HI Life Sciences Researchers,
UMBC has been asked to help with identifying students to participate in the research project below. I hope you will participate if you fit the description. Recruitment of UMBC students for this study has been approved by the UMBC IRB (Y15ED26083).
Janet McGlynn
mcglynn@umbc.edu
Greetings!
We are conducting a study of how undergraduate researchers in the life sciences are mentored, called the “National study of undergraduate-postgraduate-faculty mentoring triads.” This is the first large-scale study of how undergraduate researchers are affected by being mentored by a graduate or postdoctoral researcher and a faculty member. The results from this study will help design effective undergraduate research experiences, which are critical for developing the next generation of scientists, for developing students’ understanding of what science is and how science is done, and for retaining students in sciences. In order to accomplish this, we need to collect data from complete “triads” – undergraduate researchers and their graduate / postdoc and faculty supervisors.
If you:
· Have conducted at least one semester or summer of undergraduate research in the life sciences within the past two years, AND
· Worked with a graduate student or postdoctoral researcher,
We want to hear about your experience!
Your participation will involve completing an online survey about your research experience and your interactions with the graduate / postdoctoral researcher and the faculty member who heads the research. You will also be asked to provide the names and email addresses for the graduate student or postdoc and faculty member you work/ed with so that we can survey them about their experiences working with you.
The survey will take about 30 minutes to complete, and you will receive a $20 check for your participation.
We would like to stress that all of your responses will be kept confidential, which means that your name and any identifying information about you will not be included in any report about the study results and your responses will not be shared with the graduate / postdoctoral researcher or the faculty member with whom you work/ed. It is important that we hear from undergraduates who have both positive and negative experiences so that we can understand the factors that make undergraduate research experiences effective and enjoyable. Your decision to participate is voluntary and will not affect you in any way.
If you are willing to participate, please follow this link to the survey: https://utexas.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eerSnHldvhhlOfP
To ensure confidentiality, please take the survey on your own computer or Wi-Fi device.
If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact us at mentors@austin.utexas.edu or at the numbers below.
Thank you for considering this request-
Dr. Erin Dolan (512-232-8346) and Dr. Melissa Aikens (512-232-9029)
Texas Institute for Discovery Education in Science
College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin
UMBC has been asked to help with identifying students to participate in the research project below. I hope you will participate if you fit the description. Recruitment of UMBC students for this study has been approved by the UMBC IRB (Y15ED26083).
Janet McGlynn
mcglynn@umbc.edu
Greetings!
We are conducting a study of how undergraduate researchers in the life sciences are mentored, called the “National study of undergraduate-postgraduate-faculty mentoring triads.” This is the first large-scale study of how undergraduate researchers are affected by being mentored by a graduate or postdoctoral researcher and a faculty member. The results from this study will help design effective undergraduate research experiences, which are critical for developing the next generation of scientists, for developing students’ understanding of what science is and how science is done, and for retaining students in sciences. In order to accomplish this, we need to collect data from complete “triads” – undergraduate researchers and their graduate / postdoc and faculty supervisors.
If you:
· Have conducted at least one semester or summer of undergraduate research in the life sciences within the past two years, AND
· Worked with a graduate student or postdoctoral researcher,
We want to hear about your experience!
Your participation will involve completing an online survey about your research experience and your interactions with the graduate / postdoctoral researcher and the faculty member who heads the research. You will also be asked to provide the names and email addresses for the graduate student or postdoc and faculty member you work/ed with so that we can survey them about their experiences working with you.
The survey will take about 30 minutes to complete, and you will receive a $20 check for your participation.
We would like to stress that all of your responses will be kept confidential, which means that your name and any identifying information about you will not be included in any report about the study results and your responses will not be shared with the graduate / postdoctoral researcher or the faculty member with whom you work/ed. It is important that we hear from undergraduates who have both positive and negative experiences so that we can understand the factors that make undergraduate research experiences effective and enjoyable. Your decision to participate is voluntary and will not affect you in any way.
If you are willing to participate, please follow this link to the survey: https://utexas.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eerSnHldvhhlOfP
To ensure confidentiality, please take the survey on your own computer or Wi-Fi device.
If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact us at mentors@austin.utexas.edu or at the numbers below.
Thank you for considering this request-
Dr. Erin Dolan (512-232-8346) and Dr. Melissa Aikens (512-232-9029)
Texas Institute for Discovery Education in Science
College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin
