Virtual Info Session about Humanities Scholars Program 2026-27 Postdoctoral Associate Positions
2026-01-22 16:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom
The Humanities Scholars Program, an undergraduate research initiative in the College of Arts & Sciences, invites applications from Cornell PhD candidates and recent Cornell PhDs for one-year postdoctoral associate positions beginning August 1, 2026. HSP Postdocs teach, mentor, and run workshops for advanced undergraduates in the Humanities Scholars Program. Each position offers a salary of $67,000/year and a $2,000 research fund for the year. Two Postdoctoral Associates will be appointed.
Join faculty director, Verity Platt, for a virtual information session about these two position openings and get your questions answered.
Applications are due February 3, 2026. See the call for applications on HSP’s website.
This virtual info session will take place over Zoom. Registration is required.
Please email any questions to hum-scholars-program@cornell.edu

Building Mentorship Skills for Academic Careers
2026-01-27 15:00 - 16:30 | Mann Library, 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Pre-registration is required.
In this series of interactive workshops designed for current Cornell graduate students and postdocs and open to those in all fields, you will develop essential research mentoring skills, particularly in disciplines where research is conducted collaboratively and in teams. Learn best practices for mentoring research students and technicians and develop planning and communication skills needed to guide individual mentees and research teams.
All sessions will be practical in nature and feature short pre-readings or videos, case study discussions, and activities to help identify your strengths and desired areas for improvement. Receive a certificate of completion for successfully participating in at least 4 of 5 sessions (dates: 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 3/3, and 3/17). Interested participants should apply by January 23 with the expectation of attending all workshops and actively participating in small and large group discussions.
Sessions are on Tuesdays between 3:00-4:30 pm ET. See full schedule and topics
Questions?

Contact Dr. Colleen McLinn, futurefaculty@cornell.edu or 607-255-2030

Building Mentorship Skills for Academic Careers is sponsored by the Graduate School’s Future Faculty and Academic Careers program, part of the Office of Career and Professional Development.

Career Discovery Series: Public Sector Careers: Government, Policy, and International Affairs Panel
2026-02-02 10:30 - 12:00 | Zoom
This small group discussion will offer insight into career paths Ph.D.s and research masters’ students pursue beyond academia, including how alumni have translated their academic training into impactful roles. Bring questions, explore industries, and learn from real experiences in an open and supportive format.
Register for Public Sector Careers: Government, Policy, and International Affairs Panel
Government, Policy, and International Affairs Panelist Bios
Abby R. Goldman, Ph.D. ’18, is a research staff member at the Institute for Defense Analyses Science and Technology Policy Institute, where she conducts research on science and technology policy in support of U.S. federal decision-making. Her work spans emerging technologies, global competitiveness, STEM education, and workforce issues, and she also mentors early-career science policy fellows. She earned a doctorate in materials science from Cornell University.

Vernon C. Mitchell, Jr., Ph.D. ’14, is the director of the Civil Rights Enforcement Agency for the City of St. Louis and formerly served as the city’s chief equity and inclusion officer. He brings a background in American history and African American studies to address systemic challenges facing marginalized communities. He earned a doctorate in history from Cornell University.

Kiley Foster, Ph.D. ’20, is a government affairs professional and analyst with the city of San José’s Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services department, supporting community-focused projects citywide. She previously worked with Utah’s Refugee Services Office and a tech education nonprofit after earning a doctorate in Near Eastern studies from Cornell University.

Cristina Fernandez-Baca, Ph.D. ’18, is a foreign affairs officer at the U.S. Department of State and a former AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow. She previously worked as a research molecular biologist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service, where she studied plant-soil microbiome interactions, arsenic uptake in rice, and greenhouse gas emissions. Her background spans environmental engineering, molecular biology, and science policy, with experience in federal research, community-based environmental programs, and mentoring students. She earned a doctorate in civil and environmental engineering from Cornell University.

The 2026 Pathways to Success: Career Discovery Series is a professional development opportunity focused on providing graduate and professional degree students and postdoctoral scholars with valuable career exploration and professional development learning and skill development opportunities. Participants may register for an individual session or all sessions offered within the week.

Career Discovery Series: From Research to Real-World Impact: Science Careers in Industry Panel
2026-02-02 14:30 - 16:00 | Zoom
This small group discussion will offer insight into career paths Ph.D.s and research masters’ students pursue beyond academia, including how alumni have translated their academic training into impactful roles. Bring questions, explore industries, and learn from real experiences in an open and supportive format.
Register for From Research to Real-World Impact: Science Careers in Industry Panel
Science Careers in Industry Panelist Bios
Christopher Wolyniak, Ph.D. ’06, leads the analytical chemistry R&D team for germ protection at Reckitt, supporting brands including Lysol, Finish, Harpic, and Dettol across teams in New Jersey and India. His team focuses on measurement techniques to understand product efficacy, stability, and quality, and they previously worked in pharmaceutical and personal care R&D. He earned a doctorate in analytical chemistry from Cornell University.

Stephanie Ropiak, Ph.D. ’18, is senior director of product research at Dairy Management Inc., supporting dairy foods innovation on behalf of U.S. dairy farmers. She previously worked in R&D at PepsiCo and Kraft Heinz and earned her doctorate in food science from Cornell University.

Michael Santiago, Ph.D. ’16, is the founder of FloraPulse, a company that developed sensor technology to directly measure tree water status for agricultural production. His work helps growers optimize irrigation for yield, quality, and water savings. He holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Cornell University.

Deanna Caputo, Ph.D. ’04, is chief scientist for insider threat research and solutions at MITRE and a principal behavioral psychologist specializing in judgment and decision making, human behavior, and cybersecurity. Her team uses behavioral science methodologies and analytics to reduce insider risk by analyzing how human behavior appears in cyber and noncyber data and by developing data-driven approaches to influence employee attitudes and behaviors. She is the author of “Insider Threats: Leveraging the Benefits of Behavioral Science Research” (2021) and holds a doctorate in social psychology from Cornell University.
The 2026 Pathways to Success: Career Discovery Series is a professional development opportunity focused on providing graduate and professional degree students and postdoctoral scholars with valuable career exploration and professional development learning and skill development opportunities. Participants may register for an individual session or all sessions offered within the week.

Career Discovery Series: Education, Teaching and Academic-Adjacent Careers Panel
2026-02-02 17:00 - 18:30 | Zoom
This small group discussion will offer insight into career paths Ph.D.s and research masters’ students pursue beyond academia, including how alumni have translated their academic training into impactful roles. Bring questions, explore industries, and learn from real experiences in an open and supportive format.
Register for Education, Teaching, and Academic-Adjacent Careers Panel
Education, Teaching and Academic-Adjacent Careers Panelist Bios
Jessica Metzler, Ph.D. ’11, is director of online learning at Providence College, where she leads online and hybrid program development and digital learning strategy. She previously worked at Minerva Project and Brown University’s Sheridan Center and holds a doctorate in English from Cornell University.

Zachary Grobe, Ph.D. ’22, is assistant head of the English department at the Loomis Chaffee School, where he teaches junior and senior English and supports the Writing Initiatives Program. He earned his doctorate in English from Cornell University.

Francesca Bruno, Ph.D. ’19, is the Philadelphia impact director at 12+, where she leads college and career readiness programming for low-income and first-generation-to-college students. She has over 10 years of experience teaching, advising, and mentoring students across nonprofit, K–12, and higher education settings, including at the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, and Penn State. She earned her doctorate in philosophy from Cornell University.

The 2026 Pathways to Success: Career Discovery Series is a professional development opportunity focused on providing graduate and professional degree students and postdoctoral scholars with valuable career exploration and professional development learning and skill development opportunities. Participants may register for an individual session or all sessions offered within the week.

Career Discovery Series: Transformative Careers in Social and Environmental Policy Panel
2026-02-03 17:00 - 18:30 | Zoom
Register for Transformative Careers in Social and Environmental Policy Panel
This small group discussion will offer insight into career paths Ph.D.s and research masters’ students pursue beyond academia, including how alumni have translated their academic training into impactful roles. Bring questions, explore industries, and learn from real experiences in an open and supportive format.
Social and Environmental Policy Panelist Bios

Amelia Demery, Ph.D. ’23, is a program officer at Ocean Visions, where she leads and supports projects in ocean carbon dioxide removal, environmental justice, and coalition-building. She previously worked at the U.S. National Science Foundation coordinating interagency ocean science and policy initiatives. She earned her doctorate in ecology and evolutionary biology from Cornell University.

Colin Cepuran, Ph.D. ’20, is a senior researcher at Chapin Hall working on implementation and evaluation projects to support child welfare agencies using quantitative and geographic data. He holds a doctorate in government from Cornell University, with research focused on American politics and immigration policy.

Veronica O. Davis, M.R.P. ’03, is the U.S. vice president for planning, engagement, and urban design at AtkinsRéalis, bringing 25 years of experience in civil engineering and planning. Previously, she was the director for transportation and drainage operations for the city of Houston and co-founded Nspiregreen LLC. She also co-founded Black Women Bike (BWB) and represented Houston as vice president on the National Association of City Transportation Officials. She holds dual master’s degrees in engineering management and regional planning from Cornell University.

The 2026 Pathways to Success: Career Discovery Series is a professional development opportunity focused on providing graduate and professional degree students and postdoctoral scholars with valuable career exploration and professional development learning and skill development opportunities. Participants may register for an individual session or all sessions offered within the week.

Career Discovery Series: Science-Informed Business and Sustainability Careers Panel
2026-02-04 08:30 - 10:00 | Zoom
Register for Global Careers at the Intersection of Business, Sustainability, and Equity Panel
This small group discussion will offer insight into career paths Ph.D.s and research masters’ students pursue beyond academia, including how alumni have translated their academic training into impactful roles. Bring questions, explore industries, and learn from real experiences in an open and supportive format.
Science-Informed Business and Sustainability Careers Panelist Bios
Hema Surendranathan, Ph.D. ’21, is a sustainability and ESG professional from Malaysia with experience across TMT, energy, and transport sectors. She holds a degree from Bryn Mawr College and doctorate in English language and literature from Cornell University.

Rachel Chang, Ph.D. ’25, is a business development manager at Biocytogen, where she serves as a bridge between science and business by building partnerships to advance medicine and accelerate therapeutic development. She is passionate about communicating science, building relationships, and empowering others — values shaped through her academic and research journey at Cornell. She holds a doctorate in biomedical and biological sciences from Cornell University.

