Early Career Development Council

Early Career Development Council (ECDC) – Your 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, Research Assistant Professor, and Post Doc) via general meetings, working accountability groups, promotion and tenure workshops, activities specific to scholarship, teaching, and leadership, and social gatherings.

References/Materials

ECDC Bylaws — June 2025

Working Accountability Group (WAG)

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

Current Council members

	Cynthia Powell, MA, NBC-HWC, MBSR-T ECDC Chair Personalized Health and Well-Being College of Health Professions Cynthia.Powell@unthealth.edu

	Lucas Burns, PT, DPT ECDC Vice Chair Physical Therapy College of Health Professions Lucas.Burns@unthealth.edu

	Kenya Samuels, MPAS, PA-C ECDC Past Chair Physician Assistant Studies College of Health Professions Kenya.Samuels@unthealth.edu

	Melissa Petersen, PhD Medicine Researcher Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Melissa.Petersen@unthealth.edu

	Myla Claire Quiben, PhD Faculty Mentor Physical Therapy College of Health Professions Myla.Quiben@unthealth.edu

	Ashenafi Cherkos, PhD Biostatistics and Epidemiology College of Public Health Ashenafi.Cherkos@unthealth.edu

	Funto Babalola, PharmD Pharmacotherapy College of Pharmacy Funto.Babalola@unthealth.edu

	Eul “Christine” Suh, PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences College of Pharmacy Eul.Suh@unthealth.edu

	Mark Cunningham, PhD, MBA Physiology and Anatomy Researcher College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences Mark.Cunningham@unthealth.edu

	Steve Mabry, PhD Postdoc Representative Pharmaceutical Sciences College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences Steve.Mabry@unthealth.edu

	Ryan Schalles, MSN, RN College of Nursing Ryan.Schalles@unthealth.edu

	Bernadette Perchalski, PhD Physiology and Anatomy College of Biomedical and Translational Bernadette.Perchalski@unthealth.edu