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What are the roles and responsibilities of people involved in the accommodations process? The Divisional Disability Representative (DDR) The DDR’s role is to help facilitate the accommodations process and ensure that accommodation requests are facilitated in a timely, confidential manner. DDRs are appointed by the Dean or Director to ensure compliance within the accommodations process. …
Individuals with and without disabilities can experience stress and anxiety related to work and their work performance. This, in turn, can affect an employee’s ability to perform successfully. With this in mind, a helpful resource can be Calm, a sleep, meditation, and relaxation app that was created to reduce stress and anxiety, improve focus, or …
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in all aspects of employment. The ADA is divided into five different sections called titles, which outline the requirements for different types of organizations. Title I of the ADA covers employment, and requires employers (i.e., …
What is a DDR? Divisional Disability Representatives are designated human resources staff members who: Who are the workplace accommodation DDRs for SMPH? Kasey Hoffman Kasey Hoffman is one of the two DDRs who specializes in workplace accommodations for SMPH and has been with the division since 2021. She has a doctoral degree in Education Leadership …
What is your current position? I am a Clinical Research Coordinator at the Carbone Cancer Center, specifically in the breast cancer research program. When did you start working in SMPH? I started working at SMPH in March of 2017. What does a typical day look like for you? Every day looks different! Our team is …
In late May 2022, the Department of Biomolecular Chemistry hosted a symposium to celebrate its 100th anniversary with more than 200 alumni, friends, and current members. The event kicked off on the evening of Friday, May 27 at Memorial Union with a welcome reception and talks from two distinguished alumni: Amy Pasquinelli, PhD, professor of …
What is your role? I am a Medical Program Assistant, and I work in the Department of Surgery in the Division of Otolaryngology. In my role, I support multiple faculty and staff, including the divisional chair in Otolaryngology, as well as one of the vice chairs of research in the department, the PhD’s and their …
What is your current position? I’m a user support specialist for the Department of Pediatrics’ IT help desk. My main goal is to make doctors’ and admins’ jobs easier! Peds has 4 user support specialists, but we’ve been growing the past year, and each of us has a specialty, too. Rather than doing backend work …
A message from Elizabeth M. Petty, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Dear colleagues, I am absolutely delighted to announce that Laura Birkeland, MS, CGC, recently accepted our offer and became the SMPH program director for Master of Genetic Counselor Studies on April 24, 2022. She succeeds Catherine “Casey” Reiser, who, after over 20 …
The spring 2022 SMPH All-Staff Forum took place on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Topics discussed included the remote work policy, compensation within TTC, as well as turnover, retention and resources. This event was co-hosted by the SMPH University Staff Issues Committee (USIC), SMPH Committee on Academic Staff Issues (CASI), and Hope Broadus, JD, Associate Dean …