A team-based approach to undergraduate research that fosters collaboration through peer and vertical mentorship: best practices


Jamie Kaaren Lucarelli1, Ashley A. Kruythoff2, Deepshikha Upadhyay3, Greg Jesmok4, Lauren M Santi5, Mx. Robert Nguyen Ulrich, Ph.D. Candidate3,6, Ingrid Maradiaga7, Christian Blair7, Mellisha Stokes8, Jesse B. Bateman9, Alexandrea Arnold10, Hayley Lauren Bricker11, Ben Elliott12, Aradhna K Tripati1 and Randon Flores8, (1)University of California Los Angeles, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, United States, (2)University of California, Los Angeles, Institute of Environment and Sustainability, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (3)University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, United States, (4)University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (5)University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States, (6)CDLS, Earth Planetary and Space Science, Los Angeles, United States, (7)University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States, (8)University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (9)SUNY Cortland, Biological Sciences, Cortland, NY, United States, (10)University of California Los Angeles, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, United States, (11)University of California, Los Angeles, Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, United States, (12)University of California Los Angeles, Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences; Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Los Angeles, United States