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Advancing the Science and Practice of Mentorship
We aim to support cultural change that values inclusive excellence through mentorship
Services
We offer training and consultation services to support your mentorship initiatives.
Trainings
CIMER Principal Facilitators provide trainings for individuals, institutions, and organizations to optimize research mentoring relationships for:
- Mentors
- Mentees
- Program Administrators
- Instructors
- Staff
- Faculty
- Post-doctoral Scholars
Consulting
CIMER is dedicated to supporting institutions and organizations in developing effective mentoring relationships and training programs. We offer specialized consultation services tailored to meet your needs. Visit the Work with Us page and submit a request form.
Resources
We curate and build resources to support mentoring relationships.
Curricula
CIMER offers the following curricula to optimize the practice of mentoring relationships.
- Entering Mentoring
- Entering Research
- Mentoring Up
- Culturally Aware Mentoring
Additional Resources
- Mentor and mentee support resources with a range of tools and toolkits, and self-study training options.
- Assessment resources view and download a standard Entering Mentoring evaluation and learn about evaluations.
- Publications includes a link to the Zotero library to search a range of mentoring related publications.
Upcoming Trainings: August 14-15, 2025, Entering Mentoring Facilitator Training for Teams (in person).
Visit the Collaborations, Community & Events tab and News and Events page to find current and upcoming training opportunities and register, or add yourself to the waitlist.
Publications Alert! Check out the latest and all of CIMER’s publications on the News & Events page!
New publications:
- Tools for coordinating measurement use in science education and training – May 2025
- National dissemination of an online research mentor training intervention: Evidence of an asynchronous model to promote learning outcomes and behavior change – April 2025
- Measuring the Interpersonal Component of the Mentoring Relationship: The Mentorship Working Alliance Scale-Mentee Version – April 2025
- Getting Started With Culture Change in Science: Lessons in Retooling – March 2025
- Scaling evidence-based interventions: Examining factors promoting and limiting the dissemination of research mentor training – February 2025
Collaboration & Community
To foster connections among researchers and practitioners
- Communities of Practice – subscribe to the CIMER newsletter, join a community
- News & Events – view latest publications and upcoming conferences & meetings
- Research Collaborations – learn more about CIMER’s work and past projects
- Work with us – partner with CIMER, or request a letter of support