Khyati Rathore, M.R.P. ’19
Bio forthcoming.
Tristan Shepherd, Ph.D.
Bio forthcoming.
The 2026 Pathways to Success: Career Discovery Series is a professional development opportunity focused on providing graduate and professional degree students and postdoctoral scholars with valuable career exploration and professional development learning and skill development opportunities. Participants may register for an individual session or all sessions offered within the week.

Career Discovery Series: From Ideas to Impact: Careers in UX, AI and Entrepreneurship Panel
2026-02-04 13:30 - 15:00 | Zoom
Register for From Ideas to Impact: Careers in UX, AI, and Entrepreneurship Panel
This small group discussion will offer insight into career paths Ph.D.s and research masters’ students pursue beyond academia, including how alumni have translated their academic training into impactful roles. Bring questions, explore industries, and learn from real experiences in an open and supportive format.
UX, AI and Entrepreneurship Panelist Bios
Rod Recker, M.S., is a product and engineering executive with deep experience building and scaling interactive technology platforms and teams. He has served as CTO at The Glimpse Group, head of product at Alive Home 360, and led global innovation teams at Autodesk, driving product strategy, growth, and investment. He earned a master’s degree in computer graphics from Cornell University.

Malcolm Bare, Ph.D. ’21, is associate director of client solutions at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a technical product manager focused on enterprise AI and EdTech products. He works on delivering digital products that support students, staff, and faculty. He earned a doctorate in English language and literature from Cornell University.

Hakan Unsal, Ph.D. ’07, is the founder and CEO of Primerli, an industry-learning platform launched in 2019 to help professionals engage more effectively with clients across industries. He previously spent over a decade at BCG as a management consultant and in learning and development. He earned a doctorate in civil engineering from Columbia University and a M.Eng. in engineering management from Cornell University.

Naomi Enzinna, Ph.D. ’18, is a senior UX researcher and manager of UX research at UserTesting with over 12 years of experience conducting end-to-end qualitative and quantitative research across education, health care, technology, financial services, retail, and telecommunications. She specializes in accessibility UX research with work focused on identifying and addressing pain points for users with disabilities who rely on assistive technologies. Naomi holds a doctorate in linguistics from Cornell University.

The 2026 Pathways to Success: Career Discovery Series is a professional development opportunity focused on providing graduate and professional degree students and postdoctoral scholars with valuable career exploration and professional development learning and skill development opportunities. Participants may register for an individual session or all sessions offered within the week.

Career Discovery Series: Applied Humanities & Social Sciences: Creative, Human-Centered Design & Strategy Careers
2026-02-05 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom
Register for Applied Humanities and Social Sciences: Creative, Human-Centered Design, and Strategy Careers
This small group discussion will offer insight into career paths Ph.D.s and research masters’ students pursue beyond academia, including how alumni have translated their academic training into impactful roles. Bring questions, explore industries, and learn from real experiences in an open and supportive format.
Applied Humanities & Social Sciences Careers Panelist Bios
Betty Hensellek, Ph.D. ’20 is currently a design lead at JPMorganChase. Previously she was at a Washington, D.C. design firm, Informed XP, where her team worked on projects for financial institutions and the federal government. Her first design role ‘beyond academia’ was at Xerox. Alongside her industry work, Betty also teaches art of the Silk Roads and Islamic art at the University of Cincinnati as an adjunct assistant professor. She holds a B.A. and B.F.A. from the University of Cincinnati, M.A. from New York University, and doctorate in art history from Cornell University.

Ruoji Tang, Ph.D. ’19 is senior marketing manager at Shovels.ai and was recently senior content marketing manager at Liftoff Mobile and a contributing editor for the Wall Street Journal’s China Magazine. Her first full-time position outside academia was a content marketer at Terra, a creative agency in New York. She holds a B.A. in English from UC Berkeley and a doctorate in English language and literature from Cornell.

Yagna Nag Chowdhuri, Ph.D. ’20 is a facilitator and evaluator who supports collaborative learning and organizational change through critical reflection and compassionate engagement. She draws on deep expertise in cultural studies and anthropology to navigate complex issues and foster cultures of learning. Her work bridges research, teaching, and social work to support community transformation and social justice. She holds an M.Phil. in Social Sciences from the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, India, an M.S.W. from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, and a doctorate in Asian literature, religion, and culture from Cornell University.
The 2026 Pathways to Success: Career Discovery Series is a professional development opportunity focused on providing graduate and professional degree students and postdoctoral scholars with valuable career exploration and professional development learning and skill development opportunities. Participants may register for an individual session or all sessions offered within the week.

