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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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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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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