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Evaluating the Feasibility, Utility, and Impact of Engaging in Mentorship Assessment to Improve Doctoral Mentoring Relationships
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Fedesco, Heather N.; Kraner, Ella Rose; Dolan, Erin L. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2023
This article describes a mentorship assessment structure designed to improve doctoral student-research advisor mentoring relationships. We report the experiences of students and advisors as they completed the process to assess the feasibility, utility, and impact of engaging in mentorship assessment.
Descriptors: Mentors, Program Evaluation, Doctoral Students, Student Research
Virtually the Same? Evaluating the Effectiveness of Remote Undergraduate Research Experiences
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Hess, Riley A.; Erickson, Olivia A.; Cole, Rebecca B.; Isaacs, Jared M.; Alvarez-Clare, Silvia; Arnold, Jonathan; Augustus-Wallace, Allison; Ayoob, Joseph C.; Berkowitz, Alan; Branchaw, Janet; Burgio, Kevin R.; Cannon, Charles H.; Ceballos, Ruben Michael; Cohen, C. Sarah; Coller, Hilary; Disney, Jane; Doze, Van A.; Eggers, Margaret J.; Ferguson, Edwin L.; Gray, Jeffrey J.; Greenberg, Jean T.; Hoffmann, Alexander; Jensen-Ryan, Danielle; Kao, Robert M.; Keene, Alex C.; Kowalko, Johanna E.; Lopez, Steven A.; Mathis, Camille; Minkara, Mona; Murren, Courtney J.; Ondrechen, Mary Jo; Ordoñez, Patricia; Osano, Anne; Padilla-Crespo, Elizabeth; Palchoudhury, Soubantika; Qin, Hong; Ramírez-Lugo, Juan; Reithel, Jennifer; Shaw, Colin A.; Smith, Amber; Smith, Rosemary J.; Tsien, Fern; Dolan, Erin L. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
In-person undergraduate research experiences (UREs) promote students' integration into careers in life science research. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted institutions hosting summer URE programs to offer them remotely, raising questions about whether undergraduates who participate in remote research can experience scientific integration and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Undergraduate Students, Student Research
"Where's My Mentor?!" Characterizing Negative Mentoring Experiences in Undergraduate Life Science Research
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Limeri, Lisa B.; Asif, Muhammad Zaka; Bridges, Benjamin H. T.; Esparaza, David; Tuma, Trevor T.; Sanders, Daquan; Morrison, Alexander J.; Rao, Pallavi; Harsh, Joseph A.; Maltese, Adam V.; Dolan, Erin L. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2019
Undergraduate research experiences in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields are championed for promoting students' personal and professional development. Mentorship is an integral part of undergraduate research, as effective mentorship maximizes the benefits undergraduates realize from participating in research. Yet almost no…
Descriptors: Mentors, Undergraduate Students, Biological Sciences, Student Research
Insights from a Convocation: Integrating Discovery-Based Research into the Undergraduate Curriculum
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Elgin, Sarah C. R.; Bangera, Gita; Decatur, Sean M.; Dolan, Erin L.; Guertin, Laura; Newstetter, Wendy C.; San Juan, Elvyra F.; Smith, Mary A.; Weaver, Gabriela C.; Wessler, Susan R.; Brenner, Kerry A.; Labov, Jay B. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
Recommendation 2 of the February 2012 report "Engage to Excel" from the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST 2012) urges the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education community and funding agencies to "advocate and provide support for replacing standard laboratory courses with…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Discovery Learning, STEM Education, College Curriculum
Undergraduate Biology Education Research Gordon Research Conference: A Meeting Report
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Dolan, Erin L.; Borrero, Michelle; Callis-Duehl, Kristine; Chen Musgrove, Miranda M.; de Lima, Joelyn; Ero-Tolliver, Isi; Gerhart, Laci M.; Goodwin, Emma C.; Hamilton, Lindsey R.; Henry, Meredith A.; Herrera, Jose; Huot, Bethany; Kiser, Stacey; Ko, Melissa E.; Kravec, Marcy E.; Lee, Mark; Limeri, Lisa B.; Peffer, Melanie E.; Pires, Debra; Ramirez Lugo, Juan S.; Sharp, Starlette M.; Suarez, Nicole A. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2020
The 2019 Undergraduate Biology Education Research Gordon Research Conference (UBER GRC), titled "Achieving Widespread Improvement in Undergraduate Education," brought together a diverse group of researchers and practitioners working to identify, promote, and understand widespread adoption of evidence-based teaching, learning, and success…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, College Science, Biology, Evidence Based Practice
Undergraduate Students' Development of Social, Cultural, and Human Capital in a Networked Research Experience
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Thompson, Jennifer Jo; Conaway, Evan; Dolan, Erin L. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2016
