Karen Sobel

Associate Professor and Director of Center for Faculty Development and Advancement

Karen works in faculty professional development: career progression, reappointment/tenure/promotion, leadership, and helping faculty thrive.

Right now, some of the things Karen often discusses about with colleagues are caregiving duties, pandemic stressors, intersectional identities in academia, rank, and keeping on with our goals in this intense environment. Her work has an unusual set of foci compared to the work that many faculty development professionals do. She looks forward to building a community of colleagues who have related interests or who just want to join the conversation.

Before moving into faculty professional development, Karen worked full-time as a research librarian. Now, she divides her time between faculty development work & supporting both faculty and students as they build research skills.