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A Student’s Journey on the Bridge to PhD Program

Columbia’s bridge to phd program supports eden shaveet in her journey as a public health infodemiologist..

Eden Shaveet

Eden Shaveet is about to ”graduate” as a public health infodemiologist from Columbia Engineering’s Bridge to PhD Program, designed to support students who’ve encountered barriers on their path to a graduate education in STEM. Shaveet, who holds an MS in health informatics and analytics from the Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM), is the first Bridge Scholar taken on by the Department of Computer Science.

Interest in infodemiology

While at Tufts, she maintained one of the highest GPAs in the TUSM program and won their 2023 Health Informatics and Analytics Academic Achievement award. A faculty member there mentioned “infodemiology” to Shaveet in passing and she was instantly intrigued. While she was already interested in epidemiology and information science, she’d never considered that the two fields could overlap.

Shaveet’s path to graduate school has been far from traditional. She completed secondary school through the Gateway to College program and received her BA with honors in psychology and behavioral health. During clinical internships as an undergraduate, Shaveet found herself gravitating more towards databases and decided to pursue informatics.

Coming to Columbia

Shaveet came to the Bridge to PhD Program in STEM to hone in on her computational skill set. She was already trained as a health informatician, but she recognized that pursuing computer science research and coursework as a bridge scholar would not only enhance her skills as an interdisciplinary informatician but also increase her competitiveness as an applicant for PhD programs in informatics and information science. She knew that the Bridge program catered to people like her -- those who came from nontraditional educational backgrounds or have been historically underrepresented in their fields. Being offered a spot in the program has been one of the most fulfilling training experiences of her life.

“The Bridge to PhD Program is an exceptional program led by exceptional people that cultivates capable and successful academics,” Shaveet said. “I'm lucky to be a part of it.”

Shaveet didn’t arrive at Columbia Engineering with a comprehensive background in computing -- she saw herself as a potential public health practitioner. But during her first hackathon, her team won the first-place Patient Safety award through the Patient Safety Technology Challenge, alongside this reporter’s team, at the 2023 DivHacks Hackathon —an unexpected feat, she admitted. After taking courses in computer science and conducting computational research, Shaveet feels like this is where she is meant to be: “It’s what has kept my attention.”

Using data to explore food-poisoning outbreaks

And now her specialty at Columbia has become just that: public health infodemiology. Her work is focused on using publicly available data from sources such as social media and discussion forums to explore outbreaks of food-borne illnesses. She appreciates that “at Columbia, it’s not just hobbyists” who are interested in this work, but researchers who are integrating it into public health departments, including the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Shaveet is working with Computer Science Professors Luis Gravano and Daniel Hsu on the Adaptive Information Extraction from Social Media for Actionable Inferences in Public Health team. She describes the research as “grounded in the idea that we can augment current methods in public health needs assessments and passive syndromic surveillance using…anywhere people congregate and self-disclose information that we can translate into a health status signal for a population.”

Next up? A PhD

Shaveet applied to a range of PhD programs while finishing up her studies, received several offers, and has recently accepted a place in Cornell’s PhD program in information science with a graduate minor in computer science. She’s not going far -- she’ll be based on the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island.

Shaveet credits the Bridge program for preparing her in ways that she didn’t expect and that she is very grateful for. “I really didn’t expect to be applying to PhD programs in computer science and informatics!” she said. A major confidence builder has been winning the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering Graduate (CSGrad4US) Fellowship, which will fund three years of her PhD anywhere she decides to go.

Richard Hagen, the director of the Bridge to PhD Program, praised Shaveet’s stellar performance in the program: “Eden truly embodies the essence of the Bridge to PhD program at Columbia with her outstanding accomplishments and the prestigious grant she received. I am incredibly proud of her and excited to witness her continued success in higher academia.”

