Early Career
Mission
The purpose of the ECIG is to support early career SCRA members from graduate school through ten years after graduation, whether working in academy, practice, research, and/or a combination of the three. The primary goals of this interest group are to: 1) maintain a supportive early career community; 2) support early career professional development through mentorship, research, practice, scholarship, and publication; 3) promote recognition of early career accomplishments and contributions; and 4) identify opportunities for early career professionals to participate in the ECIG and in SCRA.
Leadership
Current Initiatives
- 2025-2026 Social Impact Projects
- Research Collaborations
- Professional Development
- Mentoring
- Time Zone Converter for Meetings
Upcoming Events
- 2025 SCRA Biennial Fair
- October 2025 – Social Impact PAR Event
- Ongoing Asynchronous Mentoring
Previous Events
- Hearing Differences PAR, April 23, 2025
- Read 4 Your Life YPAR, February 20, 2025
- Early Career Professional Conference Proposals
- One to One Mentoring
- Early Career Professional Publications
- 2024 Social Impact Research Projects
- Leveraging Book Clubs as Prevention, 2023
- Pathways to Your Authentic Self Within Social Justice, 2023
- Caregiver Mental Health Promotion, 2023
- Impact of Land Loss, Food, and Farm Systems, 2023