“Gentrification in Everyday Life.” Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, February 21-24, 2008,
New York City.
“(Clas)hing Cultures: From Corroding Piers and Hollow Factories to
Views of Manhattan for Sale.” Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the Catholic Social Science Association, October 26-28, 2007,
New York City.
“Soccer Moms in the City.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the American Sociological Association, August 10-14, 2007, New York
City.
“Gender and Urban Space.” Session discussant at the annual meeting
of the American Sociological Association, August 12-16, 2005,
Philadelphia.
“What’s a Mother To Do?: Gentrification and the Contradiction of
Social Class and Community.” Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the Eastern Sociological Society, February 19-22, 2004, New York
City.
“Student Research on New York.” Organizer and discussant at the
annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, February 19-22,
2004, New York City.
“Gentrifying Families and Activist Mothers.” Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, August
12-16, 2000, Washington, D.C.
“Gentrifying Families and Activist Mothers.” Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, March 2-5,
2000, Baltimore.
"Women's Community Work." Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the research committee on Regional and Urban Development of the
International Sociological Association. July 26- August 1, 1998,
Montreal, Canada.
"Transforming Community: Race and Ethnic Relations." Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological
Society. March 19-22, 1998, Philadelphia.
"Italian American Women and Community Activism." Paper presented at
St. Francis College, Brooklyn, New York, December 10, 1997.
"The Transformation of Racial and Ethnic Consciousness Through
Community Struggle." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Sociological Association, August 9-13, 1997,
Toronto.
"Finding Housing and Soliciting Tenants: The Informal Process of
Residential Segregation." Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the subcommittee on housing of the International Sociological
Association. June 11-13, 1997, Alexandria, Virginia.
"Building A Coalition: Gender, Race, and Community Politics." Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological
Association. August 16-20, 1996, New York City.
"Low Income Women and Political Action." Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. March 30- April
2, 1995, Philadelphia.
"A Reconceptualization of Community Politics Through Action." Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the New York State Political
Science Association. April 28-29, 1995, New York City.
Participated in a panel presentation and discussion on
"Multiculturalism in America: Italian American-Polish American
Perspectives," at the annual meeting of the Polish Institute of
Arts and Sciences. June 9-10, 1995, New York City.
"Low Income Women and Community Politics." Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. August
19-23, 1995, Washington, D.C.
"The Process of Suburbanization: A Contextual Analysis of Long
Island's Italian Americans." Paper presented at the Fall 1995
Symposium of the Center for Italian Studies, State University of
New York at Stony Brook. October 13-14, 1995.
"Community Activism and Coalition Building." Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. March 17-20,
1994, Baltimore.
"Political Participation Through Community Struggle." Paper
presented at a refereed roundtable at the annual meeting of the
American Sociological Association. August 5-9, 1994, Los
Angeles.
Invited to speak on "Housing Search Behavior and Neighborhood
Survival" at a conference entitled Ethnographic Research and Urban
Policy Problems. This conference was co-sponsored by Howard
University's School of Social Work and the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development, December 8-9, 1994, Washington,
D.C.
"Italian American Social Activism." Paper presented at an
international Italian\American Conference on Sociology, March
18-20, 1993. Pisa, Italy.
"Working Class Women and Community Politics." Session commentator
at the Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, June 11-13,
1993. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York.
"Women: The Gatekeepers of Urban Neighborhoods." Paper presented at
a refereed roundtable at the annual meeting of the American
Sociological Association, August 13-17, 1993. Miami Beach,
Florida.
"Italian American Women and Community Politics." Paper presented at
a symposium on Italian and Italian American Women in the 90's.
Center for Italian Studies, SUNY Stony Brook, October 8-9,
1993.
"Gender Roles: A Creation of Society." Presentation at the annual
conference of the Association for Humanistic Education and
Development, March 20, 1992, St. John's University, Jamaica, New
York.
"Maintaining the Local Culture: The Role of Neighborhood Women."
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological
Society, April 3-5, 1992, Arlington, Virginia.
"A Multi-Ethnic Coalition: Building on a Tradition of Community
Activism in Greenpoint-Williamsburg, Brooklyn." Colloquium
organizer, presider, and participant at the annual meeting of the
Eastern Sociological Society, April 3-5, 1992, Arlington,
Virginia.
"The Influence of the Italian American Community on Social Activism
in Greenpoint-Williamsburg, Brooklyn." Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the American Italian Historical Association,
November 12-14, 1992. Washington, D.C.
"A Rainbow Coalition in Brooklyn," colloquium organizer, presider
and participant at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological
Society, April 12-14, 1991, Providence.
"Community Cooperation and Activism: Italians and Blacks in
Williamsburg, Brooklyn." Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the American Italian Historical Association, November 14-16, 1991,
New Haven, Connecticut.
"The Role of Women in Maintaining Urban Neighborhoods," paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological
Society, March 23-25, 1990, Boston.
"Studying Community: Research on Greenpoint, Brooklyn," guest
lecturer, graduate course on Community Studies, Hunter College,
November 8, 1990.
"Defending One's Neighborhood At Any Cost?: The Case of
Bensonhurst," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Italian Historical Association, November 1-4, 1990, New
Orleans.
"Women During World War II," Talk show guest on WFUV-FM, Monday,
March 6, 1989.
"Women During World War II: The Significance of Their Activities,"
invited scholar to the Brooklyn Historical Society's Program for
Women's History Month, March 15, 1989.
"Local Practices and Institutional Strategies of Neighborhood
Defense," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern
Sociological Society, March 17-19, 1989, Baltimore.
"Women: Life Cycle Perspective," session discussant at the annual
meeting of the New York State Sociological Association, October
7-9, 1989, City College, New York City.
"A Response to Neighborhood Defense," paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, March 11-13, 1988,
Philadelphia.
"Ethnic Women in Transition," colloquium participant at the annual
meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, March 11-13, 1988,
Philadelphia.
"New Images: An Examination of Italian American Women," paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Italian Historical
Association, October 12-16, 1988, New York City.
"Futuring," Moderator of a workshop held on World Food Day, SUNY at
Farmingdale, October 15, 1987 and October 13, 1988.
"Strategies of Neighborhood Defense," paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Association for Humanist Sociology, November 5-8,
1987 Lexington, Kentucky.
"The Participation of Italian American Women in Community
Organizations," paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Italian Historical Association, November 12-15, 1987,
Chicago.
"The Defended Neighborhood Revisited," paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, May 1-3, 1987,
Boston.
Tour of Greenpoint, Brooklyn to members of the Sociology and
Anthropology Club, SUNY at Farmingdale, May 1, 1987.
"Three Towns of Italy: Italian Americans Re-Create Old World
Customs," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Italian Historical Association, November 14-16, 1986,
Philadelphia.
"World Hunger," participated in a faculty panel discussion at SUNY
Farmingdale, October 16, 1986.
"Women in Urban Neighborhoods: A Case Study," paper presented at
the annual meeting of the American Italian Studies, April 19, 1986,
SUNY, at Stony Brook, Long Island.
"The Activities of Neighborhood Women: Informal and 'There'," paper
presented at the annual meeting of the New York State Sociological
Association, October 19, 1984, New York City.
"Career vs. Children," discussion facilitator, Brooklyn College,
May 10, 1982.
"The Suburban Generation: Young Suburban Migrants to New York
City," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Sociological Association, August 28, 1981, Toronto.