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Conference

Program

INQYR Beyond Limits The Conference
Conference Day

Program Schedule

A full day of research, community dialogue, connection, and celebration.

8:00 to 9:00 AM

Registration and coffee

Conference package/info pickup, orientation and wayfinding, key spaces identified.

9:15 to 10:45 AM

Welcome word by Professor Shelley Craig and Plenary 1 with Dr. Meyer

Opening welcome by Professor Shelley Craig, followed by keynote introduction. Keynote: approximately 45 minutes plus 20 minutes Q&A.

10:45 to 11:00 AM

Break 1

Coffee top up and room transitions.

11:00 to 12:30 PM

Block A

3 parallel sessions. 15-minute talks, with space for transitions and short Q&A.

12:30 to 2:00 PM

Lunch & Poster Presentations

Catered lunch on site, combined with posters and community booths.

2:00 to 3:30 PM

Plenary 2

Panel on creative, arts-based, and community-engaged methods.

3:30 to 3:45 PM

Break 2 “snackers”

Quick refuel and wayfinding for Block B.

3:45 to 5:15 PM

Block B

3 parallel sessions. Mirrors the morning structure across multiple tracks.

5:30 to 5:45 PM

Transition, recognitions, next steps

Conference wrap-up before transition to evening programming.

7:30 to 11:00 PM

Evening Roller Disco

Simple snacks and cash bar; drink ticket bundled with admission; waivers and wristband pickup at entrance.

Conference Presentations

Presentation Program

Explore the poster presentations, browse the oral presentations by stream, and view the program sessions for Block A and Block B.

Poster Presentations

Lunch poster session

12:30–2:00 PM

Explore the poster presentations and connect with presenters, community partners, and attendees during the catered lunch session.

View the poster presenter list 26 poster presentations

2026 Poster Presenters

  1. On Paper, In Practice: Archiving Queer Scarborough

    Andrea Charise

  2. A Cascade of Affirming Conversations: Sharing Innovative Practices to Mapping 2SLGBTQ+ Disparities in Ontario Child Welfare

    Kristin Roe

  3. Adaptations in Community Learning: Reactions to Changing Legislation and Curriculum for Queer Youth

    Eric Zambory

  4. Are Social Workers Prepared? A U.S. National Survey of Social Workers' Preparedness for Affirmative Practice with 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth

    Gio Iacono

  5. Embodied Critical Praxis Through Theatre of the Oppressed: Disrupting Internalized Oppression among Racialized Queer Populations

    David Puvaneyshwaran

  6. Exploring LGBTQ+ Young People's Perspectives on the Value of LGBTQ+ Tailoring in Self-Guided Digital Mental Health Interventions

    Emma Chubb

  7. Exploring the Barriers and Facilitators of Delivering SOGI123 for Educators in Canada

    Sarah Dedrick

  8. Fandoms as Margin-Centered Spaces: Moving Beyond Single-Identity Spaces

    Nathan R. G. Barnett

  9. Healing from Child and Adolescent Sexual Violence: Highlighting Results from an Integrative Review Through Case Study Examples with Gender Expansive Survivors

    Carina Montoya

  10. Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Coping as Mediators Between Intersectional Stress and Depressive Symptoms among LGBTQ+ Youth of Color

    Pin-Chen Chiang

  11. Mental Health Help-Seeking Among LGBTQ+ Young People in the UK: The Role of Social Contexts and Resilience

    Willem Stander

  12. More Than the Sum of Our Parts: Critical and Intersectional Possibilities for 2SLGBTQIA+ Quantitative Research

    Jacqueline (Jackie) Cosse

  13. Navigating Identity and Community: Insights to LGBTQ+ Student Engagement with LGBTQ+ Organizations

    Samantha Luxmikanthan

  14. Nobody Gets Their Sh*t Together by 30!: Queer Temporality and Service Use

    Michael Butac

  15. Same or Different? Gay Men's Digital Practices and Wellbeing: A Comparative Study

    Lazar Dragić

  16. State of Play: Mental Health, Gender Minority Stress and Affirmative Experiences among Trans and Gender Diverse Young People in the UK

    Liam Cahill

  17. Still on Gay Dating Apps? Chinese Gay Men's Online Dating Expansion in the Polymedia Environment

    KJ Kaixin DENG

  18. Strengthening Affirming Systems of Care for 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth Through Anti-Oppressive Practice

    Vikki Huang

  19. The Buffering Effects of Peer Social Support on the Link Between Heterosexist Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms among LGBTQ Emerging Adults

    Luis Armando Parra

  20. When Resilience Is Not Enough: Intersectional Discrimination and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms

    Inès Ait Abdelmalek

  21. Is Queerness Here Yet? An Analysis of Queer/Trans*ness in Co/Curricular Kinesiology Programs in Canada

    Emma Karamanlian

  22. Healthcare Beyond Urban Centres: Minority Stress and Resilience Among 2SLGBTQIA+ Individuals in Regional Québec

    Sophie Parent

  23. Arsenal Gaygooners: LGBTQ+ Belonging and Self-Representation Through Photo-Elicitation

    Sebastian Cordoba

  24. Institutional Support, Disabled LGBTQ2SIA+ Students, and Campus Climate

    Vincent Sarna

  25. The right to say yes: A reflexive thematic analysis of transgender, non-binary, and autistic grassroots group organization and gender affirming healthcare providers’ approaches to these clients.

