Preprints on mentoring

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These preprints discuss how mentoring practices influence the success of early career researchers, as well as what they expect from their mentors

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  • Insights from a survey of mentorship experiences by graduate and postdoctoral researchers

    1. Sarvenaz Sarabipour
    2. Natalie M Niemi
    3. Steven J Burgess
    4. Christopher T Smith
    5. Alexandre W Bisson Filho
    6. Ahmed Ibrahim
    7. Kelly Clark
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    These preprint discusses the overall satisfaction among mentees with respect to their mentoring experiences. Some takeaways are: - Overall lower satisfaction for mentees studying in a different country with respect to those studying in their home country - Potential issues to work on for mentors: setting clear expectations of mentoring relationship, providing mentees a path to independence, discussing mentee’s career goals - Mentor traits desired by mentees: being supportive while providing guidance (helps overcome impostor syndrome), generosity in time commitment, openness, honesty, transparency, trust, respect for mentee’s experiences, support for diverse career options. - Pitfalls reported by mentees: treatment as employee rather than mentee, absent mentors, micromanagement, power imbalance between mentor and mentee, insufficient professional respect and boundaries, lack of consideration for mentee work-life balance, favoritism.

  • Mentoring practices predictive of doctoral student outcomes in a biological sciences cohort

    1. Reena Debray
    2. Emily A. Dewald-Wang
    3. Katherine K. Ennis
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    Some takeaways from this preprint: - Students that identified as female, non-binary, first-generation students, students with disabilities, and parents/caregivers tended to feel less support from their supervisors. Effects were compounded for people who self-identified as belonging to multiple of the above groups. - Students that felt represented by their advisor tended to feel happier and more comfortable in their program.