Featured Panelists:

Deborah Wingard is Professor of Epidemio
logy in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the UCSD School
of Medicine and UCSD Director of the Joint
Doctoral Program in Public He
alth (epidemiology) with San Diego State University. Dr. Wingard is widely
recognized for her research on the epidemiology of chronic disease, partic
ularly gender and ethnic health disparities.

Sandra Daley is Assistant D
ean of Diversity and Community Partnerships and Clinical Professor of Pedia
trics at the University of California San Diego,
(UCSD) School of Medici
ne. She is an alumna of both the Kellogg Leadership Fellowship Program and
of LEAD San Diego, a local leadership program. Dr. Daley is the Principal
Investigator for the UCSD Comprehensive Research Center of Excellence in He
alth Disparities.

Jean Y.J. Wang is a Distinguished Professor of Medicin
e and the Associate Director of Basic Research at the Moores UCSD Cancer Ce
nter. Dr. Wang received her
Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of
California, Berkeley where she discovered the first protein kinase-regulat
ed metabolic pathway in prokaryotes with Dr. Daniel E. Koshland, Jr. Dr. W
ang's current research
is focused on the signaling network that regulates
the cellular decision to commit suicide under stress.

Heather Bentley i
s Assistant Center Manager for the UCSD HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center
(HNRC) where she manages resources and operations for several major HIV re
lated grants. She also oversees the UC Center for Medicinal Cannabis Resear
ch (CMCR), a state-funded Center funding clinical trials of cannabis. Heat
her is also active in the City Heights community as a member of the Communi
ty Planning Group, Project FaceLift Steering
Committee, and South Castl
e Neighborhood Association.

Light refreshments will be provided.

For
more information about WISE, please visit

Creating positive conditions for learning includes not only kno
wledge of subject matter and being organized and prepared, but also involv
es developing effective classroom management and communication skills, dev
eloping rapport with your students, utilizing appropriate questioning skil
ls, encouraging participation and active learning, dealing with issues of
authority, selecting suitable methods and materials to complement your ob
jectives, and much more.

Join us for this interactive workshop which wi
ll help you enhance your instructional skills based on the goals and object
ives you have set for your class.

The workshop leader for this session i
s Nancy Lee who is an instructional development specialist and is working w
ith CTD this year developing workshops and consulting with TAs. Nancy recen
tly received her Ph.D from the Department of Communication.

Please reser
ve a place by e-mailing ctd@ucsd.edu or call 822-1992 for reservations.

We look forward to having you join us at 307 Center Hall (third floor Cente
r Hall).