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Research Mentoring Certificate
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Variety of speakers for professional development
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A specific research mentoring listserv
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Various tips and resources that we share periodically
Research Mentoring Listerv
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Research Mentoring Certificate
The purpose of the Research Mentoring Certificate is to increase the capacity of the University of Utah to provide high-quality research mentoring. Participation in the program is available to University of Utah graduate students, post-docs, staff, and faculty. The certificate involves six classes presented in Canvas course format, accompanied by five live meetings held via Zoom.
The Zoom meetings use case studies to demonstrate issues that may arise in mentor-mentee relationships and are intended to facilitate conversation and provide an opportunity for participants to work through problems collaboratively. Topics covered in the online classes and the case studies are organized around core mentor training competencies grounded in academic research (e.g. Pfund et al. 2013) and modified based on participant feedback and facilitator expertise. These competencies include:
Maintaining effective communication
Aligning expectations
Assessing understanding
Fostering independence
Cultivating academic literacies
Research and mentoring ethics
Promoting professional development

Throughout the certificate programs, we will develop our capacities to mentor the diverse undergraduate researchers with whom we work.
Upon successful completion of the program, staff, graduate students, and post-docs will be eligible to serve as mentors for the purposes of the Office of Undergraduate Research’s funding programs.
Research Mentoring Certificate - Cohort - Spring 2023
- complete pre- and post-certificate surveys
- complete all the required pre-meeting work by the deadlines posted in Canvas
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attend at least (4) four of the (5) five 90-minute class meetings
If you have any additional questions about this certificate, please email researcheducation@utah.edu
Cohort Classes | Asynchronous Content | Required Work | Synchronous Meeting |
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Class 1: Elements of Effective Mentoring/Developing a Mentoring Philosophy (Asynchronous) |
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N/A |
Class 2: Establishing Expectations and Maintaining Effective Communication |
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Friday, February 3 from 9:00 - 10:30am |
Class 3: Assessing Understanding and Fostering Independence |
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Friday, February 10 from 9:00 - 10:30am |
Class 4: Fostering Academic Literacies |
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Friday, February 17 from 9:00 - 10:30am |
Class 5: Research and Mentoring Ethics |
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Friday, February 24 from 9:00 - 10:30am |
Class 6: Promoting Mentees’ Career Development |
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Friday, March 3 from 9:00 - 10:30am |
Research Mentoring Certificate - Individual Classes
This is pathway to earn the Research Mentoring Certificate involves completion of six individual classes over the course of 18 months. To earn the certificate, participants must complete pre- and post-certificate surveys, all the required pre-meeting work by the deadlines posted in Canvas and attend all five 60-minute Zoom class meetings.
* Introduction to Research Mentoring is entirely asynchronous and must be completed first. The following classes involve asynchronous and live work and can be completed in any order:
Individual Classes | Asynchronous Content | Synchronous Session | Registration |
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Introduction to Research Mentoring (Asynchronous) |
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N/A | REGISTER HERE |
Establishing Expectations and Maintaining Effective Communication |
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Sixty (60) Minutes Zoom Meeting |
REGISTER HERE |
Assessing Understanding and Fostering Independence |
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Sixty (60) Minutes Zoom Meeting |
REGISTER HERE |
Fostering Academic Literacies |
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Sixty (60) Minutes Zoom Meeting |
REGISTER HERE |
Research and Mentoring Ethics |
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Sixty (60) Minutes Zoom Meeting |
TBA |
Promoting Mentees’ Career Development |
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Sixty (60) Minutes Zoom Meeting
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TBA |