About
Kuenzel Room (1st Floor), Michigan Union
2:30 pm Registration
Pick up your registration packet and locate your assigned seating. We welcome you to connect with others via table discussion prompts before the program begins.
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Welcome Remarks & Introductions
Charles D. Moody Collegiate Professor of Psychology, and Professor of Education
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Why the Professoriate Now?
Charles Walgreen Jr. Professor of Pharmacy
Jon Estrada
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Health Behavior and Health Equity; Co-Director for the Healthy Flint Research Coordinating Center
5:00 – 5:30 pm Break and Appetizers @ the Courtyard
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Insights and Lessons Learned: The Faculty Journey
Dean and Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Health Equity at Tulane University
Kuenzel Room (1st Floor), Michigan Union
9:00–9:30 am Continental Breakfast & Framing for the Day
9:30–10:30 am
The Hiring Process: Applying, Interviewing and Making a Decision
Sarah Burgard (Moderator)
Professor of Sociology, Epidemiology and Public Policy; Research Professor & Center Director at the Population Studies Center
Darrell Hudson
James S. Jackson Collegiate Professor and Department Chair, Health Behavior and Health Equity
Mary-Ann Mycek
Professor of Biomedical Engineering; William and Valerie Hall Department Chair of Biomedical Engineering
Bart Bartlett
Arthur F Thurnau Professor and Professor of Chemistry; Department Chair of Chemistry
10:30–11:00 am Q&A and Small Group Discussions
11:00–11:30 pm Break
11:30–12:30 pm
The Evolving Landscape of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and What it Means for Faculty Careers
Alford Young, Jr. (Moderator)
University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor; Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor, Sociology; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Afroamerican and African Studies, Sociology, and Public Policy
Rebecca E. Hasson
Associate Professor of Movement Science and Director of the Childhood Disparities Research Laboratory
Rogério Meireles Pinto
University Diversity Social Transformation Professor; Berit Ingersoll-Dayton Collegiate Professor of Social Work; Professor of Theatre and Drama
Kevin Cokley
University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor of Psychology; Associate Chair for Diversity Initiatives & Space Management
12:30–1:00 pm Q&A and Small Group Discussions
1:00–2:00 pm Lunch & Break
2:00–3:00 pm
The Joys and Challenges of Pursuing a Faculty Life
Reshma Jagsi (Moderator)
Lawrence W. Davis Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University
Leah E. Robinson
Professor of Movement Science; Director of the Child Movement, Activity, and Developmental Health Laboratory
Marita Rohr Inglehart
University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor, Professor of Dentistry and Adjunct Professor of Psychology
Enrique Neblett
Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity; Director, Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center
3:00–3:30 pm Q&A and Small Group Discussions
3:30–4:00 pm Reflections and Wrap Up
4:00 – 5:00 pm Break
Participants may take a break in the courtyard, explore the campus or briefly return to their hotel rooms before the dinner program begins.
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Insights and Lessons Learned: Faculty Reflect on Their First Year
Rogério Meireles Pinto
(Moderator)
University Diversity Social Transformation Professor; Berit Ingersoll-Dayton Collegiate Professor of Social Work; Professor of Theatre and Drama
Anna Maurer
Assistant Professor of Biophysics
Autumn Rae Florimbio
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Natasha Raj Kumar
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Kuenzel Room (1st Floor), Michigan Union
9:00–9:30 am Continental Breakfast & Framing for the Day
9:30–10:30 am
Scientific Cluster Discussion: Building Resilient Research Agendas
Participants can join a group discussion based on their scientific research cluster. This facilitated discussion is intended for brainstorming and strategy building.
Basic Biomedical Cluster – Room 2210 AB
Emily Scott (Facilitator)
F.F. Blicke Collegiate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry; Professor of Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry; Professor of Biophysics
Clinical and Translational & Social Behavioral Cluster – Pond Room
Darrell Hudson
James S. Jackson Collegiate Professor and Department Chair, Health Behavior and Health Equity
Priti Shah
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Psychology and Psychology Department Chair
11:00 –11:30 pm Break
11:30 –12:30 pm Faculty Change Agents
Alford Young, Jr. (Moderator)
University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor; Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor, Sociology; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Afroamerican and African Studies, Sociology, and Public Policy
Margaret Hicken
Research Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Internal Medicine; Population Studies Center
Research Associate Professor
Trina R. Shanks
Harold R. Johnson Collegiate Professor of Social Work and Faculty Associate of Survey Research Center; Director, School of Social Work Community Engagement
Rebekah Modrak
Former chair of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs; Professor at Stamps School of Art
12:30–1:00 pm Q&A and Small Group Discussions
1:00-2:30 pm Lunch and Closing Reflections