Early Career Professionals: At the Heart of the Mentor-Mentee Continuum On-Demand Presentations

Organizer(s)

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  Emily Sandall

  Postdoctoral Research Associate
  Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Center for Biodiversity & Global Change
  Yale University
  New Haven, Connecticut
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  Karen Poh

  Research Entomologist
  Animal Disease Research Unit
  USDA-ARS
  Pullman, Washington
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  Nicole Quinn (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  Indian River Research and Education Center
  University of Florida
  Fort Pierce, Florida

Early career members are in the career stage where they are establishing independent programs and mentoring others, while also seeking continued mentoring and support. This symposium will focus on how to find, establish, and maintain mentorship relationships, as well as the function and benefit of mentoring to all parties involved.

Presentations:

• On Demand

  How to facilitate genuine research experiences for undergraduates
  

  Presenting Author: Tessa Shates (she/her/hers) – University of California

  Co-author: Kerry Elizabeth Mauck – University of California
• On Demand

  Mentoring to foster diversity: A view from EntPOC
  

  Presenting Author: Melissa Sanchez-Herrera (she/her/hers) – Universidad del Rosario
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  What mentors can do to positively impact mental health
  

  Presenting Author: Zsofia Szendrei – Michigan State University