Faculty and Fellows
Faculty
Adam Goodman, Director
Todd Murphy, Associate Director
Staff
Megan Everett, Program Assistant
2011-2012 Leadership Fellows
Alexandra Amick
Aspasia Apostolakis-Miller
Koshonna Brown
Charlotte Frei
Sabil Huda
Becky Komarek
Linlin Li
Thy Nguyen
Nicholas Pearce
Erik Robinson
Paul Thelen
Kristin Yates Thomas
Josh Waitzman
Adam Goodman directs Northwestern University's Center for Leadership and is a faculty member in the McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science. His previous roles include: a founding partner of the NorthStone Group, CEO of the University of Colorado's Leadership Institute and its Presidents Leadership Class, and Special Assistant to three University of Colorado Presidents.
Goodman focuses on the fundamentals of leadership and how people learn to become more effective leaders. His courses include Field Study in Leadership (McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science) and Team Leadership in Decision Making (School of Communication), in addition to The Leader as Coach (an experimental course in the Kellogg School of Management). Goodman is also a frequent guest lecturer in other courses and programs. His current projects include the development of 6 Leadership Questions® (an assessment and learning tool), a data intensive enterprise-wide web portal for leadership and teamwork assessments, and training programs for leadership coaching. Past work includes a national survey of public sector leaders, the design of a national model leadership program, and work with over 20 leadership programs from across the USA.
In addition, Goodman has held numerous roles in leadership studies, including founding co-chair of the research section of the International Leadership Association and distinguished visiting professor at Johnson & Wales University. His work has been recognized and supported by organizations that include the Adolph Coors Foundation, the Boettcher Foundation, El Pomar Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Gates Family Foundation, and IBM Corp.
An active consultant today and for over 25 years, he has advised over 100 CEOs, senior officers, executive teams and boards of directors and given hundreds of invited speeches and workshops in the United States and around the world. Clients include the American Library Association-Public Library Association, Ball Corp., the Government of Canada, Drupal, Kaiser Permanente, the National Association of State Budget Officers, Navigant, New Belgium Brewing, and TIAA-CREF. He was co-founder of partner of three management consulting firms and a board member of Solbourne Computer Inc. unti its acquisition by Deloitte.
Goodman is an active and long-time community volunteer, including work with the Youth Job Center, Room to Read (founded by Northwestern alum John Wood), the University of Colorado, and Johnson & Wales University. He is also a home building volunteer in Juarez, Mexico. Throughout his career, Goodman has mentored emerging leaders and connected them with experienced leaders in the private, public and non-profit communities. He sponsored countless internships and established other programs to introduce college and high school students to many of the most challenging issues of the day including health care, building healthy communities, economic and international development, and criminal justice.
As a Presidential Fellow at the University of Colorado he earned a master's degree in management and, later, a Ph.D. in leadership from the Graduate School of Public Affairs.
"People work every day to improve their leadership (and the leadership of those around them). There's a lot of material to draw from: articles, books, videos, assessments and on-line content. Much of this material describes desired leadership abilities such as 'put first things first,' 'encourage the heart,' and 'take risks.' The goal is to get people to adopt the author's abilities for effective leadership."
“However, as leaders learn about and work to apply these abilities, they discover at least two hurdles that make true mastery largely unattainable. First, adopting someone else's universal list of abilities is more often than not a poor fit. Like designer clothes, they look great on the model but are lumpy in all the wrong places when others put them on. The result is new leadership behaviors that are impossible to sustain because they're just not comfortable. Second, there are far too many examples of great leaders and leadership that are contradictory. For every leader whose charisma and conviction created unqualified success I can find a leader whose humility and adaptability or whose work ethic and focus on quality led to success. What researchers like me have long suspected really is true: there's no leadership grail, set of universal abilities, essential laws or similar nonsense. So, stop looking at others and develop your own abilities.”
“Not Enough Generals Were Killed by Peter Drucker… Everything you need to know about leadership in 6 pages by one of the best management thinkers of any background, age or experience.”
“Mini Coopers, dessert of any kind, undermining conventional wisdom.”
“Learning how to sail, biking accident free, and reading fiction.”
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Todd Murphy is the Associate Director of Northwestern University's Center for Leadership and a faculty member in the McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science. Previously, he taught in the School of Communication and was an Academic Advisor in the Athletic Department. During his time as a Northwestern grad student, he was a lab instructor in the Undergraduate Leadership Program (ULP), the precursor to the Center for Leadership, and earned his Ph.D. under Paul Arntson, ULP’s founder.
