Profiles in Mentoring

Here you’ll find our conversations with researchers, practitioners, and policy makers in the field of mentoring. They share the wealth of knowledge that they possess with us and we share it with you. Click on any interview to hear a new perspective on mentoring.

Profiles in Mentoring: Dr. Katie Shillington on the importance of empathy in undergraduate mentoring programs.

Katie Shillington, PhD, is an Assistant Professor…

Profiles in Mentoring: Kyra Dingle and Team on near-peer approaches to digital media literacy education

Kyra Dingle, a medical student at UC Irvine, and her team,…

Profiles in Mentoring: Katherine Philp on the Credible Messengers Youth Gang Prevention Mentoring Program

Katherine D. Philp, Ed.D., is the Director of the Education Knowledge…

Profiles in Mentoring: Emiola Oyefuga on the Significance of Social Capital on Educational Aspiration

Emiola Oyefuga, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the School…

Profiles in Mentoring: Andrew Brierley on Peer Mentoring for Justice-Involved Individuals

Andrew Brierley is the Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Investigation…

Profiles in Mentoring: Adriana Zuniga-Teran on STEM Mentoring for Minority Student Advancement

Adriana Zúñiga-Terán is an associate professor in the School…

Profiles in Mentoring: Eric Bruns and Erin Wick on School-Based Paraprofessionals

Eric J. Bruns, PhD., is a clinical psychologist and mental health…

Profiles in Mentoring: Amy Salazar on Effective Mentoring for Foster Care Youth

Amy M. Salazar, PhD., is an Associate Professor of Human Development…

Profiles in Mentoring: Kelsey Deane on Effective Mentorships

Kelsey Deane, PhD., is a Senior Lecturer in the Assessment and…

Profiles in Mentoring: Mariana Guerreiro on Advancing Student Well-Being Through Peer Support

Mariana Guerreiro is a PhD student in Psychology at the University…