This special issue focuses on mentoring early researchers from graduate school through early faculty, especially scholars who are from populations currently underrepresented in the research field.
The issue is divided into two broad topic areas that focus on
- special considerations and recommendations when working with early research scholars from underrepresented populations
- innovative and promising mentoring strategies
Guest Editors
Table of contents
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Introduction
- Establishing the Foundation: Culturally Congruent Mentoring for Research Scholars and Faculty From Underrepresented Populations
Gail E. Wyatt and Harolyn M. E. Belcher
Articles
- Mentorship: The Necessity of Intentionality
Robin S. Broughton, Marie V. Plaisime, and Melissa C. Green Parker - Mentoring the Mentors of Students From Diverse Backgrounds for Research
Gail E. Wyatt, Dorothy Chin, Norweeta Milburn, Alison Hamilton, Susana Lopez, Alex Kim, Jacqueline D. Stone, and Harolyn M. E. Belcher - Mentoring Future Researchers: Advice and Considerations
Margarita Alegría, Marie Fukuda, Sheri Lapatin Markle, and Amanda NeMoyer - Mentoring Asian American Scholars: Stereotypes and Cultural Values
Dorothy Chin and Velma A. Kameoka - Perspectives on Academic Mentorship From Sexual and Gender Minority Students Pursuing Careers in the Health Sciences
Ian W. Holloway, Ayako Miyashita Ochoa, Elizabeth S. C. Wu, Rebecca Himmelstein, Jeffrey O. Wong, and Bianca D. M. Wilson - Best Practices for Researching Diverse Groups
A. Kathleen Burlew, Bridgette J. Peteet, Caravella McCuistian, and Brittany D. Miller-Roenigk - Mentoring the Next Generation of Behavioral Health Scientists to Promote Health Equity
Norweeta G. Milburn, Alison B. Hamilton, Susana Lopez, and Gail E. Wyatt - Effective Mentoring of Underrepresented Doctoral Trainees and Early Career Scholars in the Biobehavioral and Health Sciences: A Developmental Framework to Maximize Professional Growth
Robin Gaines Lanzi, Alison P. Footman, Teneasha Washington, and Sharon Landesman Ramey - Research Accountability Groups and Mentoring Minutes: The M3 Approach to Promote Public Health Infectious Diseases Research for Diverse Graduate Students
Harolyn M. E. Belcher, Damani A. Piggott, Renata Arrington Sanders, and Maria Trent

