Did you start the year with high hopes for your writing projects, but now you’re feeling stuck or disappointed by your productivity? You are not alone; the NCFDD and your peers are here to help.

In this webinar, you’ll take time out of your schedule to identify your personal and professional goals, create a strategic plan to accomplish them, and identify the types of community, support, and accountability you need to make this your most productive and balanced term yet. This webinar isn't just about crafting another to-do list; it's about establishing a work-life harmony that helps propel you through a successful semester.

When: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 1:00-2:00 PM ET

More about the Speakers

Anthony Ocampo, PhD, is a Professor of Sociology and Faculty Co-Director of the Office of Interdisciplinary Ethnic Studies Teaching & Scholarship at California State Polytechnic University- Pomona. Anthony is also a Ford Foundation Fellow. Anthony has facilitated over 50 NCFDD workshops with various higher ed institutions across a range of topics. He is the author of The Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules of Race (Stanford University Press), which has been featured in NPR Morning Edition, NPR Codeswitch, Latino USA, NBC Asian America, and BBC Mundo. His research and commentaries on immigration and race have also in The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Public Radio International, as well as domestic and international Filipino and Latinx news outlets. 

Rachel McLaren, PhD, is a Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa. Her research seeks to clarify the interplay of communication, cognition, and emotion in response to significant experiences, such as hurtful interactions, within personal relationships. She also examines how relationship and situational characteristics influence people’s ability to process relational messages. Her recent work focuses on how relational turbulence influences couples' ability to coordinate relational inferences about past hurtful events. Rachel has facilitated over 30 NCFDD workshops and coaches faculty in the NCFDD Faculty Success Program (FSP). She participated in FSP in 2012, which transformed her connection to her work and writing, allowing her to feel less stressed and resulting in her earning tenure. In her downtime, Rachel enjoys hosting friends with her husband and three children, teaching group fitness classes, and dabbling in various creative hobbies, including knitting and sewing.