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 specifically relevant to early-career faculty.

References/Materials

ECDC_Bylaws — 2021.06.18

Upcoming Events

• ECDC meets every 3rd Wednesday from 5:00 – 6:30 pm. Calendar invitations will indicate the location. All faculty, postdocs, friends, and family are welcome to join.

ECDC General Meetings Presentations

• 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 Winter meeting — Mentoring — Cancelled due to COVID 19
• 2019 Fall meeting — Project/Team Management
• 2019 Summer meeting —Promotion & Tenure Process
• 2019 Spring meeting — Writing Resources

Writing Accountability Group (WAG)

• General Information on WAG

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

Current Council members

	Shane Fernando, PhD ECDC Chair Pediatrics/TCOM Shane.Fernando@unthsc.edu
	Kenya Samuels, MPAS, PA-C ECDC Vice Chair Physician Assistant Studies/SHP Kenya.Samuels@unthsc.edu
	Scott Maddux, PhD ECDC Past Chair and Ex Officio Physiology and Anatomy/SBS Scott.Maddux@unthsc.edu
	Malinda Hansen, MS, DO, CAQSM Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine/TCOM Malinda.Hansen@unthsc.edu
	Bryn Lindley, PharmD Pharmacotherapy/HSCCP Bryn.Lindley@unthsc.edu
	Justin Luningham, PhD Biostatistics and Epidemiology/SPH Justin.Luningham@unthsc.edu
	Joseph Malaer, PhD Microbiology, Immunology, and Genetics/SBS Joseph.Malaer@unthsc.edu
	Vacant Researcher/SBS
	Pinkal Patel, PhD Postdoc Representative Pharmacology and Neuroscience/SPH Pinkal.Patel@unthsc.edu
	Melissa Lewis, PhD Faculty Mentor Department of Health Behavior and Health Systems/SPH Melissa.Lewis@unthsc.edu