Murphy focuses on equipping leaders to mobilize individual differences in order to maximize team performance. This is built on his research into the effects of surface-level and deep-level diversity on team dynamics. His courses include Paradigms and Strategies of Leadership (McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science), Field Study in Leadership (McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science), Team Leadership and Decision Making (School of Communication), as well as Leader as Coach (an experimental course in the Kellogg School of Management). He is also part of a campus collaboration to launch BioExcel, a summer academic experience for incoming freshmen, constructing and teaching the leadership component of the program. His current projects include leading ULP, establishing a global strategy for the Center (beginning with initiatives in Rwanda and Liberia), and advising Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine on curricular approaches to teamwork and leadership.
Through his creation of the Center’s Leadership Ventures program, Murphy helps students launch projects that give back to the NU and Evanston communities as they continue their leadership development. Notable projects include the creation of NU Channel One (NUCH1), Northwestern’s own student-run web channel, and Evanston After School, a web site that serves as a resource for parents seeking extracurricular programs in the Evanston community. He also conceived and launched the Alderman Internship Program, which places undergrads in offices of Evanston Aldermen and city officers, giving them firsthand exposure and experience in local municipal government and leadership.
Private and Public Sector Interests
In addition to his Ph.D., Todd has a Master of Divinity degree and is an ordained Anglican Priest. For two years, he served at a parish in Gainesville, Florida and is currently involved with a church in Deerfield, Illinois. His church and non-profit interests have led him to tutor children on the south side of Chicago, work projects in rural Mississippi and civil war-torn Guatemala, along with local volunteer work for Misericordia and Natural Ties.
On Learning About Leadership
“I have a habit of reducing my thoughts on leadership development to short sayings. I suppose it is a way of adapting to a world of texting, twittering and short attention spans. Here are a few that I find myself using most often:
‘The Center for Leadership is a launching pad, not a factory.’ - Many programs make the implicit (and sometimes explicit) claim that they ‘produce leaders’, as if it were as simple as setting up a machine and turning a crank. In my experience, each person is too unique and leadership too nuanced for this approach to begin to tap into the potential of what could be. Hence, we don’t attempt to “produce leaders”, as if our students were Model T’s. Rather, we walk with them through a collaborative and ongoing process that enables them to become the leader they were designed to be. When students finish our program, this process has only begun. Our goal is to set them on an arc of development that will continue over a lifetime.
‘Develop yourself, not your resume.’ – If leadership is to be effective and sustained, it must come out of who you are. To lead out of who you are, you must know who you are. There was a time when the person defined the resume. Too many people now approach life as if the resume defines the person. Thus, they spend their energy adding to a laundry list of titles and credentials without ever looking inside themselves to know and develop who they are. If you focus on developing yourself as a leader, the resume will follow.
‘Life rarely works out the way we expect. When it does, it is usually because we have traded possibility for control.’ – Risk is an essential ingredient for achieving your dreams.
‘Releasing creativity and wisdom to build a better world.’ – This is my unofficial vision statement for the Center for Leadership. At the end of day, all we really do is help students tap into what has been inside of them all along, so that they can help others do the same. Doing so allows us to have a part in creating a better future.”
Favorite Leadership Reading
The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization by Peter Drucker…The tag line for the Center for Leadership is “Where Questions Lead”. This is a powerful example of why.
Three Personal Passions
“My family, The Baltimore Orioles, and a fine steak from any of Chicago's great chop houses.”
Three Things That Need Work
“My tan, my hairline, and my waistline.”
Fifth year graduate student, joint Ph.D. and Masters in Public Health
Alex’s research interests since her undergraduate thesis include viruses that are associated with cancer, and how these viruses escape detection by the immune system. She pursued these interests at the University of Pennsylvania studying the T cell response to HIV. In 2007, she started her doctoral research in the lab of Dr. Longnecker at NU, where she studies the role of Epstein-Barr virus in human cancers. Alex recently completed her joint Masters in Public Health degree, working with NMH on a tuberculosis control project. Alex has several informal experiences mentoring and training fellow graduate students. Since entering NU, Alex has been a teaching assistant for a graduate discussion section, and as a Leadership Fellow, and she is excited to be a teaching assistant for the undergraduate course, “Paradigms and Strategies of Leadership”.
