EDUCATION

• NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, Texas A&M University, 1995-1997
• Ph.D., Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 1991-1995
• M.S., Organic Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 1985-1988
• B.S., Chemistry, Winona State University, 1981-1985

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS 

• Teaching Faculty I, Florida State University Panama City, 2021-present
• Professor, Keene State College, 2011-2021
• Assistant Professor, University of Tulsa, 2005-2011
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Bowdoin College, 2003-2005
• Senior Scientist, Signature BioScience, 2002-2003
• Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, 1997-2002
• Scientist, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, 1988-1991

TEACHING INTERESTS

• My focus is to help students succeed in their study of General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Biochemistry.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• My research team is developing a fatty acid synthase inhibitor to target cancer as well as investigating the structure-function of antifreeze proteins and small molecules.