Christine Pfund, Ph.D. is a senior scientist with the Wisconsin Center for Education Research and the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW). Dr. Pfund’s work focuses on advancing the science and practice of mentorship with a particular focus on culturally responsive mentorship education interventions. Dr. Pfund is the principal investigator of the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) Coordination Center. She is also director of the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experience in Research at UW-Madison (CIMER). She was a member of the National Academies committee that published the consensus report and online guide, The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM.