Dr. Novacek has been actively involved in mentoring, academic service, and outreach programs throughout his education and professional career. He is passionate about mentoring underrepresented groups including students of color and first-generation students. Previous and current initiatives that he has participated in include:
Mentoring
Academic Service
Outreach and Recruitment of Underrepresented Groups in the Academy
Mentoring
- Project SHORT
- Interconnected ND (mentoring program for first-generation students at Notre Dame)
- Alumni Mentor for undergraduate participants in the Psychology Research Experience Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Emory Pipeline Collaborative Program (EPiC)
- 1915 Scholars Program for first-generation college students (Emory University)
- Emory Student Government Association Graduate-Undergraduate Student Mentorship Program
- Association for Psychological Science Student Mentorship Program
- Writer on tips for applying to graduate programs in psychology for the Association for Psychological Science's online publication "Observer"
Academic Service
- Digital Outreach Committee, Society for Research in Psychopathology
- Diversity Committee, Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology
- Graduate Students in Psychology and Neuroscience (Emory University)
Outreach and Recruitment of Underrepresented Groups in the Academy
- Recruiter at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students
- Research judge at Spelman College Research Day
- Recruiter Atlanta University Center Consortium Graduate School Fair
- Writer on diversifying clinical science for SSCP's Clinical Science Newsletter