Select Invited Presentations: Rummens, Joanna Anneke. “Identity, Diversity and Multiple Marginalizations:  Immigrant and Refugee Children in School.”  Educational Cultures and Possibilities for Resilient Outcomes.  Marginalized Youth and Contemporary Educational Contexts, Community Health Systems Resource Group, Hospital for Sick Children, Collaborative Research Symposia Series, MaRS Discovery District, May 13, 2009. Rummens, Joanna Anneke. “Educational and Linguistic Outcomes of Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada .” “School-Based Mental Health Intervention and Prevention for Immigrant and Refugee Children.”  Division of Cultural and Social Psychiatry and Metropolis Montreal, McGill University , Montreal , April 28-29, 2009. Rummens, Joanna Anneke "Fitting In:  Educational and Linguistic Integration Outcomes Among Immigrant/Refugee Children/Youth in Canada ."  Research Symposium: Immigrants and Mental Health. Celebrating the International Year of Languages.  36th Annual Teachers of English as a Second Language, Toronto , November 13-15, 2008. Rummens, Joanna Anneke. “Creating Spaces: Linking Migration and Diversity Research with Policy/Practice Needs.” Session 6: Partnerships and Knowledge Transfer between Government, Civil Society and Universities: The Metropolis Centres.  Managing Immigration and Diversity in Quebec and Canada – An International Forum.  Panel - Partnerships and Knowledge Transfer between Government, Civil Society, and Universities:  The Metropolis Centres.  Ministry of Immigration of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia and the CDOB Foundation, Barcelona, Spain , October 22-23, 2008. Rummens, Joanna Anneke “Addressing the Needs of War-Affected Children/Youth: Context, Response, Resilience,” Child Psychotherapies and Development Conference (CPAD) on “War, Immigration and Trauma.” Toronto : May 16-17. Rummens, Joanna Anneke  “Immigrant and Refugee Children.  CERIS- The Ontario Metropolis Centre: Policy Practice Relevant Research.” Policy ADM Forum Briefing to the Assistant Deputy Ministers (all Ministries), Province of Ontario , May 13, 2008. Rummens, Joanna Anneke.  “Exploring Ethnic and Canadian Identities: Factors Associated with Personal Identification Choices among Newcomer Visible Minority Children in Canada .”  International Sociology Association (ISA), Toronto , May 8-11, 2007. Rummens, Joanna Anneke.   Research Symposium on Second Generation Youth in Canada .  A CIC Research Network Event - Citizenship and Immigration, Canadian Heritage, Justice Canada , and Public Safety. The Metropolis Project, Ottawa, Canada , March 20, 2007. Kanagaratnam, P., Rummens Joanna Anneke. “Nationalism as a Protective Mental Health Factor? Psycho-Social Dynamics within the Tamil Diaspora.” Trans/formations: A Conference on Sri Lankan Tamil Nationalism and the Impact of Ethnic Conflict. International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka , Dec.16-19, 2004. Rummens, Joanna Anneke. Opening Keynote Panel Address. “Operationalizing Diversity Intersections: Race and its Related Grounds in Human Rights Policy.” Policy Dialogue on Racial Discrimination, Ontario Human Rights Commission, Toronto , October 6-8, 2004. Rummens, Joanna Anneke “Negotiating Multiple and Mixed Identities: Canadian Children and Youth.” Session E66. “Fitting In: Contextualizing Plural Identities.“ 9th International Metropolis Conference: Cooperative Migration Management – International, National and Local Answers, Geneva, Switzerland , Sept. 27-Oct. 1, 2004. Rummens, Joanna Anneke “Transcending Diversity: Envisioning Shared Citizenship.” Session 3.1 National Identity and Diversity. Eighth International Metropolis Conference - Gaining From Migration: A Global Perspective on Opportunities for Economic and Social Prosperity, Vienna, Austria , Sept. 15-19, 2003. Rummens, Joanna Anneke. ‘deConstructing Ethnic and Racial Identities.” Diversity Discourses: Constructing and De-Constructing Identities in Canada and the United States - Ethnicity and Race. Diversity Dialogues, The Canadian American Research Symposium. New York, USA , Sept 10-11, 2003. Rummens, Joanna Anneke. “Conceptualizing Identity and Diversity: Overlaps, Intersections and Processes.” Special Seminar on Identity Intersections within Diversity: Implications for Policy Research and Development. Guest Speaker. Director General, Strategic Planning and Management, Citizenship and Heritage Sector, Ottawa , June 12, 2003. Rummens, Joanna Anneke. “Transcending Diversity: Towards a Transcultural Citizenship Charter.” Panel 3 - Social Construction: Citizenship and Identity. Special Session on Citizenship: Values and Responsibilities. Jointly organized by the Association for Canadian Studies, Canadian Studies and Multiculturalism Programs (Canadian Heritage), Citizenship Promotion (Citizenship and Immigration Canada), the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Metropolis Project. Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2003, Halifax , June 2, 2003. Rummens, Joanna Anneke. “Identity Structures.” Theoretical Perspectives. Intersections of Diversity Seminar. Association for Canadian Studies, Multiculturalism Program (Canadian Heritage) and the Metropolis Project Team (Citizenship and Immigration Canada), Niagara Falls , April 25-26, 2003. Rummens, Joanna Anneke “Ethnic Ancestry, Identity and Health: Using Ethnic Origin Data from the 2001 Canadian Census.” Workshop 17D “Ethnic Origin Data from the 2001 Census.” Sixth National Metropolis Conference on “Immigration and Diversity: Research, Policy and Practice in an Era of Globalization,” Edmonton , March 21-24, 2003.