As Associate Dean for Excellence in Graduate and Postdoctoral Training, Stephen oversees a team of professionals committed to advancing the recruitment, retention, and professional development of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at OSU; developing innovative funding structures to support talented and diverse graduate students and postdoctoral scholars; and examining Graduate School policies to ensure they are equitable and remove barriers for success. Prior to joining the Graduate School as an Associate Dean, Stephen was a Professor and Program Chair of the Higher Education and Student Affairs Program at The Ohio State University. Stephen values story-sharing and dialogue as vehicles for fostering change and prioritizes empathy, equity, and healing in his work as an educator.