Session L14: Physics Education Research

2:30 PM–5:18 PM, Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Room: D227

Sponsoring Unit: FEd
Chair: Kendra Redmond, American Institute of Physics

Abstract ID: BAPS.2011.MAR.L14.8

Abstract: L14.00008 : Mutual Mentoring Makes Better Mentors

3:54 PM–4:06 PM

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Authors:

  Cindy Blaha
    (Carleton College)

  Amy Bug
    (Swarthmore College)

  Anne Cox
    (Eckerd College)

  Linda Fritz
    (Franklin \& Marshall College)

  Barbara Whitten
    (Colorado College)

In this talk we discuss one of the impacts of an NSF ADVANCE sponsored horizontal, mutual mentoring alliance. Our cohort of five women physicists at liberal arts colleges has found that mutual mentoring has had a profound impact on many aspects of our professional lives. In this talk we will describe how our peer-to-peer mentoring has enabled us to become better mentors for our undergraduate students, for recent graduates beginning their careers and for colleagues at local and neighboring institutions.

To cite this abstract, use the following reference: http://meetings.aps.org/link/BAPS.2011.MAR.L14.8