CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

United Nations Expert Group Meeting - Invited Presenter

Robila, M. (2009, April). Family Policies in Eastern Europe: Developments and Recommendations. UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) - Division of Social Policy and Development (DSDP): ”Family Policy in a Changing World: Promoting Social Protection and Intergenerational Solidarity” - United Nations Expert Group Meeting, Doha, Qatar. 

Symposiums Organized and Chaired

Robila, M. (2009, February). Post-Communist Migration in Europe and in the United States. Symposium organized and chaired at the Annual Conference of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Las Vegas, NV.

Robila, M. (2008, November). Eastern European Immigrant Families. Symposium organized and to be chaired at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Little Rock, AR.

Robila, M. (2004, November). Families in Eastern Europe. Symposium chaired at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, Florida.

Invited Presentations

Robila, M. (2009, November). Migrant integration, reintegration and circulation for development. Global Forum on Migration and Development, Athens, Greece.

Robila, M. (2008, October). Eastern European Immigration in Europe and in the United States: A Focus on Families and Children. Workshop seminar presented at the Teach Europe Conference, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Keynote Address:  Robila, M. (2004, October). Family Science in international perspective: A focus on Eastern Europe. Keynote Address at the 14^th Annual Regional Conference of Building Strong Families. Mid-Atlantic Council of Family Relations.

Conference Presentations (student co-authors are in italics)

Robila, M. & Gabrielyan, D. (2009, November). Marital Roles and Childrearing Practices in Armenian Immigrant Families. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations Conference, San Francisco. 

Matevosyan, A. & Robila, M. (2009, October). Challenges and Opportunities of International Migration Poster presented at the Annual Undergraduate Research Conference, Queens College, NY.

Robila, M. & Gabrielyan, D. (2009, April). Armenian Immigrant Children in the United States: Ethnic Identity and Adaptation. Poster presented at the Society for   Research on Child Development, Denver, CO.

Gabrielyan, D. & Robila, M. (2009, March). The impact of parenting on ethnic identity development: A focus on Armenian immigrants. Poster presented at the Queens College Sigma XI Conference.   

Robila, M. & Gabrielyan, D. (2009, February). Similarities and differences among Eastern European immigrants. Paper presented at the Conference of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Las Vegas, NV.

Robila, M. (2008, November). Eastern European Immigrant Families: A focus on Romanians and Russians. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Little Rock, AR.

Kerschek, V. & Robila, M. (2008, September). Eastern European Immigrant Families: Adaptation to the United States. Poster presented at the Annual Undergraduate Research Conference, Queens College, NY.

Robila, M. & Kerschek, V. (2008, February). Romanian Immigrant Families: Adaptation to the United States. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, New Orleans, LA.

Robila, M. (2007, November). Immigrants’ Human Capital and Economic Achievement. Paper presented at the National Council on   Family Relations Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Robila, M. (2007, August). Contemporary Eastern European Immigration around the World. Poster presented at the American Sociological Association, New York, NY.

Robila, M. (2007, August). Second Generation Eastern European Immigrants in the United States. Paper presented at the Society for the Study of Social Problems, New York, NY.

Robila, M. (2006, November). The Adaptation of New Immigrants: A Focus on Eastern  Europeans. Poster presented  at the National Council on Family Relations Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Robila, M. (2006, February). Historic and Contemporary Trends of Eastern European  Immigration.  Paper presented at   the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Savannah, GA.

Robila, M. (2005, November). Eastern European Immigrants in the United States. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Phoenix, AZ.

Robila, M. (2005, August). Psychosocial Functioning, Parenting and Academic Achievement. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Washington, DC.  

Robila, M. (2004, November). Families in Eastern Europe: Context, trends and variations. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, Florida.

Robila, M. & Krishnakumar, A. (2004, March). Examining the Construct Validity of the Child Rearing Parenting Behaviors Inventory in Romania. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, MD.

Taylor, A., & Robila, M. (2004, November).Teaching about international families across United States. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, Florida.

Robila, M. & Krishnakumar, A. (2003, November). Maternal depression, parenting  behaviors, and child adjustment interrelationships in Romanian families. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Vancouver, Canada.

Robila, M. (2003, April). Conducting qualitative research with adolescents coping with the death of a loved one, Paper presented at the Qualitative Research Conference, Leeds, UK.

Robila, M. & Robila, S.A. (2003, April). Developing an Interdisciplinary Partnership  in  Using Technology in Teaching. Poster presented at the Teaching in Higher Education Forum, Baton   Rouge, LA.

Robila, M., Taylor, A. C., Krishnakumar, A. (2002, November). The influence of financial strain on depression and marital conflict for older adults. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America Conference, Boston, MA.

Robila, M. & Krishnakumar, A. (2002, November). The impact of depression and marital conflict on parenting and adolescent psychological functioning in Romania. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations Conference, Houston, TX.

Robila, M., & Krishnakumar, A. (2002, August). The impact of financial strain on Romanian families. Poster presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavior Development Congress, Ottawa, Canada.

Robila, M. (2002, February). Health care system in Romania. One World Celebration Workshop, College for Human Services and Health Professions, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.

Robila, M., Taylor, A. C., & Krishnakumar, A. (2001, November). Perceived life satisfaction of older European adults. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, Il.

Addison, S., Sandberg, J. G, Corby, J., Robila, M. & Platt, J. (2001, November). Alternative methodologies: Links between clinical work and Marriage and Family Therapy effectiveness. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Rochester, NY.

Sandberg, J.G., Harper, J.M., Miller, R.B., & Robila, M. (2001, November). The impact of marital conflict on health and health care utilization in older couples. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America Conference, Chicago, Il.

Robila, M., & Krishnakumar, A. (2001, November). The impact of financial strain on children’s psychological functioning: The mediating role of family processes. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations Conference, Rochester, NY.

Taylor, A. C., Bagdi, A., & Robila, M. (2001, November). Family life education for multigenerational caregiving. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations Conference, Rochester, NY.

Robila, M., & Krishnakumar, A. (2001, October). Violence against women in Europe: Cross-national perspectives. Paper presented at the American Public Health Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Robila, M., & Krishnakumar, A. (2001, July). The impact of financial and family stress on adolescent functioning. Paper presented at Stress and Anxiety Research Society Conference, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Robila, M., & Krishnakumar, A. (2001, July). Violence against children in Europe: Cross-national perspectives. Poster presented at the International Association of Cross - Cultural Psychology Congress, Winchester, United Kingdom.

Robila, M. (2001, July). Examining quality of life in Europe. Poster presented at the biennial congress of the World Federation for Mental Health, Vancouver, Canada.

Robila, M., & Krishnakumar, A. (2001, April). The effect of attitudes toward marriage and gender roles on the centrality of children in Eastern Europe. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Robila, M., & Krishnakumar, A. (2001, February). Examination of East European perspectives on family life: Similarities and differences. Paper presented at the Society for Cross - Cultural Research Conference, San Diego, CA.

Taylor, A, Lee, H., & Robila, M. (2000, November). Distance, contact and international relationship: Grandparents and adult grandchildren. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Robila, M. & Clawson, M. (2000, November). Relations between parenting style and children’s play behavior. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Blowes, H & Robila, M (1999, October). Mourning After: Cross - cultural views on coping with death. Poster presented at the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists Conference, Chicago, IL.

Robila, M., Stone Fish, L., & Seamans, M. (1999, May). Ethnic identity development in Jewish families. Poster presented at the Child and Family Studies Symposium, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.