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Jamila M. Hackworth, MSEd, EdD


  • Associate Chair, Faculty Career Development, Division of Adolescent and Transition Medicine
  • Director, Office of Academic Affairs and Career Development
  • Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

About

Biography

Jamila M. Hackworth, MSEd, EdD, is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center within the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Cincinnati, OH. Dr. Hackworth serves as the director of the Office of Academic Affairs and Career Development at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. In this role, she develops, implements, and evaluates a cadre of faculty career development programs/curricula designed to support faculty and trainees in defining and achieving vitality, engagement, and personal/career success. Dr. Hackworth's areas of interest include mentorship, leadership development, biomedical sciences pathway development, faculty development and retention, cultural intelligence, resilience, and wellness/vitality.

EdD: Educational Leadership, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY, 2013.

MSEd: Student Development/Higher Education Administration, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, 2006.

BA: Management, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY, 1995.

Services and Specialties

Adolescent Medicine

Research Areas

Adolescent Medicine

Publications

Microaggressions: Privileged Observers' Duty to Act and What They Can Do. Hackworth, JM; Kotagal, M; Bignall, ON R; Unaka, N; Matheny Antommaria, AH. Pediatrics. 2021; 148:e2021052758.

The "Cs " of Mentoring: Using Adult Learning Theory and the Right Mentors to Position Early-Career Investigators for Success. Cheng, TL; Hackworth, JM. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2021; 238:6-8.e2.

The Impact of Primary Mentors and Career Development Committees on Junior Faculty Productivity in a Pediatric Academic Health Center. Hackworth, JM; Meinzen-Derr, J; DePalma, M; Hostetter, M; Klein, M; O'Toole, JK; Kahn, J. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2021; 232:4-8.e1.

Sustained Impact of an Academic Medical Center Faculty Leadership Development Program. DePalma, M; Kurowski, B; Hackworth, J; Steel, S; Kahn, J. The Journal of Faculty Development. 2020; 34:21-26.