Keynote: Economic Insecurity and Migration
Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor)
Chair: Natalie Porter
 

Breaking the Cycle: Addressing Child Poverty

Nicole Lucassen

Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands, The

9:55am
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10:15am
Coffee Break
Location: EUC Atrium Ground Floor
10:15am
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11:10am
Roundtable
Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor)
Chair: Sharon Coen
 

Strongmen and the Othering of Migrants: Power and Meritocracy in Societies in Crisis

Chair(s): Sharon Coen (University of Salford, United Kingdom)

Presenter(s): Polli Hagenaars (C5, private practice), Mary Beth Kenkel (Florida Institute of Technology), Ling Ling Tai (CIS- iscte), Josephine Tan (not present) (Lakehead University), Elaine Oloaye (not present) (Brookdale Community College), Ibeh Agbanyim (not present) (Grand Canyon University), Elaine Congress (not present) (Fordham University), Stephanie Szeto (not present) (St. Francis University), Sijohn Joseph (not present) (Chaithanya Psychotherapy Center)

11:10am
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12:00pm
Poster Session One - A
Location: EUC - Room 3 (1st Floor)
Chair: Mary Beth Kenkel

This Interactive Discussion / Poster Session will begin with a short introduction in which each poster presenter will describe the question and short outcome of their work in a 90-second oral presentation. Following the introduction participants will have the opportunity for individual discussion about the posters.

 

Experiences Of Parents Of Individuals Belonging To LGBTQ+ Community

Swati Punia1, Dr. Anugraha Merin Rajan2

1: Central University of Punjab, India; 2: Central University of Punjab, India



Voices of Elders on Colonialism: And Still We Rise

Winsome Alston

College of Staten Island, United States of America



Breaking Barriers: Addressing Institutional Ableism Through Coaching Psychology for Autistic Women

Cara Langford Watts

Neuro Directions Ltd, United Kingdom



Claiming and Navigating Professional Space: Exploring Challenges And Coping Strategies of Muslim Women In Workforce

Asma Nisar

Jesus and mary college, University of delhi, India

Poster Session One - B
Location: EUC - Room 4 (1st Floor)
Chair: Yagmur Rumeli

This Interactive Discussion / Poster Session will begin with a short introduction in which each poster presenter will describe the question and short outcome of their work in a 90-second oral presentation. Following the introduction participants will have the opportunity for individual discussion about the posters.

 

Identity Intersections and Social Justice: Transgender Narratives in Contemporary India.

Harleen Kaur1, Tushar Singh2

1: CHRIST University, India; 2: Banaras Hindu University, India



Can Negative Self-image Mediate the Link Between Social Rejection and Social Identity or Does Resilience Matter?

Izuchukwu Ndukaihe1, Philip Mefoh2

1: Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Nigeria; 2: University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria



Understanding Death Acceptance Among Migrant And Non-Migrant Older Adults In India: The Role Of Psychological And Sociocultural Factors

Tushar Singh1, Sreeja Das2

1: Banaras Hindu University, India; 2: Christ (Deemed to be) University, Delhi NCR Campus



‘You Were Born With A Golden Spoon’: Exploration Of Caste-based Microaggressions In Indian Higher Educational Institutes

Devu Rajeev, Mihna MA, Kadambari PS, Sucharita Maji, Aneekesh Kumar, Prakalp Thakur

Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad, India

12:00pm
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12:45pm
Lunch
Location: EUC Atrium Ground Floor
12:45pm
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1:35pm
Poster Session Two-A
Location: EUC - Room 9 (1st Floor)
Chair: Yagmur Rumeli

This Interactive Discussion / Poster Session will begin with a short introduction in which each poster presenter will describe the question and short outcome of their work in a 90-second oral presentation. Following the introduction participants will have the opportunity for individual discussion about the posters.

 

The Resilience Of Syrian Refugees Residing In Different Countries

Samar Issmailová

The Institute of Social Sciences of the CSPS, SAS, Košice + Faculty of Arts UPJŠ, Košice, Slovak Republic



Relationship Between Family Mental Health Problems and Substance Use Disorders

Leire Leza1,2, Ana M. Sánchez-Torres1,2, José J. López-Goñi1,2, Alfonso Arteaga1,2, Javier Fernandez-Montalvo1,2

1: Universidad Publica de Navarra, Spain; 2: IdiSNA. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra. Spain



Psychosocial Determinants of Retirement Location Choices and Mental Well-Being Among Older Internal Migrants in India

Sai Sudha Saini1, Nithya Sriram2, Dr. Chinu Agrawal3

1: SAM GLOBAL UNIVERSITY, BHOPAL, INDIA, India; 2: SAM GLOBAL UNIVERSITY, BHOPAL, INDIA, India; 3: Feeling Minds, India



Internet-delivered, Self-directed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety, Depression, and Wellbeing: A Randomized Controlled Study in the Middle East

Zahir Vally1, Harshil Shah1, Sabina Ioana-Varga1, Widad Hassan1, Mariam Kashakesh1, Wafa Albreiki1, Mai Helmy2

1: United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates; 2: Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman

Poster Session Two-B
Location: EUC - Room 10 (1st Floor)
Chair: Mary Beth Kenkel

This Interactive Discussion / Poster Session will begin with a short introduction in which each poster presenter will describe the question and short outcome of their work in a 90-second oral presentation. Following the introduction participants will have the opportunity for individual discussion about the posters.

