Dr. Brad McLain is a social scientist interested in the nature and psychology of identity development, learning, and leadership.

He is the Director of the Center for STEM Learning at the University of Colorado Boulder, and a Senior Researcher and Director of Corporate Research at the National Center for Women in Information Technology,

I reached out to Dr. McLain after reading a chapter he wrote about identity construction in informal science educators.

In this episode, we discuss identity theory. We discuss what informal science educators have in common with independent environmental education professionals, Dr. McLain’s work as chair of Dr. Jane Goodall’s US Roots & Shoots program, and his current research dedicated to the design of transformative experiences.

What is identity theory?

How do transformative experiences work?

Let’s find out.

LINKS

Preparing Informal Science Educators (Book)

Informal Science Educator Identity Construction

Inspire Me: Dr. Brad McLain at TEDx Lincoln

Center for STEM Learning, University of Colorado Boulder

National Center for Women and Information Technology

Roots and Shoots

David Whyte, Poet

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