Table 3.

Mentoring Model of Collaboration

Title	Purpose	YSN Investigator Role	HUDON Investigator Role
Colorectal Cancer Self-Management in African Americans	To describe colorectal cancer self-care management among African Americans age 50 years and older	Mentor Consult with investigators on all aspects of the project, provide expertise in preparing survey instruments and assist in data interpretation	Principal Investigator/Mentee Train project personnel; convene and conduct project meetings; oversee data collection, analysis, and on-going evaluation; report findings; and prepare manuscript
Health Locus of Control and Factors that Influence African-American Women’s Breast Cancer Experience	To describe African American women’s experience with breast cancer	Mentor Provide expertise with qualitative project design, implementation, and data analysis	Principal Investigator/Mentee Hire research assistant, train project staff, convene periodic meetings, collect and analyze data, and develop manuscript
Nursing’s Impact on the Quality of Life Outcomes in Minority Family Caregivers	To expand an existing patient intervention trial by adding caregiver outcomes with a subsample of minority caregivers of patients newly diagnosed with ovarian cancer	Principal Investigator/Mentor Oversee overall conduct and implementation of the study and prepare manuscript	Mentee Implement community outreach activities, review the state of the science regarding minority caregivers
Self Management during Caregiving in African American Caregivers	To describe the lived experiences and coping strategies of African American caregivers who provide care for African American women with cancer	Mentor Provide research expertise and guidance in project implementation	Principal Investigator/Mentee Implement the study, collect data along with research assistant, complete data analysis, and develop manuscript
YSN, Yale School of Nursing; HUDON, Howard University Division of Nursing