Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research
Mentor Training for Research Development Professionals is a new curriculum for training the mentors of research development professionals and is now posted in the CIMER Portal. The curriculum developers and their institutional affiliations are Paula Carney, Loyola University of Chicago, Jan Abramson, University of Utah and Kathryn Partlow, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Research Development professionals help researchers become …
Read the second Forbes article with tips by top mentoring experts on how to be a better mentor, with contributions from Dr. Angela Byars-Winston and Dr. Christine Pfund titled Mentoring Doesn’t Need To Be A Trial And Error Practice.
A pioneering program at UC San Diego Health Sciences serves as a successful model for medical schools looking to improve faculty diversity and success January 11, 2022 | Nicole Mlynaryk, Bigelow Science Communication Fellow Read the full article about CIMER’s work with UCSD.
In the final episode of this seven-part series about mentoring, Ruth Gotian and Christine Pfund outline their hopes for post-pandemic mentoring and the changing nature of other collaborative relationships in scientific research. You can listen to the podcast.
Join Drs. Christine Pfund and Ruth Gotian on “Re-Examining Your Mentoring Relationship in the Current Moment” webinar! The webinar is a new career development webinar series hosted by NRMN. Drs. Chris Pfund and Ruth Gotian will speak about the process of reevaluating these relationships to determine which direction you need to take. The webinar will occur on September 13 at …
WCER mentor training is helping a growing group of top science PhD students from diverse backgrounds become academic leaders. In the development of future academic scientists, few individuals are more central to success than good mentors. Mentors can help students navigate different career paths and grow their professional networks. They can be advocates, teachers, sounding …
Article from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Read the full story from the source. We’re excited to announce the release of The Science of Mentorship, a new podcast from the Board on Higher Education and Workforce of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. This 10-part series explores how students in STEMM can discover …
Join us for 2020 National Postdoc Appreciation Week. The NPA is pleased to announce the 11th annual celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW): September 21-25, 2020! With challenges come innovation. We are excited to announce a multi-institutional collaboration resulting in the first virtual NPAW celebration! Events include a keynote facilitated by the NPA with speakers, John Beacom, …
By Kathrine Havrilla Read the full story from the source. In January 2020, faculty from across the Harvard community were invited to attend Research Mentor Training workshops presented by Christine Pfund, director of the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The workshops — held on both …
Janet Branchaw, WISCIENCE Director, and Amanda R. Butz’s, research article, Entering Research Learning Assessment (ERLA): Validity Evidence for an Instrument to Measure Undergraduate and Graduate Research Trainee Development, has been chosen for publication in CBE- Life Sciences Education Journal.