Selected Publications

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Interventions to improve research mentoring relationships:
  • Tuma, T. T., Rosenzweig, E. Q., Lavner, J. A., Zhang, Y., & Dolan, E. L. (2026). Development and field test of an intervention to reduce conflict in faculty-doctoral student mentoring relationships. bioRxiv, 2026-01. Link
  • Tuma, T. T., Fedesco, H. N., Rosenzweig, E. Q., Chen, X. Y., & Dolan, E. L. (2025). Seeing isn't believing? Mixed effects of a perspective-getting intervention to improve mentoring relationships for science doctoral students. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 24(4), ar44. Link
  • Fedesco, H. N., Kraner, E. R., & Dolan, E. L. (2023). Evaluating the feasibility, utility, and impact of engaging in mentorship assessment to improve doctoral mentoring relationships. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2023(176), 95-105. Link
On course-based undergraduate research experiences:
  • Lantz, W. Nathan, et al. "Variation in CURE instruction and limitations of CURE studies undermine what can be concluded about CURE effects on student outcomes." bioRxiv (2026): 2026-08. Link
  • Zajic, C. J., & Dolan, E. L. (2026). Influence of non-content instructor talk on students’ motivation-related outcomes in laboratory courses. bioRxiv, 2026-05. Link
  • Cooper, A. C., Delcy, M. D., & Dolan, E. L. (2026). What Student Struggles do Instructors see? Teacher Knowledge of Students in Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 25(1), ar7. Link
  • Zajic, C. J., Subramanian, K., Adulla, A., Allen, Z., Blitchington, M. B., Brotzman, A., ... & Dolan, E. L. (2026). Could instructor talk drive CURE effectiveness? A comparative study of instructor talk in introductory lab courses. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 25(1), ar3. Link
  • Powers, M. A., Schreier, J. E., Schroer, W. F., Shepard, M. K., Anderson, S., Breitman, M. F., ... & Dolan, E. (2026). Ocean Genes CURE: The Influence of Ocean Microbes on Global Carbon Cycling. CourseSource 13. Link
  • Allen, Z. A., Zajic, C. J., Leckfor, C. M., Dolan, E. L., & Tuma, T. T. (2025). Are they funny? Associations between instructors’ humor and student emotions in undergraduate lab courses. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, 26(3), e00167-25. Link
  • Walcott, R. L., Corso, P. S., Rodenbusch, S. E., & Dolan, E. L. (2018). Benefit–cost analysis of undergraduate education programs: an example analysis of the Freshman Research Initiative. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 17(1), rm1. Link
  • Corwin, L. A., Runyon, C. R., Ghanem, E., Sandy, M., Clark, G., Palmer, G. C., ... & Dolan, E. L. (2018). Effects of Discovery, Iteration, and Collaboration in Laboratory Courses on Undergraduates’ Research Career Intentions Fully Mediated by Student Ownership. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 17(2), ar20. Link
  • Dolan, E.L. (2016). Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences: Current Knowledge and Future Directions. Paper commissioned for the Committee on Strengthening Research Experiences for Undergraduate STEM Students. Board on Science Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Board on Life Sciences, Division of Earth and Life Studies. Link
  • Rodenbusch, S.E., Hernandez, P.R., Simmons, S.L., and Dolan, E.L. (2016). Early Engagement in Course-Based Research Increases Graduation Rates and Completion of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Degrees. CBE - Life Sciences Education 15, ar20. Link
  • Corwin, L.A., Graham, M.J., Dolan, E.L. (2015) Modeling course-based undergraduate research experiences: an agenda for future research and evaluation. CBE - Life Sciences Education 14, es1. Link
  • Alkaher, I., Dolan, E. L. (2014). Integrating research into undergraduate courses: Current practices and future directions. In Sunal, D., Sunal, C. & Wright, E., Mason, C., and Zollman, D. (Eds.), Research based undergraduate science teaching. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Pub. Link
  • Corwin Auchincloss, L., Laursen, S. L., Branchaw, J. L., Eagan, K., Graham, M., Hanauer, D. I., Lawrie, G., McLinn, C. M., Pelaez, N., Rowland, S., Towns, M., Trautmann, N. M., Varma-Nelson, P., Weston, T. J., Dolan, E. L. (2014). Assessment of Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences: A meeting report. CBE - Life Sciences Education 13(1), 29–40. Link
On graduate research training and mentoring:
  • Tuma, T. T., & Dolan, E. L. (2024). What makes a good match? Predictors of quality mentorship among doctoral students. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 23(2), ar20. Link
  • Pfeifer, M. A., Zajic, C. J., Isaacs, J. M., Erickson, O. A., & Dolan, E. L. (2024). Beyond performance, competence, and recognition: forging a science researcher identity in the context of research training. IJ STEM Ed 11, 19 (2024). Link
  • Asif, M. Z., Jain, C., & Dolan, E. L. (2024). Understanding the unique factors affecting South Asian international (SAI) student transitions into PhD programs in the US: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Sage Open, 14(2), 21582440241245258. Link
