Abstract:

Great research requires great collaboration, but managing undergraduate assistants or junior lab mates doesn’t come with a manual. Join your peers for a 90-minute, interactive workshop designed specifically for PhD students looking to sharpen their mentoring and supervisory skills. We will cover three essentials of effective lab leadership: creating genuine engagement, fostering mentee independence (so they can solve problems without you), and mastering the art of constructive feedback. Come ready to practice real-world scenarios and walk away with practical strategies you can use in the lab tomorrow.

Biography:

Rebecca Dunning is the Director of the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research National Leadership Program (FFAR Fellows) comprised of 200+ PhD students in universities across the US and Canada. Rebecca also provides student and faculty leadership and organizational development training at North Carolina State University.