
The College of William and Mary
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Sept. 2008 – present Associate Professor of Chemistry, College of William and Mary
Aug. 2002 – Aug. 2008 Assistant Professor of Chemistry, College of William and Mary
EDUCATION
1999- 2002 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Austin
Research Advisor: Prof. Paul F. Barbara
Aug. 1999 Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dissertation: “Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Studies of Molecular
Motions in Polymers”
Research Advisor: Prof. Malcolm D.E. Forbes
May 1995 B.A. in Chemistry and Gender and Women’s Studies, Grinnell College
Research Advisor: Prof. James E. Swartz
HONORS
2008 College of William and Mary Alumni Fellowship Award
2008 Inter-American Photochemical Society Young Investigator Award
2000-2002 National Institutes of Health NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship
1996-1999 National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
1999 Richard D. Gilbert Award in Polymer Science, given by ACS North Carolina
Section Polymer Discussion Group
1995-1996 Charles N. Reilley Memorial Fellowship, University of North Carolina
1995-1996 Frances Preston Venable Chemistry Scholarship, U. of North Carolina
1995 graduation with honors, Grinnell College
1994 Phi Beta Kappa
1991-1995 Trustee Honor Scholarship, Grinnell College
COURSES TAUGHT
Chemistry 206: Organic Chemistry I Spring ’04, ‘05
Chemistry 209: Organic Chemistry II Fall ‘02, ’03, ‘04, '06, '07
Chemistry 252: Organic Chemistry II Lab Spring ’03, ‘04
Chemistry 353: Organic Chemistry III Lab Fall ‘02, ’03, ‘05, '07
Chemistry 191: Freshman Honors Research Fall ’02, ‘04, '06
Chemistry 291: Chemical Research Fall ’02 through present
Chemistry 392: Physical Chemistry II Lab Spring ‘08
Chemistry 409: Senior Research Fall ’03 through present
Chemistry 458: Organic Spectroscopy Fall ‘05, Spring '07, '08
Chemistry 495-496: Honors Fall ’03 through present