The Wiley International Handbook of Mentoring

Notes on Contributors

The Editors

Beverly J. Irby is Regents Professor and the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University. Dr. Irby is also the Director of the Educational Leadership Research Center. Her primary research interests center on issues of social responsibility, including bilingual and English‐as‐ a‐second‐language education, administrative structures, curriculum, and instructional strategies. She is the author of more than 200 refereed articles, chapters, books, and curricular materials for Spanish‐speaking children. She has had access of $20,000,000 in grants. She also has held another Regents Professor title from another university system, the Texas State University System. Dr. Irby has had extensive experiences working with undergraduate students in the past 25+ years, and many of these students are underrepresented, including first‐generation college students, ethnic minority, and economically advantaged, who have obtained doctorate and received research/teaching awards under her mentorship. Dr. Irby is the editor of the Mentoring and Tutoring Journal.

Jennifer N. Boswell is Associate Professor and the Chair of the Clinical and Mental Health Counseling at the University of St. Thomas. Prior to that position, she was Associate Professor at the University of Houston at Victoria, Texas. Dr. Boswell has served as the Assistant Editor of the Mentoring and Tutoring Journal for six years and as Assistant ...