Early Career Professionals: At the Heart of the Mentor-Mentee Continuum

Organizer(s)

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  Emily Sandall

  Postdoctoral Research Associate
  Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Center for Biodiversity & Global Change
  Yale University
  New Haven, Connecticut
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  Karen Poh

  Research Entomologist
  Animal Disease Research Unit
  USDA-ARS
  Pullman, Washington
• NQ

  Nicole Quinn (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  Indian River Research and Education Center
  University of Florida
  Fort Pierce, Florida

Early career members are in the career stage where they are establishing independent programs and mentoring others, while also seeking continued mentoring and support. This symposium will focus on how to find, establish, and maintain mentorship relationships, as well as the function and benefit of mentoring to all parties involved.

Presentations:

• 10:00 AM – 10:02 AM PT

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Karen C. Poh – USDA-ARS
• 10:02 AM – 10:22 AM PT

  Tying it all together: How varied approaches can improve mentorship outcomes
  

  Presenting Author: Chloe Hawkings – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• 10:22 AM – 10:42 AM PT

  Inclusion and equity starts from the ground up: Tips for building and sustaining a healthy, supportive, and inclusive lab culture that lifts everyone
  

  Presenting Author: Rob Morrison, III (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS
• 10:42 AM – 11:02 AM PT

  Building the colony: Using meaningful mentorship strategies to foster a safe and supportive lab culture
  

  Presenting Author: Sara Hermann – Pennsylvania State University
• 11:02 AM – 11:42 AM PT

  Panel discussion
• 11:42 AM – 11:45 AM PT

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Nicole F. Quinn – USDA-ARS