Ph.D., Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, May 1995

Dissertation: Preparation and Evaluation of Potential Radiopharmaceuticals Labeled with Gallium-67,68, Indium-111 and Cu-64,67, Relationships Between Structure and Biological Activity. Advised by Michael J. Welch, Ph.D.

M.A.,Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, December 1990

B.S.,Chemistry with Honors in Chemistry, Lafayette College, May 1988 Summa Cum Laude, 3rd in class of 535
Honors Thesis: Selective Rearrangements of Cyclopropyl Carbinols. Advised by Thomas S. Lillie, Ph.D.

Experience

ASSOCIATE  PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY (8/00 - present)
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Director Programs in Biological Chemistry

Teaching: Biochemisty, Physical Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, various upper division electives.

Administrative:  Coordinate programs in biochemistry and chemical biotechnology including but not limited to curriculum development, program outreach and recruiting, internship development and supervision and major advising.

Research:  Utilization and development of molecular techniques related to investigation of the speciation of several groups of etheostomid darters.

ASSOCIATE  PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY (9/96 - 7/00)
Ashland University, Ashland OH

Teaching: Organic chemistry for majors and non-majors, organic spectroscopy

Research: Investigation and preparation of multidentate ligands designed for coordination with radiometal ions for applications in diagnostic and theraputic nuclear medicine.
 

NIH-HBLI-POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW (5/95 - 9/96)
Washington University School of Medicine and Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology.

Research: Investigation of imaging agents labeled with C-11 and F-18 for Positron Emission Tomography (PET).
 

RESEARCH ASSISTANT (6/91 - 5/95) - Society of Nuclear Medicine Fellow
Washington University Department of Chemistry, St. Louis, MO

Research: Design, synthesis, characterization, radiometal labeling, and in vitro and in vivo evaluation of several metal based potential imaging agents for conventional imaging modalities. Correlation of chemical structure with biological uptake and distribution.
 

TEACHING ASSISTANT (8/89-5/91) - Louderman Fellow - Patricia Harris Roberts Fellow
Washington University Department of Chemistry, St. Louis, MO

Organic Chemistry and General Chemistry laboratories, recitation and help sessions, grading and student evaluation.
 

PROCESS DEVELOPMENT CHEMIST(11/88 - 7/89)
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Med. Products Div. The Experimental Station, Wilmington, DE

Chemical process development for pharmaceutical products. Synthetic method development and project planning for clinical trial drug candidates.
 

ANALYTICAL CHEMIST (6/88 - 11/88)
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Med. Products Div. The Experimental Station, Wilmington, DE

Analytical method development for process control of AMPLIGEN^®, method development for raw material purity analysis, instrument repair and maintenance, writing of analytical monographs.

Skills

TECHNICAL - Chromatography (Flash, HPLC, Radio-TLC, GC); Conjugation Chemistry; Crystallography; Organic Synthesis (manufacturing, macro- and microscale); Inorganic Synthesis; Radiolabeling; Cyclotron Targetry; Remote radioactive synthesis; Spectroscopy (NMR, MS, IR, UV/VIS); Potentiometric/Spectrophotometric titration; Electrophoresis; Small animal biodistribution (dissection, metabolite analysis) ; Sterile technique; GMP; Monograph and SOP preparation.

COMPUTER - IBM and Macintosh; Molecular Modeling (Sybyl and CAChe); Chemical drawing (Chemtext, Chemdraw, Chemwindows, Chemsite); Graphing (Cricket Graph, Delta Graph, Sigma Plot); Data management (Excel, Lotus; Quatro Pro); Word Processing (Microsoft Word, Word Perfect); Presentation (Power Point, Presents; Graphics (Adobe Photoshop, Correl Draw).

TEACHING - General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Radiochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Spectroscopy Lecture, laboratories, and individual tutoring.

Grants, Fellowships and Scholarships

POST GRADUATE -

2004 - FPLC Grant
2004 - FDC Grant
2000 - NSF CCLI-Adaptation and Implementation- Instrumentation to Enhance an Investigative Approach to Chemistry-$61,298;  Summer Study Grant Ashland University-Development of a Web Based General Chemsitry Course - $2,000;
1999 - Timken Corporation -Collaborative Research Grant -Equipment Donation -$90,000; Web Page Development Ashland University -$7,500;
1998 - Abbott Laboratories -Collaborative Research Grant - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Analysis of Raw Material Purity - $1,000; Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh - Purchase of a C-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Probe- $5,000; Proxima Corporation -Promoting Education Using Technology- $15,000; Using Technology to Enhance Teaching/Learning Ashland University- $1,000; Summer Study Grant Ashland University-Development of a Web Based Organic Chemsitry Course- $2,000;
1997 - Development of Technology Competence Tutorials Ashland University-$12,500;
1995 - National Institutes of Health - Heart, Blood and Lung, Research Division - Postdoctoral Training Fellowship and Research Support Grant - Development of C-11 Based Imaging Agents for MCAD and LCAD Disorders, $115,500

GRADUATE -  Society of Nuclear Medicine Undergraduate Training Grant - Investigation of the Relationship Between Chelate Ring Size and Stability for Ga(III) and In(III) Radiopharmaceuticals; Louderman Fellow, Patricia Harris Roberts Fellow

UNDERGRADUATE-Tom & Helen Davis Memorial Scholarship four year recipient, National Council of Independent Laboratories Scholarship recipient, Professional Engineering Society of Southern NJ Scholarship recipient

Awards and Affiliations

AWARDS - 2000 Faculty Woman of the Year (Ashland University) Honors in Chemistry (Lafayette College), American Chemical Society Undergraduate Prize, William Foris Hart Prize in Organic Chemistry, American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry, National Science Foundation Fellowship Honorable Mention, Deans List - all Semesters

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND HONARARIES - Sigma Xi Science Honarary, Phi Lambda Upsilon Chemistry Honarary, Phi Beta Kappa, American Chemical Society - Vice Chair Wooster Section - 2000; Treasurer Wooster Section 1999, Society of Nuclear Medicine

ACTIVITIES -  Ohio Institute for Gifted and Talented Secondary Students Instructor (1997,1998,1999,2000), Faculty Advisor and founder ACS Student Affiliate, Ashland University 1997-2000, Volunteer Mentor St. Louis and MO State Science fair grades 6-12, Secretary - Greater St. Louis Agility Training Club, 1995.