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POSTDOC NEWS for Fellows and Research Fellows NOVEMBER 2020 OFFICE of POSTDOCTORAL EDUCATION Piedmont Triad Community Research Center [email protected] 115 S. Chestnut Street in the Innovation Quarter Room 104. 336-716-8229 Dr. Allyn C. Howlett, Director and Asst Dean, 716-8545 [email protected] Face book: Wake Forest University Postdoc Association LinkedIn: Wake Forest postdoc Association Twitter @PostdocWake Postdoc Events and Information Please bookmark our Canvas platform! https://wfusm.instructure.com/courses/2617/files NOTE: you must use a browser other than Explorer so cut and paste the link. All postdocs should be enrolled in the Canvas class. You will use your Wakehealth email and password to login. Please let me know at [email protected] if you have any problems. ==================================================================================== To apply, please submit the following to Julie Wagoner at [email protected] by November 2, 2020: • Curriculum Vitae • Research Statement (2 pages maximum) • Diversity Statement in the style described at https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2016/06/10/how-writeeffective-diversity-statement-essay (1.5 pages maximum) Please direct any questions to Paul W. Czoty, Ph.D. at [email protected] 1 Covid-19 Need to Know: Faculty Coping Tools & Support and Other Key Resources COVID-19 intranet site Research information – Covid-19 Resources for postdoctoral Fellows and Research Fellows BestHealth For Us! BestHealth intranet site Employee Assistance Program Contact EAP 336-716-5493 After hours contacts: Psychiatry Resident on call: 336-716-2011 Pastoral Care Chaplain on call: 336-716-6770 (enter pager ID # 9754) Chaplain Michelle Nicolle [email protected] or (336) 713-9766. Resources for: All employees, house staff and fellows CHILDCARE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES Download the Childcare and Educational Options Resource Guide. Resources: Mental Health New! Behavioral Health benefits Wake Forest Baptist Health is pleased to share news of a new, personalized employee health benefit program, as an adjunct to other existing resources such as the Employee Assistance Program. Livongo Behavioral Health powered by myStrength is designed to help with stress, sleep, anxiety, depression, and more. Livongo Behavioral Health powered by myStrength is a benefit paid 100% by WFBH. The program is offered at no cost to employees and dependents age 13 and up with coverage through the WFBH employee health plan. Here’s what you get when you enroll: A Customized Program. Get a program tailored to your needs and goals. Choose what to focus on. Go at your own pace. Proven Tools and Helpful Resources. Learn tips and techniques to help improve your day-to-day life. Track your mood, sleep, stress, goals, and more – all with 24/7 access to the myStrength app and web platform. One-on-One Support. We can all use a little extra support sometimes. Dedicated coaches can help you set goals, discover resources, and stay motivated. To enroll for this new program, simply visit strength.livongo.com/WFBH/enter or call Livongo Member support at 800- 945-4355, and have your registration code WFBH ready. In the coming days you will also be receiving a mailing from Livongo, which contains additional program details. If you have further questions, please contact the PeopleLink team at PeopleLink.wakehealth.edu or by phone at 336-716- 6464 (Monday–Friday 7:30 AM–5:00 PM). INFORMATION HERE! OMH has compiled Violence Related Trauma Resources for individuals, families, communities, healthcare providers and other professionals. 2 The NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) offers brochures and fact sheets on mental health disorders and related topics for patients and their families, health professionals and the public. Materials are available in English and Spanish. The National Alliance on Mental Health has created infographics and fact sheets on topics such as the warning signs of mental illness and suicide, including statistics by race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation/identity: Mental Health By the Numbers. =============================================================================== International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) Center for Global Programs & Studies 116 Reynolda Hall Kelia Hubbard, Director; Greta Smith, for WFSM graduate programs [email protected] [email protected] | 336-758-5938 http://global.wfu.edu/iss/ [global.wfu.edu] Pamela Melton – Paralegal, CLA 336.716-1194 | 336-716-5656| [email protected] Robert Michael- Business Analyst p 336-716-6257 \ f 336-716-5656 romichae@w akehealth.edu Counseling and Well-Being Services Orita McCorkle ([email protected]) international students Are you an