| 2015 Annual Meeting Presentations |
KeynoteFrom the Lab to the White House and Back: Bridging the Science - Policy Gap Presenter: Rosina Bierbaum, Ph.D., Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy, University of Michigan Plenary SessionsPlenary Session I: Promoting Community, Education and Leadership: How Associations and Societies Develop Postdocs Presenters: Jean H. Shin, Ph.D., Director, Minority Affairs Program, American Sociological Association (ASA); Cynthia Simpson, M.Ed, C.A.E, Chief Business Officer, Association of Women in Science (AWIS); Joe Z. Sostaric, Ph.D., Manager, Graduate & Postdoctoral Scholars Office, American Chemical Society (ACS)
Plenary Session II: Mentoring (Diversity) Matters Presenters: Amri B. Johnson, M.P.H., Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR); Audrey J. Murrell, Ph.D., Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Business Administration, School of Business, University of Pittsburgh
WorkshopsAchieving Meaningful Change at Your Institution Presenters: Rebecca Bauer, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University; Antoine de Morrée, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University; Catherine Gordon, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University; JT Neal, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University
Careers in Technology Commercialization Presenters: Carole J. Burns, Ph.D., Associate Director, Penn Center for Innovation, University of Pennsylvania; Vladimir M. Popov, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Radiation Oncology, PCI Fellow, Penn Center for Innovation, University of Pennsylvania
Creating a Culture of Inclusion: Laying the Groundwork for Recruitment and Retention Presenters: Mary Graham-Fisher, Manager of Education and Training Programs, Office of Diversity & Inclusion, University of Maryland; Shaunna Payne Gold, Ed.D., Associate Director for Assessment & Student Development, Office Multi-ethnic Student Education, University of Maryland; Timea Webster, Training, Program and Administration Specialist, Office of Diversity & Inclusion, University of Maryland
Developing Your Communications Strategy Presenters: Bob Dolan, M.B.A., Career Advisor for Postdoctoral Scholars, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Cynthia Simpson, M.Ed, C.A.E, Chief Business Officer, Association of Women in Science
The Enjoyment of Employment Presenters: Doug Kalish, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley
Ensuring Future Success: Addressing Challenges Facing Women Postdocs Presenters: Belinda Lee Huang, Ph.D., Executive Director, NPA; Cynthia Simpson, M.Ed, C.A.E, Chief Business Officer, Association of Women in Science
Examining Stratification in Academic Career Trajectories for Minority Ph.D. Recipients Presenters: Jean H. Shin, Ph.D., Director, Minority Affairs Program, ASA; Roberta Spalter-Roth, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, ASA
Facilitating Teaching-focused Professional Development among Postdocs Presenters: Lucas Hill, M.A., Graduate Research Assistant, Michigan State University (MSU); Julia N. Savoy, M. S., Assistant Researcher, WCER, University of Wisconsin-Madison
How to Avoid Self-Sabotage and Win at Salary Negotiations Presenter: Dara Wilson-Grant, M.S.Ed., L.P.C., Associate Director, Postdoctoral Affairs, UNC Chapel Hill Human Resources for Postdoctoral Scholars: How to Turn Challenges into Success Presenter: Taylor Libby, M.P.A., P.H.R., Human Resources Consultant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Identifying Career Pathways for Postdocs: Mining Existing Data and Collecting New Data Presenters: Christine D. Des Jarlais, Ed.D., Assistant Dean for Postdocs and Career Development, UC, San Francisco; Melanie V. Sinche, M.A., M.Ed., N.C.C., Senior Research Associate, Labor and Worklife Program, Harvard Law School
Institutional Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowships: Growing Your Own Faculty Pipeline Presenters: Sibby Anderson Thompkins, Ph.D., Director of Postdoctoral Affairs, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill; Renetta Garrison Tull, Ph.D., Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Professional Development & Postdoctoral Affairs, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Caroline M. Kane, Ph.D., Interim Director, University of California (UC) President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, UC Berkeley; Alberto I. Roca, Ph.D., Founding Editor, MinorityPostdoc.org, Advisory Council, NPA
International Postdoc and Graduate Student Spouse and Partner Programming at UC Berkeley Presenters: Sam Castañeda, B.A., Director, Visiting Scholar & Postdoc Affairs, UC, Berkeley; Susan Musich, M.Ed., President, Passport Career
Learning Analytics for Career Development Programs Presenters:Garth Fowler, Ph.D., Associate Executive Director, Education, American Psychological Association
Permanent Resident Options and Strategies for Postdoctoral Fellows Presenter: Robert D. Aronson, J.D., Managing Attorney, Aronson & Associates, P.A.
