Postdoctoral Wellness Programs

The Office for Postdoctoral Affairs and Early Career Research offers weekly and monthly events focusing on various areas of wellness. Our current events are detailed below, but we are frequently expanding and adjusting our offerings to best meet postdoc needs.

If you have feedback about other events you’d like to see, please email Samantha Samel, Associate Director of Wellness and Special Projects, at [email protected]. 

Postdocs can schedule 1-on-1 wellness appointments to develop wellness goals or discuss resources that may be helpful in meeting specific wellness needs. Additionally, PIs or other faculty and staff members are also able to schedule individual appointments to discuss postdoctoral wellness needs. Please email [email protected] to schedule an individual wellness appointment.

Each month the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs organizes a wellness workshop or seminar focusing on an area of wellness such as physical, social, emotional, or intellectual wellness. Check out the OPA calendar to see what wellness event is planned for this month!

OPA coordinates two weekly events for postdoctoral physical wellness: Zumba and yoga. Zumba sessions are held weekly on Tuesdays at 6 PM. Yoga sessions are held weekly on Sundays at 6 PM (but are currently on a brief hiatus). For the most part, these events are held virtually, though occasional in-person events are scheduled. Please see our calendar for more information and contact [email protected] for the reoccurring Zoom link.

Click here to see some of our previous wellness programming. If you see something you would like the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs to offer again, please feel free to email [email protected] with your request.