Articles and advice for mentoring undergraduate students.
Nature’s guide for Mentors
This article outlines qualities of good mentors and tips for creating a successful relationship with your mentee.
https://www.nature.com/articles/447791a?foxtrotcallback=true
Rethinking Mentoring
This article provides an overview of mentoring, mentoring structures, benefits, and how to set up a successful relationship.
http://www.gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/sites/default/files/upload/users/rethinking_mentoring.pdf
Entering Mentoring
This material from the University of Wisconsin provides a valuable framework for mentoring relationships, and has many useful exercises. Their 1st edition is available as a free pdf.
https://www.hhmi.org/sites/default/files/Educational%20Materials/Lab%20Management/entering_mentoring.pdf
The Supervisory Role of Life Science Research Faculty: The Missing Link to Diversifying the Academic Workforce?
This essay defines mentoring as including three essential roles (advisor, educator, and supervisor) and discusses the impact of neglecting supervisory best practices on trainees, on the diversity of the academic pipeline, and on the research enterprise.
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v21i1.1911
Collectors, Nightlights, and Allies, Oh My: White Mentors in the Academy
The author (Dr. Marisela Martinez-Cola) describes personal stories to help capture and share the experiences of students of Color. Dr. Martinez-Cola identifies, defines, and discusses three roles White mentors play for students of Color.
https://www.wpcjournal.com/article/view/20275
A Guide for Mentoring BIPOC students in a University Setting
An excellent practical guide from UC Davis graduate student (Veronica Padilla Vriesman) on mentoring Black students and students of color, including many specific helpful examples.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AMMjEBjdEoZDy_snfgavMPfRnr7RCApxcRL1Bzkelnc/edit
NIH Workshop on Culturally Aware Mentorship (recording)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt38C2l-o2o&feature=youtu.be
Maximizing Mentoring Relationships of Undergraduate Researchers with Dr. Sharon Milgram of the NIH (recording)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhjIrepywXc
Link of Mentoring Workshops from the UC Davis Office of Graduate Studies
https://grad.ucdavis.edu/resources/mentoring/mentor-workshops
Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM
This 2019 Consensus Study Report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides guidance on effective behaviors, frameworks, measures and assessment techniques, tools, possible relationship structures, and the role of institutional support related to mentoring in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM). This report highlights that mentorship is a skill that is learned, practiced, and improved upon with self-reflection and feedback.
https://www.nap.edu/read/25568/chapter/1
https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25568/the-science-of-effective-mentorship-in-stemm
https://www.nap.edu/resource/25568/ReportHighlights_Mentoring.pdf
The Science of Mentoring in STEMM Podcast Series
This 10-part podcast series based on the National Academies’ 2019 report, The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM, explores how students in STEMM can discover more of their potential when they have responsive and effective mentors. The Science of Mentorship podcast series features personal stories of leaders in academia, business, and the media to highlight evidence-based mentorship practices that you can use to make your STEMM mentoring relationships more effective.
https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/the-science-of-effective-mentoring-in-stemm