AEA Member Workshops
The American Economic Association Ombuds Team, consisting of Charmhee Kim, Nnena Odim, and Brent Epperson, provides ombuds services and workshops to AEA Members. Ombuds services help members surface and resolve work-related issues. For more information about ombuds services, click here. Workshops are designed to provide information, skill development, and tools relating to conflict management and the ombuds team resource.
Upcoming Workshops
No workshops scheduled at this time. If you have a workshop suggestion or would like to be notified when new workshops are scheduled, please contact us at brent-ombuds@mwi.org, charmhee-ombuds@mwi.org, or nnena-ombuds@mwi.org. Thank you.
Past Workshops
From Contribution to Credit: Navigating Authorship with Confidence
Authorship is more than a byline; it’s a reflection of contribution, credibility, and career trajectory. Yet, decisions around authorship can be fraught with ambiguity, power dynamics, and unspoken expectations. This workshop equips participants with the tools to navigate authorship.
This program was offered in December 2025. Additional dates may be scheduled soon. In the meantime, if you’d like to speak with an ombuds, please contact a member of the ombuds team at brent-ombuds@mwi.org, charmhee-ombuds@mwi.org, or nnena-ombuds@mwi.org. Thank you.
Advocating for Yourself in Uncertain Times
This interactive workshop empowers participants to ask, in a professional setting, for what they need or want with clarity and confidence. Grounded in conflict management principles and communication strategies, the session explores how to express needs, set boundaries, and engage in dialogue that honors both self and others.
This program was offered in October 2025. Additional dates may be scheduled soon. In the meantime, if you’d like to speak with an ombuds, please contact a member of the ombuds team at brent-ombuds@mwi.org, charmhee-ombuds@mwi.org, or nnena-ombuds@mwi.org. Thank you.
From Bystander to Upstander
This workshop will help participants identify and discuss strategies to use when witnessing destructive behavior, determine when each strategy might be most effective, and apply the strategies to scenarios.
This program was offered in January 2025. Additional dates may be scheduled soon. In the meantime, if you’d like to speak with an ombuds, please contact a member of the ombuds team at brent-ombuds@mwi.org, charmhee-ombuds@mwi.org, or nnena-ombuds@mwi.org. Thank you.
Resolving Workplace Conflicts: Strategies from an Ombuds Perspective
This workshop provides practical strategies for handling workplace conflicts through real-life scenarios that attendees submit anonymously in advance.
This program was offered in February 2025. Additional dates may be scheduled soon. In the meantime, if you’d like to speak with an ombuds, please contact a member of the ombuds team at brent-ombuds@mwi.org, charmhee-ombuds@mwi.org, or nnena-ombuds@mwi.org. Thank you.
Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation: How Ombuds Support Visitors
This workshop is designed to help members understand how ombuds can support members who experience sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. It will also provide an overview of the AEA Lockbox, a secure reporting channel separate from the Ombuds Resource whereby an AEA Member can confidentially report conduct or circumstances of potential violations of the AEA Policy on Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation (“Policy”) or the AEA Code of Professional Conduct by another AEA Member.
This program was offered in May 2025. Additional dates may be scheduled soon. In the meantime, if you’d like to speak with an ombuds, please contact a member of the ombuds team at brent-ombuds@mwi.org, charmhee-ombuds@mwi.org, or nnena-ombuds@mwi.org. Thank you.
Interactive Listening Skills
This workshop will help members raise their awareness of their listening skills, provide a practical framework for interactive listening, and apply it in a low-risk learning environment.
This program was offered in March 2025. Additional dates may be scheduled soon. In the meantime, if you’d like to speak with an ombuds, please contact a member of the ombuds team at brent-ombuds@mwi.org, charmhee-ombuds@mwi.org, or nnena-ombuds@mwi.org. Thank you.
How to Have a Productive Difficult Conversation at Work
This workshop will help members learn practical approaches to address conflicts constructively, mitigate negative impacts, and create pathways for resolution, allowing you to refocus on your meaningful work.
This program was offered in April 2025. Additional dates may be scheduled soon. In the meantime, if you’d like to speak with an ombuds, please contact a member of the ombuds team at brent-ombuds@mwi.org, charmhee-ombuds@mwi.org, or nnena-ombuds@mwi.org. Thank you.
Workshop Presenters
Each workshop will be led by one or more of the following ombuds team members:
Charmhee Kim, Brent Epperson, and Nnena Odim
The MWI ombuds resource is independent, impartial, informal, and confidential. Communication with an ombuds team member does not constitute formal notice to the American Economic Association.
You can learn more about the AEA Ombuds Team Resource here.