Career Discovery Series Keynote: Why You? How to Nail the Most Pressing Question of Your Career with Vicki Johnson ’01, Ph.D.
2026-02-05 17:00 - 18:00 | 120 Physical Sciences Building, 245 East Ave, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Location: 120 Physical Sciences Building
Register for Why You? How to Nail the Most Pressing Question of Your Career Keynote
Session Description
The candidates who land dream opportunities and command their destiny aren’t necessarily the ones with the longest resumes—they’re the ones who can articulate a future vision so compelling that others want to be part of making it happen. As you stand at the threshold of your career, you can create something more powerful than experience: a vision for what’s possible. In this transformative keynote, ProFellow Founder and Cornellian Vicki Johnson ’01, Ph.D., reveals the storytelling framework that turns uncertainty into confidence and helps you claim opportunities you didn’t think were within reach.
You’ll discover how to leverage the competitive advantages you already possess, why your future story matters more than your past credentials, and how to authentically answer the question that will define your career: “Why you?” This session will change how you see yourself—and how others see you too.
Key Takeaways:

The competitive edge you already have (and how to name it)

How to create meaningful connections with selectors that inspire investment

A proven framework for crafting your most compelling narrative

Following the keynote, stay for a live Q&A and an in-person book signing. As a special thank-you, the first 50 graduate students/postdocs and 50 undergraduates who attend in person will receive a free copy of “Pitch Your Potential: The Formula to Win Selective Opportunities and Leverage Your Story for Success.” A virtual option will be provided for participants unable to attend on campus.
Speaker Bio
Vicki Johnson ’01, Ph.D., is founder and director of ProFellow®, the leading online resource for professional and academic fellowships. She is a Cornell Class of 2001 alumna (government, Arts & Science), a four-time fellow, a top Ph.D. scholar, and an award-winning social entrepreneur. She is the forthcoming author of the Wiley book “Pitch Your Potential: The Formula to Win Selective Opportunities and Leverage Your Story for Success.”

Career Discovery Series: Careers in Consulting, Strategy, and Organizational Effectiveness Panel
2026-02-06 15:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
Register for Careers in Consulting, Strategy, and Organizational Effectiveness Panel
This small group discussion will offer insight into career paths Ph.D.s and research masters’ students pursue beyond academia, including how alumni have translated their academic training into impactful roles. Bring questions, explore industries, and learn from real experiences in an open and supportive format.
Consulting, Strategy and Organizational Effectiveness Careers Panelist Bios
Rick Wang, Ph.D. ’20, is a principal at the Boston Consulting Group working with pharma and medtech clients across R&D, commercial, and strategy topics. He earned a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Cornell University.

Vivian Rotenstein, Ph.D. ’21, is a litigation consultant at Blueprint Trial Consulting, where she supports attorneys through mock trials, focus groups, jury research, witness preparation, and trial strategy. She holds a doctorate in human development from Cornell University, with research focused on implicit bias, juror decision-making, and moral judgment.

Renny John, M.P.H. ’20, is a workplace wellness professional advancing equitable well-being across Northwell Health. As senior program manager on the TeamWell team, he supports the Western Market (18,000+ team members) and is part of a team supporting over 104,000 employees systemwide. He also serves as treasurer of the Cornell Black Alumni Association, supporting a network of 15,000+ alumni. He holds a master’s of public health from Cornell University and is pursuing a doctor of public health at Morgan State University.

Yawa Zewou, M.P.A. ’20 Bio forthcoming.
The 2026 Pathways to Success: Career Discovery Series is a professional development opportunity focused on providing graduate and professional degree students and postdoctoral scholars with valuable career exploration and professional development learning and skill development opportunities. Participants may register for an individual session or all sessions offered within the week.

Information Session on the Cornell Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
2026-02-11 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
Learn about the Three Minute Thesis competition: history, format, judging, prizes, and how Cornell offers the chance to participate. Organizers will field your questions about competing in the Cornell Graduate School competition in Spring 2026.
Register online to attend an information session.

WISE: Teaching Practices that Support Wellbeing
2026-02-12 16:00 - 17:15 | 100 Mann Library, 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
This interactive workshop introduces Wellbeing in Scholarly Environments (WISE) strategies and invites participants to reflect on how teaching practices can support both student wellbeing and their own growth as instructors. Through discussion and examples, you’ll explore ways to foster connection and belonging in classrooms, labs, and discussion sections, and leave with access to a toolkit to support confident, sustainable teaching. Presented in collaboration with the Center for Teaching Innovation.
Please share with your friends and register for any/all of these workshops here!

About the Series
Being a graduate or professional student at Cornell presents both opportunities and challenges. This workshop series offers practical, research-informed strategies to support wellbeing in academic spaces, strengthen skills for responding to peers in distress, and nurture your capacity to flourish. Graduate and professional students are welcome to register for one, two, or all three workshops in the series.
Why Attend?

Learn practical strategies to support your wellbeing in academic and peer settings
Build confidence in noticing and responding to signs of distress
Explore evidence-based approaches to personal flourishing
Engage with fellow graduate students in a supportive learning environment

This series is offered in collaboration between the Graduate School and Skorton Center for Health Initiatives. All workshops will take place from 4:00-5:15 PM. Light refreshments will be provided. This series is free, but registration is required by noon the day before each session. After receiving your registration, we’ll send a detailed confirmation and a meeting invite via Outlook. Sessions will take place in Mann Library, with meeting rooms shared in the invite.

Notice and Respond: Support Strategies
2026-02-26 16:00 - 17:15 | 102 Mann Library, 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
This interactive bystander intervention workshop helps participants build skills for recognizing signs of distress and responding with care and confidence. Through a short video case study, guided discussion, and resource overview, you’ll learn to identify different levels of distress, practice supportive questions and responses, and explore ways to connect peers with appropriate campus, local, or national resources.
Please share with your friends and register for any/all of these workshops here!

