The Annual International Academic & Arts MoM Conference welcomes participants from around the world, including: England, Bangladesh, Mexico, and the USA. The MoM Conference is an astute and heartfelt blend of research, scholarship, fine art, and performance situated in activism within the field of Mother Studies. This year’s theme is Fun, Sex and Crying Out Loud. The conference is open to the public via advance registration. USF students and staff are invited to attend FREE of charge thanks to the generous support of USF St Pete campus and a grant from USF Tampa. Meals will be served on Saturday and Sunday. There is a lactation room at both locations.
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Fun, Sex & Crying Out Loud!
20th Annual MoM Conference at the Museum of Motherhood
DETAIL DOCUMENT Friday March 14, 2025
@ The Museum of Motherhood
9:00am-10:00am EST
MEET AND GREET, REGISTRATION, COMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST FOODS & PLACE LUNCH ORDERS,
All are welcome to come and socialize at MoM
10:00am-10:30am EST
WELCOME MESSAGE IN-PERSON
1.Joy Rose & Team: Technical expectations, order lunch, etc.
10:30am-11:30am EST
ON BECOMING M/OTHER IN-PERSON PANEL
1.Alicia Campos Masso
2.Tracy Marie Taylor
3.Courtney Kessel
11:30am-12:30pm EST
EVERYTHING I WANTED TO SAY IN-PERSON PANEL 1.Jess Fedenia
2.Julianne Gladstone
12:30pm-2:00pm EST
LUNCH BREAK Lunch is going to be delivered onsite to The Museum of Motherhood.
2:00pm-3:00pm EST
FUN, SEX & EDUCATION AS TOOLS FOR HEALING IN-PERSON PANEL
1.Sonia Meerai
2.Cassandra Scherr
3.Jill Wood & Joy Rose
3:00pm-4:00pm EST
ON REPRODUCTIVE IDENTITY IN-PERSON PANEL
1.Pavita Singh, Isabella Young & Shriya Gaur
2.Holly Ittel
4:00pm-5:00pm EST
TOUR THE ESCAPE WOMB IN PERSON
5:30pm-7:00pm EST
CASH BAR & APPETIZERS provided by MoM. MoM ORGANIZATION UPDATE IN-PERSON
Contact Brittany DeNucci membership@mommuseum.org to request any schedule changes.
1.Brittany DeNucci, Meagan Welch & Courtney Kessel
CRYING OUT LOUD! | COMEDY SPECIAL IN-PERSON 1.Sonia Meerai (15 minute stand up comedy performance)
Saturday March 15, 2025 @ USF St. Pete
9:00am-9:30am EST in lounge & gaming room on USF campus
REGISTRATION, COMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST FOODS
9:30am-10:30am EST in room 115 on USF campus
MOTHERS, GIG WORK, AND BODY POLITICS— OH MY! VIRTUAL PANEL
1.Angelica Martinez & Catalina Alzate
2.Regan MPhoto 1 of 3oss
3.Blessing Ogunyemi
10:30am-11:00am EST in room 115 on USF campus
CURRENT RESEARCH ON FERTILITY & REPRODUCTION VIRTUAL PANEL
1.Zsuzsa Berend & Elly Teman
2.Amy Wagner, Susan Smith, Amy Crocker
11:00am-11:10am EST in room 115 on USF campus
MoM INTERN PRESENTATION- The Mother, The Costume, The Vote VIRTUAL PRESENTATION
1. Aspen Culbertson
11:10am-11:30am EST
MORNING BREAK
11:30am-12:30pm EST in room 115 on USF campus
EXAMINING MOTHER THROUGH FILM, GRAPHIC NOVELS, & LITERARY FICTION
VIRTUAL PANEL
1.Dr. Miranda J. Brady
2.Dr. Amy Wagner, Dr. Amy Crocker & Dr. Susan Smith 3.Dr. Anne Van Leeuwen
12:30pm-2:00pm EST in lounge & gaming room on USF campus
LUNCH BREAK Lunch is going to be catered onsite. Come participate in group work led by Meagan Welch.
2:00pm-3:00pm EST in room 115 on USF campus
CONSIDERATIONS ON MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING VIRTUAL PANEL
1.Maaya Modha-Patel
Contact Brittany DeNucci membership@mommuseum.org to request any schedule changes.
