Great leadership requires a high level of emotional intelligence. Selflessness allows you to accept other people's ideas and most importantly keep your mind open to clearly see the long term vision that is of benefit to the whole, rather than one or two individuals.

I highly encourage being a jack of all trades, we have an amazing mind with millions of neuronal connections. Let us use them and not be stuck in the mindset that we have to only specialize in one field. That's narrow mindedness and stagnates true scholarship, a "bias of the sciences”. My education and skills are cross discipline (engineering, medicine, social sciences,...); in the biomedical realm this spans physics, math, hardware, software, anatomy, physiological and clinical aspects of research, education and development. I have a track record of collaboration(s) with mathematicians, engineers and physicians.

I have provided strategic planning and leadership across multiple institutions by establishing and leading several research groups, centers and labs. I have mentored, supervised and led thousands.

I personally believe that having both empathy and emotional intelligence are necessary to be a great teacher, mentor, advisor and leader, especially in higher education. For example, empathy allows for the instructor to be more welcoming when students ask questions in class or come to office hours for guidance and help. Emotional intelligence allows the instructor to know which students are understanding the lecture and which are struggling. It also allows for understanding and interacting with different personalities inside and outside the classroom. Having these two qualities, will then allow for adjustment of the course material during the lecture for greater benefit of the students in class.

In both my teaching and research, I am supportive of diversity, equity and inclusivity. I strive to make the environment safe and comfortable for all. In my research labs I taught and trained undergraduate, graduate and medical students. My lab uniquely consisted of a very diverse range of students spanning many cultures, nationalities and STEM minorities. At one point, there were a minimum of six languages spoken in my lab. I actively participated in government funded STEM initiatives such as BIOSTAR and STREAMS which helped prepare undergraduates, from minority groups, for graduate school. I come from a diverse background and thus always encourage and support diversity and minorities.

Dr. Nasser Kashou

https://nasserkashou.com/nk/