Alex has a long-standing interest in health and health equity, and has translated this interest into serving on a student advisory board for the University Health Services. Alex has also been active in advocating for needs of graduate students to University administrators, both in the Chicago Graduate Student Association, and the NU Graduate Leadership Council, which she now co-chairs. Professionally, Alex has enjoyed attending conferences to present her research, and is currently in the process of preparing a manuscript on her doctoral research.
Alex earned a B.Sc. in Virology and Immunology at the University of Bristol, England, and is currently working towards a Ph.D. in Microbiology through the Integrated Graduate Program, and a Masters in Public Health through the NU Program in Public Health.
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World, by Tracy Kidder. Besides the inspiring message of shaping an equitable global society through activism, this book reminds us that, sometimes, leaders must act alone on their beliefs.
Cycling, sustainable living, traveling.
Work-life balance, relaxing, patience.
Director, Students, Young Alumni & Career Services for the Northwestern Alumni Association (Office of Alumni Relations & Development)
A common thread in Aspasia’s career has been working recruiting, hiring, and training young professionals within for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Her teaching experience includes serving as a Lab Instructor for the Paradigms and Strategies of Leadership Course for 4 years; teaching NU undergraduate students networking skills; and planning and organizing the Northwestern Alumni Association’s annual alumni leadership conference. She is interested in human development as it relates to discovering values and passions and then weaving them together with talents and strengths.
Aspasia leads her team in planning and implementing events, program and services for the newest members of the Northwestern Alumni Association. Serving as a liaison to the NAA Board of Directors, Aspasia is involved in planning board meetings, and working with the Membership and Career & Networking standing committees.
Aspasia is an active member of the Council of One Hundred, a group of Northwestern alumnae dedicated to mentoring young women. She was a regional human resources manager for CIGNA Property & Casualty and ACE USA prior to joining the NAA staff. Aspasia served as chair of the Metropolitan Family Services Evanston/Skokie Valley community board and chair of the organization’s annual fundraising event. She completed the Leadership Evanston program offered by the Evanston Community Foundation.
She earned a BBA from George Washington University in Business Administration/Marketing and an MS from Northwestern in Managerial Communication.
Enlightened Leadership, by Ed Oakley and Doug Krug has a thought-provoking chapter about the power of asking versus telling and the benefits of asking effective questions.
“I enjoy singing, writing, and producing, recording, and editing narrative life story interviews.”
“I want to work on my ability to ask powerful questions, to listen for the truth, and to suspend judgment.”
Ph.D. Candidate Microbiology-Immunology
Koshonna’s research investigates the role of viral proteins in mediating herpesvirus fusion and entry. Koshonna has tutored math and science tutor for seven years, organized undergraduate biology labs, and served as a teaching assistant for her program’s graduate level Cell Biology course. She is currently a Teaching Assistant Fellow with Northwestern’s Searle Teaching Center.
Koshonna is actively involved in encouraging students of color to pursue higher education. As a member of the Northwestern Science Speaker Corps, she uses her current research to inspire high school. Koshonna holds a three-year presidency with Northwestern’s Chicago Campus Students of Color organization. An organization designed to increase the recruitment and retention of underrepresented graduate students at Northwestern. In addition to her campus-related positions, she is passionate about science and HIV prevention volunteering as a health educator with K.I. Health Services.
Koshonna earned a Bachelors of Science from Howard University, and is currently in her fourth year of a dual Masters in Public Health and PhD in Microbiology-Immunology program.
Being a Leo, Reading Autobiographies, Dancing my way through life
Patience, Communication, Road Rage
3rd Year Ph.D. student in Transportation Systems Analysis & Planning
In general, Charlotte is interested in the interactions between people, technology and the environment. Her research addresses how people's attitudes and behaviors influence their choices of where to live, what to do in their free time, and how they travel. She has TAed for Engineering Analysis 2 and was a middle school lacrosse coach for three years in Austin, TX.
Charlotte is a member of the Greater Chicago Women in Transportation Seminar (WTS) and is currently working with other WTS engineers on efforts to recruit more young women to S.T.E.M. careers, specifically in transportation related fields. Charlotte also cooks dinner once a month at a homeless transitional shelter in Evanston.
Currently a third year PhD candidate in Transportation Systems Analysis & Planning, Charlotte earned a B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.S. at Northwestern, both in Civil Engineering.
