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• Amaya, A.B. (2022, March 28-April 2). Tackling Inequities Within and Between: The Impact of Regional Organizations from the Global South during the COVID-19 Pandemic [Oral presentation]. International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, USA.
• Amaya, A.B. (2021, October 24-27). Addressing global inequities during COVID-19: Examining the role of collective action through regional organizations in the Global South [Oral presentation]. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Denver, USA.
• Amaya, A.B. (2021, April 5-9). The role of Regional Cooperation in combatting health emergencies in the Global South [Oral presentation]. International Studies Association Virtual Convention, Online.
• Amaya, A.B. (2020, October 24-28). The role of health diplomacy in supporting the promotion of health as a human right. [Oral presentation]. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Online.
• Amaya, A.B. (2020, March 25-28). Health policy-making on Universal Health Coverage: the positions of actors in the Global South [Oral presentation]. International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, USA [Conference cancelled due to COVID-19].
• Amaya, A. B. (2019, November 3-6) Sustaining the rights-based approach in times of change: The UNASUR case [Oral Presentation]. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA.
• Amaya, A.B. (2019, June 26-28). Regional health policy in turmoil: The South American case [Oral Presentation]. International Health Conference, Oxford, United Kingdom.
• Amaya, A.B. (2018, October 8-12). Working with the neighbors: The role of SADC and UNASUR in regional health policy [Oral presentation]. Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, Health Systems Global, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
• Amaya, A.B. (2017, February 22-25). Levels of interaction of regional health policy-making: SADC and UNASUR explored [Oral presentation]. International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA.
• Amaya, A.B. (2017, February 22-25). The ties that bind: Strengthening Science Diplomacy by understanding Health Diplomacy [Health Policy Innovation, Science Diplomacy, and Economic Diplomacy Roundtable.] International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA.
• Amaya, A.B. (2016, November 14-18). Monitoring the implementation of prioritized areas of regional health policy and agreements [Panel presentation for Satellite Session: Skills building on methods and tools for learning from action in participatory action research: Building action learning within affected actors and communities for resilient and responsive health systems]. Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, Vancouver, Canada.
• Amaya, A.B. (2016, November 14-18). Learning from the offspring: Towards a typology of health diplomacy and science diplomacy [Poster Presentation]. Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, Vancouver, Canada.
• Amaya, A.B. (2015, July 8) Regional Health Policy: the incursion of UNASUR in Health Diplomacy [PRARI Policy Roundtable]. Políticas Regionales en Salud: La incursión de UNASUR en la Diplomacia en Salud, Simon Bolivar Andean University, Quito, Ecuador.
• Amaya, A. B., Yeates, N. & Moeti, T. (2015, November 4-7). Participatory Action Research as a methodology for achieving embedded pro-poor regional health [Oral Presentation], ALARA 9th Action Learning Action Research and 13th Participatory Action Research World Congress for Collaborative and Sustainable Learning for a Fairer World, Centurion, South Africa.
• Amaya, A.B. (2015, March 13-14). Developing a tool in the SADC region for policy monitoring [Panel presentation]. Contributions of global health diplomacy to equitable health systems in East and Southern Africa workshop, Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Amaya, A. B. (2015, January 10). BRICS and global health: Do they coordinate towards common goals? [Oral presentation]. International Studies Association Global South Caucus Conference, Singapore, Singapore.
• Amaya, A. B. (2014, September 30-October 3). What does the evidence show drives progress in health? [Oral presentation]. Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, Cape Town, South Africa.
• Amaya A. B., Caceres, C. & Balabanova, D. (2013, July 1) Building on the progress made: Ensuring a sustainable HIV/AIDS scenario post-GFATM involvement in Peru [Poster presentation]. 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Amaya A. B., Caceres, C. & Balabanova, D. (2012, November 1) The path towards sustainability of the HIV/AIDS response in Peru [Poster presentation]. Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research. Beijing International Conference Centre, Beijing, China.
• Amaya, A. B., Balabanova, D. & Caceres, C. (2012, March 14) Aid (in)dependence? Promoting long term sustainability in the response to HIV/AIDS: The case of the Global Fund in Peru [Poster presentation]. Research Students Poster Annual Session. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
• Kobeissy, F. H., Amaya, A., Zhang, Z. Q., Wang, K. K. & Gold, M. S. (2006, October 16). Evaluation of 20 different cytokine levels using a novel rat cytokine array chip after exposure to methamphetamine and MDMA: a comparison with a traumatic brain injury model in rats [Poster presentation]. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, USA.

Panel Chair

• Amaya, A.B. (2022, March 28-April 2). Vaccine politics [Panel chair]. International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, USA.
  
• ​Amaya, A.B. & De Lombaerde (2021, November 3). What’s next for global health? Views from the Global South [Panel chair]. Inaugural Dean’s Grand Rounds, College of Health Professions, Pace University, Online.
• Amaya, A.B. & De Lombaerde (2021, September 6-8). The Future of Global Health Governance [Panel chair]. United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, Online.
• Amaya, A.B. (2021, April 5-9). The Politics of the Health Policy Process: From Global to Local [Panel chair]. International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Online.
• Amaya, A.B. (2020, November 8-12). Sexual and reproductive health in migrant and refugee communities - challenges and solutions to access [Panel chair]. Sixth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, Online.
• Amaya, A.B. (2020, March 25-28). States and Diplomacy in Global Health [Panel chair]. International Studies Association, Honololu, USA [Conference cancelled due to COVID-19].
• Amaya, A.B. (2020, March 25-28). The politics of the health policy process: From global to local [Panel chair]. International Studies Association, Honololu, USA [Conference cancelled due to COVID-19].
• Amaya, A.B. (2016, November 9-10). The rise of regions [Panel chair]. Institute of Security and Global Affairs conference, The Hague, The Netherlands.

Recent Invited Presentations

• Amaya, A.B. (2022, September 13). Regionalism and Health in the Global South [Guest Lecture]. Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil, Online. 
  
• Amaya, A.B. (2022, March 23). Voting as a future health professional [Invited Presentation]. Center for Community Action and Research, Pace University, Online. 
• Amaya, A.B. (2022, March 1). Strategic lessons from COVID-19 for Global Health [Panel Presentation]. The Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Online. 
• Amaya, A.B. (2021, April 19). Decolonizing the curriculum and suggestions for the College of Health Professions [Panel Presentation]. Faculty Development Colloquium on Diversity, Equity, and Student Success: Lessons from the AAC&U Conference, College of Health Professions, Pace University, Online.  
• Amaya, A.B. (2021, April 8). Regional Organizations in the Global South, effective forms of collective action for health? [Invited Presentation]. The Future of Work Conference, Pace University, Online. 
• Amaya, A.B. (2021, March 26). Health Care Policy [Invited Presentation]. Pace University Strategic Planning Community Conversation, Pace University, Online. 
• Amaya, A.B. (2021, February 9). Regional Health Integration in South America and Southern Africa [Guest Lecture]. Institute of Tropical Medicine, Online. 
• Amaya, A.B., Henley, T. And Gregory, K. (2020, August 20). COVID-19 among Blacks and LatinX in NYC: The role of the healthcare system [Invited Presentation]. Living in the new normal (post COVID-19) brown bag lecture series, Pace University, Online. 
• Amaya, A.B. (2019, April 15). Health Policy and Global Health Governance: The effect of new actors on health systems [Invited Presentation]. Biology Department Seminar Series, Pace University. New York, NY.