About the Series
Being a graduate or professional student at Cornell presents both opportunities and challenges. This workshop series offers practical, research-informed strategies to support wellbeing in academic spaces, strengthen skills for responding to peers in distress, and nurture your capacity to flourish. Graduate and professional students are welcome to register for one, two, or all three workshops in the series.
Why Attend?

Learn practical strategies to support your wellbeing in academic and peer settings
Build confidence in noticing and responding to signs of distress
Explore evidence-based approaches to personal flourishing
Engage with fellow graduate students in a supportive learning environment

This series is offered in collaboration between the Graduate School and Skorton Center for Health Initiatives. All workshops will take place from 4:00-5:15 PM. Light refreshments will be provided. This series is free, but registration is required by noon the day before each session. After receiving your registration, we’ll send a detailed confirmation and a meeting invite via Outlook. Sessions will take place in Mann Library, with meeting rooms shared in the invite.

Let’s CU Flourish
2026-03-12 16:00 - 17:15 | 102 Mann Library, 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Grounded in positive psychology, this workshop explores what it means to flourish in graduate school life. You’ll reflect on your strengths, values, and habits that support wellbeing and leave with practical tools to support resilience, meaning, and personal growth.
Please share with your friends and register for any/all of these workshops here!

About the Series
Being a graduate or professional student at Cornell presents both opportunities and challenges. This workshop series offers practical, research-informed strategies to support wellbeing in academic spaces, strengthen skills for responding to peers in distress, and nurture your capacity to flourish. Graduate and professional students are welcome to register for one, two, or all three workshops in the series.
Why Attend?

Learn practical strategies to support your wellbeing in academic and peer settings
Build confidence in noticing and responding to signs of distress
Explore evidence-based approaches to personal flourishing
Engage with fellow graduate students in a supportive learning environment

This series is offered in collaboration between the Graduate School and Skorton Center for Health Initiatives. All workshops will take place from 4:00-5:15 PM. Light refreshments will be provided. This series is free, but registration is required by noon the day before each session. After receiving your registration, we’ll send a detailed confirmation and a meeting invite via Outlook. Sessions will take place in Mann Library, with meeting rooms shared in the invite.

2026 Bouchet Society Lecture
2026-03-17 12:15 - 13:30 | G10 Biotechnology Building, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Building Access, Strengthening Evidence, and Advancing Impact for Research and Practice
Speaker: Ozias A. Moore, Ph.D. ’16, Associate Professor of Management in the College of Business at Lehigh University
Date: March 17, 2026
Time: 12:15-1:30 pm ET
Primary Location: G10 Biotechnology Building (Zoom option is available for whom in-person engagement is not a viable option.)
Register

Session Summary:
What shapes access to the relationships, resources, fair evaluation, and learning opportunities that individuals need to succeed in organizations — and what stands in the way? In this Bouchet lecture, Dr. Ozias A. Moore addresses these questions through findings from his multi-method research program, organized around four central themes: access to supportive relationships and resources, access to fair evaluation, access to learning, and access to trustworthy knowledge. Drawing from diverse theoretical perspectives and research designs, including field studies, experiments, and archival and longitudinal research, he examines how people rebuild professional networks and performance after organizational disruption, how bias enters hiring and career decisions, how team structure shapes the way people learn from one another, and how AI literacy influences trust when collaborating with generative AI. He also addresses why transparency in how we conduct research matters for building trustworthy knowledge. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that the conditions shaping access to relationships, evaluation, and learning are interconnected, with implications for both organizational practice and how we advance research. The lecture will foster insights and meaningful discussion to guide future directions, in ways that reflect the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society’s qualities of scholarship, leadership, character, service, and advocacy.

About our speaker:

As a Cornell Bouchet Society alum, Dr. Ozias A. Moore is an Associate Professor of Management in the College of Business at Lehigh University. He has also held a Visiting Assistant Professor of Management position at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His research spans individual and team levels of analysis, with an overarching focus on how individuals effectively work across boundaries in dynamic organizational settings. He examines how dynamic team composition, in particular multiple team membership (MTM), and the microdynamics of social networks shape within- and between-team interactions and team effectiveness, and how personal characteristics and contextual factors influence evaluation, decision-making, diversity, and learning for employees and leaders. His research has been published in journals, including the Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans, Group & Organization Management, The Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, and Personnel Psychology. He serves on the editorial review boards of the Journal of Organizational Behavior and the Journal of Management Studies.
Dr. Moore’s research findings have been featured in popular media outlets. He has received national and university-wide recognition for excellence in teaching, including being named among the Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professors by Poets & Quants and receiving the Lehigh University College of Business Teaching Excellence Award. While at Cornell, he was a Graduate School Dean’s Scholar and received the Toni Morrison Award for Graduate Mentorship. Before completing his Ph.D., he held management and executive-level positions at Westinghouse Electric Corporation, IBM Corporation, American Express, and Pfizer, Inc. He is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) through the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Dr. Moore earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh, an M.S. in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Human Resource Studies from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University.

2026 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
2026-03-18 15:00 - 16:30 | 251 Malott Hall, 212 Garden Ave, Ithaca, 14850, United States
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a competition for graduate students to develop and showcase their research communication skills.
The 2026 final round competition will be held in-person on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 in 251 Malott Hall. We will also offer a virtual attendance option by Zoom for those outside of Ithaca. Attend and vote for your favorite presentation for the People’s Choice Award!
3MT challenges research degree students to present a compelling story on their dissertation or thesis and its significance in just three minutes, in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. In addition to the first place and second place winners from among the finalists, audience members on March 18 will be asked to select a People’s Choice Award Winner.
All are invited to attend and spectate the final round, with advance RSVPs requested for Zoom attendance.

