Working to Advance Postdoc & Graduate Student
Support & Professional Development at the National Level
I hold leadership positions in two of the main organizations focused on supporting graduate student and postdoctoral scholar career and professional development in the United States:
NPA Board of Directors, 2020 - 2025
Chair of Board of Directors, 2025 Vice Chair of Board of Directors, 2024 Treasurer and Chair of Finance Committee, 2023 Chair of Strategic Planning Committee, 2021-2023 Postdoc Industry Council liaison Member of Resource Development & Advocacy Committees Former liaison to The POSTDOCket, the online newsletter of the NPA, & Advocacy Committee |
GCC Communications Officer, Aug 2020 - July 2022
Communications Committee Chair, Aug 2022 - July 2023 Communications Committee Co-Chair, Aug 2023 - July 2025 Follow GCC on Twitter & LinkedIn Member of the Education Research Committee Member of the Benchmarking Committee Non-academic career readiness assessment working group |
I was also selected to serve on a National Academies roundtable focused on mentorship, well-being, and professional development of graduate students and postdocs.
Member, Roundtable on Mentorship, Well-being, and Professional Development
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)
2023 - 2025
This group will will seek out examples of improvements and innovations in supportive services and effective mentorship to ultimately catalyze the creation of a more inclusive and equitable higher education and science, technology, engineering, and medicine (STEMM) research ecosystem.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)
2023 - 2025
This group will will seek out examples of improvements and innovations in supportive services and effective mentorship to ultimately catalyze the creation of a more inclusive and equitable higher education and science, technology, engineering, and medicine (STEMM) research ecosystem.
More on our project scope