Evaluating the Sociology Graduate Student Mentorship Program

I helped found and organize the UC Davis Sociology Graduate Student Mentorship Program (GSMP). In 2017 we started the mentorship program to build support and allyship among graduate students at different stages of the sociology Ph.D. program. The GSMP helps graduate students find connection, navigate sociology department program requirements, find funding, work on professional development, and balance work and life.

Evaluation of Program Effectiveness

• 2019-2020 Report on program effectiveness

• 2020-2021 Report on program effectiveness

• Code to create the reports available on GitHub

Workshop at the American Sociological Association

• Savannah Hunter and Nadia Smiecinska. (Aug 2022). “Building Inclusion and Professional Development through Peer-to-Peer Mentoring.” Workshop. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting.

Mentorship Events Organized at UC Davis

• Fall Quarter “speed” mentoring event on navigating graduate program milestones (Fall 2020).

• Finding your way in the fog: Navigating nebulous times in grad school (Winter 2021)

• Publishing your research (Spring 2021)

• Finding funding in graduate school (Spring 2021)