Effective Mentoring Workshop Series

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Effective Mentoring for PhD Students and Postdocs: Mentoring Training & Professional Development
The Effective Mentoring Workshop is a 7-week series offered by the ICTS in collaboration with the Graduate Professional Success in STEM (GPS-STEM) program. Effective mentoring is essential for early-career researcher success, and strong mentoring boosts research output, career satisfaction, and retention, along with fostering independence and career advancement. The series is designed to provide a mix of didactic lectures and group activities on the foundation of becoming an effective mentor using case studies and peer-peer mentoring pods. Trainees will learn evidence-based mentoring practices, what it means to be a good mentor, and what to look for in a strong mentor. The series is offered in the Fall to predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees.

Questions? Please contact Brooke Piercy, piercyb@hs.uci.edu for details on how to register for the 2025 session.
Modules:
Module 0: Pre-Mentoring Survey
Module 4: Ethical Behavior
Ethical Behavior
Module 1: Introduction to Mentoring
Speakers: TBD
Module 5: Equity, Inclusion, Unconcious Bias
Speakers: Jade Turner
Module 2: Aligning Expectations
Speakers: Vince Caiozzo, PhD
Module 6: Independence
Speakers:
Module 3: Assessing Understanding
Speakers: Phong Luong, Psy.D.
Module 7: Career & Professional Development
Speakers: David Fruman, Ph.D & Lauren Lyon
Effective Mentoring Diagram
The training program is a mix of didactic lectures and group activities based on specific case study discussions in peer-peer mentoring pods. The program is open to PhD students & Postdocs from all STEM disciplines.
Strong mentoring has been linked to –
  • Enhanced mentor-mentee productivity
  • Career satisfaction & success
  • Independence in research
  • Career & professional success
Mentoring Matters!
Join us to learn about –
  • best practices in mentoring
  • how to be a good mentor
  • what to look for in a good mentor