Graduate Student Guide

Carol A. Mullen, Ph.D., is associate professor of leadership studies at the University of South Florida and editor of the refereed international journal Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning. This national award-winning researcher's specialty fields research include mentorship and graduate student inquiry, and her publications encompass eight books in addition to numerous journal articles. Dr. Mullen is recipient of the 2005 Florida Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (FASCD) Excellence Award. The category in which she was recognized is Excellence in Instructional Supervision.

• Part 1 Getting Started: Strategies and OptionsChapter 2 Creating Mentoring Maps of the AcademyChapter 3 Establishing Contact with Faculty and PeersChapter 4 Finding Out about Resources and OpportunitiesPart 5 Becoming Immersed: Relating and LearningChapter 6 Making Every Minute and Day CountChapter 7 Joining Mentoring Networks and ProgramsChapter 8 Practicing Comentoring and ReciprocityPart 9 Establishing Leadership: Receiving and GivingChapter 10 Gaining Disseminating and Publishing SkillsChapter 11 Recognizing and Overcoming Job-Marketing ConstraintsChapter 12 Planning a Two-Way Mentorship AgendaChapter 13 Postscript: Closing the Academy's DoorChapter 14 Appendix A: Program Dos for Thesis/Dissertation WritersChapter 15 Appendix B: Reflecting Student Input in a Faculty Supporting LetterChapter 16 Appendix C: Initiating Communications with Doctoral CommitteeChapter 17 Appendix D: Documenting Changes on a Graduate Defense FormChapter 18 Appendix E: Listing Amendments on a Dissertation Review FormChapter 19 Appendix F: Cover Letter Accompanying Manuscript SubmissionChapter 20 Appendix G: Summary of Changes Accompanying Reworked PaperChapter 21 Appendix H: Academic Review of a Paper Submitted to a JournalChapter 22 Appendix I: Cover Letter for an Assistant Professor Position

Carol Mullen has done it again! A Graduate Student Guide will no doubt become an essential reference book in every graduate student's personal library. Brilliantly written, this volume speaks clearly about the many decisions required of doctoral students in navigating the often-stormy waters of mentor/mentee relationships inherent in graduate research environments. Through her history of commitment to graduate student success, Carol is now providing a far-reaching audience with her insights into the dynamic and transformational nature of mentoring relationships within the academy. I highly recommend this book to all graduate students and to all faculty members dedicated to bringing out the best in their collaborative inquiries.