The Bridge to PhD at Columbia

Columbia Engineering’s Bridge to PhD Program features intensive research, academic, and mentoring experiences for post-baccalaureates seeking to strengthen their applications for graduate school and to prepare for the transition to a PhD student. Recent alumni have gone on to PhD programs at Columbia University, the University of Chicago, the University of Wisconsin, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, and Princeton University. Several recent alumni have also received prestigious awards from the NSF, including the Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

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Financial Analyst

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• Opening on: Apr 12 2024
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• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule: M-F 9am-5pm
• Salary Range: $62,400 - $70,000

Position Summary

Reporting to the Manager, Finance and Research Administration for the Department of Neurology, the Financial Analyst will support the financial management and research administration services provided to faculty in the department. The position will work with both faculty and administrative staff to ensure the department operates in a fiscally sustainable manner.

Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assists PIs in the development, review, submission and renewal of various types of sponsored project proposals from a variety of sponsors, including NIH, private foundations and industry.
• Ensures all programmatic reporting requirements (quarterly and/or annual progress and financial reports) are completed according to sponsor and institutional requirements and timeframes.
• For awarded proposals, liaises with Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) office to ensure timely setup of award, pre-award compliance requirements are met, and all sub-awards are established.
• Assigns and reconciles expense allocations (payroll and non-payroll) to funding sources with adherence to pertinent regulations, policies and procedures that govern the nature of funds.
• Performs budget vs. actual reconciliation of sponsored and non-sponsored funding sources and salary allocations of faculty and staff on both project year and fiscal year basis.
• Maintains funding overviews/forecasts for faculty in assigned divisions and meets with faculty to review on a regular basis.
• Stays abreast of regulations, policies, and guidelines related to conduct of research; Analyzes specific issues, budget requests, and policy changes to provide feedback and recommendations to principal investigators.
• Supports annual budgeting process and quarterly reforecasts through data entry into budget tool
• Completes routine internal reporting requirements required for sponsored projects (i.e. effort reporting, PI attestations, etc) and participates in regulatory audits and inspections.
• Other projects as assigned.

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• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience, 0-2 years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 0-2 years of experience in a non-profit environment with direct experience in grants and financial management.

Other Requirements

This is a high-pressure position as there are many internal and external deadlines. Requires a bright, competent and organized individual that is self-motivated, reliable, conscientious, and able to solve analytical problems, as well as plan independently. Must be able to work with all levels of staff. Position requires establishing and maintaining relationships within and across departments, as well as servicing the grant and accounting needs of Principal Investigators. 

The ideal candidate will possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. Proficient or Advanced Proficiency in creating and using MS Excel spreadsheets. Highly skilled in MS Word. Ability to meet deadlines and maintain required confidentiality. Knowledge of government and foundational granting requirements, grants administration and PeopleSoft financials required.

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Housed within the Institute of Human Nutrition (IHN) at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), this inter-disciplinary and multi-departmental training program is highly structured and comprises both coursework and basic research. The NMB program is one of the few pre-doctoral training programs in nutrition in the United States that is located within a medical school and is unique among the other PhD programs at CUMC with an equal number of MDs and PhDs as faculty mentors (including ten MD/PhDs). The location of the NMB training program in a medical school offers trainees a wide array of research opportunities in laboratories headed by established senior scientists as well as NIH-funded younger independent investigators, all focused on the role of nutrition and metabolism in health and disease.

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An Opportunity to Take a Deep Dive Into the Field of Technology Management On Columbia’s Campus

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By Abhijit Rajkumar Patharkar, candidate for an M.S. in Technology Management

Every semester, the Columbia University School of Professional Studies M.S. in  Technology Management program hosts a four-day residency on Columbia’s New York City Morningside campus that gives students in the executive cohort the opportunity to come together, further relationships developed in the program, and take a deep dive into the field of technology management. For the Executive M.S. students who choose to take courses online, this residency offers opportunities for in-person interaction with faculty, insightful sessions and panels featuring industry leaders, and collaborative activities such as group discussions and debates that enrich the overall learning experience.

“Our residencies are a cornerstone of our program. It’s all about our community,” said Art Chang, associate program director. “Residencies build the social fabric of our student community and extend it to other important communities. They also help students envision their future selves, as represented by successful alumni and leading professionals who use technology innovation to advance business and society.”

