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CIMER: Providing resources for organizations and institutions to improve research mentoring relationships
Effective research mentoring relationships are critical to developing the next generation of researchers. Learn how to improve these relationships at all career stages and promote cultural change that values excellence in research mentoring as a critical aspect of diversifying the research workforce.
Who We Are
Researchers and practitioners dedicated to improving research mentoring relationships among all career stages of post-secondary researchers.
What We Do
CIMER faculty and staff investigate approaches for improving research mentoring relationships for organizations and institutions. We develop, implement and evaluate mentor and mentee training using theoretically-grounded, evidence-based, and culturally-responsive training interventions and investigations.
News
- Thriving or Burn Out in Mentoring, Pastoring, Service & Vocation – Part 1 w/ Christine PfundListen to CIMER’s Dr. Christine Pfund on Nii Addy’s latest podcast episode on thriving or burnout in mentoring and more. You can listen or watch on @AddyHour on Youtube or at AddyHour.com
- CIMER Leader Helps Organize, Present National Mentoring Workshop for Research Universities, Funders, AssociationsRead the exciting article featuring CIMER’s Melissa McDaniels here
- New Publication! Comparing F2F and Synchronous Online Mentor Training OutcomesCIMER is keeping busy with all of these new publications! The latest published on September 16, 2022, in CBE – Life Sciences Education investigates if training modality affects mentor training outcome. Read the article here
- All day, April 24, 2023 – Facilitating Entering Mentoring Day 1 @ University of Wisconsin-Madison
- All day, April 25, 2023 – Facilitating Entering Mentoring Day 2 @ University of Wisconsin-Madison
- All day, May 24, 2023 – Facilitating Entering Mentoring Day 1 @ University of Wisconsin-Madison
- All day, May 25, 2023 – Facilitating Entering Mentoring Day 2 @ University of Wisconsin-Madison
- All day, July 24, 2023 – Facilitating Entering Mentoring Day 1 @ University of Wisconsin-Madison
- All day, July 25, 2023 – Facilitating Entering Mentoring Day 2 @ University of Wisconsin-Madison