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Our Mission
The mission of the Postdoc Academy is to create a comprehensive and flexible professional development program targeting the needs of postdocs. Our goal is to help postdocs develop the transferable skills that will enable their success in a diverse set of careers.
Our Team
The Postdoc Academy is developed by a team at Boston University, Michigan State University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Northwestern University. In addition to the strengths that each team member brings to the project, our institutions combined represent four high-quality research institutions with over 3,000 postdocs combined.
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Anne-Sophie Bohrer, PhD
Training Coordinator, UW-Madison
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Robert Brown
Director, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Outreach at Northwestern University
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Henry (Rique) Campa III, PhD
Co-Investigator, Michigan State University
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Sarah Chobot Hokanson, PhD
Principal Investigator, Boston University
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Denise Drane, PhD
Co-Investigator, Northwestern University
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Pallavi Eswara
Director of Postdoctoral Affairs
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Bénédicte (Béné) Gnangnon, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate, Boston University
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Bennett Goldberg, PhD
Principal Investigator, Northwestern University
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Robin Greenler, MS
Co-Investigator, University of Wisconsin – Madison
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Jessica Maher, PhD
Co-Investigator, University of Wisconsin – Madison
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Rick McGee, PhD
Co-Investigator, Northwestern University
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Antonio Nunez, PhD
Co-Investigator, Michigan State University
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Shannon Rushe
Learning Designer
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John Swope
Founder & Digital Education Specialist of Curricu.me
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Alexandria (Alex) Yen, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate, Boston University
Past Team Members
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Saikat Banerjee, PhD
Postdoc Academy Intern, Northwestern University
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Amanda Bolgioni-Smith, PhD
Associate Director of Evaluation, Boston University
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Olivia Chesniak, PhD
Postdoc, Northwestern University
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Noah Green, PhD
Course Builder
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Lisa Himelman, MSEd
Assistant Director, Outreach and Communications, Boston University
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Rashmi Raj, PhD
Postdoc Academy Intern, Northwestern University
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Ting Sun, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University
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Celine Young, PhD
Program Director, Boston University
Our Funders and Partners
The Postdoc Academy is supported by NIGMS of the National Institutes of Health under award number R25GM121257. The content is solely the responsibility of the Postdoc Academy team and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
We are partnered with organizations, such as the National Research Mentor Network (NRMN) and the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA). Partnering with national organizations, professional societies, and research networks is critical to ensure the Postdoc Academy is accessible to a diverse postdoc population nationwide.
The Postdoc Academy collaborates with Curricu.me on the creation of our EdX platform. Curricu.me has been doing Open EdX installations and customizations since 2014. They offer deployment, maintenance, training and consulting services for customers large and small.
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