Mentee Application: 2025 Research Scholars & Mentorship Program (RSMP)

The American Academy of Health Behavior (AAHB) provides a 12-month mentoring opportunity to a competitive pool of junior-level health behavior researchers. The purpose of the Research Scholars & Mentorship Program (RSMP) is to mentor early career investigators in the production of high-quality scholarly research-based products that address any area of health behavior-related research. Senior investigators from AAHB (mentors) are partnered with selected junior investigators (mentees) to help them develop skills and gain experience in research-related activities. Selected applicants are matched with senior-level AAHB members based on content or methods expertise. The overarching goal of the RSMP is to promote excellence in health behavior research among Academy members. The research-based products and/or processes resulting from the RSMP are determined by each mentee-mentor pair collaboratively. Mentees selected for the RSMP will be matched in February/March 2025, and pairs will be recognized at the 2025 and 2026 AAHB meetings. Details about the RSMP can be found at https://newprairiepress.org/hbr/vol2/iss4/7/

 

Mentee Eligibility Criteria

• Be current, paid members of AAHB in good standing at the time of application
• Have completed a doctoral level degree in a health behavior discipline
• Be able to articulate a health behavior research agenda

RSMP Expectations

• Identify three Preferred AAHB Mentors the Mentee believes would be a good mentor match based on their research interests and career goals (program leadership will attempt to recruit them with no guarantees)
• • Members: For a list of AAHB fellows and members, please visit http://aahb.org and log on with your username and password. Go to ‘Members Only’ menu for Membership Directory. Non-members: email Dr. Matthew Smith for access to a full list of AAHB members.
  • It is recommended that the Mentee contact proposed Mentors to determine their interest in the program and solicit agreement to participate in the RSMP together (prior to the application submission, if possible).

• Develop research-based products (e.g., grant proposal, manuscript) and engage in research-based processes (e.g., interviewing, navigating tenure and promotion)

• Commit 12-months to the mentor-mentee relationship, which will include participation in the following:

• • Interacting for 4 hours to become acquainted and strategize a mentorship work plan
  • Developing a mentor/mentee work plan
  • Producing a mid-year progress report
  • Producing a final report
  • Keeping AAHB informed about professional accomplishments via survey participation

Interested applicants should complete/upload the following information by February 10, 2025.  Email the RSMP Director, Matthew Lee Smith at matthew.smith@tamu.edu, with any questions.

• Online Mentee Application
• Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Statement of Interest (maximum of 500 words)

Please read the attached PDF prior to submitting your online application:  2025_Mentee_Application.pdf