Entries by Megyn Jasman

Step Up invites young women to join their nonprofit mentoring program

You’re one step away from achieving your dreams of success with Step Up! MentorPRO has partnered with mentorship nonprofit to launch their Step Up Digital Community on the MentorPRO platform. Exclusively designed for young women* ages 18-29 and Step Up member mentors, this new program features flash mentorship – focused and on-demand mentoring that offers […]

Jean Rhodes receives Urie Bronfenbrenner Lifetime Contribution Award from APA

Our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Jean Rhodes, has been honored with the Urie Bronfenbrenner Award for for Lifetime Contribution to Developmental Psychology in the Service of Science and Society.  The award, given by Division 7 of the American Psychological Association (APA), recognizes an individual whose work, over a lifetime career, has contributed not only to the science […]

[Webinar] “They Helped Me Fill the Gaps”: Promoting First-Generation College Students’ Help-Seeking Attitudes and Behaviors

Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023, 12:00 PM EST The Center for Evidence-Based Mentoring is hosting a 2023 Webinar Series on Effective Student Mentoring for college and higher-education populations. The next webinar in the series is titled “They Helped Me Fill the Gaps”: Promoting First-Generation College Students’ Help-Seeking Attitudes and Behaviors, and will be led by Dr. Matthew […]

[Webinar] Supporting College Students with Minoritized Identities Through Mentoring

Date: Thursday August 10th, 2023, 12:00 PM EST The Center for Evidence-Based Mentoring is hosting a 2023 Webinar Series on Effective Student Mentoring for college and higher-education populations. The next webinar in the series is titled Supporting College Students with Minoritized Identities Through Mentoring, and will be led by Dr. Elizabeth Raposa, Associate Professor of Psychology at […]

The Power of Identity: An Interview with Doctoral Candidate Yesenia Garcia-Murillo

Doctoral Candidate and researcher in community psychology, Yesenia Garcia-Murillo, recently published a study on natural mentoring among college students of color and considerations for their ethnic-racial identity and psychological well-being. Our Assistant Director, Megyn Jasman, sat down with Yesenia to discuss the findings and recommendations for supporting students of color. Megyn: It’s fascinating to see […]

[Webinar] Teaching Students to Recruit Mentors and Build Networks of Support

Date: Thursday July 20, 2023, 12:00 PM EST The Center for Evidence-Based Mentoring is hosting a 2023 Webinar Series on Effective Student Mentoring for college and higher-education populations. The 2nd webinar in the series is titled Teaching Students to Recruit Mentors and Build Networks of Support, and will be led by Dr. Sarah Schwartz, Associate […]

Promoting relational equity with science mentoring programs

Klein, E. R., & Bell, P. (2023). Distributing expertise and building relationships: Designing for relational equity in youth–scientist mentoring interactions. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 27(1). https://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/jheoe/article/view/2771 Summarized by Ariel Ervin Notes of Interest: Despite the potential science mentoring programs have in promoting interest in STEM, traditional approaches have some limitations in enforcing […]

Supporting mentors in cross-racial matches with Black youth: Insights from Dr. Kristian Jones

A new study has been published highlighting the experiences of mentors in cross-racial matches with Black youth. Megyn Jasman interviewed leading author Dr. Kristian Jones, Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Washington, on findings and recommendations for mentoring programs supporting cross-racial matches. Q: Program components and support are crucial […]

Finding purpose during times of adversity: The MentorOn program

Patel, K. N., Lincoln, B., Gomez, L. A. M., Lopez, A. C., Ting, T., Lund, T. J., & Liang, B. (2023). MentorOn: A peer mentoring program developed for COVID‐19 times. Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.23030 Summarized by Megyn Jasman and Ariel Ervin Notes of Interest: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought up several concerns about youth […]

Case managers’ influence on mentee-mentor match outcomes

Karcher, M. J., Sass, D. A., Herrera, C., DuBois, D. L., Heubach, J., & Grossman, J. B. (2023). Pathways by which case managers’ match support influences youth mentoring outcomes:Testing the systemic model of youth mentoring. Journal of Community Psychology, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.23010 Summarized by Megyn Jasman Notes of Interest: Match support providers in mentoring programs, such […]