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2025 CIHE Networking Roundtables Speakers

Thank you to the presenters for the 2025 CIHE Networking Roundtables!

Welcome and Introductions

  • Minghui Hou
    Minghui Hou
    Assistant Professor Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    Co-Chair
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  • Satomi Mitani
    Satomi Mitani
    Graduate student University of Minnesota Twin Cities
    Co-Chair
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Roundtable Session 1: Navigating the Tenure Track Faculty Job Market

  • Hee Jung Gong
    Hee Jung Gong
    Assistant Professor The University of Alabama
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  • Matthew A. Witenstein
    Matthew A. Witenstein
    Associate Professor University of Dayton
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Roundtable Session 2: Developing a Research Agenda and Preparing a Research Statement

  • Roy Y. Chan
    Roy Y. Chan
    Assistant Professor of Education & Director of the Ed.D. Program Lee University
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  • Jeongeun Kim
    Associate Professor University Of Maryland
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Roundtable Session 3: Navigating Grant Processes

  • Charles Mathies
    Charles Mathies
    Assistant Professor Old Dominion University
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  • Christina Yao
    University of South Carolina
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Plenary Faculty Panel: Navigating Transitions Early in Your Career

  • Gerardo L. Blanco
    Associate Professor Boston College
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  • Jenny Lee
    Professor University of Arizona
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  • Jia Zheng
    Jia Zheng
    Assistant Professor University of Massachusetts at Amherst
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Closing and Gratitude

  • Minghui Hou
    Minghui Hou
    Assistant Professor Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    Co-Chair
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  • Satomi Mitani
    Satomi Mitani
    Graduate student University of Minnesota Twin Cities
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