Throughout the last residency, held in January, participants explored a comprehensive array of topics spanning strategic advocacy, leadership through storytelling, cybersecurity, product-market fit, artificial intelligence (AI), and data engineering. The experience ended with a session in which all executive students delivered pitches about their innovative business ideas to a distinguished panel of evaluators, including lecturers Stephano Kim, cofounder of Qonsent; Trace Wax, AI product and engineering trainer; and Dawn Barber, the program’s industry liaison.

The diverse curriculum provided a holistic perspective, equipping the participants with a multifaceted skill set essential for navigating the complexities of technology management. Each of the four days focused on one theme related to the ever-evolving field.

Day 1: Shaping Digital Leaders

Conrad Fernandes, a program lecturer who teaches Accounting & Finance, provided a refresher on course concepts. He urged students to delve into daily business news amidst the advancing tech landscape for a holistic understanding of the field. Art Chang talked about digital strategy and leadership, emphasizing the power of storytelling in leadership. He also explored the lean startup principles and stressed the importance of empathy. Alexis Wichowski, program director, challenged students with a simulated scenario, prompting 60-second elevator pitches evaluated by the faculty members. 

Day 2: Crafting Product Molecules

Janice Fraser, lecturer in the program, led the Executive Seminar 2, guiding students through "the product molecule." Hands-on work involved perfecting pitches on product market fit and a group critical thinking activity. Lecturer Amy Radin delved into strategic advocacy and navigating critical concepts, while Art Chang offered a tech introduction on infra origins, monoliths, distributed systems, N-tier architectures, and Open-Source.

Day 3: Unveiling Legacies and AI Insights

Lecturer Lauren Goodwin, Ph.D., explored the question "What's your legacy?" prompting students to share their aspirations. “AI does not replace our creativity,” said Goodwin. “It empowers it.” Focusing on machine learning (ML) and AI, she shared practical applications, including AI in construction, and talked about data engineering and cloud concepts, along with hosting a session on how to effectively choose a cloud ML platform.

Day 4: Business Ideas Take Center Stage

The final day featured students presenting their pitches  to a panel. The presentations on topics including finance, security, data engineering, marketing, and AI illustrated the innovation and entrepreneurial spirit within the Spring 2024 Executive Residency.

“In the swiftly evolving business landscape of the 21st century, visionary technology leadership stands at the forefront of innovation,” said student Michael Nicholas Colella. “Our residencies are a chance to unite some of the world’s most forward-thinking technology leaders and practitioners in the same room to ideate on how to turn challenges into triumph and help businesses thrive responsibly.”

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Financial Coaching Pays Off. This Columbia University/Equitable Program Shows How.

Terrence Maltbia, professor of organization and leadership at Columbia University’s Teachers College, was looking for a quantifiable way to show that professional coaching can improve business performance. Most professional coaching is done with employees at companies where there aren’t actual dollar figures to track, he explains.

Terrence Maltbia, associate professor of practice, department organization, and leadership at Teachers College of Columbia University

A partnership with Equitable advisors gave him the numbers he needed, he says.

In the past three years, Maltbia and his colleagues at Columbia have trained 300 Equitable advisors in financial coaching—essentially methods for getting clients to follow through on recommendations, which any advisor can tell you is half the battle. The course takes about 40 hours of study. Advisors earn the Columbia University Holistic Financial Coach credential.

“I’m very excited, since with this cohort, we’ve had the opportunity to show correlation and impact in a way that you can’t with other groups,” Maltbia says. 

Sarah Vita, chief talent officer, Equitable Advisors

As of the end of 2023, advisors with the coaching credential had, on average, 22% higher assets under management than their peers, according to data provided by Equitable. Advisors who completed the program also received a higher net promoter score, a measure of client satisfaction that looks at whether a customer would recommend a product or service. They also did better than peers in all client survey categories, including “likelihood to recommend,” “takes the time to understand my situation,” and “helps me track my progress against goals,” according to Equitable. 

“When clients place more trust in their advisor, often that shows up in three ways: more clients overall, greater assets under management, and improved client satisfaction surveys,” says Sarah Vita, chief talent officer at Equitable Advisors. “For advisor graduates, we’re seeing a lift in all three.” 

