Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research
Dr. Nancy Ruggeri is the director of Research Mentor and Mentee Education at WISCIENCE. She has been in educational development for over 20 years, working with faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and staff to create inclusive learning environments in higher education. Ruggeri received both her PhD (Curriculum & Instruction) and her MS (biological anthropology, with a …
Dr. Fátima Sancheznieto, PhD, is an associate researcher at the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH). She also directs and coordinates the career and professional development of graduate students in the Interdisciplinary Biological and Health Sciences Consortium at SMPH. In her experience …
Christine Sorkness, RPh, PharmD, is Senior Associate Executive Director of the UW Institute of Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) and oversees the translational endeavors efforts. She also serves as co-director of the ICTR Collaborative Center for Health Equity. Sorkness has a special interest in health disparities in asthma, in which she has conducted both clinical …
A former Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Development at Indiana University Indianapolis (IUI), Etta Ward led research development programs and operations for over 22 years. Ward’s primary role was to advance the IUI research mission through faculty research and professional development.Ward continues to promote effective mentoring as a strategy for personal and professional success, a …