Patricia Heisser Metoyer (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) will present a paper to the National Association of African and African American Studies Conference on Pan African Perspectives and Research on Mental Illness next month in Dallas. Also, featured at the conference will be educational sessions directed by the National African American Drug Policy Coalition and a special presentation by Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi. Ela Gandhi is a retired social worker and activist living in Durban, South Africa, who is engaged in promoting Gandhian thoughts and encouraging the building of a culture of nonviolence through education projects and media.