GradFUTURES Forum Graduate Student Professional Development Conference
2026-03-23 09:00 - 2026-03-27 13:00 | Online
About the GradFUTURES Forum

On behalf of the Princeton University Graduate School, Cornell graduate students and postdocs are cordially invited to attend the virtual sessions of the 2026 GradFUTURES Forum Graduate Student Professional Development Conference to be held March 23-27. Founded in 2020, the GradFUTURES Forum is a week-long professional development conference that is FREE and OPEN to graduate students from other institutions across the country and around the world.

Featuring dozens of keynote speakers, skill-building workshops, career panels, the conference offers dozens of online programs that support graduate students’ and postdocs’ success and prepare them for diverse career pathways.
Please visit this webpage to view the schedule (click on each date) and register for virtual sessions. (https://gradfutures.princeton.edu/Forum/Virtual)

Highlighting a few online talks of value to GCC members (times in Eastern Time):

The Professional Development Advantage: Rodney Priestley and Eva Kubu, Princeton Graduate School
Understanding the changing PhD opportunity landscape: Matt Sigelman, Burning Glass Institute
Innovative Approaches for supporting International Graduate Students: Fanta Aw (NAFSA), Amy Nice (Institute for Progress, Former White House OSTP), Violet Buxton-Walsh (Institute for Progress) and Robin Catmur-Smith (International Student Resource Center)
Global Careers: Thriving As An International Scholar, Sonali Majumdar, Princeton Graduate School

Interviewing and Negotiating for Academic Positions
2026-04-14 15:00 - 16:15 | Zoom
An important part of the academic job search is interviewing and then negotiating the offer. Come learn about the art of interviewing for faculty positions, especially those on the tenure track, and what and how you might negotiate about salary, startup funding, or other details of a job offer. The format will be a highly interactive Zoom presentation followed by a longer question and answer period.
Presenters: Dr. Yael Levitte, Senior Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity, and Dr. Colleen McLinn, Graduate School Associate Dean for Professional Development
Register to Attend
Sponsored by Future Faculty and Academic Careers in the Graduate School Office of Career and Professional Development, as part of the Academic Job Search Series.
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all Cornell community members. Contact careerandprofdev@cornell.edu for questions and accessibility accommodations. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Beyond Supervision: Effective Mentorship in Undergraduate Research
2026-04-24 14:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
Beyond Supervision: Effective Mentorship in Undergraduate Research

Date Option 1: Friday, April 24, 2026 from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, by Zoom
Date Option 2: Monday, May 18, 2026 from 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM, 142 Upson Hall (includes lunch)

Presenters: Colleen McLinn, Ph.D. and Darius Melvin, M.Ed.
Join us for an interactive workshop about best practices for mentoring undergraduate researchers. You will learn evidence-based mentoring techniques and engage with tools that you can use right now to enhance your mentoring practice. This workshop is ideal for the mentors of undergraduate researchers who would like to refine their mentoring practices or who are first time mentors to undergraduate researchers. We are offering two workshop sessions that will include the same content, one on Zoom and one in person (in person includes lunch!). Registration is required and space is limited. Sign-up now!
Sponsored by the Cornell University Graduate School, College of Engineering, and the Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS), and open to all who will soon be mentoring undergraduate scholars conducting research (in any discipline).
As a bonus, we will share new FAIM tools and resources being developed at Cornell, primarily designed for use in graduate education and the professoriate, but highly relevant to mentors at all levels. Feel free to check them out in advance!

Nurture Your Network
2026-04-30 14:00 - 15:30 | 102 Mann Library, 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Learn why and how to network, conduct informational interviews, and ask practical questions. Incorporate AI tools, a tracking system, and LinkedIn strategies to build reputation and reach.
Workshop outcomes:

Understand why and how to build a network
Leverage the power of LinkedIn to identify and communicate with professionals
Learn to manage a network, and track it with a “Digital Rolodex a/k/a Tres Anillos.”

Networking is a two-way street where you must invest time and energy to nurture and grow it. Being intentional about your interactions can mean the difference between opening and closing doors. You can build something invaluable if you are selective and curate who/what you want to learn more about through informational interviews. AI tools help synthesize information, identify related organizations, and map ideas. A network contributes to collaborative activities such as publishing, presenting, and partnering on projects. We learn about an industry or sector through informational interviews (an opportunity to gather information and share your pitch), do market research, and find areas to collaborate. A genuine connection can organically lead to anything and everything. Integrate Excel with AI to track activities.
Join our in-person only hands-on networking workshop! All disciplines welcome! REGISTER NOW
Event Details
Date and Time: April 30 from 2:00-3:30pm (in-person only)
Campus Location: Provided upon registration, prior to the event
Facilitator: Alumna Melissa Reitkopp ’85
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact gradcareers@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.
About the speaker: Alumna Melissa Reitkopp ’85 is a talent acquisition pro, career coach and community connector who has helped thousands of professionals across non-profit, commercial and government sectors grow their careers and build meaningful networks. She combines recruiter insights with practical tools to help people land jobs they love.
Brought to you through a collaboration between Cornell Alumni Affairs and Development and the Graduate School Office of Career and Professional Development’s Careers Beyond Academia program.

