All thoughtful and scientifically trained people are called to lead at some point in their lives.
What makes learning science different at Austin College? The innovative STEM Teaching And Research (STAR) Leadership Program combines common-sense leadership studies with STEM education to produce future leaders of the scientific community. Learn how to communicate research findings, lead a team of research scientists, or enact real change.
Making connections:
- Austin College Lectures on Science and Leadership
- College Receives Grant for STEM Teacher Education
- Posey Leadership Institute
- National Science Foundation Supported Student Projects
What will you learn?
Meet the Faculty
John Richardson
Director of the STAR Leadership Program
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Dr. Richardson pioneered the leadership integration model at Austin College in 2011 and has been instrumental to the architecture of the STAR program since its inception. He is also an accomplished scientist and maintains an externally funded research program that focuses on the structure-function relationship of disease causing proteins.
Karla McCain
Evaluator of the STAR Leadership Program
Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean of Institutional Effectiveness
Karla has worked with the STAR Leadership Program from the beginning to develop an appropriate, holistic assessment plan to measure to what degree students exhibit the five leadership behavior competencies designated as goals for the program and to analyze the data produced.
STAR Steering Committee:
John Richardson, Director of the STAR Leadership Program, Associate Professor of Biochemistry
David Aiello, Associate Professor of Biology
David Baker, Professor of Physics
Mari Elise Ewing, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Ryan Felix, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Andrea Overbay, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
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Please direct any questions about the STEM Leadership Program to John Richardson, Director.
Financial support for the STEM Leadership Program was provided in part by a grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation.