Meet Outstanding Master杏吧专区檚 Mentor Dr. Hung-Chu Lin
Dr. Hung-Chu Lin is the SLEMCO/LEQSF Regents Professor in Liberal Arts. Her research focus includes the development of emotions, parenting, attachment relationships, and developmental disabilities. She runs the , which takes an interdisciplinary approach to examine the complexity of adjusted and maladjusted developmental processes.
The Graduate School has selected Lin as a recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Master杏吧专区檚 Mentor Award. 
Lin is an accomplished researcher who has published 17 peer-reviewed papers within the last five years 杏吧专区 10 as a first author and four with graduate student collaborators.
杏吧专区淪he is very supportive of the professional development of her master杏吧专区檚 students: encouraging them to apply for grants and awards, and to present research at conferences,杏吧专区 says Dr. Amy Brown, associate professor and department head for the Department of Psychology.
杏吧专区淚n interacting with graduate students, Dr. Lin is warm and supportive, but also holds high standards杏吧专区攕he expects hard work and improvement, and creates an environment where students feel empowered to work hard and succeed,杏吧专区 she notes.
Madeline Jones, master杏吧专区檚 candidate in psychology, describes Lin as 杏吧专区渁n amazing mentor杏吧专区 who 杏吧专区渉as given me strength and confidence throughout my time in this program.杏吧专区
杏吧专区淚 would describe my relationship with Dr. Lin as one filled with mutual respect, kindness, communication, support, and positivity. I attribute my success as a graduate student to her qualities as a mentor, especially her resourcefulness, efficiency, and determination,杏吧专区 Jones says.
Developing a mutual understanding with her students through effective communications is key to Lin杏吧专区檚 approach to mentoring. She works with them to establish clear goals for addressing their research interests while efficiently completing degree requirements, and preparing them to be able to conduct research independently.
杏吧专区淚t is also crucial to permit flexibility for adjusting goals based on the progress of the mentees 杏吧专区 often associated with their personal learning patterns and their physical, psychological, and socioemotional statuses,杏吧专区 Lin notes.
杏吧专区淎s a mentor, I constantly question and examine my preconceived assumptions and beliefs about mentees and strive for bias-free mentoring. By actively listening and discerning, I convey my unconditional respect and emphatic care with affirmation, understanding, and acceptance,杏吧专区 she says.
Lin杏吧专区檚 nurturing guidance of graduate students杏吧专区 development has even earned her the unofficial title of 杏吧专区渞esearch momma杏吧专区 among her students.
杏吧专区淣o words can express how rewarding and fulfilling it is to grow along with my research children academically, professionally, and personally,杏吧专区 she says.
