Stephanie is a senior-level career educator with over 20 years’ experience developing measurably impactful curriculum and services, building partnerships with a diverse representation of partners, and providing inclusive and holistic support for undergraduate and graduate students across all disciplines. Their career spans four universities ranging from large-public, medium-elite, and small-private and positions include managing a frosh residence hall, counseling within central career services, and leading the STEM-focused BioSci Careers. They have held leadership, consulting, counseling, and teaching roles within the Higher Education, nonprofit, and industry sectors and they are the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the National Postdoctoral Association. Stephanie’s teaching portfolio includes Adjunct Faculty appointments at Stanford University and in the MFT program at the University of San Francisco. They have experience working and/or teaching in: Biotechnology, Consulting, Counseling, Education, Finance, Law, Policy, and Technology.
Within all of these roles, they aim to build community between all students, faculty, employers, alumni, and staff. They first began thinking about integrated curriculum while managing and arts & humanities-themed frosh residence hall at Stanford University. While there, Stephanie worked with program faculty to create programming and coursework to both help students transition into their new academic roles and define and explore future possibilities.
Stephanie received their M.Ed. in Community Agency Counseling and their BA in Psychology and Sociology from Ohio University. They have published in Inside Higher Education, MAGNA GLBT Campus Matters, The Scientist, and Outlines. They have also published a textbook chapter and worked on a white paper informing “Curricular Reforms” Future of Biomedical Graduate and Postdoctoral Training.
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