Dr. Geleana Drew Alston Doctoral Candidate PhD in Adult, Professional, and Community Education Texas...

SISTERS IN THE STRUGGLE: PEER MENTORING IN THE

ACADEMY

Dr. Geleana Drew AlstonDoctoral Candidate

PhD in Adult, Professional, and Community Education

Texas State University

Dr. Nina Ellis-Hervey N.C.S.P, L.S.S.P.

Assistant ProfessorSchool Psychology Program

Stephen F. Austin State University

41st Annual Texas Association for Black Personnel in Higher Education

March 27, 2014San Antonio, TX

After attending this session, participants will:

Gain a better understanding of the importance for peer mentors, especially for African America young professionals in the academy; and,

Be able to identify a peer mentor to include while developing her or his mentoring system

Learning Outcomes

How did we become peer mentors?

MENTORINGSponsorship

Peer

Role ModelCoach

ing

Mentor

Guide

pro

tég

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development

reciprocalchampion

growth

relationship building

learning

Mentoring For Professional Development

• Information sharing• Sponsorship• Coaching• Career strategizing• Protection• Job-related feedback

Career Enhancing

• Acceptance• Confirmation• Role Modeling• Emotional Support• Personal feedback• Friendship

Psychosocial functions

Informant

Colleague

Comrade

Mentoring For Professional Development

Developing Trust

Mentoring for the Professional Development of Women in the Academy

CHAMPION/

SPONSORPEER

PEER

PEER COACH

MENTOR

MENTOR

YOU

Establishing Your Mentoring System

Professional Development Goal(s): To enhance my writing and research in my efforts to get tenured

Type of Relationship Name Stake in my success Present Relationship Desired Relationship

Champion/ Sponsor Dr. Clark,Program ChairParks University

Seems to be ally; very influential within department

Little contact, other than faculty meetings

More regular interactions, maybe co-authoring and article

Mentor Dr. Moore,Full ProfessorHigh Hills University

Highly regarded, very accessible

Established working relationship; Have co-authored 1 article and presented together

Continue to strengthen relationship

Mentor VACANT

Coach Dr. Rowland,Full ProfessorTexas State University

Was my dissertation committee chair; is an expert in the field

Peer Dr. EvansAssistant ProfessorParks University

Highly related research interest

Little contact, other than faculty meetings

More regular interactions; would like to conduct a study together

Peer VACANT

Peer Dr. KlineAssociate ProfessorSouthland University

Tenured, but needs help with writing for publication

Haven’t started exchanging manuscripts yet

Send an email and ask to meet for coffee to discuss manuscripts

Adapted from Molly D. Shepard, Jane K. Stimmler, and Peter J. Dean’s Breaking into the Boy’s Club, 2009. New York: M. Evans, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing, Inc.

KEEPING IT REAL WITH GELEANA &

NINA

Family

HOT TOPICS

Navigating the System(s)

HOT TOPICS

Conflict Within the System(s)

HOT TOPICS

Staying Mentally WellDuring Challenges

HOT TOPICS

Questions???

Dr. Geleana Drew Alstongdalston13@gmail.com

Dr. Nina Ellis-Herveyellishernm@sfasu.edu