Dovin Kiernan, BME Ph.D. Student under the mentorship of Professor David Hawkins, was recently accepted into the UC Davis Professors for the Future Program for 2018-2019.
The Professors for the Future program enhances graduate education and postdoctoral training in several ways:
- ​PFTF fellows work on projects of their own design to enhance the graduate or postdoctoral experience and professional development of their colleagues. These projects are then presented at an end-of-year colloquium, open to all interested members of the university.
- All fellows receive formal training-in-teaching methods and course design through either the Seminar on College Teaching or self-selected workshops provided by the Center for Educational Effectiveness.
- PFTF fellows participate in a seminar course on Ethics and Professionalism in the University.
- Fellows meet regularly for roundtable panel discussions to promote the participants’ professional development, intellectual growth and leadership skills
- Each fellow receives a $3000 stipend.
In addition to the PFTF Program, Dovin also received the following research awards:
- American College of Sports Medicine Foundation Doctoral research award ($5,000)
- Sigma Xi Committee on Grants-in-Aid of Research award ($1,000 toward research expenses).
Congratulations, Dovin!