Open AccessGains and Losses in Virtual Mentorship: A Descriptive Case Study of Undergraduate Mentees and Graduate Mentors in STEM Research during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Julie E. Speer,
M.E. Lyon,
Julia Johnson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cbe life sciences education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.33
H-Index - 67
ISSN - 1931-7913
DOI - 10.1187/cbe.20-06-0128
Subject(s) - mentorship , covid-19 , medical education , pandemic , psychology , productivity , graduate students , work (physics) , medicine , engineering , mechanical engineering , disease , pathology , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , macroeconomics
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic required an abrupt shift in how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research was conducted. Many undergraduate mentees and graduate mentors were forced to move into virtual mentoring. This study discusses changes in mentoring methods, research productivity, and the impact on the future plans of both mentors and mentees across six STEM departments.