Dr. KAYLA A. (HAMERSKY) KAISER Curriculum Vitae July 2017 9741 Reseda Blvd Unit 42, Northridge CA 91324 Phone: (818) 269-1096 E-mail: [email protected]
HIGHLIGHTS Experienced in a variety of online learning tools including: Google Drive (Forms, Sites, Slides, Docs, Sheets) Lecture Capture (YouTube, Flickr, SoundCloud, Skype, Zoom, GoPro, Camtasia, Snagit, Playpausit, H5P) Learning Management Systems (Canvas, Moodle, Sakai, Blackboard) Online Homework (MasteringChemistry, Sapling, LearnSmart, ALEKS and TopHat) Audience Response Systems (SurveyMonkey, PollEv, LearningCatalytics, Padlet, Plickers, Socrative, Kahoot)
EDUCATION Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry University of California, Riverside March 2012, Advisor: Cynthia K. Larive M.S. Chemistry Arizona State University May 2005, Advisor: Karl S. Booksh B.S. Chemistry University of Nebraska at Kearney May 2002, Advisor: Diana S. Aga
RELEVANT COURSEWORK ● Teaching and Learning in the Community College EMC, Avondale, AZ EDU 250 8/05 – 12/05 Course topics include the history, functions, organizations and current issues in community colleges; also, lesson planning, accessing enrollment data, staying current using the Chronicle of Higher Education, learning communities ● Methods of Teaching Chemistry ASU, Tempe, AZ CHM 480 1/05 – 5/05 Course topics include misconceptions, assessment, resources, teaching and learning styles, laboratory techniques, safety, stockroom management, technology, demos, and modeling
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Lecturer California State University, Northridge, CA 05/13 – Present CHEM 101 – General Chemistry I (section 05B) with Dr. Susan T. Collins Summer 2017 CHEM 100 – Principles of Chemistry (sections 02) with Dr. Simon Garrett Spring 2017 CHEM 101 – General Chemistry I (section 05B) with Dr. Susan T. Collins Spring 2017 CHEM 422L – Chemical Analysis II Lab (section 03) with Dr. Simon Garrett Spring 2017 CHEM 100 – Principles of Chemistry (sections 03, 04) with Dr. Simon Garrett Fall 2016 CHEM 422L – Chemical Analysis II Lab (section 02) with Dr. Simon Garrett Fall 2016 CHEM 500 – Chemistry Teaching Assistant Workshop (section 01) Fall 2016 SCI 100 – Science For Life (section 05) with Dr. Maria-Elena Zavala Fall 2016 CHEM 100 – Principles of Chemistry (section 02) with Dr. Simon Garrett Spring 2016 CHEM 101 – General Chemistry I (section 05B) with Dr. Susan T. Collins Spring 2016 CHEM 422L – Chemical Analysis II Lab (section 02) with Dr. Simon Garrett Spring 2016 CHEM 100 – Principles of Chemistry (sections 07, 11) with Dr. Simon Garrett Fall 2015 CHEM 500 – Chemistry Teaching Assistant Workshop (section 01) Fall 2015 SCI 100 – Science For Life (section 06) with Dr.Maria-Elena Zavala Fall 2015 CHEM 102 – General Chemistry II (section 01A) with Dr. Yann Schrodi Summer 2015 CHEM 100 – Principles of Chemistry (section 02) with Dr. Simon Garrett Spring 2015 CHEM 101 – General Chemistry I (section 08C) with Dr. Daniel Curtis Spring 2015 CHEM 102 – General Chemistry II (section 01A) with Dr. Yann Schrodi Spring 2015 CHEM 500 – Chemistry Teaching Assistant Workshop (section 01) with Dr. David Miller Fall 2014 CHEM 100 – Principles of Chemistry (section 10) with Dr. Simon Garrett Fall 2014 CHEM 101 – General Chemistry I (sections 01A, 09C) with Dr. Daniel Curtis Fall 2014 CHEM 100 – Principles of Chemistry (section 01) with Dr. Simon Garrett Summer 2014 CHEM 101 – General Chemistry I (sections 01A, 12D) with Dr. Daniel Curtis Spring 2014 CHEM 100 – Principles of Chemistry (section 04) with Dr. Simon Garrett Spring 2014 CHEM 101 – General Chemistry I (sections 05B, 17E) with Dr. Daniel Curtis Fall 2013 CHEM 100 – Principles of Chemistry (section 01) with Dr. Simon Garrett Fall 2013 CHEM 100 – Principles of Chemistry (section 01) with Dr. Simon Garrett Summer 2013
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED) Adjunct Faculty Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA 08/14 – Present CHEM 2A - General, Organic and Biochemistry (section 51144) Summer 2016 CHEM 2A – General, Organic and Biochemistry (section 6) with Dr. Melissa Anderson Spring 2016 CHEM 22 – Introductory Chemistry (section 9) with Dr. Kerin Huber Spring 2015 CHEM 22 – Introductory Chemistry (section 1) with Dr. Kerin Huber Fall 2014 Visiting Professor Keck Science Department of Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, Scripps 08/11 – 07/13 CHEM 15 – Basic Principles of Chemistry (section 02) with Dr. Babak Sanii Spring 2013 CHEM 14 – Basic Principles of Chemistry (sect. 01, 04) with Dr. Katie Purvis-Roberts Fall 2012 CHEM 15 – Basic Principles of Chemistry (section 02) with Dr. Katie Purvis-Roberts Spring 2012 CHEM 14 – Basic Principles of Chemistry (section 04) with Dr. Mary Hatcher-Skeers Fall 2011 Teaching Assistant University of California, Riverside, CA 09/10 – 06/11 CHEM 001B – General Chemistry Discussion (sect. 23, 24, 28, 29) Dr. Mike Rettig Winter 2011 CHEM 125L – Instrumental Methods Laboratory with Dr. Cynthia Larive Fall 2010 CHEM 125L – Instrumental Methods Laboratory with Dr. Wenwan Zhong Winter 2010 Adjunct Faculty Member Maricopa County Community College District, AZ 5/05 – 05/06 CHM 130 – Fundamental Chemistry (sections 2519, 2501) Estrella Mountain Spring 2006 CHM 130 – Fundamental Chemistry (section 7356) Scottsdale Spring 2006 CHM 130LL – Fundamental Chemistry Lab (sections 7357, 7361) Scottsdale Spring 2006 CHM 130 – Fundamental Chemistry (section 5034) South Mountain Spring 2006 CHM 130LL – Fundamental Chemistry Laboratory (section 5036) South Mountain Spring 2006 CHM 130 – Fundamental Chemistry (sections 2534, 2506, 2532) Estrella Mountain Fall 2005 CHM 130 – Fundamental Chemistry (section 5084) South Mountain Fall 2005 CHM 130LL – Fundamental Chemistry Laboratory (section 2550) Estrella Mountain Fall 2005 CHM 130LL – Fundamental Chemistry Laboratory (section 5086) South Mountain Fall 2005 CHM 130 – Fundamental Chemistry (section 1670) Scottsdale Summer I 2005 Teaching Assistant Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 09/02 – 05/05 CHM 115 – General Chemistry with Qualitative Analysis with Dr. Jack Fuchs Spring 2005 CHM 113 – General Chemistry with Dr. Peter Buseck Fall 2004 CHM 328 – Instrumental Analysis with Dr. Karl Booksh Spring 2004 CHM 115 – General Chemistry with Qualitative Analysis with Dr. James Birk Spring 2003 CHM 113 – General Chemistry with Dr. James Birk Fall 2002 Teaching Assistant UNK, Kearney. NE 01/02 – 05/02 CHM 301 – Techniques of Chemical Analysis with Dr. Chris Extrom Spring 2002
TUTORING EXPERIENCE • Conway Pierce Chemistry Help Room – 1 hour per week 01/11 – 03/11 • NASA Center for Success in Math and Science at EMCC – 8 hours per week 08/05 – 06/06 • Math/Science Center at Scottsdale Community College – 2 hours per week 01/06 – 06/06 • ASU Learning Resource Center – 2 hours per week 08/02 – 5/05 • UNK Tutoring Program – 08/00 – 05/02
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE Laboratory Technician Ward Laboratories, Kearney, NE 10/01 – 01/02 • Sampled and conducted analyses of soil / water for nitrate, sulfate, pH, conductivity, coliform, E. coli • Troubleshot instruments: autosampler/peristaltic pump/colorimetric detector, pH/conductivity meter • Offered permanent full-time position upon graduation with Bachelor’s degree
EXTERNAL FUNDING Secured trials to Sapling, ALEKS, and MasteringChemistry, valued at $12,270 for CHEM 100 (Fall 2016)
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PI: Katherine Drennan Cambridge, MA 01/14 – 12/14 • Implemented http://chemvideos.mit.edu/ in General Chemistry courses to pique students’ interest in STEM
