Best Practices for Mentoring
Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows

For most faculty at a major research university such as the University of Utah, the mentor relationship with graduate students and/or post-doctoral fellows is a very important form of teaching yet the majority of faculty are not taught how to be good mentors.  This workshop hosted a panel discussion of University of Utah faculty members who have been recognized for their outstanding mentoring of graduate students and/or post-doctoral fellows. They discussed their own approach to the mentoring process, as well as provided suggestions to help faculty who want to enhance or who may be struggling with their role as mentor.

Panelists

Matt Basso, Associate Professor, Department of History and Program in Gender Studies
Carol Lim, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Jennifer Mabey, Assistant Dean for Post-Doctoral Affairs, Graduate School
Kim Martinez – Associate Professor, Art & Art History
Richard Dorsky – Associate Professor, Neurobiology & Anatomy

Video footage from the workshop held on April 17, 2015.