Programs, Relationships, and Outcomes
MentorPRO is an evidence-based student success platform, developed by leading experts in mentoring.
How MentorPRO Works
Trusted by Colleges, Organizations, and Students Worldwide
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Built on decades of our research
Mentoring is most effective when it…
Is delivered by credible, trained peers
“In this meta-analysis, the effect size for supervised cross-age peer mentoring was more than double that observed in past meta-analyses”
Burton, S., Raposa, E.B., Poon, C.Y., Stams, G, Rhodes, J. (2021). Cross-age peer mentoring for youth. A meta-analysis. American Journal of Community Psychology, 1-17. […]
Focuses on specific challenges and goals
“Analyses of 48 mentoring studies of youth outcomes revealed the overall effect size of targeted programs to be more than double that of non-specific relational approaches overall…and three times more effective in improving academic, psychological, and social functioning.”
Christensen, K., Hagler, M., Raposa, M., Stams, G. J., & Rhodes, J. (2020). Non-specific versus targeted approaches to youth mentoring: A follow-up meta-analysis. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 49, 959–972. […]
Reaches students most in need of support
“A large, nationally representative sample of 5,684 college graduates revealed that first-generation college students were less able to identify a supportive mentoring relationship during college. ”
Raposa, E. B., Hagler, M., Liu, D. & Rhodes J. E. (2021). Predictors of close faculty−student relationships and mentorship in higher education: findings from the Gallup−Purdue Index. Annals of the New York Academy of Science.
Is provided during transitions
“Support from students’ newly acquired mentors during the transition to college was associated with a greater sense of belonging in the university community.”
Hagler, M. A., Christensen, K. M., & Rhodes, J. E. (2021). A longitudinal investigation of first-generation college students’ mentoring relationships during their transition to higher education. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice.
Trains mentors in supportive accountability
“Our findings highlight the potential of human support in improving the effects of DMHIs [Digital Mental Health Interventions]. Specifically, evidence emerged for stronger effects of human support for individuals with greater symptom severity.”
Werntz, A., Amando, S., Jasman, M., Ervin, A, & Rhodes, H. (2023). Providing human support for the use of digital mental health interventions: Systematic meta-review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, Journal of Medical Internet Research. 25, e42864, p.1. […]
Proven Outcomes
92%
Incoming students used MentorPRO with less than 5% attrition a year later.
4.0
MentorPRO associated with significantly higher GPA (Werntz, et. al. 2022)
70%
Students who received a referral accessed the resource.
87%
Found the resource they were referred to helpful.
94%
Students have used the check-in feature.
The Science Behind MentorPRO
MentorPRO is the natural extension of decades of research on youth mentoring. Learn more about the science behind this groundbreaking new approach.
Jean Rhodes, Ph.D.
Co-founder, MentorPRO
Director, Center for Evidence-Based Mentoring
What our partners at Northeastern are saying
Research reported on this website was supported by the National Institutes of Mental Health under award number 5R41MH126795.