 

Exploring Awareness, Attitudes And Experiences Towards Men's Mental Health Issues Amongst Working Professionals In India

Chinu Kishor Agrawal1, Pallavi Neogy2, Shailesh Kumar Jindal3, Tushar Singh4

1: SAM Global University, India; 2: IILM University, India; 3: Amity University, India; 4: Banaras Hindu University, India



Acculturation, Physical Activity, and Leisure Walking in Canadian Immigrants

Jennifer A. Boisvert1, W. Andrew Harrell2

1: Independent Practice, United States of America; 2: University of Alberta, Canada



‘Fostering a Better World’: A Participatory Action Research to Foster Community of Solidarity in Prevention of Youth Suicide in Northeast India

Tama Dey

Christ University, Bangalore, India



Sa Hirap at Sa Ginhawa: The Continuing Plight of Philippine Migrant Workers with Ginhawa as Framework for Wellbeing

Archie Lawrence Palima Geneta

University of the Philippines Manila, Philippines

1:35pm
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2:30pm
Keynote: Environmental Justice and Migration
Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor)
Chair: Erinn C. Cameron
 

Understanding Linkages Between Climate Change, Migration and Social Inclusion

Lore Van Praag

Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands, The

2:30pm
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3:25pm
Symposium
Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor)
Chair: Indhushree Rajan
 

Human Rights: A Closer Look at the Impact of Climate Change and War

Chair(s): Indhushree Rajan (Project Satori/The Conscious Life Psychological Services United States of America)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

The Intersectionality of Climate Change Events and Human Trafficking: Increased Vulnerability for Women

Nancy Sidun
Independent Scholar

 

Climate Migrants - Global Implications

Jill Bloom
William James College

 

Human Trafficking in a Climate of Conflict

Indhushree Rajan
Project Satori/The Conscious Life Psychological Services

3:25pm
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3:45pm
Coffee Break
Location: EUC (outside Erasmus Hall, 2nd Floor)
3:45pm
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4:40pm
Paper Panel: Social Inclusion and Migration - Causes and Consequences
Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor)
Chair: Marise Born
 

Psychometric Properties of the Climate Change Anxiety Scale in a South African Context

Erinn C. Cameron1,2,3

1: Boston Medical Center Department of Psychiatry, United States of America; 2: Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry; 3: Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry



Psychological Science and Immigration in the United States Today

Gabriel Twose

American Psychological Association, United States of America



Intergroup Contact, Identification, and Attitudes Towards Primary and Secondary Outgroups

Leman Korkmaz1,2, Melis Uluğ3,4

1: Middle East Technical University, Turkiye; 2: Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences; 3: University of Sussex; 4: Clark University



Psychology in the Digital Age: Overcoming Cross-Cultural Barriers through Technological Innovation

K Jayasankara Reddy

Christ University, India

4:40pm
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5:35pm
Roundtable
Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor)
Chair: Marlena Plavšić
 

Integrating Human Rights into Psychological Practice: Addressing Migration and rising anti-immigrant Sentiment

Chair(s): Marlena Plavšić (Global Network of Psyhologists for Human Rights)

Presenter(s): George Drazenovich (Global Network of Psychologists for Human Rights), Polli Hagenaars (Global Network of Psychologists for Human Rights), Marlena Plavšić (Global Network of Psychologists for Human Rights), Merry Bullock (Global Network of Psychologists for Human Rights), Aimee Karam (Global Network of Psychologists for Human Rights), Dandrea Reeder (Global Network of Psychologists for Human Rights)

7:00pm
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9:00pm
Conference Dinner - Rodin Café Restaurant - Schilderstraat 20A, 3011 CK

Join. ICP colleagues for a spcaiul dinner. Registration required


Date: Saturday, 05/Apr/2025
8:00am
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8:45am
Registration
Location: EUC (outside Erasmus Hall, 2nd Floor)
8:45am
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9:00am
Conference Opening Day 3
Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor)
Chair: Polli Hagenaars
Chair: Merry Bullock

Welcome to attendees for Day 3 and overview of the day

9:00am
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9:55am
Keynote: Health and Migration
Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor)
Chair: Chris Mulchay
 

Reimagining Health and Mental Health Systems for Social Inclusion in Migration: Insights from Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa

Joseph Kalisa

University of Rwanda, Rwanda and Geruka Healing Centre

9:55am
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10:50am
Symposium
Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor)
Chair: Raisa Kumaga
 

Forced Migration: What Counselling Psychologists Might Contribute to Both Theory and Practice.

