Develop and curate content around the 16 job families contained in ImaginePhD, including resources on career exploration, building job skills, networking, and applying.
Committee Members
| Name |
Office |
Institution |
| Sarah Peterson, Chair | Independent Career Consultant | Unaffiliated |
| Christine Kelly | Director, Career Development | Claremont Graduate University |
| Jennifer Levy | Assistant Director, Career Center | Duke University |
| Jennifer MacDonald | Associate Director for Graduate Career Development, Career Services | The New School for Social Research |
| Claire Salinas | Humanities Programming Consultant, Humanities Council | Washington, D.C. |
| Val Shepard | Program Manager, UCLA Graduate Student Resource Center, Graduate Student Resource Center | UCLA |
| Lana Smith-Hale | Graduate Student Consultant, Career Services | University of California, Santa Barbara |
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Robert Pearson, Chair
Creates curriculum with learning outcomes for: student users; faculty members; trainers, professional societies, etc.
Committee Members
| Name |
Office |
Institution |
| Robert Pearson, Chair | Director, Office of Graduate Studies | UT Dallas |
| Kelly Ahn | Associate Dean | Columbia University |
| Clarence Anthony Jr. | Career Coach, University Career Center | University of Michigan |
| David Blancha | STEM Manager, Graduate Student Services, Career Center | UCLA |
| Bernadette So | Director, Graduate Student Career Development; Wasserman Center for Career Development | NYU |
| Johanna Yunker | Assistant Director for Higher Ed Careers | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA
VACANT, Chair
Create a social media marketing campaign to promote ImaginePhD in conjunction with the GCC Communication and Outreach committee.
Committee Members
| Name |
Office |
Institution |
| Clarence Anthony Jr. | Career Coach, University Career Center | University of Michigan |
| Derek Attig | Director, Graduate College Career Development | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Erik Oswald | Graduate Career Consultant, Graduate Career Services | University of Notre Dame |
| Helen Pho | Associate Director, Career Services | University of Pennsylvania |
RESEARCH
Giulia Hoffmann and Nai-Fen Su, Co-Chairs
Develop guidelines for authorship, attribution, and conducting research using ImaginePhD. Develop a research agenda.
Committee Members
| Name |
Office |
Institution |
| Giulia Hoffmann, CO-CHAIR | Graduate Student Career Advisor, Career Center | UC San Diego |
| Nai-Fen Su, CO-CHAIR | Career Counselor, The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | Medical College of Wisconsin |
| Julie Fabsik-Swarts, MS, CFRE, CAP | Executive Director | National Postdoctoral Association |
| Gaeun Seo | Career Development Specialist: Graduate and International Advisor at Cornell Career Services | Cornell University |
| Brian Rybarczk | Assistant Dean, Graduate Student Academic & Professional Development | UNC - Chapel Hill |
| Valerie Shepard | Program Manager, UCLA Graduate Student Resource Center, Graduate Student Resource Center | UCLA |
SPONSORSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Dinuka Gunaratne, Chair
Identify and connect with organizations and individuals who may provide financial support to build and maintain ImaginePhD.
Committee Members
SUSTAINABILITY
VACANT, Chair
Work with the GCC Executive Council and ImaginePhD Project Lead to create and hone a sustainability plan that works with the GCC’s strategic plans and supports the ImaginePhD project.
Committee Members
| Name |
Office |
Institution |
| Teresa Dillinger | Academic Administrator for Professional Development, Graduate Studies | University of California, Davis |
| Amy Pszczolkowski | Assistant Dean for Professional Development, The Office of the Dean of The Graduate School | Princeton University |
| Dewis Shallcross | Director of Student Development and Special Events, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | The Citadel |
USER EXPERIENCE
Annie Maxfield, Chair (At Capacity – not taking new members)
Act as a feedback loop between potential users, tool designers and content creators to enhance usability, design, function, content and resources. Create platforms for stakeholder feedback, and communicate changes to the tool based on that feedback throughout the creation process.
Committee Members
| Name |
Office |
Institution |
| Annie Maxfield, Chair | Interim Director, Graduate Student Resource Center & Associate Director, Graduate Student Relations & Services | UCLA |
| Melissa Bostrom | Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Professional Development, The Graduate School | Duke University |
| Jenny Furlong | Director, Office of Career Planning and Professional Development at The Graduate Center | City University of New York (CUNY) |
| Natalia Martin | Research Associate, DiRita Laboratory | Michigan State University |
| Nicole Reiz | Graduate Professional Development Coordinator, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | University of Kansas |
| Chris Rios | Assistant Dean, Graduate School | Baylor |
| Elizabeth Salisbury | Director of Graduate Services Operations, Graduate and Professional Education | University of Delaware |
| Susan Martin | Program Director, Doctoral Students, University Career Center | University of Maryland |
| Deborah Willis | Program Manager for Professional & Academic Development| Rackham Graduate School | University of Michigan |