W. M. Keck Science Department, PI: Bryan Thines Claremont, CA 06/12 – 07/13 • Mined data for intersection of circadian regulation, metabolism; bioinformatics using DChip, Diurnal • Developed pipeline for metabolomics via NMR, GC-MS for a model plant & Las Vegas buckwheat • Collected samples from Bernard Field Station, site information recorded by GPS, interpretation via GIS
Center for Plant Cell Biology (CePCeB), PI: Julia Bailey-Serres Riverside, CA 08/06 – 07/11 • Facilitated investigation of protein-ligand binding between hormone and a protein of unknown function • Revealed role of G-protein signaling in nutrient sensing/reproduction • Mapped seedling metabolism under hypoxic stress unifying multiple systems biological platforms
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, PI: Bernd Schneider Jena, Germany 06/10 – 09/10 • Discovered molecules involved in plant-environment communication using on-line LC-SPE-NMR platform
Maricopa Medical Center, PI: Steve Beaudoin Scottsdale, AZ 05/02 – 05/04 • Worked with a team including engineers, physicians, chemists, signal processing experts • Monitored progression of wound healing in burn victims using surface-plasmon resonance sensor
Department of Environmental Quality, PI: Chris Extrom Grand Island, NE 01/00 – 05/02 • Collaborated with a team including chemists, biologists, DEQ representatives • Analyzed effectiveness of soil-vapor extractor and water filtration systems for volatile organic compounds • Obtained contract to monitor on-site using method developed in-house, funding received: $229,854
Uni-Bonn Agricultural Chemistry Dept, PI: Rudolf Schneider Bonn, Germany 05/01 – 06/01 • Collaborated in a team to optimize experimental design for investigating acetanilide herbicide fate in corn • Preparation, maintenance and harvesting of experimental soil-grown and hydroponically-grown corn • Carried out enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) screenings for metabolic activity • Conducted HPLC analysis of soil/plant extracts and water samples
HONORS & AWARDS • W. M. Keck Foundation – Summer Research Funding $1,252.60 (Summer 2013) • W. M. Keck Foundation – Summer Research Funding $386.00 (Summer 2012) • Society for Laboratory Automation & Screening, LabAutomation 2011 Tony B. Academic Travel Award 2011 • University of California - Riverside, Department of Chemistry, Outstanding Teaching Assistant 2009 – 2010 • NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Fellowship 2006 – 2011 • Arizona State University, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Graduate Student Scholarship 2002 – 2003 • American Chemical Society, Agrochemicals Division, Young Scientist Award 2002 • UNK Student Research Day, 2nd Place Poster in Natural and Social Sciences 2002 • National Science Foundation, Texas A&M University, Research Experience for Undergraduates 2001 • University of Nebraska at Kearney, Analytical Division, Outstanding Undergraduate Student 2001 • UNK, Board of Regents Scholarship, Honors Program Participant 1998 – 2002 • National Residence Hall Honorary, recognizes the top 1% of residence hall leaders 1999 – 2002 • American Chemical Society, Commendable Student Affiliate Chapter 1998 – 2000 • University of Nebraska at Kearney, Dean’s List 1998 – 1999 • Omaha North High School, Alumni Foundation Scholarship 1998 – 1999
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Dr. KAYLA A. (HAMERSKY) KAISER Curriculum Vitae July 2017
