B.S. (2000): Morgan State University M.S. (2004): Georgia Institute of Technology Ph.D. (2010): Georgia State University FIRST Postdoctoral Fellow (2010 -2012): Emory University School of Medicine Chemical Education, Organic Chemistry

Chemistry Education: Research in the Chemistry Education Research Group at Georgia State University focuses on barriers to student success in undergraduate chemistry and the implementation and assessment of pedagogical and curriculum interventions Organic Chemistry: Design and synthesis of small molecules that are therapeutic agents for cancer and anti-inflammatory diseases.

Chemistry Education: Research in the Chemistry Education Research Group at Georgia State University focuses on barriers to student success in undergraduate chemistry and the implementation and assessment of pedagogical and curriculum interventions Organic Chemistry: Design and synthesis of small molecules that are therapeutic agents for cancer and anti-inflammatory diseases.

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