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Mentor-A-Mentor - TAA Mentoring Program

TAA's free, members-only online mentoring directory, Mentor-A-Member, matches veteran academic and textbook authors with aspiring and new author-members.


Get started:


Find a Mentor

  • Login as a member on the TAA website.
  • Go to the Mentor-A-Member mentoring directory below on this page.
  • Choose a mentor whose interests and experiences match the type of assistance you are looking for.

Become a Mentor

 


Learn more about TAA's Mentor-A-Member program

What can I expect from a mentoring relationship?

A mentor may provide advice, suggestions, or direction on a variety of career or authoring issues; feedback on an article, book proposal, manuscript, or other type of writing; answer questions and provide guidance; etc.

Expectations on behalf of both parties should be agreed on prior to beginning a mentoring relationship. Some of those expectations might include:

  • Type of mentoring that will be provided
  • What each of you expect from the relationship
  • How much time will be required
  • Who should contact whom, when, how, and how often
  • How quickly will questions be answered
  • How mentoring will take place (e.g., phone, email, mail, meeting at annual conference, etc.)

You are free to determine your own partnership and how you want to manage the relationship.


Share your mentoring experience with us

Let us know about your mentoring experience by filling out this short online form: Click here


Mentors:

(listed alphabetically)

Jeffrey Childs
Don Collins
Mary Edwards
Tara Gray
Elaine Hull
Richard Hull
Seth Maislin
Pat McKeown
Kevin Patton
Paul Rosenzweig
Michael Sullivan
Nancy Volkman
John Wakefield
Frank Wilson

(listed by field)

Business
— Pat McKeown

Computer Science
— Jeffrey Childs

Criminal Justice
— Tara Gray

Economics
— Mary Edwards

Education
— John Wakefield

Indexing
— Seth Maislin

Landscape Architecture
— Nancy Volkman

Life Science
— Kevin Patton

Mathematics
— Don Collins
— Frank Wilson
— Michael Sullivan

Neuroscience
— Elaine Hull

Philosophy
— Richard Hull

Psychology
— Elaine Hull

Royalty Statements
— Paul Rosenzweig

 

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