Education:

• Cornell University Ithaca, New York
  • Ph.D., Theoretical Chemistry (Physical/Inorganic Focus), August 1994
  • M.S., Theoretical Chemistry, July 1992
• Harvey Mudd College Claremont, California
  • B.S., Chemistry, May 1989
    

Academic Employment History

• Associate Professor of Chemistry, Elmhurst College, 2006 - present
• Director, Center for Scholarship and Teaching, Elmhurst College, August 2011 - present
• Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Elmhurst College, 2002 - 2006
• Associate Director, Searle Center for Teaching Excellence, Northwestern University, 2000-2002
• Assistant Professor of Chemistry, California State University, Fresno, 1994-2000 (received tenure in 1999, promoted to Associate in 2000, on leave 2000-2002)

• Recent Publications
• External Grants Awarded, Recent Internal Grants Awarded
• Presentations at National Meetings
• Presentations at Local/Regional Meetings

• Using technology in teaching, on-line learning
• Innovative courses for non-science majors, science literacy (see my on-line course, The Chemistry of Color)
• Integrating climate change education into the Chemistry curriculum
• Helping students develop problem-solving skills though the use of classroom group exercises
• Computational chemistry in physical and inorganic chemistry

2011-2012 Courses

Class Schedule, Fall 2011

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9-10 a.m.
	Physical Chemistry 9:15-10:20		Physical Chemistry 9:15-10:20		Physical Chemistry 9:15-10:20
10-11 a.m.
11 a.m. - noon
	Inorganic Chemistry 11:45-12:50	Committee Meetings	Inorganic Chemistry 11:45-12:50	Committee Meetings	Inorganic Chemistry 11:45-12:50
noon - 1 p.m.
1 - 2 p.m.	Advanced Inorganic Lab 1 - 5 p.m.			Reseach Meetings	Reseach or Lab Prep 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. (to 3:30 on Faculty Meeting Days)
2 - 3 p.m.			Assessment Committee 2:15-3:30
3 - 4 p.m.
			Chemistry Seminar 3:30-5:00 p.m.	Academic Council 3:30-5:00	Faculty Meetings 3:30-5:00 p.m.
4 - 5 p.m.
5 - 6 p.m.

Other Professional Activities/Interests/Organizations

• Faculty Development Workshops Presented
• Workshops Attended
• Mentoring, Outreach and Advising Activities
• Service
• Professional Organizations

Other Interests

If you wish, you can look at some Extraneous information, including some history, some of my favorite links, and (of course) the requisite geeky pictures of pets and vacations.