Celebrating Troy Duster (August 2014)
Troy Duster’s scholarship, public engagement, and commitment to social justice have influenced many within sociology and beyond. An invaluable teacher, mentor, friend and colleague, Troy has inspired generations of social scientists to engage with genetics, race, criminology, and mental health. Nationally, Troy’s service has broadened our conceptual framings about ethics and justice. He has been an advisor to the National Academy of Sciences, the National Institutes of Health, the Human Genome Project, and the U.S. Department of Justice. Locally, his engagement in the Berkeley and Oakland community has resulted in key friendships and collaborations with leaders in medicine and law, alongside continuing advisory roles with award-winning documentary film-makers, and the educational component of the slow food movement.
This special event was an opportunity to reflect on Troy’s influence and the significance of his work for future challenges.
Friday, August 15, 9:00am - 6:00pm
Watch video of this event here.
AGENDA:
9:00 Welcome and Introduction
Duana Fullwiley, Stanford University
Osagie Obasogie, UC Hastings/UCSF
9:15-9:40 Opening Address
Dorothy Roberts, University of Pennsylvania
9:40-10:45 Panel 1: "Slippery Slopes": When Health Disparities, Political Inclusion and Racial Science Start to Mix
Moderator: Denise Herd, UC Berkeley
Ruha Benjamin, Princeton University
Jonathan Kahn, Hamline University
Alondra Nelson, Columbia University
Amani Nuru-Jeter, UC Berkeley
11:00-11:50 Panel 2: Engaging Scientists on Race in Genetic Research: Refusing to 'Watch the Parade from the Sidewalk'
Joan Fujimura, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Duana Fullwiley, Stanford University
Pilar Ossorio, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1:30-2:35 Panel 3: The Work of the Sociologist in Forensics, Policing, and Behavioral Science
Moderator: Elizabeth Joh, UC Davis
Harry Levine, CUNY - Queens College
Aaron Panofsky, UCLA
Howard Pinderhughes, UCSF
Oliver Rollins, University of Pennsylvania
2:45-4:15 Panel 4: Connecting the Dots: A Roundtable on Troy Duster's Contributions to the Academy, the Public, and to the Berkeley Community
Moderator: Michael Omi, UC Berkeley
Discussants:
Hon. Thelton E. Henderson, Northern District of California
Bertram H. Lubin, President & CEO of Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland
Tania Simoncelli, Author, Cellist, and Assistant Director for Forensic Science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Sandra Smith, UC Berkeley
Julie Sze, UC Davis
Alice Waters, Chez Panisse
David Wellman, UC Santa Cruz
4:20-4:45 Closing Address
Patricia Williams, Columbia University
4:45 A Few Words from Troy
Sponsored by: Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, UC Berkeley Department of Sociology, Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice, Center for Research on Social Change, Center for the Study of Law and Society, Center for Genetics and Society
