APRIL N. FRENCH Senior Academic Coordinator, General Chemistry Lab Supervisor Department of Chemistry University of Kentucky Office phone: (859) 257-3789 505 Rose Avenue Lexington, KY 40506 AREA SPECIALIZATION: OF Organic Chemistry, Chemical Education, and Psychology and Research in Education ACADEMIC INTERESTS: Informal science education, informal chemical education, public outreach, K-12 science education, POGIL, symbolic interaction, general and organic chemistry, qualitative analysis, wiki use, collaborative learning, NMR education EDUCATION, degrees 2002 2007 Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry with an emphasis in Chemical Education – and Organic, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Dissertation title: Informal Science Education at Science City, supervised by Dr. Joseph Heppert Research skills in statistical analysis. 1998 2002 Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, minor in Communication, University of – Tulsa, Tulsa, OK. Research: Isolation and characterization of natural products from Dalea purpurea, supervised by Dr. Gil Belofsky. Graduated Cum Laude Member of Scroll and Lantern Honor Societies, 1999-2001. Member of the President’s Roll, 2001-2002. Recipient of the Ralph L. Kaufmann Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Chemistry, 2002. EXPERIENCE 2011 present Senior Academic Coordinator, General Chemistry Lab Supervisor, University – of Kentucky. 2007 2011 Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern State University. – SU 2009 Cyber Forensics Camp Instructor for GC/MS, sponsored by Cyber Innovations, Inc. in Shreveport. SU 2009 ADVANCE Program for Young Scholars Chemistry Instructor, part of the Duke University’s Talent Identification Program (TIP), Northwestern State University SU 2007 Lecturer, University of Kansas. Organic Chemistry II Lab. Lecture (CHEM 627). SU 2006 Lecturer, University of Kansas. General Chemistry II (CHEM 188). SU 2005 Lecturer, University of Kansas. College Chemistry (CHEM 124/125). 2003 2007 Graduate Research Assistant, Dr. Joseph Heppert, Center for – Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis (CEBC), University of Kansas.
APRIL N. FRENCH Senior Academic Coordinator, General Chemistry Lab Supervisor Department of Chemistry University of Kentucky Office phone: (859) 257-3789 505 Rose Avenue Lexington, KY 40506 AREA OF SPECIALIZATION: Organic Chemistry, Chemical Education, and Psychology and Research in Education ACADEMIC INTERESTS: Informal science education, informal chemical education, public outreach, K-12 science education, POGIL, symbolic interaction, general and organic chemistry, qualitative analysis, wiki use, collaborative learning, NMR education EDUCATION, degrees 2002 – 2007 Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry with an emphasis in Chemical Education and Organic, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Dissertation title: Informal Science Education at Science City, supervised by Dr. Joseph Heppert Research skills in statistical analysis. 1998 – 2002 Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, minor in Communication, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK. Research: Isolation and characterization of natural products from Dalea purpurea, supervised by Dr. Gil Belofsky. Graduated Cum Laude Member of Scroll and Lantern Honor Societies, 1999-2001. Member of the President’s Roll, 2001-2002. Recipient of the Ralph L. Kaufmann Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Chemistry, 2002. EXPERIENCE 2011 – present Senior Academic Coordinator, General Chemistry Lab Supervisor, University of Kentucky. 2007 – 2011 Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern State University. SU 2009 Cyber Forensics Camp Instructor for GC/MS, sponsored by Cyber Innovations, Inc. in Shreveport. SU 2009 ADVANCE Program for Young Scholars Chemistry Instructor, part of the Duke University’s Talent Identification Program (TIP), Northwestern State University SU 2007 Lecturer, University of Kansas. Organic Chemistry II Lab. Lecture (CHEM 627). SU 2006 Lecturer, University of Kansas. General Chemistry II (CHEM 188). SU 2005 Lecturer, University of Kansas. College Chemistry (CHEM 124/125). 2003 – 2007 Graduate Research Assistant, Dr. Joseph Heppert, Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis (CEBC), University of Kansas.
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