Eight UAB faculty members have been selected to participate in the Summer 2023 Faculty Success Program hosted by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) and sponsored by the UAB Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

The selected members are Yu-Yin Lin, D.D.S., M.S., assistant professor of pediatric dentistry in the School of Dentistry; Allison Jones, Ph.D., RN, CCNS, assistant professor of nursing in the School of Nursing; Michael J. Herr II, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Medical Education in the Heersink School of Medicine; Bhekumusa Lukhele, Ph.D., MPH, BNS, assistant professor of health care organization and policy in the School of Public Health; Molly Richardson, Ph.D., MPH, assistant professor of health care organization and policy in the School of Public Health; Ellen Mwenesongole, Ph.D., associate professor of criminal justice in the College of Arts and Sciences; Emily Jaworski Koriath, DMA, assistant professor in the Department of Music in the College of Arts and Sciences; and Keisha Brown, OD, assistant professor of optometry and vision science in the School of Optometry. 

The Faculty Success Program is a 12-week program for faculty of all ranks who are looking for empirically tested methods to improve research productivity through intense accountability, coaching, and peer support and to propel their work-life balance and personal growth. The program will take place from May 14 to August 5.

The NCFDD provides career development and mentoring resources for faculty at more than 450 colleges and universities. More than 475 faculty, postdocs, and graduate students at UAB have taken advantage of the university’s institutional membership. Membership includes access to the NCFDD’s Core Curriculum webinars, focused on skills necessary to “thrive in the academy”; interactive, online Guest Expert Webinars; multi-week courses on preparing tenure and promotion materials and manuscript revision; and 14-day writing challenges.