Laura Gail Lunsford
Biographic Data
| ID | 1707219 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Gail Lunsford |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura Gail |
| FAMILY NAME | Lunsford |
| SIGNATURE | LUNSFORD L G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5272-7867 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The influence of national culture on the initiation of mentoring in a STEMM talent development program
Formalized mentorship programs are an important tool for developing qualified STEMM professionals. Despite an increasingly global STEMM workforce there is little research on how the power distance dimension of national culture may influence the initiation of mentoring relationships. This study explored differences in how mentors from cultures with different power distance orientations started their mentoring relationships with talented adolescent…
Preparing Leaders While Neglecting Leadership
This study systematically examines collegiate leadership centers and their role in leader development. The findings extend research from the Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership by focusing on centers as the unit of analysis. Our mixed-method approach involved coding center websites and analyzing center director responses from an online survey. Results indicate a proliferation of leadership centers, especially at public universities, as well a…
Early career academic staff support
Which academics benefit from participation in formal mentoring programmes? This study examined the needs and mentoring networks of new academics with evaluative data from a pilot mentoring programme. Themes from these data point towards re-envisioning initiatives for academic staff development. First, an examination of the expansion of mentoring networks of new staff suggests that some need more support than others. Second, new academics have com…
Early career academic staff support
Which academics benefit from participation in formal mentoring programmes? This study examined the needs and mentoring networks of new academics with evaluative data from a pilot mentoring programme. Themes from these data point towards re-envisioning initiatives for academic staff development. First, an examination of the expansion of mentoring networks of new staff suggests that some need more support than others. Second, new academics have com…
Preparing Leaders While Neglecting Leadership
This study systematically examines collegiate leadership centers and their role in leader development. The findings extend research from the Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership by focusing on centers as the unit of analysis. Our mixed-method approach involved coding center websites and analyzing center director responses from an online survey. Results indicate a proliferation of leadership centers, especially at public universities, as well a…
Early career academic staff support
Which academics benefit from participation in formal mentoring programmes? This study examined the needs and mentoring networks of new academics with evaluative data from a pilot mentoring programme. Themes from these data point towards re-envisioning initiatives for academic staff development. First, an examination of the expansion of mentoring networks of new staff suggests that some need more support than others. Second, new academics have com…
Preparing Leaders While Neglecting Leadership
This study systematically examines collegiate leadership centers and their role in leader development. The findings extend research from the Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership by focusing on centers as the unit of analysis. Our mixed-method approach involved coding center websites and analyzing center director responses from an online survey. Results indicate a proliferation of leadership centers, especially at public universities, as well a…
The influence of national culture on the initiation of mentoring in a STEMM talent development program
Formalized mentorship programs are an important tool for developing qualified STEMM professionals. Despite an increasingly global STEMM workforce there is little research on how the power distance dimension of national culture may influence the initiation of mentoring relationships. This study explored differences in how mentors from cultures with different power distance orientations started their mentoring relationships with talented adolescent…
Higher Education Research Studies (3 works) · Mentoring and Academic Development (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Career development (1 work) · Career Development and Diversity (1 work)