2014 SACNAS National Conference: Professional Development Sessions

A Great Interview: How to Excel in the Graduate Interview Process
Victoria Freedman, PhD, Jabbar Bennett, PhD, Nancy Schwartz, PhD, Mark Hernandez, PhD, Nicquet Blake, PhD, Sheila Thomas, PhD, Sherilynn Black, PhD, Nancy Street, PhD and Marie-Francoise Chesselet, MD/PhD

Advancing Your Career through International Research Experiences
Yaihara Fortis-Santiago, PhD, Mónica Feliú-Mójer, PhD, Sonia Ortega, PhD, Luz Milbeth Cumba Garcia, MS, Hector Zamora, BS and Marga Gual Soler, PhD

Continuing Education for Active Researchers in the Biological Sciences
Charla Lambert, PhD, Joel Smith, PhD, Charles Wray, PhD, Jennifer Noble, BS and Dianne Pater, BS

Effective Time Management in Graduate School
Meda Higa, PhD, Edward Krug, PhD, Melanie Sinche, MS and Ruben Dagda, PhD

Getting a Foot in the Door - CV/Resume/Pre-Screening Interview Workshop
Allyn Kaufmann, PhD, Gabriel Quiñones, PhD, Lino Gonzalez, PhD and Jorge Naciff, PhD

Jump-Start Your Career: CSR Early Career Reviewer Program
Monica Basco, PhD, Karyl Swartz, PhD and E. Roberto Orellana, PhD

Learning to be a More Effective Research Mentor for Your Trainees: High School Students to Postdocs
Kermin Martínez-Hernández, PhD and Stephanie House, MA

MD-PhD, Is It Right for Me?
Joseph Barbieri, PhD, José E Cavazos, MD/PhD, Mikael Guzman Karlsson, BS, Mario Martinez, MD, Michelle Allen, MD and Maureen Aliru, MD

Managing the Dissertation Process
Roberta Pokphanh, PhD and John Augusto, PhD

Mentoring up: Proactively Manage Your Relationship with Your Research Mentor By Assessing and Applying Your Communication Strengths
Steve Lee, PhD

Negotiating Collaborations - Successful Collaborations Are Made Not Born
Nancy Hurtado-Ziola, PhD, J. Mark Hattendorf, MBA, Talithia Williams, PhD and Rasheeda Hawk, PhD

Oceans and Climate Change: A Global and Interdisciplinary STEM Issue
Liesl Hotaling, MS, Corey Garza, PhD, Gail Scowcroft, MS, João Teixeira, PhD, Kwasi Connor, PhD and Andrew Thompson, PhD

Science Writing to Support Your Career: From Blogging to Journalism
Alberto Roca, PhD, Cynthia Coleman, PhD, Teresa Lamsam, PhD and Daniela Hernandez, PhD

Successfully Finding, Applying, and Obtaining a Summer Research Internship and a Postbac Position
Elena Hernández-Ramón, MD/PhD, Sharnnia Artis, PhD, Erika Barr, PhD, Cathy Fernandez-Weston, MS and Lea Marlor, BS

Voices from the Field – Successful Scholarship and Fellowship Recipients Describe Their Experience Applying for and Securing Funding
Chris Cash, BA, Melanie Harrison, PhD, Amanda Hintz, MS, Heriberto Reynoso, BS and Lamont Henderson, BS in progress

Why Choose a Graduate School with a T32 Training Program
Alison Hall, PhD, Miles Fabian, PhD and Anthony Carter, PhD

Applying to Graduate School and the Interview Process
Maria Cristina Villalobos, PhD, Luis Melara Jr., PhD and Luis Martinez, PhD

Careers in the Biomedical Private Sector
Gabriel Quinones, PhD, Lino Gonzalez, PhD, Jesus Moralez, PhD and Lydia Villa-Komaroff, PhD

Cracking the (bio)Code: How to Start a Research Career in Computational Biology
Tracy Heath, PhD, Emilia Huerta-Sanchez, PhD, Felipe Zapata, PhD and Conner Sandefur, PhD

Funding Sources: Graduate Fellowships & Beyond
Christine O'Brien, MS, Maria Teresa Velez, PhD, Marcus Huggans, PhD, Gisele Muller-Parker, PhD, Alison Hall, PhD, Jane Dell'Amore, MS and Warner Ithier-Guzman, PhD

Igniting the Sparkle: An Indigenous Science Education Curriculum Model
Gregory Cajete, PhD

Internship and Employment Opportunities with USDA/Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Other Federal Agencies
Craig Wilson, PhD and Ramiro Porras, BA

Internships in Industry, Government, and Nonprofit
Allyn Kaufmann, PhD, Jorge Naciff, PhD and Erika Barr, PhD

Kaplan GRE Boot Camp: Skills and Strategies for the Journey to Graduate School
Danielle Finnerty, BA and Joe Webb, BA

Permanence in the STEM Workforce: The Route to Tenure in Academia and Promotion in Industry/Government
Karen Ríos-Soto, PhD, Ricardo Cortez, PhD, Sara Del Valle, PhD and Talitha Washington, PhD

Postdoc Fundamentals: Selecting a Training Experience to Match Your Career Goals
Alberto Roca, PhD, Edward Krug, PhD and Sibby Anderson-Thompkins, PhD

Preparing for the Academic Decathlon
Sandra Sgoutas-Emch, PhD, Perla Myers, PhD, Drew Talley, PhD, Shannon Talbott, PhD, Maria Elena Zavala, PhD and Amanda Ruiz, PhD

