Johnna Frierson, Ph.D., a member of the advisory committee for the Duke University Center of Exemplary Mentoring, has been recognized as Mentor of the Month by the National Research Mentoring Network, which works to provide researchers at all career stages in the biomedical, behavioral, clinical, and social sciences with evidence-based mentorship and professional development programming that emphasizes the benefits and challenges of diversity, inclusivity, and culture. Frierson is director of diversity and inclusion at the Duke Pratt School of Engineering.