Resources and References

Balancing Independence and Assistance

• Forrester N. How I learned to ask for help while maintaining my independence. Available at: http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2018/02/how-i-learned-ask-help-while-maintaining-my-independence. February 22, 2018. Accessed March 27, 2018.
• Shives K. The importance of asking for help. Available at: https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/importance-asking-help. November 3, 2015. Accessed March 27, 2018.

Cross-Generational Mentoring

• Boysen PG, Daste L, Northern T. Multigenerational Challenges and the Future of Graduate Medical Education. The Ochsner Journal. 2016;16(1):101-107. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4795490/. Accessed March 28, 2018.
• Eckleberry-Hunt J, Tucciarone J. The Challenges and Opportunities of Teaching “Generation Y.” Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2011;3(4):458-461. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3244307/. Accessed March 28, 2018.
• Establishing effective mentoring relationships across generations. In: Bland CJ, Taylor AL, Shollen SL, Weber-Main AM, Mulcahy PA. Faculty Success Through Mentoring: A Guide for Mentors, Mentees, and Leaders. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.; 2009:117-128.
• Levine AG. From selfies to selfless: Managing multigenerational teams. Available at: http://www.sciencemag.org/features/2017/09/selfies-selfless-managing-multigenerational-teams. September 14, 2017. Accessed March 27, 2018.
• Marcinkus Murphy W. Reverse mentoring at work: Fostering cross‐generational learning and developing millennial leaders. Human Resource Management. 2012;51(4):549-573.

Cultural Awareness, Mentoring Trainees from Underrepresented Populations

• Bumpus N. Moving toward inclusion. Available at: http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2015/12/moving-toward-inclusion. December 7, 2015. Accessed March 29, 2018.
• Byars-Winston A, Gutierrez B, Topp S, Carnes M. Integrating theory and practice to increase scientific workforce diversity: a framework for career development in graduate research training. CBE - Life Sciences Education. 2011;10(4): 357-367.Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3228654/. Accessed March 29, 2018.
• Byars-Winston A, McGee R. Digging Deeper, Doing Better: Research Science and the Messiness of Engaging Cultural Diversity. [video]. Boston, MA: National Research Mentoring Network; April 28, 2017. Available at: https://youtu.be/tqLdZjfqkuc. Accessed March 29, 2018.
• Clemmons S. The value of ‘two-way assimilation,’ part I. Available at: http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2003/09/value-two-way-assimilation-part-i. September 19, 2003. Accessed March 29, 2018.
• Clemmons S. The value of ‘two-way assimilation,’ part II. Available at: http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2003/11/value-two-way-assimilation-part-ii. November 14, 2003. Accessed March 29, 2018.
• Establishing effective mentoring relationships, especially across gender and ethnicity. In: Bland CJ, Taylor AL, Shollen SL, Weber-Main AM, Mulcahy PA. Faculty Success Through Mentoring: A Guide for Mentors, Mentees, and Leaders. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.; 2009:91-116.
• Fine E, Handelsman J. Benefits and Challenges of Diversity in Academic Settings. 2nd ed. Madison, WI: Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI), University of Wisconsin-Madison; 2010. Available at: http://wiseli.engr.wisc.edu/docs/Benefits_Challenges.pdf. Accessed March 29, 2018.
• Gardner SK. The challenges of first‐generation doctoral students. New Directions for Higher Education. 2013;263:43-54.
• Langin K. When you’re the only woman: The challenges for female Ph.D. students in male-dominated cohorts. Available at: http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2018/10/when-you-re-only-woman-challenges-female-phd-students-male-dominated-cohorts. October 24, 2018. Accessed November 8, 2018.
• Limbach P. Can a white male really be an effective mentor? Available at: http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2002/02/can-white-male-really-be-effective-mentor. February 15, 2002. Accessed March 29, 2018.
• Manson SM. Personal journeys, professional paths: Persistence in navigating the crossroads of a research career. American Journal of Public Health. 2009;99(S1):S20-25. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2724960/. Accessed March 29, 2018.
• Pain E. Survey highlights the challenges disabled academics face – and what can be done to address them. Available at: http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2017/05/survey-highlights-challenges-disabled-academics-face-and-what-can-be-done-address-them. May 15, 2017. Accessed March 29, 2018.
• Perception Institute, https://perception.org/: Offers evidence-based reports and other resources aimed at understanding bias and reducing discrimination linked to race, gender, and other identity differences.
• Williams SN, Thakore BK, McGee R. Career Coaches as a Source of Vicarious Learning for Racial and Ethnic Minority PhD Students in the Biomedical Sciences: A Qualitative Study. PLoS ONE. 2016;11(7):e0160038. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160038. Accessed March 29, 2018.

