1. “Cracking the code: Networking for today, tomorrow, and beyond”
Join us for this interactive discussion!
Thursday, April 5, 2018
3:00-4:00 pm ET
Society for Health Psychology Teleconference Series
Hosted by the Div. 38 Student Advisory Council

2. Scope of teleconference:
Graduate students often receive advice that networking is important and should be pursued as often as possible; however, many students are left wondering how to accomplish this task. Networking can take many shapes and can be pursued to achieve various goals. We have three outstanding panelists who will share ideas and answer questions about developing your networking chops. Different professional settings will be represented (VA, university-based medical center, and academic department), and a range of developmental perspectives will be provided (from early career to established faculty). Whether you’re looking to fine-tune your craft or figure out how to get started, we hope this discussion panel will offer insight, perspective, and some concrete steps to help you tackle networking.

3. Speakers
Noel B. Quinn, PhD Co-Director of the Clinical Health Psychology Postdoctoral Residency VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Carly Goldstein, PhD
Assistant Professor
Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Mark A. Lumley, PhD
Distinguished Professor
Director of Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training
Wayne State University
Moderator:
KayLoni Olson, PhD
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Alpert Medical School of Brown University

4. Discussion Points: How do you define networking?
Say that you are at a health psychology conference, and you hear someone present that you would be excited to meet/work with. What would you say are the best ways to initiate contact with this person in a conference setting? What would be the best way to follow up with that person after the conference is over? Are there ways of communication/communication content that would be most likely to grab the person's attention?
Do you think students should prepare certain talking points or topics to discuss before going to networking events? If so, what do you suggest? ​
Oftentimes, networking is largely successful when the mentor takes an active part in introducing mentees to collaborators and colleagues in similar research fields and institutions. What advice do you have for mentees whose mentors may not be facilitating these connections?
What types of events or conferences do you recommend graduate students attend to make connections? ​
What is the best way (e.g., conferences, committees, etc.) to make interdisciplinary connections (i.e., with physicians, etc.) if one is striving for a career integrated in the medical setting? Moreover, at what stage in training is it most appropriate to make these connections?
Discuss networking for ECPs who recently completed post docs and may be job hunting, working part-time

5. Defining networking: There are many ways to think about!
An opportunity to seek out mentors who can provide an example of pathway to where you want to go
Increasing the number of people you have in your network to talk to about questions big and small
Developing mutually beneficial relationships where all participants can benefit

6. Tips to get started
Practice your 30 second elevator speech—people want to hear about your work and passion too
Use your full name when you introduce yourself
Play the long game. Networking is about starting a conversation and seeing where it goes
Stop being afraid! Most people are open to and enjoy meeting and chatting with new people

7. Thank you to our outstanding panelists for a great discussion of networking!