Areas of Expertise

• Professional curriculum development, academic and programmatic assessment
• Clinical biochemistry and pharmaceutical biotechnology

Contributions: (published works or studies, conference presentations)

• Author of “Clinical Biochemistry for Health Science Students,” Kendall-Hunt Publishing, 2010

Butler Assignment (classes or work duties)

• Courses: RX312 Clinical Biochemistry and Metabolism, RX314 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, and the Principles of Drug Action course sequence
• Chair: Pharmacy Curriculum Committee (College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences)
  

Personal Hobbies

• Alpaca Farming and Breeding

Education/Degrees

• B.S., Muskingum College, New Concord, OH (Major: Chemistry).
  
• Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Major: Chemistry).

Association Memberships (professional/educational)

• American Association for the Advancement of Science;
  
• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (Chemistry Section of the Council of Faculties, Student Services Special Interest Group, Curriculum Special Interest Group)

Professional Experience

• June 1997-Present: Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
  
• June 2001-May 2003: Butler University Institutional Self-Study Coordinator.
  
• June 1994-May 2001: Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
  
• June 1990-May 1997: Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
  
• August 1989-May1990: Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, College of Pharmacy, Butler University.
  
• December 1987-May 1990: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.