Giving and Receiving Feedback

• Effective feedback and difficult conversations: learning pearls for mentors and mentees. In: Brigham and Women’s Hospital Mentoring Curriculum and Toolkit. Available at: http://bwhmentoringtoolkit.partners.org/effective-feedback-and-difficult-conversations/pearls-for-mentors-and-mentees-2/. Accessed March 28, 2018.
• Fiske P. The joy of criticism. Available at: http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2000/07/joy-criticism. July 7, 2000. Accessed March 28, 2018.

Having Difficult Conversations

• Bickel J, Rosenthal SL. Difficult issues in mentoring: Recommendations on making the “undiscussable” discussable. Academic Medicine. 2011;86(10):1229-1234.
• Polito JM. Effective communication during difficult conversations. The Neurodiagnostic Journal. 2015;53:2:142-152
• Ringer, J. We have to talk: A step-by-step checklist for difficult conversations. Available at: http://www.judyringer.com/perch/resources/we-have-to-talk-with-checklist-for-powerful-conversations-and-openings.pdf. Accessed March 27, 2018.

Scientific Writing

• List of recommended books on scientific writing and productive writing habits.
• The Elsevier Researcher Academy offers free e-learning resources on topics such as writing for research and the publication process.
• Baldwin I. Making Scientific Writing Painless [video]. San Francisco, CA: iBiology; June 2016. Available at: https://www.ibiology.org/professional-development/making-scientific-writing-painless/. Accessed March 28, 2018.
• Doumont J, ed. English Communication for Scientists. Cambridge, MA: NPG Education, 2010. Available at: https://www.nature.com/scitable/ebooks/english-communication-for-scientists-14053993. Accessed March 28, 2018.
• Hughes B. Mentoring research writers. In: Pfund C, Branchaw J, Handelsman J. Entering Mentoring. 2nd ed. New York, NY: W.H. Freeman & Co.; 2015:98-104.
• Wagenmakers E-J. Teaching graduate students how to write clearly. Available at: https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/teaching-graduate-students-how-to-write-clearly. April 2009. Accessed March 28, 2018.

Stress and Burnout

• Evans TM, Bira L, Gastelum JB, Weiss LT, Vanderford NL. Evidence for a mental health crisis in graduate education. Nature Biotechnology. 2018;36(3):282–284.
• Levine IS. Mind Matters: troubled colleagues. Available at: http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2011/03/mind-matters-troubled-colleagues. March 11, 2011. Accessed March 28, 2018.
• Pain E. Graduate students need more mental health support, new study highlights. Available at: http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2018/03/graduate-students-need-more-mental-health-support-new-study-highlights. March 6, 2018. Accessed March 28, 2018.
• UCSF Office for Postdoctoral Scholars: Postdoc Guide to Caring for Yourself and Your Colleagues. Available at: https://postdocs.ucsf.edu/sites/postdocs.ucsf.edu/files/wysiwyg/Postdoc-Guide-to-Caring-April-2017.pdf. April 2017. Accessed March 28, 2018.

Time Management, Work-Life Balance

• Boss JM, Eckert SH. Academic scientists at work: Where’d my day go?. Available at: http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2004/04/academic-scientists-work-whered-my-day-go. April 9, 2004. Accessed March 28, 2018.
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Burroughs Wellcome Fund. Time management. In: Bonetta L, ed. Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty. 2nd ed. Research Triangle Park, NC: Burroughs Wellcome Fund; 2006. Available at: https://www.hhmi.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/making-the-right-moves-second-edition.pdf. Accessed March 28, 2018.
• Pain E. Improving your work-life balance. Available at: http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2014/02/improving-your-work-life-balance. February 17, 2014. Accessed March 28, 2018.