Mentoring in the Research Workforce [Webinar, January 22, 2019]
This webinar featured a presentation by Christine Pfund, PhD, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who studies the science of mentoring in STEMM. Dr. Pfund is currently a PI on the NIH National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) and is the director of the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) at the University of Wisconsin. In this presentation, Dr. Pfund presented the current landscape of mentoring in science, best practices in mentoring, and resources and training programs that are available. She provided information on services, ranging from free to fee-for-service, that could be used by HRA members to provide mentor or mentee training to grantees.