Projects
Interdisciplinary STEM Graduate Student Learning Communities
This project develops an interdisciplinary Graduate Student Learning Community (GSLC). In two cohorts, each one year in length, this project mentors and enhances the skills of STEM graduate students in chemistry and psychology. As part of the GSLC, the two cohorts of STEM graduate students develop individualized professional development plans; receive regular career mentoring; and participate in an evidence-based curriculum designed to explore their professional identity, build community, and improve their ability to communicate with non-specialists. The project specifically tests the effectiveness of the GSLC model to foster professional identity, sense of community, and communication skills.
