OPA Program

**IMPORTAND NOTICE: In light of recent COVID-19 developments and the university’s guidance around social distancing, we have reviewed our upcoming program offerings and determined this program is not suitable for the Zoom format. For this reason, this program has been canceled. Thank you for your understanding.

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Dr. Sharon Pitteri, Associate Professor of Radiology and Dr. Sofie Kleppner, Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs

Required Readings:

Logue, A. W., Douglas, D., & Watanabe-Rose, M. (2019). Corequisite Mathematics Remediation: Results Over Time and in Different Contexts. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis,41(3); pp. 294–315. DOI: 10.3102/0162373719848777 -- LINK

Required Readings:

Burke, K.A., Hand, B., Poock, J., & Greenbowe, T. (2005). Using the Science Writing Heuristic. Journal of College Science Teaching,35(1); pp. 36-41. -- LINK

In this session, you'll have an opportunity to apply design thinking to your postdoctoral training and reflect on who you are, where you are going, and how you can get there.

You'll identify resources and plan to apply them to your training in the right place at the right time. The work we do together will support a thoughtful and balanced individual development plan.

In this session, you'll have an opportunity to apply design thinking to your postdoctoral training and reflect on who you are, where you are going, and how you can get there.

You'll identify resources and plan to apply them to your training in the right place at the right time. The work we do together will support a thoughtful and balanced individual development plan.

Required Reading:

Cowie, B., & Bell, B. (1999). A Model of Formative Assessment in Science Education. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice,6(1); pp.101-116. doi: 10.1080/09695949993026 -- LINK

There are several times during your postdoc when you are not yet ready to explicitly apply for an academic position but when you can still make yourself know to potential colleges and universities without explicitly. This is known as the "dark search phase" of your exploration, and we will discuss how to manage it in the most effective and efficient way.

Guest Speakers: Dr. Sofie Kleppner, Associate Dean, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Dr. Tanya Evan, Assistant Professor, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia

In this session, you'll have an opportunity to apply design thinking to your postdoctoral training and reflect on who you are, where you are going, and how you can get there.

You'll identify resources and plan to apply them to your training in the right place at the right time. The work we do together will support a thoughtful and balanced individual development plan.

Every academic institution is structured differently. What do you need to know as a new faculty member to negotiate and work effectively with the leadership at your new institution?

Guest Speakers: Dr. Jim Plummer, Professor, Electrical Engineering and (by courtesy) Materials Science & Engineering and Dr. Thomas Ehrlich, Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Education

Required Reading: Theobald, E.J., Hill, M.J., Tran, E., et al. (2020). Active learning narrows achievement gaps for underrepresented students in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math. PNAS,117(12); pp. 6476-6483. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1916903117 -- LINK