Resource Information

Below are descriptions and links to Internet and print resources that provide information that is particularly useful to researchers.

Internet Resources

A number of Websites are available on the Internet that provide information for researchers who are interested in establishing a mentoring relationship. The first five resources are primarily targeted to those in the engineering field; however, all offer pertinent information that helps guide mentors and new researchers in developing a positive working relationship.

• Telementoring Young Women in Science, Engineering and Computing



• Women in Science Project at Dartmouth



• Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network (WEPAN). MentorNet



• Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering



• Association for Women in Science



• The National Mentoring Partnership



• Mentors Forum



• American Psychological Association:
  Women in Science and Technology (WIST)


This e-mentor program is designed to assist women in developing their careers and leadership abilities. To assist women in leadership, biographies along with the contributions of accomplished women in the field of psychology are included for review. On this site, you are directed to other relevant mentoring sites, as well as an online discussion forum and relevant periodicals and news targeting women in the field of science and technology. As a bonus, the president of the association welcomes email.


• MentorNet:
  The National Electronic Industrial Mentoring Network for Women in Engineering and Science


Designed to pair women who are either undergraduates or graduates with scientists and engineers working in the field. MentorNet has established relationships with more than 50 colleges and universities, a number of which are Historically Black Colleges and Universities. What you can expect to find on this site includes the following: an overview of the organization; current news; past program results; press releases; frequently asked questions (FAQs), and links to other resources to accommodate your interest.


• The United Negro College Fund (UNCF)


The (UNCF) supports mentoring opportunities specifically for students. Through the Dow Corning Foundation Saturday Science Academies, students in grades 4 to 8 are tutored in math and science. For college students, the following programs have been established: UNCF/Citibank Fellows Program, UNCF/Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellowship Program, and the UNCF/Toyota Scholarship Program.


• National Education Association


This site provides links to mentoring programs throughout the United States. Brief descriptions of the programs and the location of the programs are provided.


• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism:
  Alcohol Research Mentoring System

Established as a pilot program in February 1999, this project was developed to match a new investigator with a senior researcher involved in a currently funded National Institution on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), project. Through this program, the NIAAA hopes to increase the number of minority applicants and to expand its research areas to include underserved populations.

Print Resources

Mentoring

Blair GR. Mentors and Proteges: How to Select, Manage, and Lead Dynamic Relationships. Winston-Salem, NC: Blair Publishers, 1998.

Clutterbuck D. and Megginson D. Mentoring Executives and Directors. Tashenbush, Germany: Butterworth-Heinmann, 1999.

Gottesman B. Peer Coaching for Educators, 2^ndEdition. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2000.

Lacey K. Making Mentoring Happen: A Simple and Effective Guide to Implementing a Successful Mentoring Program. Warriewood, NSW: Business & Professional Publishers, 2000.

Lewis G. The Mentoring Manager: Strategies for Fostering Talent and Spreading Knowledge, 2^nd Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc., 2000.

Peddy S. Art of Mentoring: Lead, Follow, and Get out of the Way. Corpus Christi, TX: Bullion Books, 1999.

Philips-Jones L. New Mentors and Proteges: How to Succeed With the New Mentoring Partnerships. Grand Valley, CA: Coalition of Counseling Centers, 1997.

Sampling

Korn EL and Graubard BI. Analysis of Health Surveys, 3^rd Edition (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics: Survey and Methodology Section). New York: Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999.

Levy PS and Lemeshow S.Sampling of Populations: Methods and Applications, 3^rdEdition. New York: Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999.

Lohr SL. Sampling: Design and Analysis. Pacific Grove, CA: Duxbury Press, 1998.

Lunneborg CE. Data Analysis by Resampling: Concepts and Applications. Pacific Grove, CA: Duxbury Press, 2000.

Politis DN, Romano JP, and Wolf M. Subsampling (Springer Series in Statistics). New York: Springer-Verlag, 1999.

Rea LM, Parker RA, and Shrader A (ed.). Designing and Conducting Survey Research: A Comprehensive Guide, 2^nd Edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1997.

Tryfos P. Sampling Methods for Applied Research: Text and Cases by Peter Tryfos. New York: Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996.

Statistics

Blaisdell E and Shubert RL. Statistics in Practice. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders College Publishing, 1998.

Cholmsky P, Gordon R, and Abrami PC. Statistical Analysis for the Social Sciences: An Interactive Approach. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2000.

Daniel WW. Biostatistics: A Foundation for Analysis in the Health Sciences, 7^thEdition. New York: Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998.

Harris MD, Basic Statistics for Behavioral Science Research, 2^ndEdition. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon, Inc., 1998.

Ott L, Longnecker MT, and Ott RL. Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis, 5^th Edition. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 2000.

Sanocki T. Student Friendly Statistics. Englewood, Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 2000.

Sirkin RM. Statistics for the Social Sciences, 2^nd Edition. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., 1999.

Sprent P and Smeeton NC. Applied Nonparametric Statistical Methods, 3^rd Edition. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2000.

Walsh A and Ollenburger JC. Essential Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences: A Conceptual Approach. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 2000.

Scientific Writing

Booth V. Communicating in Science: Writing a Scientific Paper and Speaking at Scientific Meetings, 2^nd Edition. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993.

Day RA (ed.). How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, 5^th Edition. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1998.

Friendland AJ and Folt CL. Writing Successful Science Proposals. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2000.

Locke LF, Spriduso WW, and Silverman SJ. Proposals That Work: A Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals, 4^th Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 1999.

Lutz JA and Storms CG (eds.). The Practice of Technical and Scientific Communication: Writing in Professional Contexts. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corporations, 1998.

Van Alstyne JS. Professional and Technical Writing Strategies: Communicating in Technology and Science. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1998.

Research Ethics

Barnbaum DR and Bryon M. Research Ethics Text and Readings. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 2000.

Glasner P and Rothman H (eds.). Genetic Imaginations: Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in Human Genome Research. Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Company, 1998.

King NM, Henderson G, and Stein J. Beyond Regulations: Ethics in Human Subject Research. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1999.

Sales BD and Folman S (eds.). Ethics in Research With Human Participants. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2000.

Smith T. Ethics in Medical Research: A Handbook of Good Practice. New York: Cambridge University Press. 1999.

Sugarman J, Mastroianni AC, and Kahn JP (eds.). Ethics of Research With Human Subjects: Selected Policies and Resources. Frederick, MD: University Publishing Group, 1998.