Kisley Student Mentoring
Dr. Kisley values the opportunity to educate students and help them develop academically and professionally.Student Mentoring
Dr. Michael Kisley has more than 20 years of experience mentoring students in the MA (Psychological Science and Clinical), PhD, and BA programs, the latter including Honor’s Thesis students, Independent Study projects, and Research Assistants. He values the opportunity to educate students and help them develop academically and professionally.
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Research & Mentees
Dr. Kisley is passionate about his research program, which concerns the role of emotion in various psychological domains including cognitive and social functions. This broad area of research has provided his students with a springboard towards a diverse range of academic and professional pathways upon their departure from UCCS. Former students have moved on to doctoral programs in Cognitive, Social, School, and Clinical Psychology. Dr. Kisley has also mentored students who have successfully moved into graduate programs in Neuroscience, Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Counseling, and Physical Therapy, and to employment opportunities in a similarly broad range of settings.
Mentorship Style
Finding a faculty member to work with whose mentorship style compliments your needs as a mentee is just as important as the topic of your research. Many would actually say it’s even more important. Dr. Kisley meets with each of his students every other week. Lab meetings are held each month. Dr. Kisley provides support in the form of guidance on research projects and the research process more broadly, feedback on writing, including importantly the MA thesis, and professional development help as well. His students often present their work at national conferences, and some of them become authors on peer-reviewed publications. To give you a little more insight into his mentorship style, review this example mentorship agreement between Dr. Kisley and one of his MA psychological science students, please click the button below.