STEVE R. SIDER

^{PhD, Western University}

Steve is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University where he teaches courses in global education, school leadership, and inclusive education. He is the 2019 winner of the Laurier Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence. Steve currently holds three Canadian national research grants examining leadership practices of Canadian school principals. He is involved in school leadership and special education training and research in Haiti, Ghana, and Egypt. Steve is the inaugural program coordinator for the Laurier Bachelor of Arts in International Education Studies program, the first of its kind in Canada. Prior to his work in the Laurier Faculty of Education, Steve was the Director of Teacher Education at Redeemer University and a school administrator and teacher at Niagara Christian Collegiate.