CDME Conference Program
Tuesday
August 19th
Wednesday
August 20th
Thursday
August 21st
Tuesday, August 19th
08:30 – 18:00
Foyer II, 0.61
Registration
9:00 – 12:00
Rooms 0.64/0.56
Pre-conference workshops
Workshop 1 by Gretchen Brion-Meisels
Workshop 2 by Ursula Moffitt
13:15 – 13:30
Room 1.45, Audimax
Welcome
Linda Juang, Maja Schachner & Barbara Höhle (Vice President of Research, University of Potsdam)
13:30 – 14:30
Room 1.45, Audimax
Keynote
Resilience Over and Under the Skin: How Racial/Ethnic Socialization Takes Root and Strength Emerges in Adolescents of Color
Juan Del Toro
14:30 – 15:00
Room 1.45
Tea Time with Juan Del Toro
Host: Beyhan Ertanir
15:00 – 15:30
Foyer I, 0.60
Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:45
Spotlight Topic
Teacher Training for Complex and Diverse Societies: Transnational Perspectives
Adriana Umaña-Taylor, Moritz Borchardt, Jürgen Budde
Moderator: Sharleen Pevec-Zimmer
Room 1.45
Spotlight Topic
Search, (en)Joy & Speaking to Power: Innovations in Science Communication
Orhan Agirdag, Dounia Bourabain, Jana Vietze
Moderator: Mehmet Day
Room 1.45, Audimax
Symposium I
(Anti-)Blackness in Europe: Psychological
and Educational Processes
Chair: Tuğçe Aral
Room 0.58
16:45 – 17:00
Break
17:00 – 18:15
Symposium 2
Social Environments of Resistance and Reflection: Developing Critical Consciousness Across Diverse Sociopolitical Landscapes
Chairs: Oktay Balci & Miriam Schwarzenthal
Room 0.58
Paper Session 1
Refugee Mobility, Aspirations and Educational Pathways
Chair: Guðbjörg Ottósdóttir
Room 0.56
Paper Session 2
Challenging Dominant Narratives and Racialized Structures in Education
Chair: Ann Kim
Room 0.59
18:15 – 20:00
Neues Palais (Outside Haus 8)
Welcome Reception at Neues Palais
Wednesday, August 20th
8:30 – 9:00
Foyer I, 0.60
Wake-up Snack
9:00 – 10:00
Room 1.45, Audimax
Keynote
Contested Solidarities: Antisemitism, Anti-Muslim Racism and the Struggle over Public Narratives in Germany after October 7
Meron Mendel & Saba-Nur Cheema
10:00 – 10:30
Room 1.45
Tea Time with Meron Mendel & Saba-Nur Cheema
Host: Jannis Niedick
10:30 – 10:45
Break
10:45 – 12:00
Symposium 3
Diversity Climate, Diversity Perspectives, and Exclusion Experiences: How Classrooms and Schools Shape Minority and Majority Students’ Adjustment
Chair: Jana Vietze
Room 0.58
Paper Session 3
Education in the Context of Racism
Chair: Carolina Gonçalves
Room 0.59
Paper Session 4
Educational Systems and Policy Responses Addressing Diversity and Migration
Chair: Kristina Kocyba
Room 0.56
12:00 – 13:00
Canteen / Mensa
Lunch Break
13:00 – 14:00
Upper Canteen / Mensa
Poster Session
14:00 – 14:15
Break
14:15 – 15:30
Spotlight Topic
Research for Change: Creating more Equitable Educational Experiences For Youth
Jozefien de Leersnyder, Iniobong Essien, Nasanin Montazeri
Moderator: Linda Juang
Room 1.45
Symposium 4
Children as Citizens: Participatory Practices for Democracy and Well-Being
Chair: Emma Carey Brummer
Discussant : Noel Clycq
Room 0.58
Symposium 5
Cultural Diversity Climate in Schools: Associations with Intergroup, Developmental, Academic, and Socioemotional Outcomes
Chairs: Savaş Karataş & Danila Tran Thuy Duong
Room 0.59
15:30 – 16:00
Foyer I, 0.60
Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30
Speed Mentoring with Experts
Douina Bourabain, Juan Del Toro, Gretchen Brion-Meisels, Ursula Moffitt
Moderator: Oktay Balci
Room 0.64
Symposium 6
Creating Sustainable Collective Action Against Social Injustices: Evidence from Science-Based Interventions
Chair: Larisa Buhin-Krenek
Room 0.58
Paper Session 5
Identities, Belonging, and Autonomy within the Context of Migration
Chair: Arpana G. Inman
Room 0.59
19:00 – 22:00
El Puerto Restaurant,
Potsdam Harbour
Conference Dinner
Thursday, August 21st
8:30 – 9:00
Foyer I, 0.60
Wake-up Snack
9:00 – 10:00
Room 1.45, Audimax
