Center for Faculty Development & Advancement Faculty Fellows
The CU Denver Center for Faculty Development & Advancement (CFDA) seeks Faculty Fellows to join its Faculty Fellows program. CFDA Faculty Fellows serve as leaders supporting the CFDA’s mission to help faculty grow in their chosen directions. Faculty Fellows develop and lead programs, assess faculty needs, and support individual faculty members in areas relating to their program. Most Faculty Fellows support faculty members as they grow in two or more areas of the CFDA’s mission [link to mission/vision]. While Faculty Fellows focus their efforts on their signature areas of work, they also have many opportunities to support other faculty members in programs on other topics central to faculty life, such as rank advancement, leadership, and service.
The CFDA encourages Faculty Fellows to build and apply their leadership skills in strategic, innovative program development and delivery. Faculty from all schools and colleges, and all ranks, are welcome to serve as Faculty Fellows. The CFDA aims to reflect the range of experience and expertise on our campus in our group of Faculty Fellows.
Benefits of Participating
- Annual professional development stipend
- Experience in strategic & creative program development and project management
- Connections with CFDA staff and Faculty Affairs leadership
- Additional opportunities to provide leadership in CFDA programming
- Participating in several semesterly meetings with CFDA staff and other Faculty Fellows
- Semesterly check-ins with the Director of the CFDA
- Staying in contact with CFDA via email 12 months per year
- Ability to meet time requirements of the position
- Expertise related to the signature area of work (specific to the individual position)
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong interest in program development
- Strong interest in faculty/career development
- Experience in mentoring, or in supporting colleagues’ career development
Examples of Programming
Within a Faculty Fellow’s signature area of work, they will develop a portfolio of programming to meet faculty interests and future directions. Examples of programming include:
- University-wide Communities of Practice based on special interests
- Departmental Communities of Practice supporting new programs or needs
- Single-session and multi-session group learning opportunities
- Professional reading groups
- Academic writing “challenges”
- Collaborations with University offices to develop partnerships
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Rachel Stein
PhD, LP, & NCSP Rachel is a clinical assistant professor with the School Psychology program in the School of Education and Human Development. Her research and professional interests include early intervention and prevention to support mental health, early childhood mental health, the role of school psychologists in supporting mental health, and training in professional psychology. In her capacity as a faculty fellow Dr. Stein focuses on scholarly writing and is particularly passionate about creating spaces for faculty to write together to foster community and connection.
Gabriela DeRobles
Gabriela DeRobles, PhD, is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Colorado, Denver. She designs and teaches courses tailored for heritage Spanish speakers and directs the Spanish for International Business Certificate Program. She is an applied linguist specializing in Second Language Acquisition and Heritage Language Education. As a first-generation college graduate and daughter of Mexican immigrants, her cultural roots and linguistic experiences shape and guide her pedagogical approach as well as her research endeavors. Currently, she serves as an HSI Faculty Fellow, facilitating initiatives to support Latinx faculty and staff at CU Denver. In this role, she leads conversations to foster community, identify professional development opportunities, and develop actionable plans for institutional support.
Sonja Ziniel
PhD, MA Sonja is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, of the School of Medicine, and the Senior Survey Methodologist of Children’s Hospital Colorado. As a methodologist and applied statistician, she collaborates on a variety of team science projects to optimize health care delivery and systems, and support provider wellbeing. Her own research is concentrated on survey instrument validation in health care research settings. As a CFDA Faculty Fellow, Sonja focuses on supporting Anschutz Medical Campus faculty in their scholarly writing. She is excited to organize writing retreats and workshops on effective writing. Sonja is particularly interested in providing writing support to non-native English speakers.