    Noah Adams

  26. Patrones de consumo de sustancias e indicadores de salud en hombres gbHSH de México: un análisis de clases latentes

    Leonardo Jiménez-Rivagorza

Digital poster library Browse poster presentations online
Oral Presentations

Oral presentation list

Browse the confirmed oral presentations below.

View the oral presentation list 26 presentations
  1. National School Climate Survey: Experiences of LGBTQIA2S+ Students in the US

    Shweta Moorthy

    01
  2. School Anticipation, Prevention, and Response to Anti-Trans Backlash

    Rory O'Brien

    02
  3. Amra Korbo Joy: Cultivating Joy as a Tool for Building Community Resilience in Toronto's Bangladeshi LGBTQ Communities

    Bushra Ahmed; Maiesha Zarin; Lubaba Gemma; Fatin Chowdhury; Nuhaa Syeda

    03
  4. Canadian Nursing Students' Experiences Using Globally Networked Learning to Promote Affirming Care for 2SLGBTQIA+ Individuals

    Samantha Colafella

    04
  5. Creating Safer Clinical Spaces in Hostile Contexts During Unsafe Times: A Case of Queer-Affirming Psychotherapy in West Africa

    Marigold Cobbina

    05
  6. It's Always Nice to Remember That We're Not Alone: Arts-Based Engagement Ethnography With LGBTQIA+ Migrant Youth

    Thomas Tri

    06
  7. Pride and Possibility: Teaching in the Ontario Catholic School System

    Erin Van Moorsel

    07
  8. Centering LGBTQIA+ Migrant Student Belonging and Well-Being Through Mixed-Method Participatory Arts-Based Research

    Roya Haghiri-Vijeh

    08
  9. Tuned In!: 12-Month Longitudinal Outcomes of a Virtual Affirmative Mindfulness Intervention for Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth

    Gio Iacono

    09
  10. Beyond Non-Profits and Formal Institutions: Exploring Queer and Trans Asian Youth Grassroots Initiatives for Community Care

    Maple Xiang

    10
  11. Parenting with LOVE: A Pilot Test of a Psychoeducational Intervention for Parents of LGBTQ+ Youth

    Carol Broughton

    11
  12. Where Queer Joy Takes Root: Exploring Sustainable Wellbeing at fYrefly

    Alison Rodgers

    12
  13. Proud to Be Me: Body Image and Queer Joy Programming for 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth

    Syd Gilchrist

    13
  14. You're Not Just Scrambling: Centering TGD Youth Voices in Mental Health, Stigma, and Community Care in Ontario

    Vikki Huang

    14
  15. Care, Community, and LGBT+ Youth Mental Health in La Paz: Reflections from La Paz es Diversa

    Eli Verdugo

    15
  16. Queer Youth Perspectives on Policy for Medical Assistance in Dying for Mental Illness

    Jay Tang

    16
  17. Assessing Social Workers' LGB-Affirmative Practice Competence Using Vignettes: Development and Implications

    Yu-Te Huang

    17
  18. From D&D to DIY: Using Creative Subcultures as a Belonging Toolkit

    Rosalinda Kowalczewski

    18
  19. Category Is: A Study of Ballroom, Black Excellence and Anti-Black Racism in Canada

    Keith Adamson, Martin Austin

    19
  20. Cultivating Queer Joy through Expressive Writing among LGBTQIA+ Youth in the US and New Zealand

    Eric K. Layland

    20
  21. Is Anyone Out There? An Ethnographic Study of Queer Online Communities

    James Webster

    21
  22. Stories in the Glass: Queer and Transgender South Asian (QTSA) Youth on Identity and Drinking

    Anurada U. Amarasekera

    22
  23. Queer Voices Beyond Downtown: Arts-Wellness Practices with 2SLGBTQ+ Youth of Colour in Scarborough

    Andrea Charise

    23
  24. Outcomes and Lessons Learned from Sexual and Gender Minority Youth-Engaged Research Priority Setting Using the Write-Draw-Storying Method

    Chris Wang

    24
  25. Creative Resistance: The Collective Resilience Strategies of Trans and Gender Diverse Youth

    Olu Jenzen

    25
  26. Doing Research Pero a lo Mexicano: Lessons and Challenges of a Cross-Border Collaboration in LGBTQ+ Population Health

    Juan Carlos Mendoza-Pérez

    26

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Block B

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