Cultivating Vitality and Well-Being for Scientist Mothers

The challenges of having a career in science as a principal investigator and being a mom at the same time were becoming growingly difficult when a friend and colleague suggested Amery Treble-Barna, PhD, should step up to do something about it. With scientist moms struggling dearly given the rigors of home and work life, and especially emerging from the COVID pandemic, it was apparent that something had to be done. Dr. Treble-Barna began breaking the status quo by helping this vital segment of the academic community through a combination of leadership development, competencies, and coaching. Dr. Treble-Barna joins the Faculty Factory Podcast this week to discuss this story and “the how” behind her mission for helping scientist moms navigate a system that quite frankly, as she underscores in this conversation, was not set up for them. Amery Treble-Barna, PhD, is a Pediatric Neuropsychologist with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. She also serves as an Associate Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Psychology, and Clinical & Translational Science, and Director of Faculty Wellbeing & Vitality, Health Sciences, at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. In addition, she is Director of MOMENTUM, the leadership development and group coaching program for scientist mothers she discusses in today’s interview. She is also the Associate Director of the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research. More Show Notes and Resources: https://facultyfactory.org/amery-treb...