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Education and Teaching

Being a chemist by trade and a ceramicist by heart, I am currently where I belong -- in the classroom at a liberal arts college where I can spread enthusiasm for science and further develop my research on inorganic nanomaterials as ceramic glaze colorants.

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Classes Taught

General Chemistry I and II
Combined General Chemistries
Accompanying labs for General Chemistry I

Preparatory Chemistry
Nursing Chemistry Lab I
Quantitative Analysis and Quant Lab
Physical Chemistry I: Thermodynamics
Team Teach: Organic Lab I and II
Inorganic Chemistry and Inorg Synth Lab
Chemistry of Art

Beginning Ceramics: Wheel and Hand-building
Japanese Ceramics and Glazes

Workshops:
-Glaze Design through Nanoparticle Plasmon Resonance
-Aesthetic Components for more refined Ceramics

Education

BS in Chemistry:
Murray State University                                         2005


MS in Chemistry:
Murray State University                                         2008


PhD Doctoral Candidate in Chemistry:
University of Kentucky   (transfer to UM)         2008-2011


PhD in Chemistry:
University of Miami                                           2011-2013


Teaching Positions

Chemistry Faculty (Director),
University of Richmond

Instructor, Visual Arts Center of Richmond,
2015-Current

Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
University of Pikeville                                 2014-2015


Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
UPitt, Johnstown                                         2013-2014

Pottery "Sensei",
The Mud House
, Pikeville KY
2015

Intermediate/Advanced Ceramics Instructor,
Visual Art Center of Richmond, VA
2016-Current
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-Research Chemist at Estron Chemicals
-Previous high school chemistry teacher

-Learning disabilities chemistry tutoring
-Upward Bound Chemistry instructor

-Homeschool chemistry class teacher through -St. Leo’s Catholic Church, Murray KY.
-General Chemistry I and II Lab TA
-Organic Chemistry I and II Lab TA (team teaching)


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