Recent calls for reform in undergraduate biology education have emphasized integrating research experiences into the learning experiences of all undergraduates. Contemporary science research increasingly demands collaboration across disciplines and institutions to investigate complex research questions, providing new contexts and models for…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, College Science, Biology, Educational Change
The Laboratory Course Assessment Survey: A Tool to Measure Three Dimensions of Research-Course Design
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Corwin, Lisa A.; Runyon, Christopher; Robinson, Aspen; Dolan, Erin L. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2015
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are increasingly being offered as scalable ways to involve undergraduates in research. Yet few if any design features that make CUREs effective have been identified. We developed a 17-item survey instrument, the Laboratory Course Assessment Survey (LCAS), that measures students' perceptions…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Scientific Research, Science Laboratories
The Project Ownership Survey: Measuring Differences in Scientific Inquiry Experiences
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Hanauer, David I.; Dolan, Erin L. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2014
A growing body of research documents the positive outcomes of research experiences for undergraduates, including increased persistence in science. Study of undergraduate lab learning experiences has demonstrated that the design of the experience influences the extent to which students report ownership of the project and that project ownership is…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Ownership, Undergraduate Students, Student Research
A Social Capital Perspective on the Mentoring of Undergraduate Life Science Researchers: An Empirical Study of Undergraduate-Postgraduate-Faculty Triads
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Aikens, Melissa L.; Sadselia, Sona; Watkins, Keiana; Evans, Mara; Eby, Lillian T.; Dolan, Erin L. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
Undergraduate researchers at research universities are often mentored by graduate students or postdoctoral researchers (referred to collectively as "postgraduates") and faculty, creating a mentoring triad structure. Triads differ based on whether the undergraduate, postgraduate, and faculty member interact with one another about the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Graduate Students, College Faculty
Assessment of Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences: A Meeting Report
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Auchincloss, Lisa Corwin; Laursen, Sandra L.; Branchaw, Janet L.; Eagan, Kevin; Graham, Mark; Hanauer, David I.; Lawrie, Gwendolyn; McLinn, Colleen M.; Pelaez, Nancy; Rowland, Susan; Towns, Marcy; Trautmann, Nancy M.; Varma-Nelson, Pratibha; Weston, Timothy J.; Dolan, Erin L. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2014
The Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences Network (CUREnet) was initiated in 2012 with funding from the National Science Foundation program for Research Coordination Networks in Undergraduate Biology Education. CUREnet aims to address topics, problems, and opportunities inherent to integrating research experiences into undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Biology, College Science
Race and Gender Differences in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Structures and Research Outcomes
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Aikens, Melissa L.; Robertson, Melissa M.; Sadselia, Sona; Watkins, Keiana; Evans, Mara; Runyon, Christopher R.; Eby, Lillian T.; Dolan, Erin L. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
Participating in undergraduate research with mentorship from faculty may be particularly important for ensuring the persistence of women and minority students in science. Yet many life science undergraduates at research universities are mentored by graduate or postdoctoral researchers (i.e., postgraduates). We surveyed a national sample of…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Gender Differences, Undergraduate Students, Student Research
The Undergraduate-Postgraduate-Faculty Triad: Unique Functions and Tensions Associated with Undergraduate Research Experiences at Research Universities
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Dolan, Erin L.; Johnson, Deborah – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
We present an exploratory study of how undergraduates' involvement in research influences postgraduates (i.e., graduate and postdoctoral researchers) and faculty. We used a qualitative approach to examine the relationships among undergraduates, postgraduates, and the faculty head in a research group. In this group, undergraduates viewed…
Descriptors: Mentors, Research Universities, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students