Dr. Swan directs the Office for Postdoctoral Scholars within the Office for the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars. She began her research career as a postdoctoral fellow at Purdue University's Military Family Research Institute after attaining her Ph.D. in Human Development from the University of California, Irvine. Following this tenure, she transitioned from academia to specialize in program evaluation research and grant management while dedicating time to nurturing her family and serving as a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate for children. Dr. Swan returned to Purdue twenty years later to manage a research laboratory within the Department of Psychological Sciences. She maintained her grant-writing skills during this period through voluntary engagements with organizations such as Isaiah 117 House. Her professional accomplishments and personal dedication provide an exemplary framework for her current responsibilities, including leading extramural funding support activities for graduate students and postdoctoral trainees, orchestrating postdoctoral career development initiatives, and fostering a campus community for postdoctoral scholars to thrive personally and professionally.