Engagements & Resources

Conflict resolution, financial planning, people management, public relations—all such job duties and more came with my faculty career, and it’s fair to say that I did not feel adequately prepared for any of them.

Because scientists never outgrow the need for mentoring: A monthly advice column by Jen Heemstra in Chemical & Engineering News

“Can you post that on Twitter?” “I would if I knew how to ... uh ... tweet? I have no idea how to do that.” This conversation happened a little over two years ago during the Q&A session at the end of a talk I had given. A colleague was asking me to post a link to a resource I had mentioned in my talk. Yes, that’s correct—the second person in the conversation was me.

The highly competitive nature of academic environments might seem to suggest that success can only be obtained at the cost of taking good care of oneself. However, sacrificing self-care can be extremely harmful. Herein, we explore ways that high performance and self-care can be mutually reinforcing and produce long-term success.