Charlotte's Web. When I was little people used to think calling me that was a clever way to tease me, so I was always a fan. It is a story about using your talents and helping others reach their potential. Charlotte's last words to Wilbur: “After all, what is a life? We're born, we live a little, we die. Perhaps by helping you, I was trying to lift up my own life a trifle.”
making lists, reading (especially children's books), observing animals
completing my lists, my writing, and patience
5th Year Ph.D. Candidate Chemical Engineering
Sabil's research interest is in using self-assembly at the nano-scale to develop medical devices, tools and therapeutics. He is currently working with Professor Bartosz A. Grzybowski to create uniquely patterned substrates to create devices which can aid rational drug discovery for cancer therapeutics. Before joining NU, Sabil has worked with researchers at North Carolina State University to develop high-sensitivity assays for protein detection. In addition, he worked with Professor Angela Leuking at the Pennsylvania State University to develop methods which will allow carbon nano-tubes to be used for hydrogen storage.
Sabil's passion for helping students develop authentic career paths has led him to become involved with multiple student organizations across Northwestern University. He is a founding member of the Northwestern University Advanced Degree Consulting Association and also a member of the group's Executive Board. He is currently working across organizations to start a series of symposiums which will focus on developing graduate students for non-academic careers.
Sabil earned a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University. He also has a Masters in Bitoechnology from Northwestern University. In addition, he has a Certificate in Management for Scientists and Engineers from the Kellogg School of Management.
A Time for Outrage, by Stéphane Hessel. This book is written by someone who not only fought in the second World War but was essential in restoring peace and democracy to the world in its aftermath. The book serves as a call to arms for people who are passionate about humanity and leading a life with morals regardless of religious and political associations.
Reading about history and philosophy, Music, Studying Culture
Writing, Networking, Finding time for the gym
Academic Counselor at the School of Continuing Studies
Rebecca does design education research through the Segal Design Institute. Her interests include service learning for engineering students and the potential for extracurricular learning to serve as a supplement to traditional classroom experiences. Rebecca also serves as a research coach in the Master of Science in Higher Education Administration and Policy program offered through SESP. She guides a group of master’s students as they perform original research through a three-course sequence.
Rebecca worked as a structural forensic engineer for three years before returning to school to study higher education. She has been an active member of the Chicagoland Professional Chapter of Engineers Without Borders since 2007 and has been the University Committee Chair for over a year. Through her experiences, she has provided a literal pathway to improve healthcare and education in a remote Guatemalan village by assisting in the construction of a pedestrian bridge and created learning opportunities for local student members of Engineers Without Borders.
Rebecca earned her M.S. in Education with a specialization in Higher Education Administration and Policy from Northwestern University as well as M.S. and B.S. degrees in civil engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Drive by Daniel Pink
volleyball, travel, being outdoors
patience, public speaking, taking time to cook
Ph.D. Candidate in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
Within her broad research interests in Supply Chain and Operations Management, Linlin’s current research focuses on supply chain contract in procurement. Nowadays, the rapid globalization of supply chains has provided unprecedented interactions between firms and thus numerous opportunities for researchers in Supply Chain Management. The underlying research goal of Linlin’s dissertation, titled “Capacity and Quality Contract Design in Supply Chain”, is to explore the contract design and operational strategies respective to issues that arise in the procurement process in supply chains.
Linlin has extensive experience as a teaching assistant for several MBA (MMM Program at Northwestern University) courses and undergraduate courses. She is also teaching an undergraduate course, Production Planning and Scheduling, in the forthcoming spring. She enjoys doing her research and interacting with a variety of students through teaching.
Linlin spent summer 2010 doing an internship at United Airlines in the Enterprise Optimization research group. She worked on developing and implementing a new algorithm for the Profitability Forecasting Model of the United Airline’s huge flight network. This experience makes her realize how complex a real-world problem can be and how important industrial engineers are.
Linlin has been an active member for several student organizations. She was in charge of a small library and other affairs of a student computer club while an undergraduate student. She also organized a series of seminars on environment and recycling while she was the vice president of her class as a master student in Tsinghua University. During the ten-day event of the 11th IAAF world junior championship in Beijing in August 2006, Linlin volunteered as a company and translator for the team from Republic of Seychelles.
Linlin joined the PhD program in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at Northwestern University in September 2007 and expect to graduate in summer 2012. Prior to that, she earned a master degree from Tsinghua University and a bachelor degree from Nankai University in China. Both of these degrees were in Control Science and Engineering from the Department of Automation, School of Information Technology.