Postdocs & Entrepreneurship: How to Build a Sustainable Entrepreneurship Program - Berkeley Postdoc Entrepreneurship Program Presenters: Sam Castañeda, B.A., Director, Visiting Scholars and Postdoctoral Affairs Program, UC Berkeley; Naresh Sunkara, Ph.D., Special Advisor to the Vice Chancellor for Research/Postdoctoral Affairs, Founder and former Chair, Berkeley Postdoc Entrepreneurship Program, UC Berkeley
Researcher Connections: A Research Staff Mentoring Scheme at the University of Oxford Presenter: Laura Hodsdon, Ph.D., Researcher Development Officer, University of Oxford
Schmooze or Lose: Business/Social Events are Not About the Food and Booze Presenter: Mary Mitchell, President, The Mitchell Organization
Scientists Are Leaders: The Value of the Scientific Method in Preparing Scientists for Professional Careers Presenters: Larry Petcovic, Sr., M.S., VP Communications, SciPhD; Randall K. Ribaudo, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, SciPhD
Successful Career Coaching Strategies: A Practical Approach for Postdoc Offices Presenters: Sarah Cardozo-Duncan, Founder & Owner, Career Strategist; James Gould, Ph.D., Director, Office for Postdoctoral Fellows, Harvard Medical School
Yes, All Meetings: How to End Harassment in Professional Settings Presenter: Sherry A. Marts, Ph.D., CEO, S*Marts Consulting LLC
Innovation in ActionAdvocating for Postdocs: Strategies for Involvement at the Local and National Level Moderators: Tracy Costello, Ph.D., Vice Chair, Advocacy Committee, NPA, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Juliet Moncaster, Ph.D., Chair, Advocacy Committee, NPA, Boston University School of Medicine; Christopher L. Pickett, Ph.D., Policy Analyst, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Yvette Seger, Ph.D., Director of Science Policy, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), Vice Chair, Board of Directors, National Postdoctoral Association; Jennifer Zeitzer, B.A., Deputy Director, Office of Public Affairs and Director of Legislative Relations, FASEB
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Conflict Prevention and Resolution Strategies Moderators: A-J Aronstein, Associate Director of Graduate Career Development and Employer Relations, University of Chicago; Daina Ringus, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University of Chicago; Michael Tessel, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Graduate Career Development, University of Chicago; Toby Treem Guerin, J.D., Managing Director Center for Dispute Resolution, Clinical Law Instructor, Francis King Carey School of Law, University of Maryland
Developing Strategies to Implement a STEM Outreach Program in your PDA Moderators: Tullia C. Bruno, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Kimberly X. Mulligan, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach
Engaging with Professional Societies to Meet the Diverse Needs of Today’s Postdocs Moderators: Anne Deschamps, Ph.D., Senior Science Policy Analyst, Office of Public Affairs, FASEB; Rachel Horak, Ph.D., Education Fellow, American Society for Microbiology; Melinda Lowy, M.S., Senior Program Manager, Higher Education Programs, American Physiological Society; Cynthia Simpson, M.Ed, C.A.E, Chief Business Officer, Association of Women in Science
Establishing an Institutional Mentoring Program for Postdocs Moderators: Kristene “Tina” Henne, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Program Lead, Argonne National Laboratory, Board of Directors, NPA; Giselle Sandi, Ph.D., Director, Research and Teaching Mentoring Programs at Rush University Medical Center, Board of Directors, NPA
The Future of Research: How Postdocs Can Lend Their Voice to the Scientific Endeavour Moderators: Kearney Gunsalus, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University; Kristin Krukenberg, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School; Gary McDowell, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Tufts University; Jessica Polka, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School
I'm So Much More Than Just a Researcher Moderators: Jennifer Aumiller, M.Ed., Director, Career Development and Alumni Relations, School of Medicine, University of Maryland; Joslynn S. Lee, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate, University of Minnesota Medical School – Duluth Town HallExamining the Landscape of Postdoctoral Offices & Postdoctoral Scholars: Where Do We Go From Here? Moderators: Kevin Finneran, Ph.D., Director, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academies of Science; Belinda Lee Huang, Ph.D., Executive Director, NPA Download this presentation: 2015 AM - Town Hall - Landscape
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