- Research Mentoring Certificate
- Variety of speakers for professional development
- A specific research mentoring listserv
- Various tips and resources that we share periodically
Research Mentoring Listserv
Get started by joining the research mentoring listserv to receive information and updates on research mentoring and mentor development opportunities on our campus.
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.
The in-person 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

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
Room Details: #2880 (south end of the 2nd floor on the west side with a glass exterior wall)
The Eccles Health Sciences Education Building (EHSEB) is located directly south of the Eccles Health Sciences Library and directly east of the College of Nursing and College of Pharmacy. For those of you who are coming from a location outside of the health sciences campus, there is a Campus Shuttle stop just south of the EHSEB, visitor parking in the South Terrace, and various "A" Lots and metered parking available on the south end of the EHSEB and the College of Pharmacy.
- 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 four of the five 90-minute class meetings
Class and learning materials are hosted through Canvas.
Fall 2023 Cohort Schedule
[n.b. Classes 2-6 will meet in-person]
Cohort Classes |
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Class 1:
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Friday, September 22 This date is reserved for the asynchronous material. |
Class 2: |
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Friday, September 29 from 10:30am - 12:00pm Location: EHSEB 2880 |
Class 3: |
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Friday, October 6 from 10:30am - 12:00pm, Location: EHSEB 2880 |
Class 4: |
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Friday, October 20 from 10:30am - 12:00pm Location: EHSEB 2880 |
Class 5: |
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Friday, October 27 from 10:30am - 12:00pm Location: EHSEB 2880 |
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Friday, November 3 from 10:30am - 12:00pm Location: EHSEB 2880 |
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 |
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RED 710 | Introduction to Research Mentoring (Asynchronous) |
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N/A |
REGISTER HERE |
RED 711 | Establishing Expectations and Maintaining Effective Communication |
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60 Minutes Zoom Meeting |
REGISTER HERE |
RED 712 | Assessing Understanding and Fostering Independence |
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60 Minutes Zoom Meeting |
REGISTER HERE |
RED 713 | Fostering Academic Literacies |
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60 Minutes Zoom Meeting |
REGISTER HERE |
RED 714 | Research and Mentoring Ethics |
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60 Minutes Zoom Meeting |
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RED 715 | Promoting Mentees’ Career Development |
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60 Minutes Zoom Meeting
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