Speed Mentoring for Epidemiologists Considering Returning to School to Pursue Doctoral Studies
Session Co-Chair: Susan Diaz, International Consortium for Blood Safety (ICBS)
Session Co-Chair: Erin Bowles, Kaiser Permanente
SER has a genuine commitment towards supporting and promoting their Masters-level professional membership. The SER 2019 inaugural, Masters-Level Symposium was very well received. Sponsored by the SER Membership & Nominations Committee, this 2020 session has been expanded to two sessions.
This session is dedicated to supporting SER Masters-level students and professionals contemplating returning to school to pursue Doctoral Studies. In the SER Masters-level survey in 2017, 24.4% planned to return to school to pursue Doctoral Studies (DrPH/PhD). In a speed-mentoring format, forty, pre-registered, attendees will receive mentoring from working, Masters-Level Professionals, as well as from those whom decided to return to school to pursue Doctorate degrees (DrPH/PhD/ScD). The event will have 1-2 mentors at small tables who will engage in a brief discussion with mentees at that table. The mentors will rotate tables to engage in discussions with a new group of mentees every 10-15 minutes.
The overall objective of these two sessions is to highlight the valuable contribution of Masters-level professionals in the area of Epidemiologic Research, foster their professional growth inside and outside of SER, and demonstrate SER’s devotion to this esteemed portion of the Membership.
Presenters:
Tess Gilbert, Veterans Affairs
“Masters-Level Epidemiologist in Government, at the Federal Level (VA)”
Tanya Libby, University of California Berkeley
“Masters-Level, CDC Foodnet Epidemiologist in Government, at the State Level (CEIP)”
Rebecca Ehrenkranz, Pittsburgh University
“Masters-Level, Surveillance Epidemiologist in Government, at the Federal Level (NIH/NCI) & Current Doctoral Student in Epidemiology (Pitt SPH)”
Nedghie Adrien, Boston University
“Masters-Level Epidemiologist in Government, at the Federal Level (CDC Foundation) & Current Doctoral Student in Epidemiology (BUSPH)”
Reese Sy, Boston University
“Former Data Analyst in Brain Injury Research at an Academic Center & Current Graduate Research Fellow/Doctoral Student in Epidemiology (BUSPH)”
Rachael Ross, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
“Former Masters-Level Epidemiologist at an Academic Medical Center (CHOP) & Current Doctoral Student in Epidemiology (UNC SPH)”
Robert C. Orellana, CDC
“Doctoral-Level Epidemiologist in the Federal Government & Former Epidemiologist at the State Level”
Dr. Babatunde Oloyede, United States Public Health Service Commander and Clinical Epidemiologist
“Masters-Level, Reproductive Health Epidemiologist in Government, at the Federal Level (CDC)”
Nnaemeka Odo, Exponent
“Physician & Doctoral-Level Epidemiologist in Environmental & Occupational Health at a Consulting Company”
Kristin Palmsten, HealthPartners
“Doctoral-Level, Research Investigator at a Research Institute”
Anne Mobley Butler, Washington University in St. Louis
“Doctoral-Level, Professor of Medicine in Infectious Diseases, at a Medical School”