Career Enhancement Core (CEC)
About
The charge of the AppalTRUST Career Enhancement Core (CEC) is to create a transformative environment that provides mentored, multidisciplinary, and immersive career enhancement experiences to expand the pool of talented Tobacco Regulatory Science (TRS) scholars, with a critical emphasis on the impact of FDA regulatory policies in rural communities.
The CEC serves as the hub within AppalTRUST to promote and support the career development of new and early-stage investigators through our Scholars program. The CEC provides and connects investigators with immersive research experiences, TRS enrichment activities, mentorship, and professional networking opportunities.
Aim One
Provide hands-on research experience in Tobacco Regulatory Science (TRS).
Aim Two
Deliver personalized mentoring and other career enhancement experiences.
Aim Three
Enable cross TCORS collaboration.
Meet the Team
Melinda Ickes, PhD
- CEC Core Leader, AppalTRUST
- Assistant Dean of Research
- Professor, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Delvon Mattingly, PhD
- CEC Co-Leader, AppalTRUST
- Assistant Professor, Behavioral Science
Jaspreet Chahal, MA, MSCJ
- Research Project Manager, CEC
Scholars
Bethany Shorey Fennell, PhD
- Scholar, AppalTRUST
- Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Saber Feizy, PhD
- Scholar, AppalTRUST
- Post-Doctoral Scholar, Center for Health, Engagement, and Transformation (CHET)
Jayani Jayawardhana, PhD
- Scholar, AppalTRUST
- Associate Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy
- Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science
William Middleton, PhD
- Scholar, AppalTRUST
- Post-Doctoral Scholar, Family & Community Medicine
Jing Zhang, PhD
- Scholar, AppalTRUST
- ost-Doctoral Scholar, College of Nursing