Effects of a Peer-mentoring Program on Undergraduate Students' Outcomes and Perspectives Related to a Career in Communication Sciences and Disorders

NCT07308821 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: IRB-FY25-26-4917
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 65
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of implementing a semester-long mentoring program in Communication Sciences \& Disorders on its participants and how the experience differs from the students who did not participate.

Conditions

Mentoring

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Mentorship experiences survey developed by the research team

  pre/post program survey

  prestest at baseline (Feb 2026); immediately after completion of mentor program (May 2026)

Study Arms (2)

mentor group

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: mentor program

comparison group

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

mentor program BEHAVIORAL

mentor program participant

mentor group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Montclair State University: lead

Related Publications (10)

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  BACKGROUND

• Montclair State University. (2024, September 7). What It Means to Be a Hispanic-Serving University.https://www.montlcair.edu

  BACKGROUND

• Mahendra N, Kashinath S. Mentoring Underrepresented Students in Speech-Language Pathology: Effects of Didactic Training, Leadership Development, and Research Engagement. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2022 Mar 10;31(2):527-538. doi: 10.1044/2021_AJSLP-21-00018. Epub 2021 Nov 3.

  PMID: 34731580 BACKGROUND

• Jacobi, M. (1991). Mentoring and undergraduate academic success: A literature review. Review of Educational Research

  BACKGROUND

• Hall, R., & Jaugietis, Z. (2011). Developing peer mentoring through evaluation. Innovative Higher Education, 36, 41-52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-010-9156-6

  BACKGROUND

• Goff, L. (2011). Evaluating the outcomes of a peer-mentoring program for students transitioning to postsecondary eTeaching and Learning, 2(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2011.2.2

  BACKGROUND

• Castro, N. (2025). Opening the pipeline to the field of communication sciences and disorders through career counseling 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00291

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• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association [ASHA]. (2025). Supply and demand resource list for audiologists audiologistshttps://www.asha.org/siteassets/surveys/supply-demand-audiology.pdf?srsltid=AfmBOooHaoNWkJCjuBfAtry3Yx9P

  BACKGROUND

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association [ASHA]. (2024). Schools survey report: SLP workforce and work for speech language pathologists chttps://www.asha.org/siteassets/surveys/schools-survey-report-slp-workforce-trends-2004-2024.pdf?srsltid=AfmBO

  BACKGROUND

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association [ASHA]. (n.d.). Market Trends in Audiology and Speech-Languaghttps://www.asha.org/careers/market-trends/#:~:text=audiologists%20and%20SLPs.-,Reasons%20for%20Growth,o

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Central Study Contacts

Robyn Becker

CONTACT

973-655-7356; beckerr@montclair.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 9, 2025
• First Posted: December 30, 2025
• Study Start: December 15, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2026
• Last Updated: December 30, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share