Female mentors positively contribute to undergraduate STEM research experiences.

ABSTRACT: The positive influence of undergraduate research and mentoring on student success in STEM fields has been well-established. However, the role that the gender of a research mentor may play in the undergraduate research experience warrants further investigation. This is an especially critical issue to address, since the lack of female role models in STEM fields is acknowledged as an impediment to the success and progress of women pursuing STEM-careers. To evaluate how the gender of undergraduate research mentors influences the research experience of students, we collected and analyzed surveys from undergraduates and alumni who had completed undergraduate research at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. We found that even though students did not select mentors based on gender, there were di

SUBMITTER: Moghe S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8638905 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature