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Come to meetings with research students strategically unprepared so that it’s easier to work with them as collaborators.

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  • Bring open questions (i.e., small or medium decisions) that you haven’t made decisions about yet to these meetings.
  • Then, ask students what they think, and work with them like you would with your peer collaborators to bounce ideas around.

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  • Student-Faculty Interaction
  • Effective Encouragement
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Colleen Lewis

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