9:00-10:00 a.m.

Registration

10:00-10:05 a.m.

Welcome

10:05-11:30 a.m.

Enacting the Scholar Role

Explanation of what it means to be a scholar and the incomplete scholar roles that sometimes get in the way, including those of the housekeeper, the model employee, the patient, and the proxy critic. Focus is on becoming a complete scholar by writing regularly.

• Sonja Foss, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Communication
  University of Colorado Denver
  
  
• William Waters, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of English
  University of Houston - Downtown

11:35-12:55 p.m.

Networking Lunch

1:00-2:30 p.m.

Understanding the Publishing Process

Strategies for getting published, including developing a research program, coming up with ideas, selecting an appropriate journal, writing for the journal, revising a dissertation chapter or convention paper for publication, submitting the article, and responding to reviews and resubmitting.

• Sonja Foss, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Communication
  University of Colorado Denver
  
  
• William Waters, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of English
  University of Houston - Downtown

2:30-2:45 p.m.

Break

2:45-3:45 p.m.

Strengthening your Literature Review

Explanation of a method for processing and writing your literature efficiently and in way that produces original and unique results. Topics covered include the purpose of the literature review, identifying the literature to review, coding the literature, creating a conceptual schema, and writing up the literature review.

• Sonja Foss, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Communication
  University of Colorado Denver
  
  
• William Waters, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of English
  University of Houston - Downtown

3:45-4:00 p.m.

Break

4:00-6:00 p.m.

The Broader Narrative: Lifework, Voice, and the "Fierce Urgency of Now"

A researcher's life is animated by discovery, filled with insight, and often overwhelmed by results and the pressure to get them into the literature.  Our doctoral programs train us well for standard research writing, but that's only the beginning of what researchers can do with what they know.  Most often, our research is a product of a deeper commitment and a driving passion for addressing issues of our time and place.  This interactive session will explore our own broader narratives (what is our research really about), ways and venues for blending types of expression while maintaining a successful research career, and the importance of never forgetting what Dr. King referred to as "the fierce urgency of now."

•  Kathleen Roe, Ph.D.
   Professor of Health Education
   Chair of the Health Science  Department
   San José State University
  

6:00-8:00 p.m.

Reception

8:00-9:00 a.m.

9:00-10:00 a.m.

Closed Grantee/Alumni meeting

Breakfast and registration for Day 2

10:00-12:00 p.m.

Encore with Sonja Foss and William Waters

Ask your remaining burning questions about writing effectively in this Question & Answer session.

• Sonja Foss, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Communication
  University of Colorado Denver
  
  
• William Waters, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of English
  University of Houston - Downtown

12:00-1:30 p.m.

Networking Lunch with mentors

1:30-3:30 p.m.

Tips for Tenure and Promotion Panel

This workshop will highlight the important steps to positioning yourself for promotion within your academic institution. The panel includes professionals at different career stages designed to give various perspectives on building a successful academic career. Specific attention will be placed on determining which questions to ask yourself and the head of your academic department regarding your career trajectory, developing an individual academic plan, prioritizing your institutional responsibilities, and building your mentorship network. Workshop attendees will be able to use the skills learned during this workshop to better position their career for success in academia. 

• Earle Chambers, Ph.D. (moderator)
  Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Social Medicine
  Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  
  
• Kerry Ann Rockquemore, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of African American Studies &
  Sociology
  University of Illinois at Chicago
  Author: "The Black Academic's Guide to Winning Tenure Without Losing your Soul"
  
  
• Pamela Trotman Reid, Ph.D.
  President
  Saint Joseph College
  
  
• Gail Wyatt, Ph.D.
  Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences
  Director, UCLA Sexual Health Program
  Director,Center for Culture, Trauma and Mental Health Disparities
  Associate Director, UCLA AIDS Institute

3:30-3:45 p.m.

Closing Remarks