Chair(s): Raisa Kumaga (NHS, United Kingdom)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Medical Legal Reports for Immigration and Asylum Cases: The Ethics of Psychologising Forced Migrants

Claire Marshall
University of East London

 

The Potential Psychological Effects of Forced Displacement on Wellbeing and Mental Health for Individuals, Families, and Communities

Rachel Tribe
University of East London

 

Exploring Emotional Responses and Self-Concealment: The Psychological Experience of Second-Generation Somalis with a Parental Forced Migration Background from the 1990s Civil War”

Raisa Kumaga
University of East London

10:50am
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11:10am
Coffee Break
Location: EUC (outside Erasmus Hall, 2nd Floor)
11:10am
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12:05pm
Paper Panel: Psychological and Social-Cultural Wellbeing in Migrants
Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor)
Chair: Merry Bullock
 

New Arrival? A Systematic Review of Refugee's Psychological & Sociocultural Adaptation

Ling Ling Tai1, Kinga Bierwiaczonek2, Rita Guerra1

1: Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal; 2: The Leibniz Institute for Psychology, Germany



Psychosocial Impact of Exodus on Kashmiri Pandits: A Thematic Analysis

Chirmi Acharya1, Hiteshi Rangroo2, Suveer Gaur3

1: Manipal University Jaipur, India; 2: University of Birmingham; 3: ASM Law Chambers



The Effect of Proactive Coping Mechanisms and Resilience on the Psychological Well-being of Migrant Retiring Population in India A Quantitative Study.

Nithya Sriram1, Sai Sudha Saini2, Dr.Chinu Agrawal3, Shiva Kumar Vanguru4

1: SAM Global University, India; 2: SAM Global University, India; 3: SAM Global University, India; 4: Feeling Minds



Feminist Transnational Considerations for Therapy and Training with Migrant Clients

Natalie Porter

Alliant International University, United States of America

12:05pm
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12:20pm
Film Documentary - By Maurice van Schendel
Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor)

Finding the Way: Reconsidering Wayfinding and Liminal Spaces - a short film

12:20pm
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1:20pm
Lunch
Location: EUC Atrium Ground Floor
1:20pm
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2:15pm
Keynote: Identity and Migration
Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor)
Chair: Nancy Sidun
 

Engaged Scholarship, Epistemic Justice and Societal Change

Halleh Ghorashi

VU, Netherlands, The

2:10pm
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3:10pm
Roundtable
Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor)
Chair: Hanlie Van Wyk
 

Crossing Borders, Confronting Bias – Researching Culturally Competent Care for Minorities and Marginalized Groups Through the Eyes of Early Career Students

Chair(s): Hanlie Van Wyk (University of South Africa)

Presenter(s): Juan A Nel (University of South Africa), Petra Kotlárová (University of South Bohemia), Gašper Kosič (University of Maribor), Defne Duzenli (University of Padova), Reza Hakimazar (University of Hamburg), Sila Soysal (Università degli Studi di Padova), Catarina Lli (Universidade Europeia), Hanna Mueller-Tyl (University of Oslo)

3:10pm
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3:25pm
Coffee Break
Location: EUC (outside Erasmus Hall, 2nd Floor)
3:25pm
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4:25pm
Symposium
Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor)
Chair: Polli Hagenaars
 

We Are All Migrants: Continuing Effects of Migration on Later Generations.

Chair(s): Polli Hagenaars (C5, Netherlands, The)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Migration, Coming In And Within; Burdens And Opportunities, A View From Lebanon.

Aimee Karam
St. Georges University, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut,

 

How We Treat The Worst Off Amongst Us, Says More About US Than THEM

Saths Cooper
Pan-African Psychology Union President, South-Africa

 

The Right To Independent Living And Migration

Philip E. Veerman
Youth Intervention Center, Child Rights Focus, The Hague, Netherlands

4:25pm
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4:40pm
Reflections on the Conference
Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor)
Chair: Polli Hagenaars
4:40pm
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5:10pm
Closing
Location: EUC Atrium Ground Floor
6:00pm
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9:00pm
Small Group Dinners
Location: Markt Hal

ICP2025 participants can sign up for small (up to 6) group dinners to continue conversation and getting to know one another. Everyone will meet in the MarkHall and then go to group tables.


Date: Sunday, 06/Apr/2025
10:00am
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2:00pm
ICP Excursion to World Heritage Foundation Kinderdijk
Location: Water Taxi Station

Travel with ICP friends and colleagues with a Rotterdam Water Taxi to the World Heritage Site Kinderdijk. Kinderdijk is a village in the the Netherlands' South Holland province, known for its iconic 18th-century windmills. Its water-management network features 19 mills and 3 pumping stations, plus dikes and reservoirs that control flooding in the polder (low-lying land). Waterways, footpaths and bike trails crisscross the area, leading to the main visitors center and museums in preserved working windmills.