BAppSc (Optom)(Hons), School of Optometry, Queensland University of Technology
PhD, Queensland University of Technology
Lawrence R. Stark graduated with an Optometry degree from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia, in 1989. He then pursued his PhD studies at QUT in the laboratory of Dr. David Atchison. He later conducted postdoctoral research at the University of New York State College of Optometry and at QUT.
Dr. Stark was awarded a Certification in Effective Teaching Practices by the Association of College and University Educators in 2026. He has teaching responsibilities in the areas of visual optics and eye movements within the optometric program. He teaches several courses within the Masters of Vision Science program and actively mentors Masters students in their original research projects. His vision research interests include eye focusing and visual optics. Dr. Stark has peer-reviewed publications in vision and optometric journals and has published work on educational action research.
Dr. Stark is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.