Mentoring has become a popular method of teaching and guiding colleagues within the health professions. Having had a mentor has been identified as "a characteristic of the most productive researchers." The PAEA Research Institute’s Mentor Program is designed to help PA educators who wish to develop their research skills in a one-on-one relationship with an experienced PA researcher.

The program is designed to cultivate a cadre of new PA educators who will successfully develop and implement important PA research projects. For the last year, the following individuals have served as role models, guides, and cheerleaders.

2011 PAEA Mentors

Mark Archambault, DHSc, PA-C, Elon University
(Christine Kessler, DEd, MMS, PA-C, Pennsylvania College of Technology)

J. Dennis Blessing, PhD, PA-C, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio*

Anthony Brenneman, MPAS, PA-C, University of Iowa*

Doug Brock, MD, University of Washington
(Nicole Bailey Burwell, MSHS, PA-C, George Washington University)

David Coniglio, MPA, PA-C, Campbell University College of
Pharmacy & Health Sciences
(Ellen Mandel, DMH, MPA, PA-C, RD, Seton Hall University)

Randy Danielsen, PhD, PA-C, NCCPA Foundation
(Linda Brasel, MS, PA-C, Arcadia University)

Richard Dehn, MPA, PA-C, Northern Arizona University
(Bob McMullen, MS, PA-C, Arizona School of Health Sciences)

Alison C. Essary, MHPE, PA-C, Midwestern University–Glendale(Christopher Forest, MSHS, PA-C,University of Southern California)

Carl Fasser, PA, Baylor College of Medicine*

J. Glenn Forister, MS, MPAS, PA-C, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio*

Connie Goldgar, MS, PA-C, University of Utah
(Kristine Himmerick, MPAS, PA-C, University of California Davis)

Perri Morgan, PhD, PA-C, Duke University Medical Center*

Martha Petersen, MPH, PA-C, University of Bridgeport*

Maura Polansky, MS, PA-C, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center*

William Schweinle, PhD, University of South Dakota*

Keren Wick, PhD, University of Washington*

*No Mentee