Fall 2022 Mentoring Mentors series postponed
The Graduate School has made the decision to postpone this workshop due to the Omicron surge. We will continue to monitor for health safety and announce once a new date for this workshop has been determined.
"Mentoring Mentors" is offered as a one-day workshop for faculty and postdocs that will include discussions of aligning expectations, fostering independence, maintaining effective communication, and diversity and inclusion. The workshops will be held in person in the JCSU Great Room (Room 403).
- Workshop: TBA
- Where: TBA
- Who: Hosted by National Research Mentors Network (NRMN) trained faculty on campus
It is a requirement of the Nevada DRIVE program is that faculty mentors participate in the Mentoring Mentors workshop series.
As the Director of Postdoctoral Affairs, Graduate Recruitment, and Diversity Initiatives for the Graduate School at the University of Nevada, Reno, Matthew is responsible for designing and implementing Graduate School initiatives such as professional development for postdoctoral scholars and graduate students, graduate student recruitment and diversity. He also supports graduate student recruitment efforts and provides strategic direction to identify, recruit and support diverse graduate students. Matthew works alongside with the Graduate Student Association to further provide resources and support for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.
Scott Bassett attended CIMER training in 2019 and is an associate professor of geography and director of the land use planning and policy program at the University of Nevada, Reno. His research focus is in environmental planning, specifically, he looks at the urban-wildland interface issues. Scott has experience in advising both undergraduate and graduate students. His graduate student advisees have received jobs in the private, government and education sectors. He has limited experience in mentoring assistant professors in seeking promotion and tenure. With an expanding role in his department, Scott has an interest in improving the mentoring experience of junior faculty within the University's geography department.
Catherine Chaput attended CIMER training in 2019 and is the Acting Director of Graduate Studies in English an Associate Professor of rhetoric with research interest in affect studies, political economy, and argumentation. She has mentored undergraduates and graduate students within her department. With new growth and hires within the Department of English, her perspective on mentoring within the liberal arts is especially timely and valuable.
Anne Leonard attended CIMER training in 2018 and is an Associate Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her primary area of research and academic work is Animal Behavior and Pollination Biology. She has no past experience with Mentor Training, but has always been interested in what makes a good “fit” for mentoring as well as learning new strategies for coming up with solutions to difficult situations when they arrive. She hopes to not only learn how to become a more effective mentor, but also how to share that information with her colleagues.
Kevin Shoemaker attended CIMER training in 2018 and is an Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno focusing on Conservation Biology. 
Jacqueline Snow attended CIMER training in 2018 and is an Associate Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno with over 10 years of experience supervising undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral trainees. She hasn’t had formal mentor training but has supervised new incoming faculty as part of COBRE mentoring initiative. Her primary focus is Neuroscience and she chose to learn more about Mentor Training since it is important to build current skills. She would like to learn more about evidence-based approaches to mentoring.
Alireza Tavakkoli attended CIMER training in 2019 and is an associate professor of computer science with research interest in visual computing, artificial intelligence, robotics, and virtual reality.