PRESENTATIONS • American Chemical Society (ACS), 253rd National Meeting, San Francisco, CA – Poster 2017 “Comparison of adaptive and traditional online homework systems in a preparatory chemistry course” • First Annual Collaborative Chemistry Conference, Oxnard, CA – Oral 2017 “Student-Centered Instruction in Preparatory and General Chemistry at CSUN” • Forty-fifth American Chemical Society (ACS) Western Regional Meeting, San Marcos, CA – Poster 2015 “Effectiveness of Socially-Mediated and Online Learning Tools in General Chemistry” • Forty-fourth American Chemical Society (ACS) Western Regional Meeting, Santa Clara, CA – Poster 2013 • Keck Summer Research Symposium – Poster 2013 • Keck Summer “Brown Bag” Lunch Symposium Series – Oral 2013 • Undergraduate Research Conference in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Claremont, CA – Poster 2013 ACS Southern California ** Meeting co-chair • Fifty-fourth Experimental NMR Conference (ENC), Asilomar, CA – Poster 2013 • Keck Summer Research Symposium – Poster 2012 • Keck Summer “Brown Bag” Lunch Symposium Series – Oral 2012 • 5C Women in Science, “Grad School Panel,” Claremont, CA – Oral 2012 • UCR Undergraduate Research Symposium, Riverside, CA – Poster 2011 • American Chemical Society (ACS), 241st National Meeting, Anaheim, CA – Oral 2011 • Western States American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB), Long Beach, CA – Oral & Poster 2011 • Society for Lab Automation and Screening (SLAS) Meeting, Palm Springs, CA – Oral & Poster 2011 • Southwest Analytical Professors (SWAP), Riverside, CA – Oral 2011 • Establishing Credibility & Authority in the Classroom, Riverside, CA – Oral 2011 University Teaching Certificate (UTC) ** Invited Guest Teacher • Sixth Annual ChemGen IGERT Retreat, Riverside, CA – Oral 2010 • Max-Planck-Institute Chemical Ecology, 7th Conference of NMR/MS Group, Saalfeld, Germany – Oral 2010 • Tenth Conference of the International Society for Plant Anaerobiosis (ISPA), Volterra, Italy – Poster 2010 • Fifty-first Experimental NMR Conference (ENC), Daytona Beach, FL – Poster 2010 • Fifth Annual ChemGen IGERT Retreat, Lake Arrowhead, CA – Oral 2009 • UCR Grad Student Assn (GSA) Conference, “Building Bridges Across Disciplines” Riverside, CA – Oral 2009 • Fiftieth Experimental NMR Conference (ENC), Pacific Grove, CA – Poster 2009 • Fourth Annual ChemGen IGERT Retreat, Lake Arrowhead, CA – Oral 2008 • NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Trainee (IGERT) Meeting, Arlington, VA – Poster 2008 • Third Annual ChemGen IGERT Retreat, Warner Springs, CA – Oral 2007 • Small Molecule NMR Conference (SMASH), Chamonix, France – Poster 2007 • American Chemical Society (ACS), 234th National Meeting, Boston, MA – Poster 2007 • Second Annual ChemGen IGERT Retreat, Lake Arrowhead, CA – Oral 2006 • Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS) Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Poster 2002 • Nebraska Academy of Sciences (NAS) Lincoln, NE – Oral 2002 • American Chemical Society (ACS), 223rd National Meeting, Orlando, FL – Oral 2002 • American Chemical Society (ACS), Midwest Regional Meeting, Lincoln, NE – Oral & Poster 2001 ** Co-organizer of Undergraduate Programming • Nebraska Academy of Sciences (NAS), Statewide Meeting, Lincoln, NE – Oral 2001 • American Chemical Society (ACS), 221st National Meeting, San Diego, CA – 2 Posters 2001 • American Chemical Society (ACS), Midwest Regional Meeting, St. Louis, MO – Poster 2000
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American Chemical Society (ACS) – 10+ years of service • Advisor to CSUN Student Chapter, member CHED division
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Dr. KAYLA A. (HAMERSKY) KAISER Curriculum Vitae July 2017