Business Leadership, edited by Joan V. Gallos - many interesting stories with useful experience about famous leaders written by great leadership researchers.
Traveling, teaching, friends and family
Swimming, cooking, parallel parking
http://users.iems.northwestern.edu/~linlinli/
Associate Director, McCormick Office of Career Development
Thy’s research experience and interests includes college student identity and it’s relation to career development and more recently, undergraduate research and its role in student leadership.
Thy has been an active board and committee member with the Vietnamese Association of Illinois and the Midwest Association of Colleges and Employers. Thy has also volunteered for the Lincoln Park Community Shelter and RESULTS, an advocacy group that focuses on poverty related issues.
Thy earned a Masters Degree in Postsecondary Education and Student Affairs from the University of Northern Iowa. Thy also earned a BA in communications from Northern Iowa. Thy has also completed a certificate in Learning and Organizational Change from Northwestern University.
Let your Life Speak by Parker Palmer. It’s just a wise book by someone that has lots of wisdom. It reminds me of why I choose my current career path.
Family, baseball, ethnic food
Writing, golf swing, finding balance
Ph.D. Candidate Management and Organziations
Program Coordinator, Fellowship in Leadership
Nicholas’ research looks through the lens of institutional theory to explore the practice of leadership in a variety of organizational contexts, including corporations, non-profit organizations, and governments. Nicholas has served as a teaching assistant for graduate-level courses on Leadership in Organizations, Values-Based Leadership, Leading & Managing High-Performance Teams, Leading & Managing Diverse Organizations, and Power in Organizations. Nicholas also provides leadership coaching and mentoring to high-potential undergraduate and high school students.
Nicholas is a member of several professional organizations, including the Academy of Management and the National Black MBA Association and has served as President of the PhD Project Management Doctoral Students Association. In addition to his professional and academic commitments, Nicholas is an ordained Christian minister and is currently serving a congregation on Chicago’s South Side. Nicholas also serves as a guest speaker for schools, churches, and other organizations throughout the nation.
A product of the Chicago Public School system, Nicholas earned his S.B. in Chemical Engineering, with a minor in Management and concentration in Religious Studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2007 and his M.S. in Management & Organizations from Northwestern University in 2011. Nicholas is currently a doctoral candidate in the Management & Organizations department at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box, by The Arbinger Institute
Christian ministry & leadership, family, and sports
My dissertation, my golf swing, and my singing
Ph.D. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering
Erik’s teaching experience stems from significant Teaching Assistantships during his undergraduate time, in addition to his position as a Lecturer of Biology immediately following his baccalaureate degree. His research experience focuses on the application of Biomaterials and novel Nano-particles as drug delivery platforms in an effort to solve translational shortcomings within the medical field.
Outside of his academic endeavors Erik is currently serving as an Administrative Sergeant within the 85th Support Division in the United States Army Reserves, which he has served in since 2004. Previously, he has spent time within the Medical Field as a Research Assistant within the Division of Infectious Diseases at Stroger Hospital of Cook County.
Erik received a B.S. In Biology from North Park University and most recently received a M.S. in Biotechnology from Northwestern University. He has earned a certificate in Management for Scientist & Engineers from the Kellogg School of Management. Currently, he is pursuing a certificate in Predicative Science & Engineering from the McCormick School of Engineering as well as a graduate minor in Entrepreneurship from the Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
It Doesn’t Take a Hero by Norman Schwarzkopf is the autobiography of the Commanding General of Allied Forces during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. It reveals his rise in leadership roles within the military and the nature of his decision making process along the way, while highlighting the rationale and in-depth assessment of military action during the Persian Gulf conflict. He relates many traits which served him in his successes and failures during his tenure within the Army.
“Cycling, hockey and automotive tinkering of any kind”
“Organizational skills, time management, and staying in touch with family and friends”
Ph.D. Candidate, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Theatre & Drama (IPTD)
Assistant Master, Ayers College of Commerce & Industry
Program Coordinator, Fellowship in Leadership
Paul’s research and teaching focus on contemporary drama, legal advocacy, and performance. His dissertation, “Performing Veracity: Trial Advocacy and the American Trial,” explores the complex web involved in ascertaining truth within the American legal system. He has presented his research at the annual conferences for the American Society for Theatre Research and the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. Paul has designed and led three undergraduate courses for the Department of Theatre at Northwestern University, including “Courtroom Performance: Law & Theatre in Twentieth-Century America;” “Psychological Realism: Stanislavski to Strasberg/System to Method;” and “Theatre & Government in the United States from the Constitution to the NEA.”
