Mentoring Practice

Here we provide the latest science of different approaches to mentoring practice, from how to encourage engagement to managing closures —and everything in between.

Does Similarity Help or Hurt? Rethinking How We Pair Peer Mentors in College

Ramadurai, R., Deng, Y., Werntz, A., Yowell, C., & Rhodes,…

The Shifting Social Web: How Adolescent Relationships Change

Brehm, M. V., Melton, T. N., & Deutsch, N. L. (2025). Adolescent…
Woman school psychologist, teacher, social worker, mentor working with a teenage girl in the library, office with books.

Bridging Policy Gaps Through Human Connection

Viramontes Le, D. (2019). Falling through the cracks: Homeless…
Couple with LGBTQ rainbow flag

Training Peer Mentors in Suicide Prevention: Supporting LGBTQ+ Emerging Adults

Tran, J. T., Webster, J., Wolfe, J. R., Ben Nathan, J., Mayinja,…

Learning to Lead with Humility: Insights from Student Mentors in India

Kumar, A. T., & Prieto-Flores, Ò. (2025). “I am not any…

Mentoring for Minds: Can We Teach Leaders Emotional Intelligence?

Prummer, K., Human-Vogel, S., Graham, M. A., & Pittich, D.…

Beyond the Stigma: Peer Mentors Support At-Risk Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth

Tran, J. T., Webster, J., Wolfe, J. R., Ben Nathan, J., Mayinja,…

Turning Evidence into Action: New Insights Bridge the Research-Practice Gap

Griffith, A. N., Pryce, J., DuBois, D. L., Brezina, T., Stewart,…

The 10 Commandments of Coaching: Validating Best Practices for Student Career Programs

Jones, J., & Smith, H. A. (2022). A comparative study of…

Healing Through Helping: How Peer Mentoring Rewrites Stories of Trauma

Douglas, L. J., Jackson, D., Woods, C., & Usher, K. (2019).…