2026 Graduate Excellence & Impact Awards Celebration
2026-05-13 16:00 - 18:00 | G10 Biotechnology Building, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Location: G10 Biotechnology
Register for the event here!
Join the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement and the OISE Student Leadership Council to celebrate graduate and professional degree student award recipients being recognized for excellence and positive impacts in their advancement of efforts around inclusion, mentorship, outreach, and student engagement.
Additionally, we will celebrate faculty, staff, and community member awardees who have made a positive impact through their demonstrated commitment to supporting the well-being, mentoring experiences, and personal and professional development of graduate and professional students who represent the diversity of the Cornell community.

Research Communication Workshop
2026-05-14 14:00 - 16:00 | 102 Mann Library, 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Join this interactive, in-person only workshop. PhD students and postdocs from all disciplines are welcome. Be prepared to discuss your own research!
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this workshop you should:

Be able to introduce yourself in an engaging and memorable way
Recognize and develop strategies to explain jargon or complex topics
Develop skills and confidence to communicate with a variety of audiences
Use different storytelling approaches to communicate your research
Identify one or more outlets to communicate your research
Develop an approach to start your talk and engage your audience immediately

REGISTER NOW
Facilitators:
Cynthia Leifer, Director, Cornell Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Susi Varvayanis, Executive Director, Careers Beyond Academia
Date and time: May 14 from 2:00-4pm
Campus location: will be sent to registrants’ Cornell email prior to the date
Brought to you through a collaboration between the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs in the Research and Innovation Division and Careers Beyond Academia in the Office of Career and Professional Development in the Graduate School.

Beyond Supervision: Effective Mentorship in Undergraduate Research
2026-05-18 11:30 - 13:30 | 142 Upson Hall, 124 Hoy Road, Ithaca, 14853, United States
Beyond Supervision: Effective Mentorship in Undergraduate Research

Date Option 1: Friday, April 24, 2026 from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, by Zoom
Date Option 2: Monday, May 18, 2026 from 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM, 142 Upson Hall (includes lunch)

Presenters: Colleen McLinn, Ph.D. and Darius Melvin, M.Ed.
Join us for an interactive workshop about best practices for mentoring undergraduate researchers. You will learn evidence-based mentoring techniques and engage with tools that you can use right now to enhance your mentoring practice. This workshop is ideal for the mentors of undergraduate researchers who would like to refine their mentoring practices or who are first time mentors to undergraduate researchers. We are offering two workshop sessions that will include the same content, one on Zoom and one in person (in person includes lunch!). Registration is required and space is limited. Sign-up now!
Sponsored by the Cornell University Graduate School, College of Engineering, and the Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS), in partnership with the College of Arts and Sciences and the Boyce Thompson Institute. Open to all who will soon be mentoring undergraduate scholars conducting research (in any discipline).

Ph.D. Hooding Photos Prior to Recognition Ceremony
2026-05-22 15:30 - 17:30 | Atrium, Corson-Mudd Hall, 215 Tower Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
The Graduate School invites Ph.D. graduates and their advisors to the Corson-Mudd Hall atrium for the opportunity to have a professional photographer capture posed photos acting out the ceremonial hooding prior to the formal Ph.D. Recognition ceremony on May 22, 2026. Photos will be shared with the graduates free of charge in the days following Commencement weekend.
Photographers and photo backdrops will be available between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. in the atrium of Corson-Mudd Hall, on Tower Rd. Photographers will capture posed photos of Ph.D. candidates and their advisors acting out the ceremonial hooding, in which a faculty member places the hood over the shoulders of the graduate to signify their success in completing their graduate program.
Hundreds of Ph.D. candidates will be recognized at the event, so please plan to arrive early to avoid a last-minute rush to take your photos. The photographers and backdrops will not be available following the formal Ph.D. Recognition Ceremony.
Graduates are free to invite their advisors or another committee member to perform the hooding. In addition, Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education, Thomas A. Lewis, will be available from 4:30-5:30 p.m. to hood graduates whose advisors are unable to attend. Graduates should wear their appropriate cap, gown, and hood. Faculty members may wear their regalia, but it is not required.
Graduates and their advisors do not need to RSVP to take advantage of this opportunity. However, candidates must register to attend the ceremony in Barton Hall.
Please contact the Graduate School with any questions about this event: gradschool@cornell.edu

Getting a Faculty Position: Lessons Learned During the Academic Job Search
2026-05-28 15:00 - 16:15 | Zoom
Join us for a live online panel discussion featuring postdoctoral scholars and graduate students who were offered faculty positions this year! Bring your questions about the process and hear from the recent experiences of other Cornellians.
Meets online via Zoom. Register to attend.
Panelists to be Announced.
Sponsored by the Graduate School Office of Career and Professional Development as part of the Academic Job Search Series.
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all Cornell community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact futurefaculty@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

2026 Ivy+ Three Minute Thesis Competition
2026-06-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
The 2026 Ivy+ Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition is an inter-institutional showcase hosted by Princeton University featuring winners from Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Princeton, Stanford, University of California Berkeley, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale.
Cheer on Cornell’s 2026 3MT winner, Ellen van Wijngaarden, as she competes for the Ivy+ title! Audience members will vote to select the winner of People’s Choice Award.
View the Ivy+ 3MT website for more details, and to register.

The Application Process for an Academic Job
2026-06-23 13:00 - 14:15 | Zoom
To kick off the 2026-2027 Academic Job Search Series for Cornell graduate students and postdocs, come learn about the process of searching for a U.S. faculty job from start to finish: when to apply for faculty and other academic positions, what documents are required (CV, cover letter, etc.), and how long the process takes. Bring your questions for an interactive online discussion.
Presented by Colleen McLinn, Associate Dean for Professional Development.
Register to attend and you will receive the Zoom meeting link via email.
Sponsored by the Graduate School’s Office of Career and Professional Development as part of the Academic Job Search Series. We encourage you to learn more about the support resources available to you for preparing faculty application materials through the Future Faculty and Academic Careers program, and through the Teaching Portfolio Program at the Center for Teaching Innovation.
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all Cornell community members. Individuals who have accessibility accommodations to request should contact futurefaculty@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Writing a Research Statement for a Primarily Undergraduate Institution
2026-06-30 13:00 - 14:15 | Zoom
Through an interactive online discussion, guest presenter Dr. Jeffrey Werner (Professor of Chemistry at SUNY Cortland) will help job-seekers interested in faculty positions at four-year colleges and universities (e.g., primarily undergraduate institutions, or PUIs) outline a research statement that highlights plans to mentor undergraduate students in research.
Register to attend.
Sponsored by the Graduate School’s Office of Career and Professional Development as part of the Academic Job Search Series. We encourage you to learn more about the other support resources available to you through the Future Faculty and Academic Careers program.
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all Cornell community members. Individuals who have accessibility accommodations to request should contact careerandprofdev@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

CIRTL Network: Critical AI Literacy for Teachers and Students – Prompting, Evaluating, and Ethically Using Generative AI
2026-07-13 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom
Surprised by how fast AI is developing, yet still cautious about trusting it? Already using AI but wondering how to encourage students to remain critical of its outputs? As generative AI reshapes the educational landscape, developing critical AI literacy becomes essential for responsible AI use and critical evaluation. This workshop series hosted by the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL Network) explores critical AI literacy across various disciplines, with particular focus on AI prompt literacy, critical evaluation of AI outputs, and ethical disclosure practices. Instead of seeing generative AI as a dominant tool, the workshop encourages participants to see themselves as active and independent decision makers in human-AI collaboration. In session 1, participants will engage in hands-on activities to iteratively refine prompts that align with their writing purposes and goals, critically evaluate AI-generated outputs, and draft counter-text to articulate the reasons for accepting, modifying, and rejecting AI outputs. In addition, participants will draft an AI use disclosure statement to maintain academic and professional integrity and transparency. In session 2, participants will reflect on and extend these strategies by adapting the workshop activities to their own teaching, research, or professional contexts. Through collaborative sharing and discussion, participants will explore how critical AI literacy practices can be applied in different disciplines and settings. By the end of this workshop, participants will be prepared to:

Develop AI prompts with clear attention to purpose, audience, genre, and ethical boundaries
Critically evaluate AI outputs for accuracy, bias, assumptions, and alignment with disciplinary values
Decide when to accept, revise, or reject AI outputs and explain their reasoning through counter-text to maintain human agency.
Apply critical AI literacy strategies by adapting workshop activities, prompts, or evaluation approaches to their own contexts

Instructors
Ruonan Yang, The Ohio State University
Erin Mercurio, The Ohio State University
Workshop Schedule
This two-part online workshop meets in Zoom on Monday, July 13 and July 20 at 1-2:30pm Eastern
Audience
Anyone with an interest in critical AI literacy is welcome to participate. Participants who have experience teaching as independent instructors may find it especially helpful, as it may be easier to adapt the workshop activities to their own teaching contexts.
Registration and Enrollment
Interested in attending? Fill out this short form to get a reminder when registration opens.
Registration opens on Monday, June 29th at 11am ET. Cap: 60. Registration will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. (Cornell is a CIRTL member institution). Once registration closes, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status.
Accessibility
If you have access needs, please let us know what they are. Contact Zoe Zuleger (zmzuleger@wisc.edu) who is supporting this workshop, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs, we will also take measures throughout the workshop to support accessibility for all our students:

Sending pre-session reminders with upcoming assignments to all students
Sharing materials for synchronous sessions with students (slides, activity instructions, etc.)
Enabling live captioning in synchronous sessions
Incorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions

About CIRTL Programming
CIRTL Network programming is designed to develop future faculty committed to implementing and advancing evidence-based teaching practices to create undergraduate educational experiences that are accessible to all learners. Participants can explore our programming in any order, and to whatever extent supports your own teaching development needs and interests. To help participants understand what they can expect across all our programming, all CIRTL programming aligns with four broad learning goals; within those goals, programming might provide participants with an introductory, intermediate, or advanced learning experience.
This institute supports the following CIRTL learning goals at an introductory/intermediate level:

Goal 1: Develop evidence-based teaching knowledge.
Goal 2: Connect with community to enhance teaching.
Goal 3: Cultivate teaching skills through reflective improvement.
Goal 4: Prepare for an impactful career.
