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Dr. KAYLA A. (HAMERSKY) KAISER Curriculum Vitae July 2017 9741 Reseda Blvd Unit 42, Northridge CA 91324 Phone: (818) 269-1096 E-Mail: Kayla.Kaiser@Csun.Edu 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 1 Dr. KAYLA A. (HAMERSKY) KAISER Curriculum Vitae July 2017 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) 2 Dr. KAYLA A. (HAMERSKY) KAISER Curriculum Vitae July 2017 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
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