Faculty Mentor Development

Faculty group will meet to host discussions on specific mentorship topics. Sessions will be help via zoom or in person for one hour.

This session built a framework for having difficult/uncomfortable conversations, including providing effective feedback. It examined how we decide to engage in difficult./uncomfortable conversations and provided strategies and tools for effective communication under challenging circumstances. Specific issues, such as differences in style or culture, appropriate boundaries and managing challenging interactions were discussed.

This workshop addressed the effect of bias, both explicit and implicit, on our research groups. It provided strategies to ensure that all trainees are set up for success at work, including welcoming diversity and addressing issues such as stereotype threat, micro-aggressions and attributional ambiguity.

This workshop is designed to explore communication and work style differences. Specifically, we looked at how they influence the way we make decisions and manage conflict. The workshop provided participants with material that helped with decision making of when and how to have a conversation that fosters an inclusive and successful research group.

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• Yeager, D. S., Purdie-Vaughns, V., Garcia, J., Apfel, N., Brzustoski, P., Master, A., ... & Cohen, G. L. (2014). Breaking the cycle of mistrust: Wise interventions to provide critical feedback across the racial divide. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 143(2), 804.