Faculty Engagement

Engaging faculty from diverse backgrounds and disciplines is central to our core values and advancing our mission and strategic initiatives. The Center has multiple initiatives underway that are designed to foster faculty networking and engagement, aiming to grow and support a community of scholars and practitioners focused on women’s health and wellness. Each opportunity is intended to advance the Center’s mission, while also supporting the faculty member’s own scholarly and professional goals.

FACULTY FELLOWS

CWHW Fellowships offer faculty the opportunity to pursue a well-defined interdisciplinary research project through the Center that advances both the Center’s research priorities and the Faculty Fellow’s own scholarly interests.

Faculty Fellow appointments are for one calendar year (January 1st – December 31st). UNCG Faculty at any level who have research and external funding expectations as part of their workload are eligible to apply.

FACULTY & STAFF AFFILIATES

Faculty and Staff Affiliates collaborate on CWHW strategic initiatives to advance the Center’s mission and support their own work and initiatives. These affiliates will receive updates and communications from the Center, and will be invited to participate in an annual survey and networking event for ongoing needs assessment and strategic planning.

RESEARCH MENTORING

Training and mentoring the next generation of scientists, educators and practitioners in women’s health and wellness is one of our Core Values. We are committed to engaging and supporting junior women faculty from diverse backgrounds, particularly those who have been historically under-represented (Strategic Initiative 4.3). To achieve this, we will plan to take the following action steps in the next 1-2 years:

• Providing interdisciplinary collaboration and training opportunities in women’s health research through the CWHW Faculty Fellows program
• Providing networking opportunities with other researchers through Special Interest Groups, Faculty Affiliate Program and Women’s Community and Support Network.
• Providing seed funding to support early stage research focused on women’s health and wellness
• Promoting scholarship through center outlets and activities (e.g. Annual Research Forum)
• Promoting events across campus that support women junior faculty