The global economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to impact faculty jobs across universities in the coming year. To help envision future scenarios, we look to lessons learned from the last recession. Therefore, PhD Plus is organizing a series of panels to discuss ‘faculty job search during recession’ where PhD students and Postdocs can learn from experiences of faculty on the job market during 2008-2010 across various disciplines.
In this panel, you can learn from the experiences of three faculty panelists from social science disciplines who are also UVA PhD alumni. The panelists are affiliated with various higher education institutions and will share their job search experiences during 2008-2010. Participants have the opportunity to submit questions before and directly engage with panelists during the discussion. This panel discussion will be especially helpful for PhD students and Postdocs exploring the faculty job market in the next couple of years.
Panelists
Elise Clerkin, PhD'10 - Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Miami University
Dr. Clerkin is a licensed clinical psychologist and associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Miami University. Prior to joining the faculty in 2012, Dr. Clerkin received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from UVA. She also completed an APA accredited clinical psychology internship at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center and a T32 postdoctoral research fellowship at Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. Dr. Clerkin is currently the director of the Anxiety, Cognition, and Emotion (ACE) Laboratory at Miami University.
Jesse Graham, PhD'10 - Associate Professor of Management, University of Utah
Dr. Graham is the George S. Eccles Chair in Business Ethics and Associate Professor of Management. Dr. Graham received his PhD in Psychology from UVA and joined the University of Southern California in 2010 and received his tenure at USC. He studies people’s core moral, political, and religious convictions that cause so much conflict — within and between individuals and organizations — and yet provide so much meaning to people’s lives.
Sara Henary, PhD'10 - Assistant Professor of Political Science, Missouri State University
Dr. Henary received her PhD in Politics from UVA in 2010 and completed a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Princeton University. She taught at Wake Forrest University, University of Virginia, and American University before joining Missouri State as the Assistant Professor of Political Science in 2014. Dr. Henary studies the history of political thought, modern political theory, American political thought, religion and politics, as well as politics and literature.
Jennifer Van Reet, PhD'08 - Associate Professor of Psychology, Providence College
Dr. Van Reet has been a faculty member in the psychology department since 2008, after receiving her Ph.D. in developmental psychology from the University of Virginia. She maintains an active research laboratory that investigates how children and adults are able to conceptualize objects and entities that are not real, and what role this ability has in learning. Dr. Van Reet also serves as the Director of the Center of Engaged Learning at Providence College.