Mentors

If you are willing to check the Mind The Science Gap blog at least once a week and comment on the students posts, please consider being one of our “mentors” – we’re looking for people from all backgrounds (no expertise necessary – in fact the less you know about a subject, the more valuable your comments will be to our bloggers. Although I’d also love to have some seasoned science bloggers join us as mentors as well!). To add your name to the list, simply leave a comment below, or email me at maynarda@umich.edu.

Many thanks to the following people have very kindly agreed to mentor this semester’s students:

Patricia Anderson (Twitter: @pfanderson)

Adam Azman (Web: http://www.chemistry-blog.com, Twitter: @azmanam)

Anna Bavido (Web: http://magicbottlemarketing.com)

Liz Borkowski (Web: http://scienceblogs.com/thepumphandle/)

David Bradley (Web: http://www.sciencebase.com, Twitter: @sciencebase)

Rey Carr (Twitter: @Rey_Carr)

Ana Caballero-Herrera (Web: http://www.entropy.se)

Charles Ebikeme (Web: http://scienceleftuntitled.wordpress.com, Twitter: @CEbikeme)

Kristy Erdodi

Shara Evans

Deana Girbach

Maryse de la Giroday (Web: http://www.frogheart.ca/, Twitter: @frogheart)

Jason Goldman (Web: blogs.scientificamerican.com/thoughtful-animal/, Twitter: @jgold85)

Eric Greenwood

Randy Hilarski

Dan Kahan

Ginny Kendall (Web: http://www.hanoverscientific.com/)

Sheril Kirshenbaum (Web: cultureofscience, Twitter: @Sheril_)

Andrew Learned (Web: http://learnedon.com)

Alana LeBlanc

Mary Beth Lewis (Web: http://www.sph.umich.edu/, Twitter: @UM_SPH)

Mary Mangen (Web: blog.openhelix.com)

Michelle Mathas

Bob Mead

RL Miller

Celeste Monforton (Web: http://scienceblogs.com/thepumphandle/)

Elizabeth Moon (Web: www.elizabethmoon.com/, Twitter: @emoontx)

Cathy OGawa

Maria Pereda-Ramon

Kelly Plunkett

Lok Pokhrel

Emilie Reas (Web: http://emiliereas.com, Twitter: @etreas)

Holly Rogers (Twitter: @cassiopeia789)

Timothy Rowell

Aniketa Shinde (Web: http://wvnano.wvu.edu)

Matt Shipman (Twitter: @ShipLives)

Tara Smith (Twitter: @aetiology)

Ralph Stuart

Robyn Sussel (Web: www.knowledgecommunicators.ca; www.signals.ca, Twitter: @robynsussel)

Jorge Villegas (Web: Twitter: @villegasut)

Gaythia Weis (Twitter: @GaythiaWeis)

Berneatta Whitlock

Bora Zivkovic (Web: http://coturnix.org/, Twitter: @BoraZ)

Angela (Web: mutablematter.wordpress.com)

Chris

Jennifer (Twitter: @cinnamaldehyde)

Patricia

Pablo (Web: http://www.diversidadnovacosmonomia.eu)

TheCancerGeek (Web: http://thecancergeek.wordpress.com, Twitter: @thecancergeek)

57 thoughts on “Mentors”

Jason G. Goldman on January 3, 2012 at 7:50 pm said:

I’d be happy to participate as a mentor! (twitter: @jgold85)

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- Andrew Maynard on January 3, 2012 at 9:42 pm said:
  
  Thanks Jason – you’re on the list!
  
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Kelly Plunkett on January 6, 2012 at 12:48 am said:

Happy to be a mentor!
Thanks!

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- Andrew Maynard on January 6, 2012 at 12:51 am said:
  
  Thanks Kelly!
  
  Andrew
  
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Jorge Villegas on January 6, 2012 at 12:55 am said:

If you are still looking for mentors, please send me an email. I’d be glad to help.

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- Andrew Maynard on January 6, 2012 at 1:07 am said:
  
  Thanks Jorge – you’re on the list!
  
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Jennifer on January 6, 2012 at 1:09 am said:

I’d love to be a mentor. I have a science background (chemistry mostly), but I’m currently unable to work due to chronic illness and disability. I have a HUGE amount of interest in making science accessible to the general public and this project is very relevant to my interests. I’d love to help.

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- Andrew Maynard on January 6, 2012 at 1:10 am said:
  
  Thank you Jennifer – really appreciate this, and have added you to the list!
  
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Mary Mangan on January 6, 2012 at 1:27 am said:

I’d be interested in this. It’s really important to me that public health folks use social media tools and get their voices out into the fray.

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- Andrew Maynard on January 6, 2012 at 9:48 am said:
  
  Thanks Mary!
  
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Lok Pokhrel on January 6, 2012 at 1:30 am said:

I would be happy to help in this project. Thanks!

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- Andrew Maynard on January 6, 2012 at 9:49 am said:
  
  Cheers – you’re on the list
  
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Michelle Mathas on January 6, 2012 at 1:35 am said:

I would love to be a mentor. Non-specialist but enthusiastic amateur and professional web writer.

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- Andrew Maynard on January 6, 2012 at 9:49 am said:
  
  Excellent, thanks – exactly the type of help we need.
  
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Allana LeBlanc on January 6, 2012 at 1:57 am said:

If you’re still looking I’m happy to help!

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- Andrew Maynard on January 6, 2012 at 9:49 am said:
  
  Yes please! Just added you to the list
  
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Anna on January 6, 2012 at 2:00 am said:

I can definitely comment more than once a week!

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- Andrew Maynard on January 6, 2012 at 9:49 am said:
  
  Thanks Anna
  
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Chris on January 6, 2012 at 3:47 am said:

I would like to be a mentor. I’m a molecular biologist with an interest in other fields of research and in improving the communication of all things scientific. Thanks!

