Our Team
PI Team
Corrie Kuniyoshi PhD
American Chemical Society
PI
Dr. Corrie Y. Kuniyoshi earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from UCLA and has acquired 18 years of expertise in career and professional development evaluation. She has spearheaded the development of several career and professional development programs and products (including ACS’s ChemIDP.org and GPChemist.org) aiding STEM graduate students, as well as early to mid-career chemists. Corrie is the PI for the NSF Grant for Impact Indicators and Instruments for Individual Development Plans, which studies IDP efficacy and professional identity. Currently, Dr. Kuniyoshi serves as Senior Portfolio Manager in the ACS Student Experiences Office, overseeing programs like ACS Scholars, Project SEED, and ACS LEADS and is also a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach.
Joerg Schlatterer PhD
American Chemical Society
Co-PI
Dr. Schlatterer studied chemistry in Berlin and earned his Ph.D. from Heidelberg University (Germany) in 2004. Following his doctoral studies, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Florida. He then became a research associate and later a faculty member in biochemistry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. During his time at Einstein, Dr. Schlatterer published over 16 peer-reviewed articles, filed 4 patents and patent applications, and co-created and directed the Career & Professional Development Program for Graduate Students & Postdoctoral Researchers. He later served as Assistant Dean of Faculty Professional Development at Columbia University Medical Center before joining the National Science Foundation in 2014 as a Program Director for the Graduate Research Fellowship Program. In March 2017, Dr. Schlatterer joined the American Chemical Society, where he currently serves as Director of Research Grants.
Cynthia Fuhrmann PhD
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Co-PI
Dr. Cynthia Fuhrmann, Ph.D., holds a BS in Chemistry from the University of California Davis and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from University of California San Francisco. She is currently an Associate Professor at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School with over 15 years of experience directing programs in professional development for early-career biomedical scientists. She is the founder of UCSF’s Preparing Future Faculty program and UMass Chan’s Center for Biomedical Career Development, a scholarly incubator for educational approaches in Ph.D. career development. Dr. Fuhrmann co-authored myIDP, the first STEM-focused IDP website, which has been used by more than 200,000 scientists worldwide. Her 2011 study on the career interests of biomedical Ph.D. students contributed to growing national dialog on the evolving training needs of Ph.D. scientists. Building on this study, she innovated strategies for integrating IDPs and professional development across UMass Chan’s core Ph.D. curriculum, supported by funding from the NIH and Burroughs Welcome Fund. Dr. Fuhrmann serves on advisory boards for the Association of American Universities’ Ph.D. Education Initiative, the NSF IGE Innovations Acceleration Hub, the National Professional Science Master’s Association IDP project, and several other training programs. She is active in the Graduate Career Consortium, AAMC GREAT Group, and NIH BEST Consortium. Her engagement with a diverse array of organizations has informed her role in leading Professional Development Hub (pd|hub), a national initiative to bring together stakeholders to advance STEMM Ph.D. career development.
Laura O’Dwyer PhD
Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College
Psychometric Consultant
Dr. Laura M. O’Dwyer, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment department at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College. Her expertise is in the areas of quantitative research methods and design, instrument development, and advanced data analysis. She has extensive experience in conducting field research and in the analysis of large-scale state, national, and international databases. Her work has been funded by the NSF, the US Department of Education, and the Institute of Education Sciences.
Robert Koenig
American Chemical Society
Data Analyst
Advisors & Contributors
Jodi Wesemann PhD
American Chemical Society
Senior Advisor
Terri Chambers Ed.D.
American Chemical Society
Senior Advisor
Nancy Bakowski
American Chemical Society
Director, Academic Engagement and Outreach
Leslie Reynoso
American Chemical Society
Program Specialist
Steering Committee
Listed are the positions that these individuals held during their involvement with the I3IDP program.
Bill Lindstaedt MS
University of California, San Francisco
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Career Advancement, International and Postdoctoral Services
Kathleen Flint Ehm PhD
Stony Brook University
Director for Graduate and Postdoctoral Professional Development
Cynthia Sides PhD
University of Arkansas
Director, Office of Industry Engagement
Alexis Catala
University of Colorado Denver
PhD Candidate
Michael Ashby PhD
University of Oklahoma
Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oklahoma