Professional Development Series
The ASB Student Committee is pleased to announce our new Professional Development series, a series of online events geared toward students’ professional development. This series of workshops will feature students, post-docs, faculty, and industry partners who will discuss topics chosen by the ASB Student Committee. Topics will include navigating career choices post-graduation, managing work/life balance, and finding/applying for funding opportunities. We intend to schedule a bi-monthly Professional Development event. Details on each upcoming event are available in the calendar listing below.
All are welcomed to attend the Professional Development series. There are no fees to participate but participants must register to attend. If you have a specific topic or speaker you’d like to hear from, please contact your student representative Paula Kramer at asbstudentrep@asbweb.org.
Upcoming Events
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PREVIOUS Events
Episode 11: Q&A Panel: Biomechanists in Industry
Date: April 30, 2025
Panelists: Drs. Melissa Boswell, Hanna O’Day, Kurt Beschorner, and Evan Dooley
Panel Q&A – answering questions related to biomechanics career paths that differ from the purely academic route.
Episode 10: ASB Awards & Life of a Post-Doc Q&A
Date: February 14, 2025
Guest: David Lipps
- ASB Student Awards – David Lipps (ASB Awards Chair) will be joining us to discuss the ASB student awards. This is a great opportunity to ask questions!
- Postdoc Discussion – We will also have an open conversation with postdocs about the benefits and challenges of postdoc life, as well as how to find a postdoc position that aligns with your next career step.
Episode 09: How to attend ASB meeting Q&A panel
Date and Time: Thursday, July 24th at 2pm ET
Panelists include: Asal Aflatounian, Cabel McCandless, and Lauren Luginsland
Join us for the ‘How to attend ASB meeting Q&A Panel,’ designed to provide invaluable guidance for newer conference attendees. This virtual event will help you effectively plan your participation, offering insights into key events and tips for making the most out of your ASB experience. Don’t miss this opportunity to prepare and connect with fellow biomechanics trainees before the meeting in Madison.
Episode 08: Breathing Life into Your Presentation and Poster’ webinar
Date and Time: Thursday, July 18th at 1pm ET
Hosted by: Dr. Sarah Hemler
‘Breathing Life into Your Presentation and Poster’, will teach you how to create audience-focused presentations, effectively detail your methods, and design engaging research posters and podium talks. Gain practical insights on slide generation, receiving feedback, answering questions, and strategies to attract and engage your audience. This is a valuable workshop both to new and experienced presenters and will feature reflection exercises to help you think about designing your own posters and presentations.
Episode 07: ASB Student Chapter Career Panel: Five panelists share their career experiences in diverse fields within biomechanics
Date and time: Tuesday, May 8, 2024
Panelists:
Shriniwas Patwardhan, National Institute of Health
Lindsey Becker, Nebraska Cancer Specialists
Divya Srinivasan, Clemson University
Jessica Aviles, Clemson University
Sarah Hemler, University of Geneva
EVENT 06: Distraction -Free Working
Hosted by: Dr. Kurt Beschorner
Date and time: Wednesday, February 21st at 6pm ET/5pm CT.
Highlights:
- Identify and eliminate diverse workplace distractions.
- Understand the crucial link between distractions, mental health, and overall work-life balance.
- Acquire practical tools and techniques easily implementable at work and beyond.
EVENT 05: Turning an Academic CV into an Industry Resume
Hosted by: Arlene Taich, career consultant at Washington University in St. Louis
Date and time: Thursday, November 30th at 5pm ET/4pm CT.
EVENT 04: Student Panel Annual Meeting Preparation
Panelists: Danny Davis, Lauren Luginsland, Jenny Leetsma
Moderator: Asal Aflatounian
Date and time: Wednesday, June 21st 6-7:30pm EDT/3pm PDT
EVENT 03: Maintaining Clinical Relevance in Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Mechanics Research
Presenter: Spencer Lake, Washington University in St. Louis
Date and time: Thursday, April 20th 5pm ET/4pm CT
Highlights: Spencer will be talking about his work in tendon research and how he keeps things clinically relevant (something we all strive for in our research).
Details:
- Spencer Lake’s research focuses on multiscale structure-function of orthopaedic soft tissues
- This talk will present three vignettes of research projects that successfully leveraged clinical collaborations
- The importance of maintaining focus on clinical applicability of basic science research
EVENT 02: Student Professional Development Event
Hosted by: Erica Bell, postdoctoral research fellow and cofounder of Black Biomechanists Association
Date and time: Wednesday, February 8th at 7pm ET/6pm CT
Event 01: Obstacles and Strategies for Code Development and Sharing in Biomechanics
Presenter: Mitchell Tillman (PhD Candidate at Stevens Institute of Technology)
Title of paper: Obstacles and Strategies for Code Development and Sharing in Biomechanics
Date and time: Thursday, December 8th, 5pm CT/6pm ET
Highlights:
- What if you could integrate any data analysis code from the literature into your existing code with just a click? In this seminar, learn how a common framework for scientific computing can facilitate this and more.
- Code sharing in biomechanics is still in its infancy. What are the technical barriers to sharing code, and how can we overcome them? To learn about a proposed framework that overcomes these obstacles, join the our first Professional Development Series seminar.
- No framework currently exists to facilitate scientific code sharing. Join this seminar to learn about a proposed application for scientific computing that facilitates reproducible, modular, and shareable data analysis.