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 — 2023.09.13
Upcoming Events
- Early Career Faculty Development Council (ECDC) 2023 Fall Meeting
Recent Policy and Legislative Updates: “How do they affect early career faculty?”Early career faculty are invited to join the Early Career Development Council at the fall meeting as they receive updates and clarification on recent legislative and policy changes from Renaldo Stowers, Deputy General Counsel and System Administration Chief Compliance Officer.Lunch will be provided to in-person attendees. Please RSVP using the QR code below.
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
12:30 – 1:30 pm
EAD 406 and https://unthsc.zoom.us/j/85702097142
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)
If you have any questions regarding WAG, please contact Rhonda Arthur at earlycareer@unthsc.edu
Current Council members
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Kenya Samuels, MPAS, PA-C |
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Joseph Malaer, PhD ECDC Vice Chair Microbiology, Immunology, and Genetics/SBS Joseph.Malaer@unthsc.edu |
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Scott Maddux, PhD ECDC Past Chair and Ex Officio Physiology and Anatomy/SBS Scott.Maddux@unthsc.edu |
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Melissa Lewis, PhD ECDC Faculty Mentor Population and Community Health/SPH Melissa.Lewis@unthsc.edu |
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Cynthia Powell, MA, CHWC, IWLC Personalized Health and Well-Being/SHP Cynthia.Powell@unthsc.edu |
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Ashenafi Cherkos, PhD Biostatistics and Epidemiology/SPH Ashenafi.Cherkos@unthsc.edu |
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Funto Babalola, PharmD Pharmacotherapy/HSCCP Funto.Babalola@unthsc.edu |
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Eul “Christine” Suh, PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences/HSCCP Eul.Suh@unthsc.edu |
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Mark Cunningham, PhD, MBA Physiology and Anatomy Researcher/SBS Mark.Cunningham@unthsc.edu |
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Pinkal Patel, PhD Postdoc Representative Pharmacology and Neuroscience/SPH Pinkal.Patel@unthsc.edu |
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Melissa Petersen, PhD Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Researcher/TCOM |
Vacant Postdoc Representative |
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