Science Teacher-Shepard Hill Regional High School, Dudley, MA

Karin Lebeau is a teacher at Shepherd Hill Regional High School in Dudley, MA. Currently she teaches the PLTW Courses: Principles of Biomedical Science and Human Body Systems; and Biology classes at SHRHS. In addition to teaching, Karin is responsible for managing all logistics for the Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fairs and also co-chairs of the Worcester Regional Science & Engineering Fair.  Before starting at Shepherd Hill, Karin was the Director of the Central MA STEM Network and Interim Director of the Regional Science Resource Center (RSRC) at UMass Medical School.  Prior to joining the RSRC, Mrs. Lebeau was a research associate at UMass Medical School and was the lead co-author of a paper published in Current Biology on chromosome dynamics in C. elegans. Outside of school, Karin enjoys spending time with her family.