Steve Lee is the Assistant Dean of Inclusion in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. In this role, he leads efforts in recruiting and retaining a diverse and talented student body, particularly at the graduate student level.
He also serves with CIMER (Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research) as a Principal Facilitator to develop and deliver trainings for mentors and mentees.
Previously, Steve was the Graduate Diversity Officer for the STEM disciplines at UC Davis, the assistant director for a graduate diversity program at Northwestern University, and on the faculty at Roosevelt University and Wheaton College, while focused on developing inclusive and effective pedagogies in organic chemistry courses. He earned a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and BS in chemistry from Carnegie Mellon University.