Erin Dolan
erindolan1.bsky.social
Erin Dolan
@erindolan1.bsky.social
Prof of bio ed @universityofga studying how research training and mentoring influence students’ career decisions. She/her.
Website: https://spree.franklinresearch.uga.edu/
Course-based Undergraduate Research enthusiast: https://serc.carleton.edu/curenet/
December 8, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Don't use feedback from a single student about a single mentor to make evaluative judgments about that mentor. Rather, use results from the MURS to identify consistent patterns over time or broader trends to make decisions about how to support mentors to improve. For resources: cimerproject.org
May 22, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Do you direct an undergraduate research program? Consider using the whole MURS or its dimensions to characterize the mentoring experiences of undergraduates in your programs. Then use the results to identify areas of mentoring strength and support mentors in making improvements.
May 22, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Our paper presents robust evidence regarding the validity of the MURS, showing that sum scores on the MURS and scores on its dimensions can be used to evaluate undergraduate researchers’ mentoring experiences.
May 22, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Good news = most ugrads experience positive research mentoring. Bad news = ugrads experience negative mentoring. ⬇️ MURS ~ ⬇️ post-research scientific self-efficacy, scientific identity, research task values, and research career intentions, after controlling for pre-research levels.
May 22, 2024 at 11:15 AM
The MURS spans the range of mentoring experienced by undergraduate researchers– from positive mentoring experiences such as technical and psychosocial support to negative experiences with mentors such as mentor inaccessibility and abusive supervision.
May 22, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Thrilled to share our new measure: the Mentoring in Undergraduate Research Survey (MURS)! www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/... Led by Lisa Limeri & grounded in work from Trevor Tuma when he was an REU student years ago. Thanks to the NSF IUSE program for supporting this work! #NSFfunded
May 22, 2024 at 11:13 AM