Drs. Tracy Klein, Janessa Graves, Dawn DeWitt, Mary Paine, and Patricia Pearce are pleased to announce an interdisciplinary speaker series featuring international and national experts in the health sciences focusing on mentoring. This free series will offer a certificate of completion to those who attend at least four of the six presentations. Zoom registration is required and you may register for any or all seminars.
Each speaker will discuss the benefits and challenges of working interprofessionally, especially as these activities are recognized in promotion and scholarship.
- Dr. Miles MacLeod, assistant professor for philosophy of science at the University of Twente in the Netherlands and author of “What makes interdisciplinarity difficult: Some consequences of domain specificity in interdisciplinary practice” (Jan. 23 | 9–10:30 a.m.)
- Drs. Mary Peace McCrae and Kristen Zimmerman, pharmacist authors of “Identifying Components of Success within Health Sciences Mentoring Programs through Review of the Literature” (Jan. 30 | 9–10:30 a.m.).
- Dr. Marvella Ford, public health researcher and endowed chair of the Cancer Disparities Center at the Medical University of South Carolina (Feb. 6 | 9–10:30 a.m.).
- Dr. Kathleen Sutcliffe, author of “Managing the Unexpected: Resilient Performance in an Age of Uncertainty” (Feb. 13 | 10–11:30 a.m.).
- Dr. Elda Ramirez, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Texas, Houston, founder of the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners (Feb. 20 | 9–10:30 a.m.).
- Dr. Richard James, Professor from the University of Melbourne, author of “The Eleven Effective Practices of Supervision” (March 28 | 4–5 p.m.) with a subsequent workshop scheduled to apply his principles to mentoring others led by Drs. Dawn DeWitt and Tracy Klein from 5–6 p.m.
To register
Please visit: nursing.wsu.edu/aspen-mentoring-seminar-series
For more information
Please contact: Dr. Tracy Klein: taklein@wsu.edu
