Episode 1: Supervisor-Supervisee Relationships with Dr. Melanie-Anne Atkins

Mentor-mentee relationships are dynamic & often complex, especially when discussing mental health. In this episode, Dr. Melanie Anne Atkins, a mental health advocate and researcher & Acting Associate Director at Graduate Programs at the Center for Teaching & Learning at Western University, takes us through ways to establish expectations and a positive relationship on both ends. Additionally we chat about how to talk about mental health with a mentor/supervisor. Episode 1 highlights the rate of graduate student success and how supervisor-supervisee relationships are a crucial source of support for graduate students.