June 2014 - Scott M. Lanyon (Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior – University of Minnesota)
OUTLINE AND RESOURCES FOR A PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE FOR GRADUATE
STUDENTS
Scott M. Lanyon
Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
University of Minnesota
General Advice for Graduate Students
 Bourne PE, Barbour V. 2011. Ten simple rules for building and maintaining a
scientific reputation. PLoS Comput. Biol. 7: e1002108.
 Gu J, Bourne PE. 2007. Ten simple rules for graduate students. PLoS Comput
Biol 3:e229.
 Kearns, H. and M. Gardiner 2011. The care and maintenance of your adviser.
Nature 469:570.
 Lanyon, S.M. 1995. How to design a dissertation project. BioScience 45:40-42.
 Student-Advisor Expectation Scales.
 Stearns, S.C. 1987. Some modest advice for graduate students. Bulletin of the
Ecological Society of America, 68:145-150.
Graduate Fellowship Opportunities
 American Association Of University Women (AAUW) Fellowships And Grants
 Bullitt Foundation Environmental Fellowship
 Department Of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
 Epa Star Fellowship
 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
 Fulbright Program For Us Students
 Fulbright Program For Foreign Students
 GEM PhD Science Fellowship (National Consortium For Graduate Degrees
For Minorities In Eng. & Sci.)
 NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships
 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
 Science, Mathematics, And Research For Transformation (Smart)
Scholarship-For-Service Program
 Switzer Environmental Fellowship Program
 The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships For New Americans
Time Management
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Academic Scientists at Work: Where’d My Day Go?
Scientists, Time Management, and the Global Environmental Crisis.
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The PhD-Doctor: Planning and Time Management
Talent Tidbit: Real Genius Time Management
June 2014 - Scott M. Lanyon (Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior – University of Minnesota)
Ethics
 Honor in Science
 Diversity = Productivity
 The Responsible Researcher
Gender, Race, and Families Issues in Academia
 Do Babies Matter? – The Effect of Family Formation on Lifelong Academic
Careers of Men and Women
 From Doctorate to Dean or Director: Sustaining Women through Critical
Transition Points in Science, Engineering, and Medicine
 Too Nice to Land a Job
 Exploring the color of glass: letters of recommendation for female and male
medical faculty
 The Impact of Gender on the Review of the Curricula Vitae of Job Applicants
and Tenure Candidates: A National Empirical Study
 Are Emily and Greg More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field
Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination
 What We Know Now About Bias and Intergroup Conflict, the Problem of the
Century
 Reducing the Effects of Gender Stereotypes on Performance Evaluations
 The Impact of Gender on the Review of the Curricula Vitae of Job Applicants
and Tenure Candidates: A National Empirical Study
 The Awesomest 7-Year Postdoc or: How I learned to stop worrying and love
the tenure-track faculty life.
 Don’t be that dude: Handy tips for the male academic
Broader Impacts
 Communicating Science: A Primer for Working with the Media. AIBS
Publication
 Broader Impacts 2.0: Seeing—and Seizing—the Opportunity
 Science: For Science’s or Society’s Sake?
 Amplify the signal: Graduate training in broader impacts of scientific
research
Scientific Creativity
 A student’s guide to research
 Strong Inference
 A guide to increased creativity in research – inspiration or perspiration?
 The increasing dominance of teams in production of knowledge
 The importance of stupidity in scientific research
June 2014 - Scott M. Lanyon (Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior – University of Minnesota)
Scientific Writing
 Books on Scientific Writing
 Day, Robert A. and Barbara Gastel 2011. How to Write & Publish a
Scientific Paper
 Hofmann, Angelika H. 2010. Scientific Writing and Communication.
 Knisely, Karin 2009. A student handbook for writing in biology
 Matthews, Janice R. 2008. Successful Scientific Writing: A step-by-step
guide for the biological and medical sciences.
 McMillan, Vicky 2001. Writing papers in the biological sciences
 Pechenik, Jan A. 2009. A short guide to writing about biology
 Rabinowitz, Harold 2009. The Manual of Scientific Style
 Scientific Style and Format: The Council of Biological Editors Manual
for Authors, Editors, and Publishers 1978
 Author Sequence and Credit for Contributions in Multiauthored Publications
 Authorship in ecology: attribution, accountability, and responsibility
 Authorship Guidelines
 Does it pay to have a “bigwig” as a co-author?
 Writing with precision, clarity, and economy
 Judging the quality of our research: a self-assessment test
Concept Maps
 Visual Understanding Environment
 FreeMind
Teaching
 Leading an Effective Discussion
 Leading Scintillating, Stimulating, Substantive Class Discussions
 Student Reviews of Scientific Literature: Opportunities to Improve Students'
Scientific Literacy and Writing Skills
 Making the most of your teaching assistantship experience
 How to get all-important teaching experience
 Teaching critical thinking: Some lessons from cognitive science
 Critical thinking skills in education and life
 Ten Simple Rules To Combine Teaching and Research
Advising and Mentoring
 The Mentor: An academic advising journal
 How to mentor graduate students
 Nature’s guide for mentors
June 2014 - Scott M. Lanyon (Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior – University of Minnesota)
How to Review Scientific Papers
 BRINGING UP SCIENTISTS IN THE ART OF CRITIQUING RESEARCH
 A Systematic Guide to Reviewing a Manuscript
 Manuscript peer review: A helpful checklist for students and novice referees
 Article Critique Checklist
How to Give a Scientific Presentation/Poster
 Susan McConnell – Designing Effective Scientific Presentations: Using
PowerPiont and Structuring Your Talk
 When the Scientist Presents: Resources for the presenter scientist
 Dazzle ‘em with Style
 Ten secrets to giving a good scientific talk
 A periodic table of visualization methods
 Meeting Manners: Unspoken rules of polite meeting attendance and
presentation
 Things that can go wrong with PowerPoint presentations
Career Preparation
Applying for Jobs
Interviewing for Jobs
Feel free to email me (lanyo001@umn.edu) with suggestions of additional online
resources that would be of general interest.