advanced grad student or postdoc? Or do you mentor grad students or work on graduate training? We have been funded to build two free online courses to help beginning graduate students navigate their mentoring relationships (thanks NIH NIGMS!). Please tell us [ibiology.acemlna.com] what knowledge and skills a 1st year grad student needs for good mentoring relationships! Click Here for Survey Click Here for Survey [ibiology.acemlna.com] Your responses will be used to help us develop these courses, however, your responses may also be used for research. More information about the research study can be found on the first page of the survey. Once you have completed the survey, you will have the option to provide your name and email address on a separate form if you are interested in participating in an interview about your research mentoring relationships. Feel free to share the survey with other interested people! Thank you from the iBiology Courses Team! 3 About NOVEMBER CALENDAR HERE! A sampling of events listed below. Phase 3 iQ Community Updates Full list of Tenant updates HERE! ==================================================== JOIN THE POSTDOC ASSOCIATION TEACHING AFFINITY GROUP To join the PATAG email list, Contact: Ashley Sanderlin [email protected] You can also email [email protected] with PATAG in the subject line See below for teaching workshop Thursday November 5th 12:00-6:00pm Why Attend? Network, collaborate and learn from other educators Learn more about exemplary course design practices 4 See how learning analytics can help influence student retention, performance and achievement Hear examples of how to keep students engaged and on track FREE REGISTRATION HERE! Departments were provided a $500 per POSTDOC educational Fund for training this academic year. Please speak with your Department Chair about how you would like the Department to spend this fund on your training. RESEARCH RIGOR AND REPRODUCIBILITY for TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS SAVE THE Date: Thursday November 12, 2020 Time: 5:15-6:30 pm Virtual Presentation at 5:15 pm, immediately followed by a facilitated discussion at 6:00 pm by Zoom Please check the Postdoc Canvas Announcements for the link to join! The Scientific Hypothesis: Use, Misuse or Non-use in Contemporary Research Publications Bradley Alger, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland, Author of the book: “In Defense of the Scientific Hypothesis: From Reproducibility Crisis to Big Data” Oxford Univ. Press, 2020. REGISTRATION BY REDCAP. Contact CTSI Education and Training. Rigor, Transparency and Reproducibility training is a requirement for NIH training and career development grants and other federally funded pre-doctoral and post-doctoral awards. Ellen Quillen, PhD, and Justin Moore, PhD, are the faculty Co-Coordinators for the Research Rigor and Reproducibility training, along with WFSM Training Grant PIs and training faculty. Research Rigor and Reproducibility applications: 1. Fundamentals: Philosophical background and the scientific hypothesis today 2. Statistics and statistical hypotheses 3. Bayesian basics and the scientific hypothesis 4. Automatic thinking: hypotheses, biases, and inductive reasoning. The presentation will be followed by discussions in small breakout groups using Zoom, facilitated by training grant faculty. All training grant trainees, postdoctoral fellows and mentored career development awardees are expected to attend, but the program is open to ALL graduate students and postdoctoral research fellows and research scholars. 5 Beautiful Black and Torti Kittens would like to help you Shelter at Home! I adopted a stray cat, and surprise: three weeks later she had 6 kittens! They are almost 14 weeks old, weaned and know how to use the kitty litter box! They have been Dewormed and had their Feline Leukemia vaccination. These darlings are looking to find a GOOD HOME LIKE YOURS! For more information and a chance to meet the kittens, Phone and leave a message or TEXT me at 919-201-4044. Ask for KITTENS! The Center for Advancement of Teaching (CAT) is pleased to sponsor workshops that provide opportunities to learn, discuss, and collaborate with teaching colleagues, and which are facilitated by outstanding Wake Forest faculty and staff. Register http://pdc.wfu.edu [pdc.wfu.edu] early for our upcoming workshops: Remote-Working @ Wake https://pdc.wfu.edu/additional-resources/ Virtual Learning Opportunities With conferences cancelled and travel halted for professional development, the PDC’s online resources are a great way for you to build and strengthen professional competencies. Leading at Wake online classes and a selection of carefully curated LinkedIn Learning courses may be the perfect way to increase your skills and help realize your development goals. You can also earn credits