DETERMINED TO BE EXTRAORDINARY

by DAWN HEIMER

Overview

Winner of the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards Silver Medal 2024

Winner of The NYC Big Book Award 2024

Discover the Dynamic Women Defining Science & Tech for Tomorrow's Leaders!
Do you dream of a world where your daughter, niece, or student can picture herself as the next tech titan or science pioneer and not feel bound by societal expectations?
Tired of skimming through pages of STEM history and seeing the same old faces?
Ready to discover the dazzling dames redefining today's scientific landscape?
Searching for mentors who look like you, think like you, and innovate beyond the horizon?
Ready to be inspired by tales of women who are creating and catalyzing change?
Craving stories of fierce, boundary-shattering women who don't just fit into the world of science and tech but define it?
Tired of asking if there's space for you in STEM's grand scheme? What if you discovered a world with girls just like you, who are already changing the game?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, know you are not alone.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798218275426
Publisher:	Bradway Publishing
Publication date:	07/17/2024
Pages:	130
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.34(d)

About the Author

Dawn Heimer grew up in a small town in western New York with more cows and corn than people. After she inherited suitcases full of college nursing textbooks, she could often be found with her nose in a book. Fortunately for us, those books had glorious illustrations of the layers of dissected frogs and human skin, sparking her interest in science. True to her upbringing, she has pursued academic and industry-sponsored research for over 30 years. She obtained her Ph.D. in Biobehavioral Biobehavioral Sciences and Behavioral Genetics from the University of Connecticut, where she conducted family studies in dyslexia and befriended multiple generations of affected family members. She also conducted and published scientific research on gender differences in learning and memory in small animals and held clinical research posts at several top pharmaceutical and medical device companies. This is where people usually say: “and the rest is history.”

Fortunately, again for us, her story continues. The concept for this book project developed over several years of introspection into her role models, exposure to multiple amazing women over her career, and noticing a gap in the young adult literature of stories on living (not dead), female, STEM role models. She is also a Leadership Coach, an accomplished abstract photographer, and an artist with The Copley Society of Art in Boston. She lives in Rhode Island with her husband and two wonderful children who serve as motivation for this book project. As much as possible, they spend their time at the beach and traveling the world.