Professional Development and Engagement
Rackham offers opportunities, funding, and resources that prepare graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to access the wide range of careers available to them. Our Rackham professional development and engagement programs provide outlets for interdisciplinary experiential learning.
Laura Schram
- Director of Professional Development and Engagement
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Deborah Willis
- Assistant Director of Professional Development and Engagement and Senior Program Lead for DEI Certificate
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Paul Artale
- Academic Program Manager for Graduate Student Engagement
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Joseph Cialdella
- Program Lead for Public Scholarship
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Kirsten Elling
- University Career Center
- Coordinator for Graduate Student Career Advancement
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Amy Fredell
- Academic Program Specialist for Doctoral Internship Program & Postdoctoral Programs
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Maggie Gardner
- Academic Program Manager for STEM Professional Development
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Maureen Leonard
- Events Coordinator
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Askari Rushing
- DEI Certificate Academic Program Specialist
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Jeanne St. Onge
- Administrative Assistant Senior
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