Chris

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- Andrew Maynard on January 6, 2012 at 9:50 am said:
  
  Excellent – thanks Chris
  
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  - Chris on January 6, 2012 at 2:28 pm said:
    
    Thanks Andrew! I’ve mentioned it to a few colleagues who are old, like I am, and they asked if we’ll be getting email reminders once a week or when new post are made or at all? Thanks in advance.
    
    Chris
    
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    - Andrew Maynard on January 6, 2012 at 2:52 pm said:
      
      Hi Chris. Over to the right of this page there is a “SUBSCRIBE” option that allows you to sign up for emails when articles are posted. In principle, it should allow you to select how often you get notifications, but in practice I’m not sure how that will work yet…
      
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Angela on January 6, 2012 at 3:57 am said:

Happy to help! Actually visiting U of M at the moment for a few days. Nice place!

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- Andrew Maynard on January 6, 2012 at 9:50 am said:
  
  Thanks Angela!
  
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Mary Lancaster on January 6, 2012 at 6:05 am said:

If you would like another mentor, please add me to the list.

Cheers,
Mary

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- Andrew Maynard on January 6, 2012 at 9:50 am said:
  
  Excellent – thanks Mary
  
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Pertti (Bert) Hakkinen on January 6, 2012 at 11:54 am said:

I shared this with my colleagues at the (U.S.) National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine. One or more of them might be interested in mentoring.

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- Andrew Maynard on January 7, 2012 at 4:32 pm said:
  
  Thanks Bert
  
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Ralph Stuart on January 6, 2012 at 5:55 pm said:

Count me in

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- Andrew Maynard on January 7, 2012 at 4:32 pm said:
  
  Excellent – thanks. I’ll add you to the list.
  
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thecancergeek on January 7, 2012 at 3:27 am said:

I would love to be a mentor – and just wanted to say I love the idea of this as a course for many graduate degrees. Writing for different audiences is such a useful skill to develop – sounds like a fun course, and could even be done virtually using g+ for the weekly “meeting”. I’m @thecancergeek on twitter too.

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- Andrew Maynard on January 7, 2012 at 4:33 pm said:
  
  Thanks – just about to add you to the list. Do you want to be down as “the cancergeek”?
  
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Emilie Reas on January 7, 2012 at 9:34 pm said:

This is a fantastic idea and I would love to mentor! Please let me know if you still need help. Twitter: @etreas

Thanks!
Emilie

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- Andrew Maynard on January 8, 2012 at 9:37 am said:
  
  Thanks Emilie – certainly do!
  
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Patricia on January 9, 2012 at 3:25 am said:

I’d be happy to participate. I’m a biologist and highschool and undergrad teacher. Hope I can help. Also, I’m mexican so different ideas here.

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- Andrew Maynard on January 9, 2012 at 7:00 pm said:
  
  Excellent – thanks Patricia. Will be very helpful having a non-US perspective.
  
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MB Lewis on January 9, 2012 at 2:25 pm said:

Happy to be a mentor from the communications side. Good luck with it all.

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- Andrew Maynard on January 9, 2012 at 7:01 pm said:
  
  Great – thanks Mary Beth
  
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Paula Johnson on January 9, 2012 at 3:57 pm said:

I’m a PhD candidate in Environmental Health and would love to participate in this.

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- Andrew Maynard on January 9, 2012 at 7:03 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much Paula – just added you to the list.
  
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Robyn Sussel on January 9, 2012 at 6:45 pm said:

I’d be happy to comment on the MPH student’s blogs. Let me know if you need help.

robyn

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- Andrew Maynard on January 9, 2012 at 7:04 pm said:
  
  Thanks Robyn. Just added you to the mentor list – hope that’s OK.
  
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Diversidad Nova Cosmonomía, SL on January 10, 2012 at 9:20 pm said:

I would like. Kind regards. Pablo.

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- Andrew Maynard on January 11, 2012 at 1:09 am said:
  
  Thanks Pablo – just added you
  
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Diversidad Nova Cosmonomía, SL on January 10, 2012 at 9:21 pm said:

If it is possible. Thanks. Pablo

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Rey Carr on January 13, 2012 at 7:20 pm said:

If it’s not too late, I’d be willing to act as a mentor. My Twitter page: @Rey_Carr

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- Andrew Maynard on January 14, 2012 at 7:03 pm said:
  
  Thanks Rey – just adding you.
  
  Cheers, Andrew
  
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Dr. Ana Caballero-Herrera on January 14, 2012 at 10:15 am said:

Dr. in Biochemistry and Biophysics from Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
I have great experience mentoring graduate students and I love doing it.
I’m really interested on the results of this project I the feeling is going to be a great thing
Cheers,
Ana

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- Dr. Ana Caballero-Herrera on January 14, 2012 at 10:22 am said:
  
  I forgot my twitter: @pollux0523
  
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  - Andrew Maynard on January 14, 2012 at 7:03 pm said:
    
    Thanks Anna – appreciate this.
    
    Andrew
    
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Tara C. Smith on January 14, 2012 at 10:39 pm said:

Happy to help here too as well–did my post-doc at UM. Twitter: @aetiology.

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- Andrew Maynard on January 15, 2012 at 10:51 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much Tara – just adding you to the list! Posts start tomorrow.
  
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Holly Rogers on January 15, 2012 at 4:39 pm said:

Hi, are you still looking for mentors? I’d be happy to help! (I’m a chemist by nature/training).

Thanks,
Holly (@cassiopeia789)

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- Andrew Maynard on January 15, 2012 at 10:52 pm said:
  
  Would really appreciate the input Holly – thanks.
  
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