Hello! Robin, Michael, and Amy welcome you to the Mentorship and Mentoring Practices SIG (#066). We meet every month to advance award cycles, prepare for the upcoming conference, and support our members. We are working on the SIG Website and hope to provide additional virtual events throughout the year.
We wanted to share a bit about ourselves. We look forward to serving you. Robin (SIG Chair) and Michael (SIG Secretary/Treasurer) will continue our elected positions for the next three years, and Amy (SIG Program Chair) will finish the final year of her three-year term as Program Chair.
Robin Brandehoff, Ph.D. (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Education Foundations, chair of the Mentorship and Mentoring Practices SIG for the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and oversees the Justice, Equity, and Diverse Identities Ed.D. concentration in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Colorado, Denver. Her work and scholarship explore pedagogies of joy and resistance through critical and culturally sustaining theories of practice. Specifically, she examines the impact of critical mentoring and teacher preparation in historically marginalized communities through Hānai Pedagogy (Brandehoff, 2023), using decolonized methodologies, Grow Your Own Teacher programming models, and community storytelling to collaborate with and educate at-promise youth, families, and the radical educators who journey in wonder with them.
Robin.Brandehoff@ucdenver.edu
Rev. Dr. Michael A. Hunt is Director of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Retriever Graduate Preparation Network & McNair Scholars Program and a nationally recognized thought leader in mentoring innovation and doctoral pathway development. A Baltimore native and McNair alum, he holds a bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics from UMBC, a Master of Divinity from Emory University, and a Ph.D. in Language, Literacy, and Culture from UMBC. Hunt is the chief instigator of Holistic Critical Mentoring (HCM), a research-based framework that reimagines mentoring as a reciprocal, networked practice that advances equity, belonging, and institutional transformation. His scholarship bridges critical mentoring theory, culturally responsive program design, and community-engaged practice to expand pathways to doctoral education for first-generation, limited-income, and historically underrepresented scholars. Through his leadership, research, and national collaborations, Hunt works to ensure mentoring transforms not only students but also the institutions that serve them.
MichalAHunt@umbc.edu
Dr. Amy Serafini brings a wealth of leadership and organizational expertise to the role of Program Chair for the Mentorship & Mentoring Practices SIG. Her tenure as Section Chair of Division A - Administration, Section 2: School Organization and Effects in 2023, honed her ability to manage and coordinate the complex nature of planning conference sessions, ensuring relevance and impact within the field. Amy’s service to the SIG includes membership on the Distinguished Paper Award Committee and Dissertation Award Committee. Driven by a profound conviction in the transformative power of mentorship, Amy's vision for the Program Chair position is to cultivate a dynamic forum that honors and elevates the practice of mentorship in all its forms. Her prior experience as Secretary/Treasurer has not only endowed her with a comprehensive understanding of the SIG's operational dynamics but also primed her to steer its endeavors towards tangible outcomes that resonate with the SIG’s core objectives.
serafini@auburn.edu