The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) welcomes a new group of scholars into Parents Leading Science™, a leadership development program for research-intensive faculty who are also parents.
Building on the success of the Mothers Leading Science™ program, this year’s cohort has expanded to include fathers for the first time. The program supports faculty who identify as a parent of school-age and/or younger child(ren), including those who are lifelong caregivers to children with disabilities by fostering personal and professional growth, building peer networks, and developing leadership skills to advance academic health sciences.
Reflecting the experiences of faculty parents
Parents Leading Science is organized into a unique dual-cohort model that reflects the varied experiences of parenting in academia. One cohort focuses on experiences traditionally associated with motherhood and the other on those traditionally associated with fatherhood.
Known as the Researcher-Mom and Researcher-Dad cohorts, participants take part in a whole-person leadership journey that fosters personal growth, empowerment, resilience, and alignment across their personal and professional lives. The program also includes joint sessions where participants explore shared challenges and opportunities for institutional improvement, creating space for dialogue across parenting experiences and enriching the academic environment for all.
Researcher-Mom cohort
Anne Eaton, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor, Division of Biostatistics & Health Data Science
UMN School of Public Health
J'Mag Karbeah, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Division of Health Policy & Management
UMN School of Public Health
Sarah Lofgren, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine
Department of Medicine
UMN Medical School
Ebiere Okah, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
UMN Medical School
Anita Randolph, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
UMN Medical School
Kimberly VanderWaal, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine
UMN College of Veterinary Medicine
Tiffany Wolf, DVM, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine
UMN College of Veterinary Medicine
Kyoko Yoshida, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
UMN College of Science and Engineering
Researcher-Dad cohort
Joshua Aman, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology
UMN Medical School
Greg Duncan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
UMN Medical School
Warren McKinney, PhD
Key Researcher, Nephrology, Transplantation, & Health Disparities
Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
UMN Medical School
Eric Rahrmann, PhD
Assistant Professor; Scientific Advisor for Microscopy & Histology
The Hormel Institute
University of Minnesota
Cory Schaffhausen, PhD
Key Researcher, Chronic Disease Organ Transplantation
Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Assistant Professor, UMN Medical School
Glenn Simmons, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University
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