My commitment as an advisor

• I commit to helping you attain your training and career goals 

• I will advocate for you 

• I will be available for regular individual meetings to help develop, conduct, and complete your thesis research

• I will actively pursue funding and be open about financial resources available 

• We will work together to find the most impactful scientific questions to pursue and design the best possible projects to answer them 

• I will bring a positive attitude in all our interactions and be understanding of the challenges inherent to conducting scientific research 

• I will provide constructive and timely feedback on ideas, manuscripts, and grant applications

• I will be cognizant of lab interpersonal dynamics and work hard to maintain a positive working environment

• I will prioritize the completion of your research and thesis - providing additional help in challenging moments

• When possible, I will allocate lab funding to facilitate development of skills - including supporting courses and visits to labs to learn methods or analyses that will benefit our ongoing work 

• When funds permit, the lab will support each trainee who has completed (or nearly completed) a research project in attending 1 conference per year 

My expectations for trainees

• You will be intrinsically motivated and engaged in completing your thesis research

• You will communicate - both about successes and challenges in your research

• You will read the primary literature, engage in scientific discussions, and work to become an expert in our discipline

• You will stay aware of degree requirements and plan your work (and forms) accordingly

• You will seek independent fellowship funds to support your research (and can expect help from me in doing so) 

• You will bring a team mentality - many of our projects are large and require an ‘all hands on deck’ level of collaboration for short stretches

• You will be a considerate and conscientious lab member. This includes maintaining lab resources, contributing to shared efforts, and helping fellow lab members

• You will complete yearly IDPs to keep me aware of your goals and we will work together to achieve them

• You will be dogged in finding the most important and interest research projects to pursue and committed to completing these projects

• You will be scientifically productive - with a commitment to publishing your work