Consulting - Cristina Baciu

Mentoring that Builds Strong Research Communities
Workshops • Mentoring Circles • Faculty/Grad Development
Highly interactive sessions that turn real challenges into actionable mentoring plans.
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Who I Work With
Academic professional societies
Doctoral and postdoctoral programs
Faculty development offices
Centers for teaching and learning
Research institutes and university departments
Non-profits
SIGNATURE OFFERINGS
I design low-pressure, high-impact mentoring experiences that help students, postdocs, and faculty connect, collaborate, and grow—without adding to burnout. My approach blends evidence-based practice with warm facilitation so participants leave with clear next steps and new peer connections.
Mentoring in Motion
(90-minute workshop)
A fast, energizing format for mixed-career rooms. Participants practice:
Turning challenges into powerful mentoring questions
Evaluating culture and mentorship during interviews
Communicating across disciplines and co-authoring with clarity
Leaving with one action to implement within 7 days
Perfect for: Annual conferences, society meetings, graduate/postdoc programs.
Format: In-person or virtual • 60–120 minutes • 20–200 participants.
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Mentoring Circles
(60–90 minutes)
Structured small-group sessions that build belonging and reciprocity.
Includes facilitation guide + prompts so you can run circles year-round.

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Mentoring for Mentors
(2–3 hours)
A training for faculty/senior researchers on equitable, supportive mentoring: expectation-setting, feedback cultures, power dynamics, and time-savvy mentoring.

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Add-ons (popular with societies)
Panel moderation (focused prompts, timed, practical takeaways).
Office hours for early-career members (small-group/1:1)
Toolkit & templates (mentoring agreement, question stems, follow-up plan)

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What Attendees Say
“Cristina creates a room where everyone feels they belong. Honest, warm, and deeply useful.”
— American Public Health Association (APHA) Statistics Section participant
“This should be part of every annual meeting.”
— Senior researcher, Biostatistics
“She turns overwhelming challenges into clear next steps.”
— PhD student
"For the second consecutive year, Dr. Cristina Baciu served as lead moderator and organizer of our mentoring program at the Applied Public Health Statistics (APHS) section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting. The session featured lively round-table discussions and an engaging panel, drew strong attendance, and earned high praise from both mentors and mentees for the valuable networking and career-development opportunities it provided.

In addition, Cristina delivered a well-received webinar on mentoring best practices for the APHA Epidemiology section this past August. Participants consistently highlighted the session’s practical content and clear takeaways as among the most useful professional-development offerings they had attended. Dr. Baciu’s expertise, energy, and commitment continue to elevate mentoring across APHA sections, and our members are deeply appreciative of her contributions."
— Guang Xu, PhD, MPH, Past Chair, Applied Public Health Statistics (APHS) section of the American Public Health Association (APHA)
Value Added
After working with me, participants leave with:
✅ A clear mentoring question to bring to advisors, collaborators, or peers
✅ A 7-day action plan for strengthening a mentoring relationship
✅ Increased confidence in navigating publishing & interdisciplinary collaboration
✅ Expanded network connections — even across career stages
✅ Practical tools they can use immediately

Hello, I'm Cristina Baciu

Mentoring that Builds Strong Research Communities

Workshops • Mentoring Circles • Faculty/Grad Development

Highly interactive sessions that turn real challenges into actionable mentoring plans.

Who I Work With

SIGNATURE OFFERINGS

I design low-pressure, high-impact mentoring experiences that help students, postdocs, and faculty connect, collaborate, and grow—without adding to burnout. My approach blends evidence-based practice with warm facilitation so participants leave with clear next steps and new peer connections.

Mentoring in Motion (90-minute workshop)

Mentoring Circles (60–90 minutes)

Mentoring for Mentors (2–3 hours)

Add-ons (popular with societies)

What Attendees Say

“Cristina creates a room where everyone feels they belong. Honest, warm, and deeply useful.”

— American Public Health Association (APHA) Statistics Section participant

“This should be part of every annual meeting.”

— Senior researcher, Biostatistics

“She turns overwhelming challenges into clear next steps.”

— PhD student

— Guang Xu, PhD, MPH, Past Chair, Applied Public Health Statistics (APHS) section of the American Public Health Association (APHA)

Value Added

After working with me, participants leave with:

✅ A clear mentoring question to bring to advisors, collaborators, or peers

✅ A 7-day action plan for strengthening a mentoring relationship

✅ Increased confidence in navigating publishing & interdisciplinary collaboration

✅ Expanded network connections — even across career stages

✅ Practical tools they can use immediately

Mentoring in Motion
(90-minute workshop)

Mentoring Circles
(60–90 minutes)

Mentoring for Mentors
(2–3 hours)