“The Changing Academy: The Importance of Multidisciplinary Research Communities to Advance a Research Career Friday, April 17, 2015 9:00 am – 2:15 pm CHHS 128 GOAL: to help doctoral students to learn how to get into the academy with an emphasis on building multidisciplinary research communities Who should attend: Doctoral students and Post-doctoral fellows 9:00 am 9:15 am 9:30 am – 10:15 am 10:15 am – 11:00 am 11:00 am – 11:15 am 11:15 am – 12:00 pm Registration Welcome Keynote Speaker 1: Dr. Kia J. Bentley Doctoral Student Mentoring in a Multidisciplinary Environment Professor of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University Keynote Speaker 2: Dr. Brett Tempest Multidisciplinary Teams in Action Assistant Professor, UNC Charlotte, College of Engineering Break Breakout sessions: Session 1: Postdoctoral Training Opportunities: How, When, & Where Dr. Shawn Long – Professor and Chair Department of Communication Studies Session 2: Diversity and Gender Roles in the Academy Dr. Yvette Huet, Professor of Kinesiology Director, UNC Charlotte ADVANCE Faculty Affairs and Diversity Office Director, Health Services Research Doctoral Program Session 3: How to Build Multidisciplinary Teams and Advance Research Beyond the Walls of Academia Dr. Mark DeHaven, Dean Colvard Distinguished Professor College of Health and Human Services Director, Academy for Research on Community Health, Engagement and Services (ARCHES) 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch with expert mentors Presentation: How to Negotiate an Academic Job Offer Dr. Vivian Lord Professor of Criminology and Interim Director, School of Social Work 2:00 pm – 2:15 pm Closing Remarks