成人头条 Postdoc Association
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PDA Leadership Committee
Meet the members of the leadership committee. Together, they advocate for 成人头条 postdoctoral development, mentorship, and scientific collaboration.
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Dr. Edwin Perez is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Diana Natalicio Institute for Hispanic Student Success here at 成人头条. Dr. Perez is the son of immigrants from Oaxaca, Mexico and comes from a first-generation and low-income background. These identities have been central in shaping his experiences through higher education, serving as both challenges and motivators to work toward transforming our institutions into environments where students who have been historically excluded from higher education can thrive. Dr. Perez received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Merced and an M.Ed in Student Affairs from the University of California, Los Angeles. Most recently, he received a Ph.D. from the Higher Education and Organizational Change program at the University of California, Los Angeles. |
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Dr. Lauren Mena Shook is a postdoctoral fellow at the Diana Natalicio Institute for Hispanic Student Success. Her research agenda examines how discourse, policy, and practice shape inclusion and exclusion within educational systems. |
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Dr. Fabian R. Villagomez is a postdoctoral fellow studying KRAS and oxidative stress in pancreatic cancer. With expertise in therapy resistance, autophagy, and tumor microenvironments, he has led research at top institutions, including the University of Colorado Anschutz. A recipient of the HERA Ovarian Cancer Foundation Seed Grant, his work is published in high-impact journals and presented at major conferences. Find out more about his research through his . |
Postdoc Spotlight
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Fun fact: He attended the University of Texas system-wide Postdoctoral Symposium in the fall of 2024 where he won first place for his research presentation! Most recently, he just . Way to represent!
Resources for Postdocs
Best Practices
Mentoring
The 成人头条 School recognizes the value of mentoring and recommends that postdocs actively seek mentoring relationships with faculty members and administrators at 成人头条 and in their field at other institutions or through professional associations. Different mentors may provide different types of assistance. Mentors should introduce postdocs to established people in the field, teach norms and best practices of the discipline, and work with mentees to create an Individual Development Plan.
The links at the bottom of the page provide information and resources on a number of topics related to mentoring. Importantly, opportunities are provided by the Director of Postdoctoral Affairs and 成人头条 Fellowships as well as other 成人头条 departments such as the Institute for Scholarship, Pedagogy, Innovation, and Research Excellence (InSPIRE). A good mentoring relationship is crucial to the success of postdoctoral scholars as they develop original research ideas and move toward greater independence and maturity. Indeed, mentoring the next generation of scholars is a shared professional responsibility of all members of the academy.
Inclusive Excellence
成人头条 is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and individuals seeking employment or access to its programs, facilities or services, and will not discriminate against these persons on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. In addition to this commitment, the University will take affirmative steps to insure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated, during all aspects of employment, in a non-discriminatory manner. The National Postdoctoral Association website provides a .
Additional Resources
Contacts
Stephen Crites, Ph.D.
scrites@utep.edu
Dean of the 成人头条 School &
Associate Provost for 成人头条 Studies
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