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Cultivating allyship through casual mentoring to promote diversity

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Recent societal upheavals have highlighted stark inequalities that affect the livelihood of marginalized individuals pursuing research careers. Established scientists have a unique role to play as casual mentors, or experienced scholars who are well-positioned to serve as allies to early career researchers by informally advising on academia’s hidden curriculum.

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L.Q.U. would like to acknowledge the late Eran Zaidel for his outstanding contributions to mentoring, both formal and casual. L.Q.U. would also like to thank Russ Poldrack for being an exemplary casual mentor. A.D.L.R. has greatly benefited from casual mentoring provided by many colleagues, including Candice Alfano, Marc Atkins, Deborah Beidel, Will Corbin, Wayne McIntosh, Matthew Nock, Armando Pina, Mitch Prinstein, Michael Vasey, and Eric Youngstrom. L.Q.U. is supported by the National

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