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The NPA 9th Annual Meeting was held March 25-27, 2011, at the National Institutes of Health's Natcher Conference Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
Nearly 300 postdoctoral scholars, postdoctoral administrators and faculty participated in the event. We wish to thank all of this year's attendees, volunteers, and supporters for making the 2011 Annual Meeting a huge success.
We look forward to seeing you at the 10th Annual Meeting next year on March 16-18 in San Francisco, CA!
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Workshops presented during the 2011 Annual Meeting were:
- Advocacy: A Tool for Change
Presenters: Rashada Alexander, Ph.D., AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow and Vice Chair of the NPA Advocacy Committee; Pamela Bradley, Associate Director for Science Policy, AACR Offi ce of Science Policy & Government Affairs; Avenel Joseph, Legislative Assistant, U.S. House of Representatives; and Jennifer Zeitzer, Director of Legislative Relations Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Download this presentation: 2011 AM Workshop - Advocacy - Rashada Alexander
- Alumni Databases and Exit Surveys
Presenter: Lori M. Conlan, Ph.D., Director, Office of Postdoctoral Services, NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education Download this presentation: 2011 AM Workshop - Alumni Database - Lori Conlan
- Balancing Work and Family Responsibilities
Presenters: Donna J. Dean, Ph.D., Past President, Association for Women in Science (AWIS); and Cynthia Simpson, M.Ed., Director, Programs and External Relations, AWIS This content is not available for download.
- Conflict Management and Group Dynamics
Presenters: Sibby Anderson-Thompkins, Ph.D., Director of Postdoctoral Affairs, Vice Chancellor's Office for Research and Economic Development, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and Karen Peterson, Ph.D., Scientific Ombudsman and Director, Office of Scientific Career Development, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Download "What is an Ombudsman and Skills to Address Conflict": 2011 AM Workshop - Ombudsman - Karen Peterson Download "Conflict Management and Group Dynamics": 2011 AM Workshop - Conflict - Sibby Anderson-Thompkins
- Education 2011: A Guide to Pedagogy, Technology, and Educational Assessment
Presenters: Drew E. Kohlhorst, Ph.D., Faculty Institutes for Reforming Science Teaching (FIRST) Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Curriculum Development Fellow, Emory University; and Darlene Mitrano, Ph.D., Jennifer Wilhelm, Ph.D., Katie Wilkinson, Ph.D., and Kristy Wilson, Ph.D., FIRST Postdoctoral Research Fellows, Emory University. Download this presentation: 2011 AM Workshop - Pedagogy - Drew Kohlhorst
- Leadership Skills for Postdocs
Presenter: Sharon Milgram, Ph.D., Director of the Office of Intramural Training and Education, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Download this presentation: 2011 AM Workshops - Leadership for Postdocs - Sharon Milgram
- Leadership Skills for Postdoctoral Office Directors
Presenter: R. Kevin Grigsby, M.S.W., D.S.W, Senior Director for Organizational Leadership Development, Association of American Medical Colleges This content is not available for download.
- Legal Seminar for International Postdocs
Presenters: Brendan Delaney, Esq., and Adam Frank, Esq., Leavy, Frank, & Delaney, LLC Download this presentation: 2011 AM Workshop - Legal - Brendan Delaney
- Marketing for Scientists
Presenter: Stella Kafka, NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) Fellow at Carnegie Institution of Washington; Marc Kuchner, Ph.D., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; and Amil Patel, Research Engineer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center This content is not available for download.
- NPA ADVANCE-PAID: Facilitating the Advancement of Postdoc Women at Your Institution
Presenters: Kathleen Flint Ehm, Ph.D., NPA Project Manager; Cathee Johnson Phillips, M.A., NPA Executive Director and NPA ADVANCE Principal Investigator; and Jan Rinehart, M.S., Executive Director, Rice University ADVANCE Program Download "Postdoc Gender Issues: Patching the Leaky Pipeline": 2011 AM Workshop - ADVANCE - Kathleen Flint Ehm Download "Programs and Lessons Learned through ADVANCE": 2011 AM Workshops - ADVANCE - Jan Rinehart
- PDA Sustainability
Presenter: Shawn P. Mullen, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Office of Postdoctoral Services, NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education This content is not available for download.
- Policies Impacting Postdoc Hiring and Diversity
Presenters: Judith Berman, Ph.D., Associate Director, Research Development Offi ce, The University of Western Australia; Carl W. Jackson, Ph.D.Associate Director of Academic Programs, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel, University of Florida; Edward Krug, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs, Medical University of South Carolina; Roland Owens, Ph.D., Assistant Director of the NIH Office of Intramural Research, NIH Office of Intramural Research; Alberto I. Roca, Ph.D., Diversity Consultant, MinorityPostdoc.org; and Elba Serrano, Ph.D., Professor, New Mexico State University This content is not available for download.
- Preparing Academic Scientists for Careers in Industry
Presenters: Randall Ribaudo, Ph.D., Co-founder, CEO, Human Workflows, LLC and SciPhD.com; Todd Pihl, Ph.D., Co-founder, CTO, Human Workflows, LLC and SciPhD.com; and Larry Petcovic, VP, Communications, Human Workflows, LLC and co-founder, SciPhD.com. Download this presentation: 2011 AM Workshop - Industry Careers - Randall Ribaudo
- Scientific Teaching and Active Learning in Undergraduate Science
Presenters: Diane Ebert-May, Ph.D., Professor, Plant Biology Department, Michigan State University; Arianna Sutton-Grier, Ph.D., AAAS Science and Technology Fellow hosted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Habitat Conservation; and Alison Roark, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biology Department, Hood College This content is not available for download.
- The PDO Perspective of Postdoc Unionization at the University of California (UC)
Presenters: Sam Castaneda, B.A., Director, Visiting Scholar and Postdoc Affairs Program, University of California t Berkeley; Christine D. Des Jarlais, Ed.D., Assistant Dean, Postdoctoral Affairs and Graduate Outreach, University of California at San Francisco; and Jennifer M. Oh, B.A., Director, Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholar Affairs, University of California at San Diego This content is not available for download.
- Using Social Media to Build Relationships and Market Your Programs Effectively
Presenter: Melanie V. Sinche, NCC, M.Ed., M.A., Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Harvard University Download this presentation: 2011 AM Workshop - Social Media - Melanie Sinche
- Your Inner Confidence: Make it Work for You
Presenter: Donna L. Vogel, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Professional Development Office, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Download this presentation: 2011 AM Workshop - Confidence - Donna Vogel
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