Psychological Safety in the Graduate Advisor Relationship

How does our relationship with our graduate advisor affect our personal and professional wellness, our ability to innovate, and our lives after graduate school?

In this episode, Dorian Bobbett, a Ph.D. candidate in engineering, discusses her research on the relationship between advisor mentoring and student well-being. Explore the things we can do as grad students to ensure that our relationship with our advisor is a good one, and where to find the resources at Michigan that can help you cultivate the strong mentoring relationship you deserve. 

Resources

Michigan-based

• Email Dorian Bobbett
• Thrive Lab
• Mentoring Others Results in Excellence
• Well-Being Collective
• Office of the Ombuds
• Office of Student Conflict Resolution
• Graduate Student and Program Consultation Services
• Guide for Graduate Student Mentees
• Graduate Student Mentoring Guide

Outside the university 

• Amy Edmondson - Psychological Safety Research

 

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Guest Bio

Dorian (she/her) is a third-year Ph.D. candidate in the Engineering Education Research program at the University of Michigan. She became interested in engineering education research through her work as an undergraduate teaching assistant and as a volunteer with several K-12 STEM outreach organizations. Dorian’s current research explores the relationships between doctoral engineering students and their advisors in an effort to build more psychologically safe advising relationships for Ph.D. students. She is also currently serving as a graduate student staff assistant with Rackham’s MORE committee to dive deeper into the practical applications of her research.