Interdisciplinary Mentoring in Science: Strategies for Success

by Ofelia Olivero

Overview

Interdisciplinary Mentoring in Science: Strategies for Success is a practical and engaging resource on interdisciplinary mentoring in all fields of science. This book outlines what successful mentoring is, what it is not and how these important concepts relate to scientists today. Chapters include real-world examples, tips, and interviews and content is backed by current evidence and research. This reference discusses the benefits and challenges of building a mentoring relationship and highlights noteworthy topics such as mentoring minorities and women and mentoring to achieve change.

The book’s author is the recipient of the Leading Diversity Award from the National Cancer Institute. The book includes a foreword by Julie Thompson Klein who is a Professor of Humanities in the English Department and Faculty Fellow for Interdisciplinary Development in the Division of Research at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Klein is the past president of the Association for Integrative Studies (AIS) and former editor of the AIS journal, Issues in Integrative Studies.

The goal of this book is to provide readers with a better understanding of the mentoring relationship and the overall process as it applies to the increasingly interdisciplinary field of science.

• Highlights mistaken beliefs about mentoring within a scientific environment
• Written in a conversational tone and supported by evidence-based research
• Focuses on interdisciplinary mentoring in science and the modern dynamic of science and new scientific approaches to complex approaches
• Includes note sections where readers can write down key topics or ideas from each chapter

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780123914149
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	10/03/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Dr. Ofelia Olivero is both a talented scientist and a passionate mentor. She has been extensively recognized for her scientific work, repeatedly invited as a lecturer and symposia chair, and has given numerous talks at many national and international meetings. Dr. Olivero has been part of editorial boards of national and international scientific journals. She has written book chapters, engaged in outstanding leadership activities and received several awards from scientific organizations.

Dr. Olivero has been particularly awarded for Leading Diversity by the NCI Director and is also the Chair of the Mentoring Programs at scientific societies. Her dedication to empower and inspire young females to choose scientific careers was recognized by the US State Department in her selection to be part of a delegation of female scientists to visit Brazil and Colombia to favor the participation of women in science. She is the author and co-author of more than 70 scientific articles on carcinogenesis induced by antiretrovirals, commonly used for AIDS therapy and other toxicities derived from environmental mutagens.

Dr. Olivero is a role model as a scientist and a mentor, and a very inspirational figure for young mentees.

Table of Contents

Dedication

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Mentoring definition – the mentor within

Chapter 2. What mentoring is not

Chapter 3. Mentoring outreach – the multiplicative effect

Chapter 4. Mentoring minorities and women

Chapter 5. Interdisciplinary mentoring

Chapter 6. Building a mentoring program

Chapter 7. The I-Mentoring program: how to establish one

Chapter 8: In closing: mentoring and synchronicity

Appendix. The kaleidoscope effect

Bibliography

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

A valuable resource on scientific mentoring that features the interdisciplinary nature of science and includes real-world examples, tips and interviews

Editorial Reviews

"I enjoyed reading this book and will be recommending it to others who have an interest in managing research programmes...very timely as we all are dealing with many of the issues discussed and could learn a lot more about mentorship." —South African Journal of Science, Sep-Oct-14

"…an accessible and useful text for every aspiring and practising scientist truly interested in changing the world through recognising and harnessing diversity, accomplishing scientific goals through a team approach (rather than as isolated individuals) and who has a willingness to embrace mentoring practice." —Chemistry in Australia,July 2014

"Olivero presents this guide to mentoring in the sciences, with a focus on reciprocity of the mentoring relationship, encouraging and being sensitive to diversity, and building effective mentorship programs within institutions. Each chapter provides blank space at the end to record thoughts and additions to the material… The book ends with a short chapter of Jungian metaphors to summarize the processes emphasized,…" —ProtoView.com, February 2014

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