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Karcher, M. J., Herrera, C., Crisp, G. & Hansen, K. (in preparation). Easy come, easy go: How mentor training and mentoring activities contribute to relationship quality and mentors’ intentions to volunteer in the future.

Karcher, M. J. & Spencer, R. (in preparation). The Study of Mentoring in the Learning Environment (SMILE):  Multilevel modeling of setting-level program staff contributions to school-based mentoring program effectiveness.*

Karcher, M. J., & Nakkula, M. J. (2010). Youth mentoring with a balanced focus, shared purpose, and collaborative interactions. New Directions in Youth Development, 126, 13-32.

Karcher, M. J., Hansen, K., & Herrera, C. (2010).“I dunno, what do you wanna do?”:  Testing a framework to guide mentor training and activity selection. New Directions in Youth Development.

Karcher, M. J.  (2008). The Study of Mentoring in the Learning Environment (SMILE):  A randomized evaluation of the effectiveness of school-based mentoring. Prevention Science, 9(2), 99-113.*

Karcher, M. J.  (2007). Gil E. Clary and Jean E. Rhodes (Eds): Mobilizing Adults for Positive Youth Development: Strategies for Closing the Gap between Beliefs and Behaviors (Book Review).  Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 37, 475-480.

Karcher, M. J. & Herrera, C. (2007). School-based mentoring. Youth Mentoring: Research in Action, 1(6), 3-16.

Karcher, M. J., Kuperminc, G., Portwood, S., Sipe, C., & Taylor, A. (2006).  Mentoring programs: A framework to inform program development, research, and evaluation.  Journal of Community Psychology, 34, 709-725.

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* = original research that is data-based