Tales from the Mentor and the Mentee: Faculty-Student Collaborations in Undergraduate Student Research

Wyndsor II

The benefits of undergraduate student research are vast and have been well documented by the literature (Lopatto, 2003, 2010; O’Donnell, Botelho, Brown, Gonzalez, & Head, 2015; Russell, Hancock, & McCullough, 2007) despite barriers that have withstood the test of time (Wayment & Dickson, 2008). The current workshop will be led by a faculty-student duo, both with extensive experience in undergraduate research. Using evidence-based research, presenters will provide an overview of the benefits and barriers to undergraduate research and will present a logic model used for successful faculty-student collaboration. An interactive component of this workshop will prompt audience members to construct personal logic models to specifically explore their goals and feasibility in undergraduate research programming.