01.Mentoring Relationships in Academia
05.Editors and Contributors
08.Autoethnography as Mentoring Inquiry
09.Understanding What Mentoring Research Reveals—and What It Misses
10.Mentoring Networks Among Contributors
11.Disciplinary Expertise of the Contributors
12.Social Positions of the Contributors
13.Theoretical Frameworks in the Volume
14.Methodologies in the Volume
15.Overview of the Chapters
16.2. Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: A Mentor’s Story of Impact and Growth
17.Foundation of Purpose: Early Lessons in Learning, Leadership, and Justice
18.Perseverance in Practice: From Nurse Aide to a Ph.D.
19.Nurse Aide to Licensed Practical Nurse (1969–1971)
21.Navigating Power, Gatekeeping, and Persistence in the Pursuit of Education
22.Licensed Practical Nurse to a Registered Nurse (1973–1974)
23.Empowering Others Through Peer Teaching
24.A Journey from RN to Ph.D. (1974–2004)
25.Professional Trajectory (1969–Current)
26.Reflections on Growth, Mentorship, and Identity
28.Summary of Testimonial (“P”)
29.Summary of Testimonial (Paul Garcia)
30.Conclusion: Lifting While Climbing
31.3. Mentorship as Relationship: Listening, Learning, and Becoming
32.The Impact of Mentorship Styles on Belonging and Becoming
33.Themes in Mentoring Relationships
34.Power of not Knowing: Mentorship Through Humility and Listening
35.Religious Accommodation
36.What’s in a Name? Identity, Respect, and Responsibility in Mentorship
37.Mentor/Mentee Expectations and Power Dynamics
39.Rethinking ‘Best Practices’: Mentoring as Contextual and Relational Work
40.Balancing Immediate Needs and Long-Term Aspirations
41.Defining Success Together: Mentoring for Personal and Professional Growth
42.Helping Mentees Navigate Projects, Priorities, and Possibilities
43.Hierarchy to Partnership: Evolving Mentor–Mentee Relationships
45.4. Rooted in Care: Mentoring as Relationship, Advocacy, and Love
46.Dimensions of Effective Mentoring
48.Traditional vs. Individualized Mentoring Models
49.Mentee-Driven Goal Setting
51.Mentoring Success for Faculty of Color (FOC), Women, and Other Identity Groups
52.Research on Concerns of Faculty
53.Institutional Mentoring: The Diversity Research Network (DRN) as a Model
54.Countering Isolation and Discrimination
55.Influence of Core and Other Critical Mentors
56.Mentoring Intervention and Advocacy
57.Informal Mentoring, Advocacy, and Countering Negative Narratives
59.Making the Best Connections
61.What are my Lessons Learned?
62.Students Need Other Students
63.Support Students’ Interests
64.Recognizing When Mentoring Approaches Aren’t Effective
65.Repeat Instructions Multiple Times
66.Why is Mentoring About Reflected Love?
68.5. Principles and Processes of Mentoring Relationships
69.Dr. Tschanz: A Kind Mentor
70.Shifting Roles: From Mentee to Mentor
71.Mentorship: Building Trust
72.Mentorship: Reflective Practice
73.Mentorship: Learning and Teaching
74.Mentorship: Active Listening
75.Mentoring: One Size Doesn’t Fit All
77.6. Transformative Mentorship for Scholarly Growth
78.Conceptualizing Academic Mentorship
79.Mediated Learning and Community of Practice
80.Cross-Cultural Perspective of Guru Shishya Parampara
81.Autoethnography of Mentorship
82.My Experience as a Graduate Mentee
83.Transition into the Ph.D. Program
85.Ph.D. Research and Completion
87.7. Mentoring Across Generations, Genders, Social Class, and Religions
88.Undergraduate Years: 1964–1968
89.My Introduction to the Power of Mentorship
90.Individualized Student Conferences
91.Engaged Student Experience
93.What I Learned About the Importance of a Mentor
94.Graduate Education (1970–1978)
95.Finding a Mentor/Mentee Match
96.What Does It Mean to Be a Mentor?
97.8. Texas Two Steppin’: The Importance of Peers in Learning Academic Choreography
98.Finding a Dance Partner
99.The First Steps: Quick, Quick
100.The Second Steps: Slow Slow
101.Together: Texas Two-Steppin’
102.Conclusion: The Ongoing Dance
103.9. “Whixolchwe”: An Indigenous Perspective of Mentorship
104.Mentorship from an Indigenous Lens: Early Learning Experiences
105.Reciprocal Mentorship: Identifying Strengths in Each Other in Adolescence
106.Mentorship in Academia—Finding a “Home Away from Home”
108.10. Mentorship Relationships in Transcontinental Contexts
109.The Meeting of Two Worlds
111.My Aspirations and Challenges
112.The Power of Language: A Lesson in What’s Said (and Not)
114.Professional Collaboration
115.Implementing Lessons Learned
117.11. Feminist Co-mentoring for a First-Generation Scholar: Cutting One’s Path in Academia
118.Forging my Own Path: From Rural Roots to Higher Education
119.Dr. Elizabeth P. Quintero: A Life of Leadership and Legacy
120.Undergraduate Study: Developing Interests and Confidence
121.Returning to Channel Islands for Graduate Study
122.Empowered to Lead through Key Offerings and Insights
123.Learning through Connections and Conversation
124.Developing Fortitude for a World of Critique
125.Navigating Power and Politics in Academia
126.Developing Accountability and Maintaining Focus
127.Subversion as Quiet Resistance in the Academy
128.More than a Mentor: The Gift of Friendship
129.From Mentee to Mentor: Honoring the Path
130.12. Creating a Village in Higher Education: Mentorship, Identity, and Empowerment for Black Women in Ph.D. Programs
131.The Disconnect Between Mentorship and Advising
132.Misplaced Assumptions Regarding Community in Doctoral Spaces
133.The First Faculty Position: Disillusionment at a Predominately White Institution
134.Reflecting on Purpose: Why Stay in Academia?
135.Choosing a Second Doctorate: A Strategic Decision
136.Gendered Racism and the Search for Home in Academia
137.The Reality of Doctoral Life: Navigating Biases, Microaggressions, and Isolation
138.Building a Support Network Through Peer Mentoring
139.Reclaiming My Identity: From Fragmented to Whole
140.Lessons in Mentorship: Navigating from a Place of Empowerment
142.13. Three Generations of Academic Mentorship: My Mentor, My Mentee, and Me
144.“The Sky Isn’t Falling”
146.“Taking Care of My Ducks”
149.Holistic Mentoring Does Not Stop with Graduation
150.14. Enhancing Autonomy, Relatedness, and Competence in Cross-Cultural Mentorship: Insights from Social Learning and Self-Determination Theories
151.Social Positions of Mentors and Mentees
152.Chang’s Personal Experiences Seeking Mentorship
153.Effective Mentoring and Self Determination Theory (SDT)
154.Luke’s Personal Experiences Seeking Mentorship
155.Effective Mentoring and Social Learning
156.Scaffolding Effective Mentoring Networks and Environments
157.Mentees’ Experiences Considering Self-Determination Theory and Social Learning Model
158.Mentees’ Perception of Autonomy
159.Mentees’ Perceptions of Relatedness
160.Mentees’ Perception of Competence
161.Mentor–Mentee Matches and Mismatches, Magic or Myths?
163.15. Mentoring in Academia: Recharging Mentoring Batteries Through Maslow’s Lens
164.Mentoring in General and Academia
165.Reciprocal Relationships
166.Applying Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to Mentoring
167.Meeting Physiological Needs
168.Meeting Safety and Security Needs
169.Meeting Love and Belonging Needs
170.Meeting Self-Esteem Needs
171.Seeking Self-Actualization Need
172.Recharging Mentoring Batteries
173.16. Mentorship on the Margins: A Black Feminist Perspective on Navigating Race, Gender, and Power in Academia
175.Locating Myself: Race, Gender, and the Politics of Visibility
176.You Win Some, You Lose Some
177.Does Race and Gender Matter in Mentoring?
