Dovin Kiernan, BME Ph.D. Student under the mentorship of Professor David Hawkins, was recently accepted into the UC Davis Professors for the Future Program for 2018-2019. 

The Professors for the Future program enhances graduate education and postdoctoral training in several ways:

• ​PFTF fellows work on projects of their own design to enhance the graduate or postdoctoral experience and professional development of their colleagues. These projects are then presented at an end-of-year colloquium, open to all interested members of the university.
• All fellows receive formal training-in-teaching methods and course design through either the Seminar on College Teaching or self-selected workshops provided by the Center for Educational Effectiveness.
• PFTF fellows participate in a seminar course on Ethics and Professionalism in the University. 
• Fellows meet regularly for roundtable panel discussions to promote the participants’ professional development,  intellectual growth and leadership skills
• Each fellow receives a $3000 stipend. 

In addition to the PFTF Program, Dovin also received the following research awards:

• American College of Sports Medicine Foundation Doctoral research award ($5,000)
• Sigma Xi Committee on Grants-in-Aid of Research award ($1,000 toward research expenses).

Congratulations, Dovin!