“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

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.

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

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

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

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

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