178.Lessons from My Mentors
179.Communicate Clear Goals and Expectations for the Relationship
180.Build and Maintain a Foundation of Trust, Respect, and Reciprocity
182.Do Your Work: Avoiding the Trappings of Academic Politics
183.Share Challenges as Well as Accomplishments
185.17. The Role of Mentorship in Nurturing My Success in Academia
186.The Role of Mentorship in Nurturing My Success in Academia
188.18. Mentoring Human Potential: The Legacy of Dr. Tom Luster
189.Mentoring Human Potential: The Legacy of Dr. Tom Luster
190.Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Compassionate Guidance
191.Empowering Independent Thinking in Graduate Education
192.Cultivating Critical Thinking and Research Skills
193.Dr. Tom Luster’s Teaching Philosophy and Practice
194.Building Academic and Professional Networks
195.Reciprocity in Mentorship: A Human Connection
196.The Quiet Strength of Family and Friends Behind the Mentor
198.19. Mentee to Mentor: Reflections through Relational Developmental Systems
199.Mentee to Mentor: Reflections through Relational Developmental Systems
200.Relational Developmental Systems (RDS) Framework
201.Interplay between RDS and Mentoring
206.Qualities of Mentees and Mentors
207.Unique Mentor Characteristics
208.Outcomes of Mentoring
209.Continuity of Mentoring Relationships
210.Multigenerational Mentoring
211.Mentor-Mentee Dyads across Time
212.20. Reimagining Mentorship for Inclusive Leadership in Higher Education
213.Reimagining Mentorship for Inclusive Leadership in Higher Education
214.From Junior Professor to Senior Leader
215.From Individual Merit to Institutional Equity and Inclusive Leadership Culture
216.Principles of Leadership in Practice
217.Culture of Collaborative and Ethical Team Leadership
218.“Ethics of Care” for Equitable Organizational Leadership
219.Reflective and Accountable Leadership
221.21. Beyond Traditional Mentoring: Professional Playdates for Non-Traditional Junior Faculty
222.Beyond Traditional Mentoring: Professional “Playdates” for Non-Traditional Junior Faculty
224.From CoP to ProPlay: A Theoretical Evolution
225.Enacting the Professional “Playdates” Mentoring (ProPlay) Model
228.Implementation Process
231.22. Hidden Curriculum and the “Shadow Degree:” Mentoring for Equity, Power, and Care in Higher Education
232.Mentorship as Decolonial Practice
233.Process of Writing the Chapter
234.Hidden Curriculum and the “Shadow Degree”
235.Positionalities as Mentor and Mentee
236.Notes on Style, Culture, and What we Refuse to Sanitize
237.The Shadow Degree: What it Is and How it Works
240.Relational Mentoring and Stories inside the Shadows
242.Story 1: Place-Making in Classes
243.Story 2: Left without Guidance
244.Story 3: Grief, Caregiving, and Quiet Kindness
245.Story 4: The Traffic Stop
246.Mentoring for Safety, Equity, and Consent
247.Destigmatize Money Talk: Mentors Address Financial Realities
248.Making the Implicit Explicit, Process Before Products
249.Boundary Work: Intimacy Without Burden, Professionalism Without Coldness
250.Applying Community Cultural Wealth as Mentoring Method
251.Intergenerationality, Continuity, and Credit
252.The Dark Side, When Mentoring Harms
253.Mentoring with AI, a Relational-Ethical-Practical Stance
254.Conclusion, Decolonizing Mentorship and Sustaining People
255.A Final Note to Readers
256.Celebrating Mentorship: Service, Sacrifice, and Lifelong Guidance
258.Appendix A. Mentor and Mentee Process Checklists
259.Appendix B. Applying Community Cultural Wealth to Mentorship Reference
260.Appendix C. Resources
261.23. Conclusion: Mentorship as a Transformative Praxis
262.From First Reads to Final Themes: A Collaborative Process
263.Contributions of the Book
264.Theoretical Foundations of Mentorship Included in this Volume
265.Metaphors Used to Describe Mentoring Dynamics
266.Mentor Characteristics
269.Mentoring Relationships
