Engaging with Your Field Beyond Traditional Academic Research
It’s important that all faculty continuously engage with their fields of interest to remain strong instructors, researchers, and/or clinicians. While TTK faculty primarily focus on peer-reviewed and grant-funded work, PTK faculty enjoy a greater degree of flexibility and creativity in their efforts to stay connected to their areas of study. This session will explore some of these non-traditional avenues of engagement, such as writing white papers and research reports (often in collaboration with outside organizations), contributing articles to trade publications, developing an edited volume or textbook, and conducting pedagogical research. These can be valuable contributions to one’s field and allow PTK faculty to both advance knowledge and build their public profiles.
Presenters
Jennifer Bachner is the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Clinical Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Public Health. She was previously the Director of the Center for Data Analytics, Policy, and Government at Johns Hopkins University, and prior to that founded and directed the JHU Data Analytics and Policy Program. Her areas of interest include evidence-based policymaking, analytics, government responsiveness, and public opinion. Bachner received her doctorate in Government from Harvard University and undergraduate degrees in Government and Politics and Social Studies Education from the University of Maryland, College Park.