COMMUNITY SERVICE AND INVOLVEMENT • American Chemical Society – Professional development, peer-support, outreach 1998 – Present Attended 248th ACS National Meeting for training in “Communicating Science to the Public” • PCC She++ Participant – Inspiring women to empower computer science 2014 – Present • CSUN Chemistry & Biochemistry Club Advisor – social, educational, philanthropic events 2013 – Present Reinstated club as an officially recognized university organization. Carried out 6 community outreach events per academic year. Created club twitter feed @CSUNChemClub, Facebook group, Instagram, Canvas and Moodle Pages. Secured $2450 in funding from Associated Students (AS) for 2016-17 academic year. • Women in Technology Sharing Online Participant – a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) 2012 • UCR Graduate Student Association – Chemistry Representative 2008 – 2009 Secured $2300 in funding to support workshops, educational opportunities and social events. Assisted in graduate student recruitment, planned and executed outreach activities (on- and off- campus). Held monthly meetings, maintained minutes & webpage https://sites.google.com/site/mrskaylakaiser/ucrcgsa • Gold Torch Society, a mentoring/networking organization for alumni/undergraduate women inducted 2001 • Mortar Board, an organization to promote scholarship, leadership, service inducted 2001
PUBLICATIONS Mustroph, A.; Barding, G.; Kaiser, K.; Larive, C. K.; Bailey-Serres, J. “Characterization of distinct root and shoot responses to low-oxygen stress in Arabidopsis with a focus on primary C- and N-metabolism" Plant Cell & Environment. Volume 37, Number 10, Pages 2366-2380, 2014. Kaiser, K. A. “Metabolic profiling of primary and secondary biosynthetic pathways in angiosperms: comparative metabonomics and applications of hyphenated LC-NMR and LC-MS” University of California, Riverside Ph. D. Dissertation. 2012. Kim, J. D.; Kaiser, K. A.; Larive, C. K.; Borkovich, K. “Use of 1H NMR to measure intracellular metabolite levels during growth and asexual sporulation in Neurospora crassa” Eukaryotic Cell. Volume 10, Number 6, Pages 820-831, 2011. Kaiser, K. A.; Barding, G. A.; Larive, C. K. "Metabolic profiling of plants by 1H-NMR: A comparison of metabolite extraction strategies using rosette leaves of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana" Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. Volume 47 Issue S1, Pages S147-S156, 2009. Branco-Price C.; Kaiser K. A.; Jang C. J. H.; Larive C. K.; Bailey-Serres J. "Selective mRNA translation coordinates energetic and metabolic adjustments to hypoxia and reoxygenation in Arabidopsis thaliana" The Plant Journal, Volume 56, Pages 743–755, 2008. Kaiser K. A.; Merrywell C. E.; Fang F.; Larive C. K. "Metabolic Profiling" in Quantitative NMR Spectroscopy in Drug Analysis U.Holzgrabe, Ed. Pages 233-267, 2008. Hamersky, K. A. “Fiber optic surface plasmon resonance biosensor for cutaneous wound characterization” Arizona State University Master’s Thesis. 2005. Hamersky, K. A.; Aga, D. S. “Quantification of Volatile Organic Compounds in Soil-vapor Extractor Headspace by Solid Phase Microextraction and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry” University of Nebraska at Kearney Undergraduate Research Journal. Morris Press, Kearney, 2001.
MENTORING EXPERIENCE • Bryan Hodosh, California State University Northridge, Biology major 01/17 – present • Jason Lee, California State University Northridge, post-baccalaureate 01/14 – 01/17 • Yvonna Leung, Scripps College, Biochemistry Major 06/12 – 07/13 • Annika Deurlington, Claremont McKenna College, Undeclared Major 06/13 – 07/13 • Elizabeth Augustine, Claremont McKenna College, Biochemistry Major 06/12 – 08/13 • Andrew Walnum, Pitzer College, Environmental Analysis Major 06/12 – 09/12 • Vishwa Shah, Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of California Riverside 09/09 – 05/11 • Archie Taylor, NSF-REU Program in Bioanalytical Science, Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS 06/07
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