Underrepresented minority students are completing their PhDs in engineering at lesser rates and over longer periods of time than majority students1. Research examining doctoral attrition shows that poor advising relationships are a key factor contributing to delayed and incomplete doctoral degrees.
Doctoral education is affected and structured VIA policies and practices set by each Department, College, and University. These policies influence how doctoral advising. Overall the researchers seeks to explore different institutional policies and practices at different population serving universities. This project aims at gaining a deeper understanding of graduate education policies and their impact on advising relationships at University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (UPRM). Through this work we address the following questions:
- What policies that impact graduate education exist at UPRM?
- How do these policies impact faculty motivation towards advising doctoral students?
- How do these policies impact the doctoral student experience?
Related Publications:
- Artiles, M.S., Huggins, N., Santiago, A.I., & Matusovich, H.M. (Submitted for Initial
Review). Just let me do research!: Policies and Practices that Impact Research Productivity
and Mentoring Relationships at an HSI. International Journal of Engineering Education.
This project is in collaboration with the following institutions:
This project is funded the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS):