2.Khora: Maternal & Reproductive Psychology Lab Regan Moss, Danni Xue, Maya Sikora, Snow Yu, Lisa Sholomon, Birce Murtezaoglu, Dr. Allison Davis & Dr. Aurelie Athan
3.Blair Donahue
3:00pm-4:00pm EST in room 115 on USF campus
EX-UTERO IN-PERSON PANEL
1.Cristin Millett on their individual paper
2.Cynthia White on their individual paper 3.Cristin Millett & Cynthia White on the
4:00pm-4:30pm EST outside on west deck
AFTERNOON BREAK
4:30pm-5:30pm EST in lounge & gaming room on USF campus
ON MATRESCENCE IN-PERSON PANEL
1.Jess Ringgenberg & Dr. Pam Cohen
2.Elizabeth Charles
5:30pm-6:30pm EST in lounge & gaming room on USF campus
KEYNOTE SPEAKER IN-PERSON
1.Dyana Gravina (50 minute presentation, 10 minutes for questions)
Sunday March 16, 2025 @ USF St. Pete
8:30am-9:00am EST in lounge & gaming room on USF campus
USF ST PETE CAMPUS 3/15
REGISTRATION, COMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST FOODS
9:00am-10:00am EST in room 115 on USF campus
THE BODY VIRTUAL PANEL
1.Miranda Mestas Vatterott
2.DaKysha Moore & Elijah Onsomu
3.Jennie Case
10:00am-11:00am EST in room 115 on USF campus
SHARING LIVED EXPERIENCES OF M/OTHERHOOD VIRTUAL PANEL
1.Caroline McAuliffe
2.Kaitlin Solimine
3.Stability
11:30am-12:30pm EST in room 115 on USF campus
Ex-Utero Collective exhibition
11:00am-11:30am EST
Contact Brittany DeNucci membership@mommuseum.org to request any schedule changes.
MOTHER/ARTISTS CHALLENGE POLITICAL & SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS VIRTUAL PANEL
1.Dr. Laura Bissell
2.Sara Hunter
3.Molly Sherman & Emily Fitzgerald 4.Johanna Kirk (Youtube video- Only)
12:30pm-2:00pm EST in lounge & gaming room on USF campus
LUNCH BREAK Lunch is going to be catered onsite. Come participate in group work led by Amanda Bartles in the lactation room “Letters to My Future Self.”
2:00pm-3:00pm EST in room 115 on USF campus
CREATIVE WAYS TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER MOTHERS VIRTUAL PANEL 1.Anabella Lenzu
2.Portia Yuran Li
3.Sarah McCarthy
3:00pm-4:00pm EST in lounge & gaming room on USF campus
POLITICS OF MOTHERHOOD | USF STUDENT PANEL IN-PERSON PANEL 1.
1.Tiao Xie
2.Kristen Lee
3.Emily Hernandez
4. Olamide Awoyemi
4:00pm-4:20pm EST outside on west deck
AFTERNOON BREAK
4:20pm-4:30pm EST in lounge & gaming room on USF campus
A POEM VIRTUAL READING
1.Whetley Earnest (high school intern of MoM)
4:30pm-5:30pm EST in lounge & gaming room on USF campus
COMPLEXITIES OF MATERNAL CONNECTION IN ART, LIFE, AND LOVE IN-PERSON PANEL
1.Dyana Gravina
2.Sierra Clark
3.Nicole Villanueva Garcia
5:30pm EST
CLOSING MESSAGE IN-PERSON 1.Joy Rose
*This schedule is subject to change.
Contact Brittany DeNucci membership@mommuseum.org to request any schedule changes.
***There will be recorded content of folx who were unable to present in real-time this year. Attendees will have access virtually.***
Johanna Kirk – Video
We are located in The Factory in St Petersburg, Florida (and online)
Our address is: 2606 Fairfield Ave. So St Petersburg, Florida 33712 Building 7 Door B
Directions: Six Blocks South of Central Ave. onto Fairfield Ave, South. Parking is across the street from FloridaRAMA, then walk past the ‘FloridaRAMA’ mural to Building 7 Door B. There is signage for MoM. Or you can drive down the block and park directly in front if there is space available. We are adjacent the Florida Wildlife Corridor.
For wheelchair access go to driveway behind The Factory Building. Park at end and access ramp to back. You will need to call for us to open the back door. 877-711-MOMS (6667) or Joy’s Cell: 207-504-3001.
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