Researcher Mental Health and Work-Life Balance Post-COVID
DOE Laboratories of the Future Workshop Series
Researcher Mental Health and Work-Life Balance Post-COVID
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
11 AM to 1 PM ET
Watch the workshop here
Purpose of Workshop: The next event in the DOE Laboratories of the Future (LOTF) workshop series will be focused on laboratory researcher mental health and work-life balance post-COVID. Panel speakers will address:
- What are factors that undermine and those that support researcher mental health?
- How has COVID-19 exacerbated the tension between work and life, especially for primary caregivers?
- How can we improve research mentoring relationships for organizations and institutions?
- What are ideas for how we can remake the DOE laboratory of the future work-life balance post-COVID?
Panel Speakers
Ms. Clarinda Cerejo and Ms. Andrea Hayward, Cactus Communications – A Global Survey on Mental Health among Researchers
Dr. Eve Higginbotham and Dr. Maria Lund Dahlberg, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – The Impact of COVID-19 on the Careers of Women in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Dr. Melissa McDaniels, Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research – Improving Research Mentoring Relationships
Dr. Sarah Allendorf, Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership Program – Observations and Recommendations for DOE Lab Life Post-COVID
