Resources

Baldwin CD, Lewis V, Thorndyke LE, Morahan PS, Gusic ME. Becoming by doing: How women in academic health sciences build a leadership identity through project experiences. Medical Teacher. 2023 Jan;45(1):73-79. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2022.2102469. Epub 2022 Aug 1. PMID: 35914521.

Balmer DF, Darden A, Chandran L, D'Alessandro D, Gusic ME. How Mentor Identity Evolves: Findings From a 10-Year Follow-up Study of a National Professional Development Program. Academic Medicine. 2018 Jul;93(7):1085-1090. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002181. PMID: 29465451.

Butz, A. R. and Branchaw, J. L. (2020) Entering Research Learning Assessment (ERLA): Validity Evidence for an Instrument to Measure Research Trainee Development. Life Sciences Education. 19(2) DOI: 10.1187/cbe.19-07-0146

Byars-Winston, A, Leverett, P, Benbow, R, Pfund, C, Thayer-Hart, N, Branchaw, J. (2020) Race and Ethnicity in Biology Research Mentoring Relationships. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 13(3), 240-253.

Byars-Winston, A, Womack, VY, Butz, AR, McGee, R, Quinn SC, Utzerath, E, Saetermoe, CL, Thomas, S. (2019) Pilot study of an intervention to increase cultural awareness in research mentoring: Implications for diversifying the scientific workforce. Journal of Clinical Translational Sciences. 2(2): 86-94.

Daloz, L. A. (2012). Mentor: Guiding the journey of adult learners (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 

Friedman, S. D. (2014). Total leadership: Be a better leader, have a richer life (1st ed.). Harvard Business Review Press. 

Fuentes, S., Salas, R. M. E., Brumfield, O., & Stone, R. T. (2022). Curriculum innovations: Creation of a longitudinal, neurology-centered pipeline program to motivate and support students from racial/ethnically marginalized groups. Neurology: Education, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.1212/ne9.0000000000200007 

House, S. C., Byars-Winston, A., Zárate, S., Azurdia, D. E., Birren, B., Cheng, P., Diggs-Andrews, K., Lee, S. P., Martínez-Hernández, K., McGee, R., Prunuske, A., Ramírez, K., & Sorkness, C. A. (2023). Guiding principles for culturally responsive facilitation: Lessons learned from delivering culturally aware mentor training to STEMM faculty. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000476

Ibarra, H. (1999). Provisional Selves: Experimenting with Image and Identity in Professional Adaptation. Administrative Science Quarterly, 44, 764 - 791.

Kahneman, D. (2012, June 15). Of 2 minds: How fast and slow thinking shape perception and choice [excerpt]. Scientific American. Retrieved April 21, 2023, from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/kahneman-excerpt-thinking-fast-and-slow/ 

Mohan, B. (n.d.). Postdocs need to reach out to talk with and support each other (opinion). Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs. Retrieved April 21, 2023, from https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2023/03/27/postdocs-need-reach-out-talk-and-support-each-other-opinion 

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations: Beyond Broadening Participation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26803.

Sue, DW (2013). Race talk: The psychology of racial dialogues. American Psychologist, 68(8), 663–672.

Verderame, M.F., Freedman, V.H., Kozlowski, L.M., and McCormack, W.T. (2018) Point of View: Competency-based assessment for the training of PhD students and early-career scientists. eLife 7:e34801. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.34801

Wiggins, G. and McTighe, J. (1998) Understanding by Design. Chapter 1. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), Alexandria, VA.

Womack VY, Wood CV, House SC, Quinn SC, Thomas SB, McGee R, and Byars-Winston A.

(2020) Culturally aware mentorship: Lasting impacts of a novel intervention on academic administrators and faculty. PLoS One. 15(8).

• Rochester Inclusive Climate Leadership Fellowship

  • 2-year pilot program to promote new interventions and innovation to help advance careers of faculty and staff who are passionate about DEI

    • All individuals did not have mentorship in their titles

• ELAM Fellows Program

  • 1 year part time leadership development program with 3-week in-residence sessions, virtual sessions, and connections to project mentorship within participant institutions aiming to increase the numbers of women faculty in senior leadership positions in academic health centers

• University of Minnesota – KL2 Scholars Career Development Program 

  • 3-year program for early-stage investigators at the University of Minnesota with salary support, research funds, multidisciplinary mentor team, and networking opportunities aiming to increase competitiveness for NIH Independent K- or R01 awards

    • They have a certified coach on staff that helps scholars to address problem solving for roadblocks.

• University of Pennsylvania Early-Stage Investigator Training Program (KL2)

  • 2-year program for junior faculty at Penn State aimed at supporting institutional research and career development with coursework, weekly and monthly meetings, and monthly full-day training.

    • There are several supplemental opportunities including individual project mentorship by a senior faculty member, a Grants Academy workshop to assist with the grant application process, a seminar series, and a mock review program to prepare for grant submissions.

    • They use the KL2 application process and give feedback along the 6-to-9-month process to helpfully address anticipated roadblocks. Most of their scholars are not doing clinical trials so study by design approach is not as relevant.

• Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute Mentored Career Development in Clinical and Translational Science Program (KL2) Advisement

  • 3-year program to support research career development with support in writing a career development plan, putting together a successful mentoring team, and aligning career goals with career development activities.

• Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute Quality of Design 

  • 2-week training required for KL2 scholars: Experts are brought into the training to help scholars identify barriers proactively.

• University of Minnesota Medical School 

  • Health Equity Leadership & Mentoring (HELM) Program

• University of Minnesota Clinical and Translational Science Institute

  • Mentor Training – Online Courses: Courses are available at no charge to people affiliated with the University of Minnesota and to external users who create a guest account with the University.

    • Optimizing the Practice of Mentoring 101: For Research Mentors of Graduate Students, Fellows, and Early-Career Faculty

    • Optimizing the Practice of Mentoring 102: For Research Mentors of Undergraduate Students 

    • Enhancing Motivation Using the CARES Mentoring Model 

• University of Wisconsin-Madison, WISCIENCE and CIMER

  • Entering Research Facilitator Training & Curriculum Development Institute

  • Build Your Research Community Online Course: Designed for students transitioning into life-science graduate school (senior undergrad, post bac, and early career graduate students)

• University of Wisconsin-Madison, CIMER. Culturally Aware Mentoring (CAM)

  • • Learn more about the CAM research study, intervention and resources.

• Anti-Racism Resources for the Biomedical Research Training Community from the Diversity Program Consortium

  • Extensive resource guide containing actionable resources, trainings, webinars, and academic literature to support students and faculty, discuss race and anti-racism, and support the mental health of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities

• Talking about Race, an Education Platform from the National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Guided website providing tools, guidance, and activities to inspire conversation and reflection about race with specific tools for educators, caregivers, and people committed to equity

• Strategies for Advancing Cultural Awareness: Curricula Enhancement Module Series ((Georgetown University, Center for Child and Human Development)

  • Brief online introduction to cultural awareness with the overall mission of improving the health and wellbeing of the maternal and child health in the US

• The Smithsonian’s Talking About Race page

  • Provides tools and guidance for conversations about race.