Open Science: We create reproducible, high quality, work. We are completely open with respect to how we do science and what we find. After project completion, and after all co-authors are ready, we share our raw data, results, and code. This is usually done before, during, and at the time of publication in a peer-reviewed journal. We have zero tolerance for poor documentation, sloppy code, and refusal to support community members. This is a barrier to Open Science.

Mentoring Philosophy: I am here for you, regardless of whether you are a postdoc, staff member, graduate student, or undergrad. I am dedicated and invested in your success. I measure success through funding, publication, quality software, and graduation. Whether your end goal is industry, academia, or something in-between, I will help you achieve your goals. My primary job is to mentor and advise you. This includes helping you publish and think/research independently. I am also responsible for funding the lab through frequent applications for competitive funding.

My goal is to foster a scientific atmosphere where you can learn. I won’t be able to teach you everything you need to know. Each project will need something different, and I am not all-knowing, nor do I want to be an expert in everything. This is why you are in a research lab! If there is something you need to learn that I am not an expert in, I will try to direct you toward the appropriate resources. We work in a fast moving and multi-disciplinary field. There are many times where I will be learning with you. This is an incredibly exciting field, and working and learning with you, are by far the most rewarding part of my job.

I run weekly lab and/or team meetings where we can catch up on work progress during the week and where you get feedback on ideas or problems you have encountered from me and other members in the lab. I have an “open door” policy — I am available if you need to ask a quick question or two. The Google calendar will generally reflect when I am in meetings. If you need a longer meeting to review a presentation, manuscript or tricky analyses, I prefer that we book a time. I can usually meet on short notice and I prioritize the lab. There is also the possibility of sending me an email or using our Slack to get feedback – the latter has the benefit that more people can chime in with help or suggestions.

I will help you edit and prepare manuscripts, grants, posters and talks. I generally return drafts within a few days unless I specifically say otherwise. I prefer to see everything before it is submitted, no matter how minor (conference abstract, poster, paper, grant, etc) — this helps maintain quality and helps ensure your success. In regards to feedback – I tend to be direct when I find areas that need improvement and I try to be clear with my expectations. If I determine that there are performance issues, we will develop an improvement plan, and meet regularly to achieve the specified goals. I will also tell you when you have done a good job! We celebrate accepted papers, funded grants, and graduations.

Authorship Philosophy: We follow the IJME rules for authorship rules. In general, the following are required for inclusion as co-author on a publication:

Projects evolve over time and authorship, inclusion and order will be re-evaluated accordingly. If you are concerned about anything related to authorship on a manuscript, please come talk to me as soon as possible.

Open Lab: Your colleagues will be doing different activities that require different levels of concentration. Respect this. Keep the volume of your conversations at a reasonable volume. If you need to have a brief chat with other members, that is no problem. For longer meetings, please use the meeting room (and close the door) so you don’t distract others. Please also refer to our lab manual on Slack etiquette for approaching a lab member with a question in this setting.

Expectations: The following are expectations for all members, at all levels: