Social Sciences & Humanities Postdocs Special Interest Summit: Panel 1

Panel 1: Social Sciences & Humanities Postdocs Around Us

This session focuses on highlighting the work and impact of postdocs in the social sciences and humanities. Our panelists represent diverse disciplinary and institutional perspectives with the shared goal of working to support social scientists and humanists in being successful in their careers. Our roundtable discussion will highlight the amazing work social scientists and humanists do and panelists will offer their perspective on the skills, experiences and reflections these scholars can cultivate to make their next career step. We’ll touch on topics such as:

understanding potential career trajectories and how to position yourself for future career opportunities;
navigating different systems such as higher education and industry;
how to set yourself up for success now [as a graduate student or postdocs]; and,
self-advocacy and networking.

This will be followed by Q&A with participants.

Moderator: Victoria Hallinan, Ph.D., program director for professional development, Yale University

Speakers: Cynthia Berg, Ph.D., distinguished professor, development psychology, health psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Utah; Mark Lawson, Ph.D., director, President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, UC Berkeley Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, Division of Equity & Inclusion, University of California, Berkeley; Erica Machulak, Ph.D., founder, Hikma Collective, author; Caleb McKinney, Ph.D., M.P.S., associate dean, graduate and postdoctoral training & development for Biomedical Graduate Education, assistant vice president of master’s program administration and development, Georgetown University Medical Center, NPA Board member