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The Effects of Peer Mentoring on First-Year Psychology Student Retention
Name: Birmingham,
Advisor: Rush, Karena
Department: PSYCH
Award: Student Research Grant
Abstract: Mentoring college students is a common practice (Shanahan et al., 2015). Peer mentoring has benefits in that the mentors have in-depth knowledge of the college experience and their university. This study examined the benefits of a peer mentoring program for 174 first-year students. The results indicate that students from minoritized backgrounds utilized the peer mentoring resources more than others. However, there was no impact on retention rates. Confounds (e.g. COVID) and future directions are explored.