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A Georgia Safe Schools Coalition Workshop, offering local educators training and up-to-date information about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender youth in Georgia schools, will be hosted by the University of Georgia College of Education on Friday, August 10.

The one-day workshop will feature sessions for school superintendents, principals, counselors, teachers and staff that will focus on understanding LGBT youth. The conference is designed to help school officials better understand the intersections of LGBT youth in communities of color and communities of faith, learning to advocate for LGBT youth with other members of the community, implementing anti-bullying policies that support LGBT youth and supporting Gay/Straight Alliances in their schools.

The workshop will be highlighted by presentations by UGA College of Education faculty members Anneliese Singh and Corey Johnson.

Singh

Singh, an assistant professor of counseling, is currently conducting participatory research and interventions in middle school aimed at reducing anti-LGBTQ bullying and violence. She is the recipient of prestigious awards such as the Kitty Cole Human Rights Award (2009) and the Dissertation of the Year Award from the American Psychological Association (2006). She is also president of the Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling.

Johnson

Johnson, an associate professor in recreation and leisure studies and an affiliate faculty member with UGA’s Qualitative Research Program and Institute for Women’s Studies, conducts research on non-dominant and marginalized populations. His work focuses on providing insight into the discriminatory experiences that non-dominant people often encounter in mainstream settings. Johnson received the 2012 UGA President’s Fulfilling the Dream Award. He was nominated for the 2012 Richard B. Russell Award for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence. In 2011, he received the Founders Award for GLOBES and Lambda Alliance, two diverse organizations at UGA, whose mission is to advocate for, develop and nurture LGBTQ communities at UGA.

The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at UGA’s Gwinnett Campus at 2530 Sever Road in Lawrenceville. Registration cost is $225 per participant which includes GSSC notebook, workshop materials, refreshment breaks and lunch. Registration deadline is August 3. To register or see more information, visit: www.coe.uga.edu/events