Special Populations

These articles pertain to specific populations and the models and strategies that are effective when working with them.

Funding Cuts, Career Fears, and the Mentors Who Navigate It All

Ameling, J., Houchens, N., Quinn, M., Ehrlinger, R., & Saint,…

New Study Finds Peer Mentors Help Student-Parents Stay in STEM

Contreras Aguirre, H. C., & Long, M. (2026). Balancing academics…

New Study Centers First-Generation STEM Students Through Critical Intersectional Mentoring

Torres-García, C., Zamudio-Orozco, L., & Meráz García,…

New Scoping Review on How Mentoring Shapes Educational Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors

Davis, A. L., Koide, J., Simpson, S. B., McQuillin, S., &…
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New Findings Challenge Traditional Mentoring Models by Centering Bicultural Identity

Horváth, G., & Varga, A. (2026). "I can help children who…

Does the experience of mentoring youth affect mentors’ mental health and wellbeing?

Maples, A. E., Weiler, L. M., Moran, M. J., Miller-Chagnon, R.,…

The Gap Between What Colleges Offer and What Students Actually Need: Insights from AACRAO 2026

The Center for Evidence-Based Mentoring at UMass Boston was proud…

Study Shows Faculty Conversations Are What Keep Community College Students on Track

Schudde, L. (2019). Short- and long-term impacts of engagement…
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Mentoring Children Exposed to Adversity: What Does the Evidence Say?

Manoni-Millar, S., Hopley, A., Labelle, P., Pereira, C. A.,…

New Study Reveals Why Social Services for Vulnerable Youth Remain Out of Reach

Sharer, M., Gordon, E., Hernandez, S., Golden, J., Duffy, M.,…