Since 2009, Paul has served the Northwestern community as Assistant Master in the Residential College where he works with faculty, staff, and students to develop academic, social, and philanthropic opportunities. For the second year, he is serving as a Graduate Teaching Mentor at the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence. As a law student, Paul spent his summers working with the Phillip G. Hubbard Law Preparation Program—a program designed to prepare undergraduate students from historically underrepresented backgrounds for law school. Paul serves as a board member for the Iowa College of Law Alumni Association of Chicago and the Creighton University Young Alumni Association. Paul is also active in politics—especially political issues involving his home state of Iowa.
Paul graduated from Creighton University summa cum laude with degrees in Theatre and Political Science. He earned his J.D. with distinction as an Iowa Law Merit Scholar from the University of Iowa College of Law. Paul is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Northwestern.
Robert Caro’s books on Lyndon B. Johnson; On Leadership by John W. Gardner; Shakespeare
Artistry, Advocacy, & Academia
Today, Tomorrow, & The Next Day
Ph.D. Candidate in Media, Technology, & Society, School of Communication
Kristin’s research interests focus on identity creation and gender performance in mediated contexts. In plain English, she looks at how women use media, and how media use women. Her dissertation research explores how mommy-bloggers use digital media as a way of both performing and commodifying identity, recreating themselves online not just as individuals but as lifestyle brands through their use of digital media publishing and social networking platforms. She is a member of the WebUse Project research group at Northwestern. While working on her Ph.D., Kristin has been a Teaching Assistant for two of the School of Communication’s core classes, Theories of Argumentation and Theories of Persuasion, as well as the Center for Leadership’s undergraduate course, Paradigms and Strategies of Leadership.
During her time at Northwestern, Kristin has volunteered with the LBGTQA Campus Advisory Network committee, an experience which led to the opportunity to serve as a facilitator for DiversiFYInu, Safe Space and Straight But Not Narrow programming aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, as well as staff and faculty. She has been a Wildcat Welcome committee member, assisted at both freshman and Graduate School orientations, been a member of the Library committee, and sat on the board of the Association of Northwestern University Women. While living in Vancouver, Kristin was a member of the Junior League of Greater Vancouver, and sat on the fundraising board for the Crystal Ball, a gala benefit for BC Children’s Hospital.
Kristin holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Classical Studies from the University of British Columbia. In 2007, she earned a Master of Science in Education (MSED) degree with a concentration in Higher Education Administration and Social Policy from the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Media, Technology, & Society in the School of Communication at Northwestern University.
Lysistrata, by Aristophanes
Book collecting, baking, and my dissertation.
My guitar skills (and lack thereof), my backswing, and my dissertation.
M.D.-Ph.D. Candidate, Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
Josh grew up in West Hartford, CT and earned his Sc. B. in Biophysics at Brown University in Providence, RI. While in college, Josh researched the genetics of aging in fruitflies with Dr. Stephen Helfand, volunteer-taught SAT prep courses for a local high school and TAed Brown’s genetics course. Josh came to Chicago in 2007, when he began at Northwestern’s Medical Scientist Training Program, which mentors students on their way to becoming clinically competent physicians who perform cutting-edge research. Since 2009, Josh has been a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Sarah Rice, studying the molecular mechanism and regulation of the kinesin motor protein. He was selected as a Fannie and John Hertz Foundation fellow in 2010 and is preparing his first article for publication on the coordination between kinesin motor domains. Josh also serves as a TA and tutor for the Feinberg School of Medicine’s basic science curriculum, and has TAed the medical school’s microbiology course.
Josh has been an active member of the Northwestern University Medical Scientist Training Program’s Student Council, serving as president from 2009-2010, and is currently a member of the admissions committee. Josh has spent time mentoring Northwestern students through the Office of Fellowships and the Slivka Residential College for Science and Engineering. He has played trumpet with a variety of community, marching, jazz, Portuguese, rock and ice-skating bands and enjoys running and biking along Lake Michigan.
Josh received his Sc.B. with honors in Biophysics at Brown University. He is currently a student in the Northwestern University Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), pursuing M.D. and Ph.D. degrees.
Management of the Absurd, Richard Farson for its punchy but effective way of forcing readers to re-examine their assumptions about how groups of people work.
Running, playing music and cooking
Public speaking, time management and cooking
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