ABOUT ME
I'm an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Saint Joseph where I teach Organic Chemistry & Medicinal Chemistry. I run an organic/medicinal chemistry research laboratory where we design and synthesize small molecules for a variety of research projects including Anticancer therapeutics and developing novel umpulong Biginell-like reactions. I'm also interested in Chemical Education and how students learn organic chemistry.
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
2009 - 2013
Georgia State University
PhD Chemistry
Chemical Education
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Assessing undergraduate curriculum and how students learn organic chemistry.
Organic Chemistry
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Developing umpluong Biginelli-like reactions to synthesis oxazinones
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Investigating the linear free energy relationships of bis-aldol condensations
2002 - 2005
Auburn University
BS Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
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Synthesizing small libraries of compounds based on natural products and testing their medicinal properties
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Anti-cancer therapeutics
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Anti-Alzheimer's therapeutics
COURSES TAUGHT
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Organic Chemistry
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Medicinal Chemistry
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Polymer Chemistry
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Advanced Organic Synthesis
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Organic Spectroscopy
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Biochemistry
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General Chemistry
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Nursing Chemistry
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Science for Citizens
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Chemistry and the Environment
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Research Methods