Science Café - Cosmos
Juan Burciaga, PhD

Securing That First Faculty Position — Keys to Successful Interviewing
Raymond L. Rodriguez, PhD, Maggie Werner-Washburne, PhD, Karen McDonald, PhD, MaryLou de Leon Siantz, PhD and Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez, PhD

Stories from the Other Side of the Blurry Tunnel: It Gets Better after All
Kermin Martínez-Hernández, PhD, Mary García-Cazarín, PhD, Mónica Feliú-Mójer, PhD, Nahyr Rovira-Figueroa, PhD, Teresa Ramirez, PhD, Yaihara Fortis-Santiago, PhD, Peter K. Dorhout, PhD, Ron Hunter, PhD and Nancy Hurtado-Ziola, PhD

Summer Research: Find the Right Program to Start Your Career
John Augusto, PhD and Roberta Pokphanh, PhD

The Mentor/Mentee Experience: Making Connections from School to Career
Cecilia M. Hernandez, PhD, Bert Rivera-Marchand, PhD, Quentin Hays, MSc, Edward A. Martinez, PhD and Berlinda Baca-Sanchez, MBA

The Path Ahead: Postdoctoral and Faculty Funding Opportunities at Nigms and Readiness
Hinda Zlotnik, PhD and Jessica Faupel-Badger, PhD

The Power of Microactions: Active Preparation for Advanced Degrees
Cynthia Joseph, MEd, Nievita Bueno Watts, PhD, Socrates B. Munoz, BS, Yadira Ibarra, BS and Everett Salas, PhD

Training Opportunities for a Successful Career in Biomedical Research
Peter Ogunbiyi, DVM/PhD, Alison Lin, PhD, Michael Sesma, PhD and Sharon Milgram, PhD

Why Work for the Federal Government? Learn How to Find and Apply to Jobs in the Federal Government and at the CDC
Glorimar Maldonado, BA

Women Chemists of Color Presents: Challenges for Women in STEM
Joy Titus-Young, BA

ABC’s of Writing an Amazing Personal Statement
Omayra Ortega, PhD and Candice Price, PhD

Academic Faculty Jobs at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions
Alberto Roca, PhD, Kelle Cruz, PhD, Perla Myers, PhD, Pedro Gutierrez, PhD and John McCormack, PhD

Alaska Native Cultural Charter School: Traditional Learning and Healing Garden
Rosalina James, PhD and Renee Robinson, PharmD

Creating Results-Oriented Application Materials for an Academic Interview
Melissa Scheaffer, MS and Idalis Villaneuva, PhD

Delivering Science: Effective Communication Skills to Become a Successful Scientist
Mónica Feliú-Mójer, PhD, Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD, Raychelle Burks, PhD, Liz Neeley, MA and Luis Quevedo, MA

Education, Scholarship, Internship, and Employment Opportunities in Cyber Security
Mohsen Beheshti, PhD, Alfredo Cruz, PhD and Marcus Huggans, PhD

Excelling at Interviews for Scientific Positions in Industry and Government.
Lino Gonzalez, PhD, Allyn Kaufmann, PhD, Lina Patino, PhD, Sonia Ortega, PhD and Tepring Piquado, PhD

Expand Your Network: How to Identify Advisors, Mentors and Sponsors for a Successful Career.
Mary Garcia-Cazarin, PhD, Kermin Martínez-Hernández, PhD, Nahyr Rovira-Figueroa, PhD and Yaihara Fortis-Santiago, PhD

Expanding Your Horizons through Summer Research Programs
Eve Perara, PhD, Ricardo Alamillo Jr., BS, Armando Rivera-Figueroa, PhD, Ofelia Aguirre, BS, Evangelina Shreeve, BA and Juan Carlos Ramos, PhD

Funding Opportunities for Research and Education from the National Science Foundation
Bevlee Watford, PhD

Graduate School Game Plan: Time to Get in the Game!
Roberta Pokphanh, PhD, John Augusto, PhD and Mary Sanchez Lanier, PhD

Linking Science and Policy to Develop STEM Leaders
Olga Francois, MS, Roberto Delgado, PhD, Edward Ramos, PhD and Richard Weibl, MEd

Off the Tenure Path: Alternative Careers in STEM
Elisa Maldonado, PhD, Sara Del Valle, PhD, Ron Hunter, PhD, Monica Maldonado, PhD, Dione Rossiter, PhD and Saúl Nava, PhD

So You Want to Save the World? Careers in Environmental Science and Policy.
Neo Martinez, PhD, Nazune Menka, MS, Carlos Garza, PhD, Ingrid Padilla, PhD, Danielle Ignace, PhD and Fernanda Valdovinos, PhD

Why a PhD? Personal Choices and PhD Careers for You
Victoria Freedman, PhD, Nancy Schwartz, PhD, Michael Sesma, PhD, Jabbar Bennett, PhD, Marie-Francoise Chesselet, MD/PhD, Raquel Castellanos, PhD and Jason Torres, BA

Entrepreneurship Essentials - from Concept to Commercialization
Greg Villareal, PhD, Luis Martinez, PhD, J.Mark Hattendorf, MBA and Thomas Lipkin, PhD

Professional Development Sessions

Thursday, October 16, 2014

8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Friday, October 17, 2014

8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Saturday, October 18, 2014

2:00 PM-3:30 PM

3:45 PM-5:15 PM