Special Populations

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

From Struggle to Strength: A Shared Path for Students with Learning Disabilities

Williams, C. J., Chen, J. M., Quirion, A., & Hoeft, F. (2024).…

Beyond One Mentor: How Constellations Strengthen Faculty–Student Relationships

Vandermaas-Peeler, M., & Moore, J. L. (2025). Exploring mentors’…

Guiding Through Barriers: How Undocumented Youth Fight Oppression with Mentor Support

Sánchez, B., Garcia-Murillo, Y., Monjaras-Gaytan, L. Y., Thursby,…

Gaps in Mentoring Research for Care-Experienced Youth

Lohmeyer, B. A., McGregor, J. R., Crittenden, Z., & Hartung,…

Building Responsive Mentoring Systems Through Real-Time Observation

Weiler, L. M., Smith, A., Zimmerman, T. S., Haddock, S. A., He,…

Persistence of Pain: Mental Health Risks from Teens to Twenties

Sivertsen, B., O'Connor, R. C., Nilsen, S. A., Heradstveit, O.,…

The Shifting Social Web: How Adolescent Relationships Change

Brehm, M. V., Melton, T. N., & Deutsch, N. L. (2025). Adolescent…

Group Mentoring Sparks Interest in STEM Among Girls

Guenaga, M., Eguíluz, A., Garaizar, P., & Mimenza, A. (2022).…
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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…