A.T. Still University staff member selected for two national STEM ambassador roles

A.T. Still University staff member selected for two national STEM ambassador roles

Stephanie McGrew, DHSc, MPH, MHA, '25, assistant director of diversity & inclusion for A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU), has been selected for two national STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) ambassador roles. Dr. McGrew, who leads ATSU's Dreamline Pathways^TM program for young students interested in health professions careers, was selected by the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) as a Fields of STEM Ambassador and the Department of Defense (DoD) as a STEM Ambassador.

As a national STEM education leader, Dr. McGrew will be speaking at conferences across the country in 2026 to share the impact and innovation behind ATSU's Dreamline Pathways™ program. Through these national platforms, she will highlight scalable models expanding access to hands-on, medical-based STEM learning for students in underserved communities.

Dr. McGrew frequently hosts middle school and high school students, as well as their teachers, at ATSU's St. Louis Dental Center, a federally qualified health center operated in partnership with Affinia Healthcare. The dental center is a third- and fourth-year dental education clinic site for ATSU's Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health students. At the St. Louis Dental Center, Dreamline Pathways™ students learn about dental science and innovations in dental practice through interactive, hands-on learning experiences. These immersive sessions are intentionally designed to engage young minds, demystify clinical environments, and encourage students to envision themselves pursuing careers in the health professions.

Through sustained University and St. Louis community partnerships and experiential programming, Dr. McGrew continues to build pathways connecting classroom learning to real-world clinical practice and long-term workforce development.

The NSTA Ambassadorship also opened the door for Dr. McGrew to become a DoD STEM Ambassador. Selected from a large pool of applicants from around the country, DoD STEM Ambassadors routinely meet and collaborate to share various resources to further STEM curriculum and education in schools across the U.S. "I am truly honored to be chosen to serve as a STEM Ambassador, and I look forward to contributing to STEM curricula throughout the country," Dr. McGrew said. "Additionally, I will be able to share newly learned STEM resources with my University colleagues."