![Trent Semans Center - banner: 2021 LEADER Cohort](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/field/image/01.19.2021-leader.blog_.topper_0.jpg?itok=HSshI4rD)
Congratulations to the 2021 LEADER program graduates! The LEADER Program is an interactive 5-month series designed for junior faculty who are leading a research group. The program helps faculty hone their leadership skills in order to build their research team, manage a talented group of people, deftly navigate conflict, and inspire others to do their best. This year’s program included sessions on the topics of leading with emotional intelligence, learning to be an effective mentor, fostering inclusion in your research space, developing negotiation skills, managing conflict with confidence and balancing competing priorities. This program provides a unique opportunity to work with a diverse and multidisciplinary group of faculty and to network with other researchers from across the university.
2021 LEADER Cohort:
![Stephen Balevic, MD, MHS, Pediatrics; Maria Blasi, PhD, Medicine;Nathan Boucher, DrPH, MS, MPA, Medicine; David Brown, MD, PhD, Surgery](/sites/default/files/2021-10/2021_leader_1.jpg)
Maria Blasi, PhD, Medicine
Nathan Boucher, DrPH, MS, MPA, Medicine
David Brown, MD, PhD, Surgery
![Nancy Crego, PhD, School of Nursing Simon Davis, PhD, Neurology Michael Devinney, MD, PhD, Anesthesiology; Dorothy Dow, MD, Pediatrics](/sites/default/files/2021-10/2021_leader_2.jpg)
Simon Davis, PhD, Neurology
Michael Devinney, MD, PhD, Anesthesiology
Dorothy Dow, MD, Pediatrics
![David Eagle, PhD, Duke Global Health Institute Amanda Eudy, PhD, Medicine Timothy Faw, DPT, PhD, Orthopaedic Surgery Marat Fudim, MD, Medicine](/sites/default/files/2021-10/2021_leader_3.jpg)
Amanda Eudy, PhD, Medicine
Timothy Faw, DPT, PhD, Orthopaedic Surgery
Marat Fudim, MD, Medicine
![Zachary Healy, MD, PhD, Medicine; Tarannum Jaleel, MD, MHSc, Dermatology; Brystana Kaufman, PhD, Population Health Sciences; Melissa Kay, PhD, Duke Global Health Institute](/sites/default/files/2021-10/2021_leader_4.jpg)
Tarannum Jaleel, MD, MHSc, Dermatology
Brystana Kaufman, PhD, Population Health Sciences
Melissa Kay, PhD, Duke Global Health Institute
![Sarah Kelleher, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Trevor Lentz, PhD, PT, MPH, Orthopaedic Surgery; Robert McGarrah, MD, Medicine; Jamila Minga, PhD, Obstetrics and Gynecology;](/sites/default/files/2021-10/2021_leader_5.jpg)
Trevor Lentz, PhD, PT, MPH, Orthopaedic Surgery
Robert McGarrah, MD, Medicine
Jamila Minga, PhD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
![Carlene Moore, PhD, Neurology; Marta Mulawa, PhD, School of Nursing; Kartik Nayak, PhD, Computer Science; Nwora Okeke, MPH, Medicine](/sites/default/files/2021-10/2021_leader_6.jpg)
Marta Mulawa, PhD, School of Nursing
Kartik Nayak, PhD, Computer Science
Nwora Okeke, MPH, Medicine
![Lindsay Rein, MD, Medicine; Kristal Riska, AuD, PhD, Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences; Jennifer Rogers, MD, Medicine; Matthew Rubach, MD, Medicine](/sites/default/files/2021-10/2021_leader_7.jpg)
Kristal Riska, AuD, PhD, Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Jennifer Rogers, MD, Medicine
Matthew Rubach, MD, Medicine
![Rebecca Sadun, MD, PhD, Medicine; Pixu Shi, PhD, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics; Corinna Sorenson, PhD, Population Health Sciences; Allison Stafford, PhD, School of Nursing;](/sites/default/files/2021-10/2021_leader_8.jpg)
Pixu Shi, PhD, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Corinna Sorenson, PhD, Population Health Sciences
Allison Stafford, PhD, School of Nursing
![Neeraj Surana, MD, PhD, Pediatrics; Joshua Thaden, MD, PhD, Medicine; Gayani Tillekeratne, MD, Medicine; James White, PhD, Medicine;](/sites/default/files/2021-10/2021_leader_9.jpg)
Joshua Thaden, MD, PhD, Medicine
Gayani Tillekeratne, MD, Medicine
James White, PhD, Medicine
![Ran Xiao, PhD, School of Nursing; Jichun Xie, PhD, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics; Ting Yang, MD, PhD, Medicine; Muhammad Zafar, MD, Pediatrics](/sites/default/files/2021-10/2021_leader_10.jpg)
Jichun Xie, PhD, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Ting Yang, MD, PhD, Medicine
Muhammad Zafar, MD, Pediatrics
![Danyang Zhuo, PhD, Computer Science](/sites/default/files/2021-10/2021_leader_11.jpg)
Applications for the 2022 LEADER Program will open this fall. Visit the LEADER webpage for more information or contact the Office for Faculty at facdev@dm.duke.edu.