Mentorship
Lab mates, cohorts, or student-run groups become useful resources for starting graduate students. We in IBWIS wanted to provide another avenue for graduate students to find support that might fall outside of a social or pre-existing network, and can offer more one-on-one interactions for more specific help.
If you have questions, need help with a particular problem/person, want someone to bounce ideas off, are seeking advice, this list offers a pool of people who would be happy to assist. It is meant to serve as an informal way to establish mentorship relationships on an as-needed basis or that are more low maintenance.
These IB students have volunteered to answer questions and provide support to fellow grad students for 2-4 hours per month. They have agreed to maintain confidentiality with any mentee who contacts them.
Name Lab Year Started
Sarah Amugongo Hlusko (now UC Davis) 2005
Katie Brakora Padian 2004
Emily Dangremond Sousa 2008
Maya deVries Patek/Dawson 2005
Theresa Grieco Hlusko 2006
Emily Lindsey Barnosky 2007
Patricia Lopes Bentley 2009
Matthew MacManes Lacey 2005
Kaitlin Maguire Barnosky 2007
Erin Meyer Hickman 2006
Naomi Ondrasek Zucker 2006
Joey Pakes Caldwell/Lindberg 2007
Oliver Rizk Hlusko 2005
Jessica Shade Simms 2006
Michal Shuldman Dawson 2005
Lindsay Waldrop Koehl 2006
Sarah Werning Padian 2006
Molly Wright Caldwell 2006
Obviously, this list is not meant to take the place of an advisor, or even a counselor. We hope this opens up the possibility for people to ask questions and get support from fellow graduate students in IB.
If you are interested in volunteering your time as a mentor (preferably advanced to candidacy), contact Theresa Grieco to be added to the list. (grieco [at] berkeley.edu)