Mission
Professors for the Future is a competitive, leadership and professional development fellowship that fulfills and uplifts Graduate Studies’ mission to cultivate the best learning experiences for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at UC Davis.
Our Current Fellows
Each year GradPathways Institute for Professional Development selects a cohort of about 15 doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars to become the next class of PFTF fellows. Our fellows are selected through a competitive process based on a student's demonstrated commitment to professionalism, integrity and academic service.
Meet this year’s class of PFTF’s Fellows
Chloe Brotherton
(Ph.D. Candidate, Linguistics)
Gwyneth Manser
(Ph.D. Candidate, Geography)
Mason del Rosario
(Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Rachael Coon
(Ph.D. Candidate, Animal Biology)
Rose De Kock
(Ph.D. Candidate, Neuroscience)
Alyssa Griffin
(Postdoctoral Scholar, Earth and Planetary Sciences)
Tyler Méndez Kline
(Ph.D. Candidate, Linguistics)
Aisha Faruqi
(Ph.D. Candidate, Civil and Environmental Engineering)
M.A. Miller
(Ph.D. Candidate, English)
Alba Ledesma
(Postdoctoral Scholar, Animal Science)
Kaisen Lin
(Postdoctoral Scholar, Air Quality Research Center)
Deniss Martinez
(Ph.D. Candidate, Ecology)
Eric Tymstra
(Ph.D. Candidate, Ecology)
Danielle Stevens
(Ph.D. Candidate, Integrative Genetics and Genomics)
Nathan Yoshino
(Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry)
Our Leadership
Teresa Dillinger
Co-Director, PFTF
Director, GradPathways Institute for Professional Development
tldillinger@ucdavis.edu
Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor
Co-Director, PFTF
Associate Dean for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
eoconnor@ucdavis.edu
Manjot Kaur
Administrative Assistant
GradPathways Institute for Professional Development
(530) 754-3041
mnkaur@ucdavis.edu