Information for PTP Mentors
This page is designed to provide information to PTP mentors, both current and prospective.
Program Contacts
PTP Coordinator: Dr. Melissa Bostrom, Director of Graduate Academic & Professional Development, 515.2293
Faculty member with oversight responsibility: Dr. Rebeca Rufty, Associate Dean, 515.1989
For Current Mentors
2011-12 PTP seminar schedule (PDF)
Mutual Expectations for PTP Fellows and Mentors (PDF)
Please mark your calendar! The 2011 PTP and CoAT Awards Ceremony is tentatively scheduled between 12 and 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20 in Talley Ballroom. The Provost and the Dean of the Graduate School will join us to recognize the accomplishments of graduate students completing the PTP and CoAT programs.
For Prospective Mentors
Prospective Mentors' FAQ (PDF)
If you'd like to learn more about the experience of mentoring a PTP fellow, consider speaking with a recent faculty mentor. Recent PTP Mentors (from 2007-08 through 2010-11):
| Name | Department | Name | Department |
| Dr. Clay Clark | Biochemistry | Dr. Jon-Paul Maria | Material Science Engineering |
| Dr. Derek Aday | Biology | Dr. Brenda Burns-Williams | Mathematics |
| Dr. Jennifer Campbell | Biology | Dr. Alina Chertock | Mathematics |
| Dr. Rob Dunn | Biology | Dr. Molly Fenn | Mathematics |
| Dr. Miriam Ferzli | Biology | Dr. Hoon Hong | Mathematics |
| Dr. Nick Haddad | Biology | Dr. Irina Kogan | Mathematics |
| Dr. Saad Khan | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Dr. Robert Martin | Mathematics |
| Dr. Lin He | Chemistry | Dr. Kailash Misra | Mathematics |
| Dr. Greg Neyhart | Chemistry | Dr. Mohan Putcha | Mathematics |
| Dr. Joel Ducoste | Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering | Dr. Nathan Reading | Mathematics |
| Dr. Detlef Knappe | Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering | Dr. Stephen Schecter | Mathematics |
| Dr. James Nau | Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering | Dr. Michael Shearer | Mathematics |
| Dr. William Rasdorf | Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering | Dr. Michael Singer | Mathematics |
| Dr. Kelly Albada | Communication | Dr. Ernest Stitzinger | Mathematics |
| Dr. Victoria Gallagher | Communication | Dr. Dmitry Zenkov | Mathematics |
| Dr. Kama Kosenko | Communication | Dr. Leonard Annetta | Mathematics, Science & Technology Education |
| Dr. Christina Moss | Communication | Ms. Bethany Broadwell | Mathematics, Science & Technology Education |
| Dr. Donald Bitzer | Computer Science | Dr. Andre Mazzoleni | Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering |
| Dr. Frank Mueller | Computer Science | Dr. Jonathan Olson | Microbiology |
| Dr. Matt Stallmann | Computer Science | Dr. Michael Sikes | Microbiology |
| Dr. Sylvia Nassar-McMillan | Counselor Education | Dr. Paul Turinsky | Nuclear Engineering |
| Dr. Mo-Yuen Chow | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Dr. Robert Beichner | Physics |
| Dr. Michael Escuti | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Dr. Donald Ellison | Physics |
| Dr. Clyde Sorenson | Entomology | Dr. David Haase | Physics |
| Dr. Sarah Ash | Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | Dr. Thomas Wentworth | Plant Biology |
| Dr. Christopher Daubert | Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences | Dr. David Shew | Plant Pathology |
| Dr. Robert Abt | Forestry & Environmental Resources | Dr. Roger Mitchell | Psychology |
| Dr. Laura Mathies | Genetics | Dr. Lori Thompson | Psychology |
| Dr. Brian Denton | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Dr. Mary Wyer | Psychology |
| Dr. Ola Harrysson | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Dr. David Hinks | Textile Engineering, Chemistry & Science |
| Dr. Thom Hodgson | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Dr. Miles Engell | Zoology |
| Dr. Michael Kay | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Dr. William C. Grant | Zoology |
| Dr. James Wilson | Industrial & Systems Engineering |