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Vita brought the program to Equitable after she completed a one-year coaching program with Maltbia and realized the potential to develop a program for advisors that could improve outcomes with clients. Equitable covers the majority of the program’s cost, and the participants pay a small fee, which the company says gives them some skin in the game. The program won an award in 2022 for “Best Certification Program” from Brandon Hall Group, an employee development research and consulting firm.

“I thought the use of psychometrics could redefine the industry and the role of financial advisor,” Vita says. Psychometrics is a field in psychology that administers tests to measure an individual’s aptitude and skills in a particular area. Each Equitable participant takes a psychological assessment called the Neethling Brain Instrument, which reveals individual preferences for considering a topic or tackling a challenge. The results can help advisors both understand their own preferences and understand their clients better—including how they may think about approaching a challenge, Vita says. 

“Financial advice isn’t just math,” she says. Advisors need to have “the superpower of empathy.” 

Jody D’Agostini, an Equitable financial advisor in Morristown, N.J., with about $300 million in assets under management, says the program has improved her practice. She says her focus is on holistic financial planning and that she needs to know as much about clients as possible to understand their behavior. 

“It put some more tools in my toolbox,” she says, which allows her to connect more deeply with clients. Those tools include asking better questions and not being afraid of silences. “I became more intentional about listening. I learned dead space is OK. Pause, and see if they will fill that space. Something might come out that they are hesitant to talk about.”

For example, she recalls a client going through a divorce who was afraid to spend money and wasn’t moving forward in implementing her new financial plan as a single woman. “She told me one day, ‘I don’t think you know this, Jody, but I grew up poor,’” says D’Agostini. “That explained everything.” 

The coaching advice is specific. For example, at a recent refresher course at Columbia for graduates, one Equitable advisor shared that a client with an adult child with substance abuse problems was failing to implement an estate-planning recommendation to establish a trust that could protect the inherited assets. 

Meghaan Lurtz, a lecturer with the coaching program and professor of financial planning at Kansas State University and University of Maryland, suggested she try motivational interviewing—essentially asking a client to name the pros and cons of moving forward with a plan. “They probably know the right answers,” she says. “Getting them to say it can be quite powerful in getting them to move themselves forward.”

Another technique Lurtz recommended is reflection and amplification. There, advisors ask clients questions and repeat the client’s words back to them, perhaps starting with “So what you’re telling me is…”

“You learn so much, and they feel so heard,” Lurtz says. “So when you give advice, they are going to listen.” 

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2. Moscow State University

3. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

4. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

5. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

6. RUDN University

7. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

8. New Economic School

9. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

10. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

11. Moscow Aviation Institute

12. State University of Management

13. Moscow Medical Academy

14. N.R.U. Moscow Power Engineering Institute

15. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

16. Moscow State Pedagogical University

17. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

18. Russian State University for the Humanities

19. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

20. Moscow Polytech

21. Russian National Research Medical University

22. Russian State Social University

23. Russian State Agricultural University

24. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

25. moscow state technological university "stankin".

26. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

27. Moscow State Linguistic University

28. National Research University of Electronic Technology

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30. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

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The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics has  several job openings for PhD economist summer trainees (interns)  for the summer of 2024. We are looking for talented, well-trained graduate students specializing in any field of applied microeconomics, applied theory, or econometrics to aid career staff economists in pursuing the agency’s competition and consumer protection mission. Please note, these positions can only be filled by US citizens. Our job posting is here:  here .  Please note that we are our listing closes after receiving 150 applications, so please apply as soon as possible.

The trainee will gain firsthand experience working on antitrust and consumer protection investigations, rulemaking, and research projects. This experience may include assisting in theoretical and/or empirical modeling of economic issues, assisting in statistical and econometric analyses, assisting in the preparation of oral and written work, and participating in discussions with attorneys. The trainee would also have the opportunity to participate in the research community at the FTC in both informal and formal ways, such as discussing research projects with staff economists and presenting at the economic brownbag series.

The Bureau of Economics has over 80 PhD economists who specialize in a wide range of applied microeconomics, applied theory, or econometrics fields. The Bureau is an outstanding environment for a graduate student in economics to develop their skills for future employment, including research, casework, and writing. Moreover, it also allows to be involved in work that makes a real-world impact on American consumers.

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