Keynote
Contested Diversity: Assessing Support for an Open, Inclusive Society
Karen Schönwälder
10:00 – 10:30
Room 1.45
Tea Time with Karen Schönwälder
Host: Haliemah Mocevic
10:30 – 10:45
Break
10:45 – 12:00
Symposium 7
Diversity Climate and Student Outcomes in German University Settings
Chair: Carolin Hagelskamp
Room 0.58
Paper Session 6
From Teacher Practices and Professional
Development to Supporting Students with and without Refugee Background
Chair: Friedrich Linderkamp
Room 0.56
Symposium 8
Educational Inequity Revisited: How Navigating Multiple Cultural Systems and Identities at School is Associated with Educational Outcomes
Chair and Discussant: Anna Schouten
Room 0.59
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch Break (Canteen/Mensa)
13:00 – 14:15
Paper Session 7
Youth Participation and Voice in Research
Room 0.58
Symposium 9
How Do Future Teachers in Germany See Inequality? Attribution Bias, Stereotypes, and Microaggressions Toward Minoritized Students
Chair: Yağmur Güleç
Discussant: Jozefien De Leersnyder
Room 0.59
Paper Session 8
Measurements for Multicultural Contexts and Competencies
Room 0.64
Planting the Seed: Applying for Seed Grants and Networking for Postdocs and Jr. Profs
Educational Inequity Revisited: How Navigating Multiple Cultural Systems and Identities at School is Associated with Educational Outcomes
Karen Phalet, Orhan Agirdag, Maja K. Schachner
Moderator: Tuğçe Aral
Room 0.56
14:15 – 14:30
Break
14:30 – 15:45
Paper Session 9
Increasing Engagement, Reducing Inequalities in School
Chair: Andrea Haenni Hoti
Room 0.58
Symposium 10
Racism and Discrimination in Education: Critical Reflections on Teachers’ Practices
Chair: Francesca Ialuna
Discussant: Sauro Civitillo
Room 0.59
15:45 – 16:05
Room 1.45, Audimax
Best Posters Awards and Closing
17:30 – 19:30
Walking Tour in Berlin
organized by Zhihao Zhong
House Rules
To ensure a respectful, inclusive, and professional environment for all, we ask that all participants—attendees, speakers, and staff—adhere to the following House Rules:
1. Respect and Inclusivity
- Treat all participants with dignity, respect, and kindness.
- Embrace diversity of background, identity, experience, and opinion.
- Do not assume anyone’s pronouns. If you’re unsure, ask respectfully.
- Avoid any form of harassment, discrimination, or exclusionary behavior.
- If someone calls us out, we aim to value the criticism, listen openly, and learn from our mistakes and from one another.
2. Professional Behavior
- Maintain a courteous and constructive tone in all interactions, including talks, Q&A sessions, posters, and informal gatherings.
- Refrain from disruptive behavior, including aggressive speech, personal attacks, or the use of slurs or offensive language.
3. Consent and Privacy
- Respect personal boundaries. Always ask before taking photos, recording, or sharing others’ work or likeness.
- Do not share private or sensitive information without explicit permission.
4. Scientific Integrity
- Give appropriate credit to others’ ideas and research.
- Engage in critical discussion, not personal criticism.
5. Reporting and Response
- If you experience or witness a violation of these House Rules, please contact conference staff or use the confidential reporting channel CDMEConf@proton.me
- We encourage everyone to step up if they feel safe doing so, or to support others by reaching out for help.
- We all share responsibility in creating a respectful and safer space together.
- Organizers will take reports seriously and respond promptly, respectfully, and confidentially.
Consequences for violations may include a warning, removal from the event without refund, or further action at the discretion of the organizers.
Let us work together to make this conference a welcoming and enriching experience for everyone. Thank you!