  • Asif, M. Z., Edison, A. S., & Dolan, E. L. (2023). Postgraduate perspectives on mentoring undergraduate researchers for talent development. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1521(1), 155-162. Link
  • Tuma, T. T., Adams, J. D., Hultquist, B. C., & Dolan, E. L. (2021). The dark side of development: A systems characterization of the negative mentoring experiences of doctoral students. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 20(2), ar16. Link
On undergraduate research training and mentoring:
  • Zajic, C., Tuma, T. & Dolan, E. The currency of research access: how undergraduates leverage social capital to gain research experience. IJ STEM Ed 13, 31 (2026). Link
  • Zhang, Q., Hernandez, P. R., Listyg, B. S., & Dolan, E. L. (2026). What drives change? Characterizing scientific self-efficacy development in undergraduate research experiences. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 25(2), ar13. Link
  • Joseph, W., Dolan, E. L., & Tuma, T. T. (2026). Black women undergraduates' perspectives on how mentors and role models shape their beliefs about the attainability of science research careers. bioRxiv, 2026-06. Link
  • Mendez, Y. C. M., Listyg, B. S., Mardones-Segovia, C., Bowers, B., Cotto, K. M. C., Hilton, L., ... & Dolan, E. L. (2025). Unveiling undergraduate research: Employing ecological momentary assessment to characterize and compare undergraduate research experiences. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 24(4), ar49. Link
  • Hess, R. A., Erickson, O. A., Cole, R. B., Isaacs, J. M., Alvarez-Clare, S., Arnold, J., ... & Dolan, E. L. (2023). Virtually the same? Evaluating the effectiveness of remote undergraduate research experiences. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 22(2), ar25. Link
  • Erickson, O. A., Cole, R. B., Isaacs, J. M., Alvarez-Clare, S., Arnold, J., Augustus-Wallace, A., ... & Dolan, E. L. (2022). “How do we do this at a distance?!” A descriptive study of remote undergraduate research programs during COVID-19. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 21(1), ar1. Link
  • Limeri, L. B., Asif, M. Z., & Dolan, E. L. (2019). Volunteered or voluntold? The motivations and perceived outcomes of graduate and postdoctoral mentors of undergraduate researchers. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 18(2), ar13. Link
  • Joshi, M., Aikens, M. L., & Dolan, E. L. (2019). Direct ties to a faculty mentor related to positive outcomes for undergraduate researchers. BioScience, 69(5), 389-397. Link
  • Aikens, M. L., Robertson, M. M., Sadselia, S., Watkins, K., Evans, M., Runyon, C. R., ... & Dolan, E. L. (2017). Race and Gender Differences in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Structures and Research Outcomes. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 16(2), ar34. Link
  • Aikens, M.L., Sadselia, S., Watkins, K., Evans, M., Eby, L.T., and Dolan, E.L. (2016). A Social Capital Perspective on the Mentoring of Undergraduate Life Science Researchers: An Empirical Study of Undergraduate–Postgraduate–Faculty Triads. CBE - Life Sciences Education 15, ar16. Link
  • Thompson, J.J., Conaway, E., and Dolan, E.L. (2015). Undergraduate students’ development of social, cultural, and human capital in a networked research experience. Cultural Studies of Science Education 1–32. Link
On measurement tools and methods:
  • Tuma, T., Robertson, M. E., & Dolan, E. L. (2026). Advancing the Conceptualization and Measurement of Mentorship: The Mentoring Experiences in Research & Graduate Education (MERGE) Scale. bioRxiv, 2026-09. Link
  • Tuma, T. T., & Dolan, E. L. (2025). So, you want to measure something? An introduction to measurement validity in educational research. Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 9(1), 18-24. Link
  • Limeri, L. B., Carter, N. T., Hess, R. A., Tuma, T. T., Koscik, I., Morrison, A. J., ... & Dolan, E. L. (2024). Development of the Mentoring in Undergraduate Research Survey. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 23(2), ar26. Link
  • Pfeifer, M. A., & Dolan, E. L. (2023). Venturing into qualitative research: A practical guide to getting started. Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 7 (1), 10–20. Link
  • Corwin, L.A., Runyon, C., Robinson, A., and Dolan, E.L. (2015). The Laboratory Course Assessment Survey: A Tool to Measure Three Dimensions of Research-Course Design. CBE Life Sci Educ 14, ar37. Link
  • Hanauer, D. I., Dolan, E. L. (2014). The Project Ownership Survey: Measuring differences in scientific inquiry experiences. CBE - Life Sciences Education 13(1), 149–58. Link
On Discipline-Based Education Research:
  • Tiwari, M., & Dolan, E. L. (2026). Building Bridges: A Story of How Institutional Investment in Discipline‐Based Education Research Enables Evidence‐Based Teaching in Biochemistry Education. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. Link
  • Dolan, E. L., Elliott, S. L., Henderson, C., Curran-Everett, D., St. John, K., & Ortiz, P. A. (2018). Evaluating discipline-based education research for promotion and tenure. Innovative Higher Education, 43(1), 31-39. Link