Practically, in addition to regular email communication, we imagine having (at least) weekly in-person or Zoom check-ins with the student researcher. This will provide an opportunity for feedback and adjustments, fostering a sense of accountability and connectedness. We will celebrate small milestones-large research projects can be daunting without recognizing small milestones. The student researcher and Dr. Small & Dr. Ernst will work together on setting clear goals and timelines for each phase of the project and we are very open to readjusting the researcher's specific tasks within the project based on their interests and abilities. The student researcher should be self-motivated as a great deal of their time will be unsupervised. In an effort encourage mentees' independence and confidence, we often provide resources for students to solve a particular problem, but then give them the opportunity to explore the resource on their own before pointing them to a straightforward solution or result. We find that this approach also allows for us to see the problem from different angles, which often brings more research questions to light. Still, students should not expect to work alone: we will offer hands-on training and problem solving, which may look like sitting in my office looking at code together or reading through tricky methodology sections of a research paper together. Our mentorship style is collaborative: if the student has an idea, we sincerely want to hear it! Ultimately, we hope these approaches foster applied skill development, collaboration, critical reflection, accountability, and growth for both the student and for us.