Dr. Brent Richards is the Vice President of Academics at OSSM!  A proud member of the OSSM Class of 1996, Dr. Richards has been part of our community since 2008, starting as a professor of Biology. 

In addition to teaching, Dr. Richards has made a huge impact in roles such as Director of the Student Mentorship Program, guiding students to integrate real-world work experience with their academic studies. He also manages the OSSM  Summer Academies.

Dr. Richards holds a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Oklahoma (2000) and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Georgetown University (2006). He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health from 2006-2008.