Baltimore , Maryland
June 25, 2023
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10.18260/1-2--43879
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Dr. Simon Ghanat is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel (Charleston, S.C.). He received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Arizona State University. His research interests
Stephanie Laughton is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel-The Military College of South Carolina (Start Date: August 2020). At Duke University, she acquired a Bachelor's in Civil & Environmental Engineering with Ho
Dr. Nandan Hara Shetty is an assistant professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at The Citadel, located in Charleston, South Carolina. He received his BE from Dartmouth College and his MS/PhD from Columbia University, researching the performance of roof gardens and rain gardens. He also worked as an environmental engineer for the New York City Parks Department on the planning, design, construction, and research of green infrastructure for eleven years.
Dr. Dena Garner is a full professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance and is the Director of Undergraduate Research and Assistant Provost for Research and Policy at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. She started working at The Cit
Dr. Mostafa Batouli is an Assistant Professor of Construction Engineering in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel. Dr. Batouli received his PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Florida International University. H
Todd Wittman is an associate professor of mathematics at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He received a PhD in applied mathematics from the University of Minnesota. His primary research interest is the application of differential equations to problems in image processing.
Undergraduate research is a potent environment for student learning, where students deepen and apply classroom knowledge. The students’ perception of research, their capabilities, and the dynamic relationship between the mentor and mentee have profound impacts on student learning. This study examines the perceptions of undergraduate researchers at The Citadel about the role and characteristics of a good undergraduate research mentor. The students’ perceptions were measured by analyzing a survey on mentorship at the beginning of the Summer Undergraduate Research (SURE) Program. Results show that both male and female undergraduate researchers characterize a good mentor as communicative. Furthermore, all participants rank the psychosocial-emotional-relational aspect higher than career and research support. This paper discusses the SURE Program, the mentoring methodology used by faculty, and the analysis of the results of students’ perceptions. The paper also provides recommendations for effective mentoring of undergraduate researchers.
Ghanat,, S. T., & Laughton, S., & Shetty, N. H., & Garner, D., & Hefner, M. K., & Batouli, M., & Le-Vasicek, T., & Wittman, T. (2023, June), Investigating Undergraduate Researchers’ Perceptions of Mentoring Relationships Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--43879
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