Location: Hybrid, Curry Student Center Room #340, Boston Campus
Description:
Effective mentorship is fundamental to fostering the next generation of scholars and researchers. You may already be filling the role of mentor and not even know it! Throughout many professional careers, most people find themselves as lifelong mentors and mentees. This hybrid panel discussion, hosted by NU-RES Compliance in partnership with the ADVANCE Office, brings together accomplished faculty from across Northeastern’s colleges to share their mentorship journeys and insights. Panelists from the College of Science, College of Arts, Media and Design, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, College of Engineering, and Bouve College of Health Sciences will discuss how their experiences as mentees shaped their approach to mentoring others.
The conversation will explore discipline-specific mentoring considerations, common challenges faced when transitioning into mentor roles, and strategies for overcoming early mentoring hurdles. This session is particularly valuable for early career faculty and those newly stepping into mentoring roles, though all faculty and staff are welcome. Whether you’re involved in research supervision, classroom teaching, or both, this panel will provide practical insights and inspiration for building meaningful mentoring relationships that support academic and professional growth.
This workshop also satisfies the NSF Mentorship RCR requirement
Learning Objectives
By the end of this panel discussion, participants will be able to:
- Identify discipline-specific mentoring approaches and adapt strategies from other fields to enhance their own mentoring practices.
- Recognize common challenges in the transition from mentee to mentor and apply strategies shared by experienced faculty to navigate these hurdles.
- Develop frameworks for establishing effective mentoring relationships with students at various academic levels and career stages.
- Implement best practices for addressing difficult mentoring situations, including managing expectations, providing constructive feedback, and supporting struggling mentees.
Panelists:
- Amy Farrell, Director and Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, CSSH
- Brooke Welles, Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Communication Studies, CAMD
- Benita Bamgbade, Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Health Systems Science, Bouve
- Juliet Davidow, Assistant Professor of Psychology, COS
- Hanumant Singh, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, COE