Early Career Development Council

Early Career Development Council (ECDC) – Provides support for the success and well-being of early-career faculty (those at the rank of Assistant Professor, Research Scientist, and Research Assistant Professor) via quarterly general meetings, writing accountability groups, activities specific to scholarship, teaching, and leadership, and social gatherings. Acts as a liaison to other university groups/offices to coordinate and disseminate information relevant to early-career faculty.

References/Materials

ECDC Bylaws — 2023.09.13

Upcoming Events

P&T Strategies for Success Workshop — Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
If you want to attend this virtual event but have not received a calendar invitation, please email EarlyCareer@unthsc.edu.

ECDC General Meetings Presentations

2024 Spring I meeting —Developing People through Mentoring and Coaching — January 31, 2024
- Mentoring resources
- Coaching resources
  - Find a Coach
  - Insight on Mindset Workbook
2023 Fall II meeting — Douse the Fire of Academic Burnout — November 29, 2023
2023 Fall I meeting — Recent Policy and Legislative Updates: How do they affect early career faculty? — October 4, 2023
2023 Spring meeting — P&T Best Practices for Early Career Faculty — April 18, 2023
2023 Winter meeting — Critical Conversations — February 21, 2023
2022 Fall meeting — P&T Best Practices for Early Career Faculty – December 6, 2022
2022 Summer meeting — Up Goer 5 Challenge — July 27, 2022
2022 Spring meeting – P&T Best Practices for Early Career Faculty – May 4, 2022
2022 Winter meeting — Writing Your Way to Success — January 25, 2022
2021 Fall meeting — Stress Management and Avoiding Academic Burn-out — October 21, 2021
2021 Summer meeting — Up Goer 5 Challenge — July 15, 2021
2021 Spring meeting — Best Preparing for 3rd Year Review/P&T Review — March 30, 2021
2020 Winter meeting — Speed Networking — December 1, 2020
2020 Fall meeting — P&T Best Practices for Early Career Faculty— September 23, 2020
2019 Fall meeting — Project/Team Management
2019 Summer meeting —Promotion & Tenure Process
2019 Spring meeting — Writing Resources

Writing Accountability Group (WAG)

If you have any questions regarding WAG, please contact Rhonda Arthur at earlycareer@unthsc.edu

Current Council members

	Kenya Samuels, MPAS, PA-C ECDC Chair Physician Assistant Studies/SHP Kenya.Samuels@unthsc.edu

	Joseph Malaer, PhD ECDC Vice Chair Microbiology, Immunology, and Genetics/SBS Joseph.Malaer@unthsc.edu

	Scott Maddux, PhD ECDC Past Chair and Ex Officio Physiology and Anatomy/SBS Scott.Maddux@unthsc.edu

	Melissa Lewis, PhD ECDC Faculty Mentor Population and Community Health/SPH Melissa.Lewis@unthsc.edu

	Cynthia Powell, MA, CHWC, IWLC Personalized Health and Well-Being/SHP Cynthia.Powell@unthsc.edu

	Ashenafi Cherkos, PhD Biostatistics and Epidemiology/SPH Ashenafi.Cherkos@unthsc.edu

	Funto Babalola, PharmD Pharmacotherapy/HSCCP Funto.Babalola@unthsc.edu

	Eul “Christine” Suh, PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences/HSCCP Eul.Suh@unthsc.edu

	Mark Cunningham, PhD, MBA Physiology and Anatomy Researcher/SBS Mark.Cunningham@unthsc.edu

	Pinkal Patel, PhD Postdoc Representative Pharmacology and Neuroscience/SPH Pinkal.Patel@unthsc.edu

	Melissa Petersen, PhD Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Researcher/TCOM


	Vacant Postdoc Representative