Dr. Padam Chauhan is competitively selected as a STAR Fellow. He is an award winning educator, educational leader, and internationally recognized researcher. Padam currently works as ESL, English Language Arts, and Ivy Tech Dual Credit Course Instructor at Options Charter Schools, Noblesville Campus, Indiana. Previously, Padam worked as an instructor for the Intensive English Language Program (IEP), Adjunct Faculty for College of Education, and Writing Tutor at Minnesota State University (MSU), Mankato. Padam has earned a Master’s degree in English Education from Tribhuvan University, Nepal and a Master’s degree in AAAL, TESOL, and a Doctor of Education from MSU, Mankato, USA. Before moving to the US, Padam worked as a high school English teacher and a high school principal at Little Angels’ College (10+2 program) in Nepal. Apart from his regular job, Padam has voluntarily served as an executive member, treasurer, and general secretary for Nepal English Language Teachers’ Association (NELTA) in Nepal. Padam is a regular participant and presenter at international conferences related to English language learning and teaching and has presented at the NELTA, IATEFL, TESOL,TESL, and CCCC conferences in Nepal, UK, USA, and Canada. Padam’s current research interests include academic writing, technical writing, writing pedagogy, multimodal writing, artificial intelligence, and writing center pedagogy.