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This research area studies how mentorship, peer support, and community programs help engineering students transition into and succeed within their academic and professional pathways — from freshman-year peer mentoring to reverse-mentoring models that connect students and faculty.
Publications & Projects
Transforming the Freshman Engineering Experience through Peer-Mentorship and Professional Competency Workshops
Tristan Hernandez & Dr. Diane Golding (Department of Education) paired teaching-assistant peer mentors with professional competency workshops for first-year engineering students, reporting sizable gains in students' confidence in communication, resume writing, and time management.
Enhancing Engineering Education Through Mentorship
Peter Golding, Diane Golding, and a team of student co-authors introduce a "dual-form" mentoring model — combining near-peer and reverse mentoring — aimed at building belonging and supporting Hispanic representation in STEM at 91国产app's E-Lead 1301 course.