The Science of Effective Mentoring in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine, and Mathematics (STEMM) The quality, vigor, and innovation of the U.S. science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) enterprise depend on increasing the diversity of individuals, research teams, and leadership in STEMM fields. This in turn requires the advancement of women, individuals from racial/ethnic groups historically underrepresented in STEMM, and first-generation students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Effective, high-quality, and sustainable mentoring relationships for diverse individuals across career stages are essential in supporting student success (e.g., performance, persistence) in STEMM fields, especially for many members of these underrepresented populations. While access to and engagement with a strong mentor are known to be influential factors in the academic and career development of undergraduate and graduate students in STEMM, there has not been adequate attention to ensuring that mentors and mentees are educated and trained with the evidence-based knowledge and skills necessary to ensure highly productive and sustainable mentoring relationships. It is increasingly clear that successful mentoring relationships can be nurtured using existing and emerging research on the characteristics, competencies, and behaviors identified for being effective mentors and mentees. What is missing is a systematic compilation and analysis of the current research on mentorship in STEMM as well as a practical resource guide that enables mentoring practitioners—institutions, departments, programs, and individual faculty members—to create and support viable, sustainable mentoring support systems. This study proposes to addresses these two gaps. REPORT The report is now available as a pre-publication (uncorrected proofs) from the National Academies Press. You can read it on-line or download a PDF at www.nap.edu/MentorshipInSTEMM ONLINE GUIDE RELEASE EVENT STATEMENT OF TASK Under the auspices of BHEW and CWSEM, and in collaboration with BOSE, an ad hoc committee will conduct a study of STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medical) mentoring programs and practices at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The study will have a particular focus on identifying evidence (or lack thereof) regarding successful programs for mentoring of individuals traditionally marginalized in STEMM fields, including women, individuals from racial/ethnic groups historically underrepresented in STEMM, and first-generation college students. Guiding questions for the study will include the following: - What are common definitions and differentiations among the various models of mentoring in STEMM?
- What are the most successful elements of effective mentoring relationships in STEMM education at the various stages of career development?
- How can and should mentees and mentors be trained to be more effective in the mentor-mentee relationship?
The committee will issue a final report and also create an online interactive guide of effective programs and practices that can be adopted and adapted by institutions, departments, and individual faculty members. MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, AND AGENDAS First Committee Meeting December 19-20, 2017 Health Sciences Learning Center at the University of Wisconsin—Madison in Madison, WI Open Session Information Workshop on Inclusive Mentorship Excellence in STEMM: New Knowledge, Ideas, and Practice April 11-12, 2018 National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DC More Information Participatory Workshop on Metrics, Models, and Identities in STEMM Mentoring Relationships: What Works and Why? October 8, 2018 National Academy of Sciences Beckman Center in Irvine, CA More Information Making Evidence-based Networks Through Online Resources February 5, 2019 Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN More Information Closed Committee Writing Meeting March 18-19, 2019 North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC LISTENING SESSIONS We hosted a series of 45-90 minute-long “listening sessions” at professional societies and on campuses across the country. Each session included an overview of the science of mentorship and an opportunity for participants to provide input to the committee for the online guide. American Psychological Association San Francisco, CA 9:00 a.m. August 11, 2018 | AAMC Group on Graduate Research, Education, and Training (GREAT) Atlanta, GA 11:00 a.m. September 28, 2018 | BEST Consortium Bethesda, MD October 24, 2018 | Mentoring Institute Albuquerque, NM 10:00 a.m. October 25, 2018 | SREB Institute Arlington, VA 11:30 a.m. & 3:45 p.m. October 27, 2018 | University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA November 28, 2018 | AGU Washington, DC 6:15 p.m. December 10, 2018 | University of Virginia PhD Plus Charlottesville, VA January 17, 2019 | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Washington, DC 10:00 a.m. February 16, 2019 | American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) Cosa Mesa, CA 1:00 p.m. February, 28, 2019 | International Mentoring Institute University of Florida 10:00 a.m. March 12, 2019 | National Society of Black Engineers Detroit, MI 5:00 p.m. March 29, 2019 | COMMITTEE MEMBERS Angela Byars-Winston (Chair) Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison | Laura Gail Lunsford Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Campbell University | Tammy D. Allen Professor of Psychology, University of South Florida (until March 2018) | Richard (Rick) McGee Associate Dean for Faculty Recruitment & Professional Development and Professor of Medical Education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | Erin Dolan Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Georgia Athletic Association Professor of Innovative Science Education at the University of Georgia | Christine (Chris) Pfund Researcher with the Wisconsin Center for Education Research and Director of the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison | Joe G.N. Garcia (NAM) Dr. Merlin K. DuVal Professor of Medicine, University ofArizona (until November 2018) | Christiane Spitzmüller Professor of Psychology and Managing Director of the Center for ADVANCING UH Faculty Success at University of Houston | Juan E. Gilbert Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor and Chair of the Computer & Information Science & Engineering Department at the University of Florida and Director Institute for African American Mentoring in Computing Sciences (iAAMCS) | Keivan G. Stassun Stevenson Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research for the College of Arts and Science, and Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Autism & Innovation at Vanderbilt University | Sylvia Hurtado Professor of Education at the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies of the University of California, Los Angeles | Renetta Tull Vice Chancellor, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University of California, Davis | STAFF Maria Lund Dahlberg, Study Director John Veras, Senior Program Assistant Austen Applegate, Research Associate Allison Berger, Senior Program Assistant (until January 2018) Fredric Lestina, Senior Program Assistant (until October 2018) Elizabeth Garbee, Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow, 2018 Kilan Ashad-Bishop, Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow, 2019 Adriana Courembis, Senior Financial Business Partner Thomas Rudin, Board Director, Board on Higher Education and Workforce Joe Alper, Consultant Writer Jeremy Waisome, Website Implementation Consultant SPONSORS Additional funding providing by: - National Academy of Sciences Kobelt Fund
- National Academy of Sciences Scientists and Engineers for the Future Fund
- National Academy of Sciences Coca–Cola Foundation Fund
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