Purpose

The one-to-one component of the Mentoring Program focuses on both advanced graduate students and early career faculty (both will be referred to as early career – EC).  The aim of the Professional Development Service is to provide EC individuals with career-related assistance to improve their performance early in their academic careers. In addition, we hope that mentors will benefit from developing their mentoring skills or learning about a new topic from engagement with their mentee.

Program

View a Narrated Powerpoint Introduction to Faculty Mentoring - Part 1  &  Part 2

The program is built around the needs and interests of the EC, who will specify the EC's goals and interests in the application. Mentors will be matched based upon these interests. The program is international, although most participants are in the continental United States, and it is unlikely mentors and mentees will be geographically close to one another. Therefore, communication will likely take place through phone, internet (e.g., Zoom), and email.

As the program develops webinars and other resources may be available, in addition to special meetings at annual conventions held by the American Psychological Association or the Association of Psychological Science.

Eligibility & Interest 

Consistent with our Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STP, we encourage applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences.

• Mentees
  Have less than 7 years of psychology teaching experience and be a member of STP.  Advanced graduate students  who have substantial teaching experience may also apply.  High school teachers will also be considered if there are appropriate mentors available. 
  
  
• Mentors
  Mentors are members or Fellows of STP and have at least 8 years of psychology teaching experience.

Questions, Suggestions?

Contact Amy Hunter, Director for Professional Development Programs, by email at mentoring@teachpsych.org.