Workshop Resources

Previous Workshops

The College of Education Diversity Speaker Series

Presenter: Dean Robert Berry

Title: Unpacking Mathematics Teaching Practices, Discretionary Spaces and Systemic Violence

Description: This talk brings together Berry’s body of research focuses on practices and policies that respond to Black learner’s mathematical, social, and cultural needs.

ASEMS Inclusive Faculty Engagement

Students had the opportunity to hear from the University of Arizona faculty on how they chose their STEM careers. Students engaged with other scholars in their cohorts and were able to interact with peer mentors. 

Access workshop recording of the keynote address by Dr. Monica Diane Ramirez-Andreotta. 

Access workshop recording of the faculty panel. 

Panelist Bios:

Brandon Chalifoux.jpeg	Brandon Chalifoux became an Assistant Professor in the Wyant College of Optical Sciences in 2020. He holds PhD and MS in mechanical engineering from MIT, and a BS in mechanical engineering from Rice University. Before graduate school, he was as an engineer at a concentrating solar startup company in Vermont, of all places.
Pascale Charest.jpeg	Dr. Charest is an Associate Professor in the departments of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Biochemistry, and Cancer Biology at the University of Arizona. Dr. Charest's lab studies how cells migrate in response to external chemical cues (chemoattractants), a process (chemotaxis) that is important to normal physiology and that is also implicated in the onset and progression of diseases such as cancer metastasis. The Charest Lab's goal is to identify key, conserved intracellular signaling pathways and molecular mechanisms that control cell migration to guide the development of therapeutic strategies preventing the spread of cancer.
Erica_Corral.jpeg	Erica L. Corral is an associate professor and distinguished scholar of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Arizona. She focuses on advancing the fundamental understanding of high-temperature materials for use in hypersonic applications. Corral's postdoctoral training was conducted at Sandia National Laboratories, in the Ceramic Processing and Inorganic Materials Department, in Albuquerque, NM. Her Doctor of Philosophy degree in materials science and her Bachelor of Science degree in metallurgical and materials engineering, were obtained from William Marsh Rice University, and the University of Texas at El Paso, respectively. She also holds the title and honor of distinguished scholar as an outstanding mid-career faculty who is a leading expert in her field and a highly-valued contributor to teaching, research, and outreach priorities set out by the University of Arizona.
Timian Godfrey.jpg	Dr. Timian Godfrey is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Arizona College of Nursing, is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, has a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and is certified in public health training. In addition to her faculty position, she is an advanced practice nurse working in emergency medicine in rural tribal communities and has been doing so for over six years. She is a strong advocate for increasing the presence of underrepresented minorities (URM) in health profession fields to attain health equity. To achieve this goal, her primary focus is creating equitable academic opportunities for students from historically marginalized populations.
Dr. Ulises Ricoy.jpeg	Ulises Ricoy is an Associate Research Scientist and Faculty Director in the Department of Neuroscience and Cognitive Science at the University of Arizona. He is trained in Neurobiology (behavior, physiology). Dr. Ricoy's postdoctoral training examined cellular mechanisms underlying (pre)synaptic inhibition on central synapse dynamics. For the past decade, he has used his formal training to explore low-cost and hands-on approaches (using invertebrates) in neuroscience to explore behavioral and physiological questions (learning and memory, locomotor activity, drug-seeking, drug reward) with undergraduates. Broadening access in Neuroscience to historically underserved populations via low-cost approaches has been the vision of his past and current interests.

How to Help Your Graduate Students and Postdocs Design Their Career: Providing Customized Career Advice for Multiple Career Pathways

Description:
Every graduate student and postdoc has a different set of needs, goals, and ideas about how they can build a fulfilling career. As their advisors and mentors, we want to provide information, tools, and resources for our advisees and mentees, and, most importantly, encourage them as they plan their professional futures. This is especially critical today, as students with advanced degrees are now pursuing a broad range of careers, including careers outside of academia. We can help them begin to think about what career paths, including “nontraditional” career paths, might be right for them. In this workshop, we will address new perspectives on advising graduate students and postdocs about career development and advancement, particularly in a challenging job market. We will also examine tools that you can use immediately to enhance your own advising and to build a culture of “career entrepreneurship” for your graduate students and postdocs.

Facilitated by:
Alaina G. Levine, Quantum Success SolutionsAlainaG.

Levine is an award-winning entrepreneur, STEM career consultant, science journalist, professional speaker, corporate comedian, and author of Networking for Nerds(Wiley, 2015). As President of Quantum Success Solutions, she is a prolific speaker and writer on career development and professional advancement for scientists, engineers, and advanced knowledge discoverers. She has delivered over 700 speeches for clients in the US, Europe, Mexico, and Canada, and has written over 350 articles in international publications such as Science, Nature, and Scientific American.

Sponsored by:
Graduate Center and Postdoctoral Affairs