Education
- Ph.D. in Organometallic Chemistry, Yale University. Thesis Advisor: Prof. John F. Hartwig
- B. Sc. in Chemistry, St. Lawrence University. Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Professional Appointments
Towson University, Office of the Provost
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Aug 2021 to present
Director of Competitive Fellowships and Awards Jan 2020 to July 2021
Towson University, Department of Chemistry
- Full Professor Mar 2019 to present
- Associate Professor Mar 2009 to Mar 2019
- Assistant Professor Aug 2005 to Mar 2009
US Agency for International Development, US Global Development Lab
- Science Partnerships Advisor Center for Development Research, Sept 2015 to Aug 2019
- AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow, Diplomacy, Security and Development, Aug 2013-Aug 2015
USAID Portfolio
- Lead for Big Data and Transboundary Water in Southern Africa program
- Lead for Government agency engagement (NIH, NSF, NASA, NOAA, USDA, USGS, Smithsonian Institution)
- Lead private sector engagement (GE, IBM)
- Program Activity Manager, Pakistan-US Science and Technology Cooperation Program
- Partnerships Advisor, PEER Program
- Program Liaison, US-Egypt Joint Science and Technology Fund
- Member, USAID Higher Education working group
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, Department of Chemistry
- Associate Professor Sept 2004 to Aug 2005
- Assistant Professor Aug 1999 to Aug 2004