Rachel Angela Jameton
Curriculum Vitae, 2006
TEACHING POSITIONS
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Assistant professor of Natural Science |
2003-present |
Lewis-Clark State College
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Visiting faculty in chemistry |
2001 - 2003 |
The Evergreen State College
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Part-time physics instructor |
1999-2001 |
Realms of Inquiry Highschool, Salt Lake City UT
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Physics/chemistry teacher |
1994-1996 |
Lycee Amadou Kouran Daga, Zinder Niger (Peace Corps) |
EDUCATION
Doctoral degree December 2001 University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
in chemistry Dissertation: Oxidations Mediated by Biologically Relevant Complexes of Manganese
Advisor: Dr. Cynthia J. Burrows
Bachelor of arts Spring 1993 Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
in chemistry Honors thesis: Synthesis and Bioassay of Indole-3-Acetylcholine and 1-Napthylacetylcholine
Advisor: Dr. Phyllis Leber
RESEARCH
Anti-malarial natural products –
three research students 2004-present
Hespiridin and edema treatment-
one research student 2004-present
Natural products organic teaching lab 2003-present
Closed-Loop organic lab development 2003-2004
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT
Redesign of introductory and core chemistry spring 2007
Development of a capstone chemistry laboratory fall 2006
WebCT 6.0 training fall 2006
Coordinator of assessment of core lab sciences 2005
Participant in assessment of NS150/350/351 2005
NCATE natural science assessment 2004-2006
NS/HUM 350: Science, Lit and Ethics with Jim Tarter 2004
Development of Natural Products organic chemistry lab
with Jacob Hornby 2003-present
Pre-professional education (ACS workshop) 2003-2004
SERVICE
DONSAM chair selection committee fall 2006
Administrative affairs committee 2006-present
Co-chair of student affairs committee 2006-2007
Faculty advisor for the Ambassador Club 2006-present
Faculty senate 2005-present
Student affairs committee 2005-2006
Laboratory safety committee 2005-present
MLH renovation committee 2004-present
Alternate member to the Hearing Board 2005-2007
Member of Keegan Schmidt's tenure committee fall 2005
Promotion Criteria Committee spring 2005
Chair of individual tenure committee for Tris Utschig spring 2005
General Education committee 2004-2005
Stockroom manager liaison Fall 2004-present
Biochemistry and Analytical chemistry search committee 2004
Lab renovation grant writing project 2003-present
Chemistry/biology club advisor 2003-present
Search committee: stockroom manager, hired George Johnson summer 2004
Writing Across the Curriculum Committee 2003-2005
Natural Science Advisory Committee 2003-2004
Committee on Assessing Complex Knowing 2002-2003
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Jack O'Connor Center grant writing committee Summer 2005-present
Chemistry Merit Badge Counselor 2006
Coordinator for outreach day for Clarkston Highschool
students (with Denise Shriver) May 2005
Coordinator for Lewiston Gifted and Talented Program
outreach April 2005, 2006
Lab coordinator – Forensics workshop Oct. 2004
Organizer of ACS outreach day for 150 area gradeschool
students Oct. 2004
Clarkston highschool lab chemistry lab coordinator (with
Kelly Brady) Spring 2004-present
Lab coordinator for Lewiston Gifted and Talented program Spring 2004, 2005
Judge for Clarkston highschool science presentations Spring 2004
Peace Corps presenter Feb. 2004
Faculty panel for orientation Jan. 2004
Lab coordinator – Forensics workshop Oct. 2003
Chemistry instructor for Reservation-Based Program 2002-2003
Physics teacher, Realms of Inquiry Highschool SLC, UT 1999-2001
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS and AWARDS
HP technology grant "Redesigning pre-nursing and pre-medical course to include relevant technology," February 2007, $25000
LC Technology grant "Computer and software for molecular modeling," January 2007, $3400
NSF Informal Science Education (not funded) Connecting virtual reality to physical reality in Hells Canyon Sept 2006, $500,000
INBRE course release for development of a chemistry capstone laboratory Fall 2006
Trio Student Appreciation Award 2005-2006
Technology grant "Second floor MLH portable computer, screen, projector and smartboard," February 2006, $3400
INBRE course release for research Fall 2005
Faculty development grant "Implementation and Assessment of WebAssign", February 2005 $950.00
Faculty development grant “Travel to the American Chemical Society Meeting in Anaheim, CA.”, April 2004 $795.35.
Submitted: EPSCoR February 2004
Idaho INBRE 2004-2009 $800,000.00
Idaho BRIN course release spring 2004
NSF grant URC January 2004 (not funded): Undergraduate Research Centers
Faculty development grant “Bioassay-driven isolation and characterization of natural products from native Northern Idaho plants”, December 2003, $2000.00
Dreyfus September 2003 (not funded): Water remediation by cyclodextrin derivatives
EPA STAR Fellowship to “encourage promising students to obtain advanced degrees and pursue careers in environmentally related fields”, 1998-2001, $90,0000.00
NIH Biochemistry Training Grant for cross-training between biological and chemical sciences, 1997-1998, $30,000.00
Theodore Alexander Saulnier Chemistry Prize for an unusually searching mind, 1993
Fred A. Snavely Research Award for dedication in research, 1993
Departmental honors, 1993
Hackman Scholar summer research grant recipient, 1990-93
PUBLICATIONS
Jameton RA, Muller JG, Burrows CJ, "Oxidative DNA damage from sultite autoxidation catalyzed by manganese(III)," Comptes Rendus Chimie 2002, 5, 461-466.
K. Weitzerbin, J.G. Muller, R.A. Jameton, G. Pratviel, J. Bernadou, B. Meunier, C.J. Burrows, “Hydroxylation, Epoxidation and DNA Cleavage Reactions Mediated by the Biomimetic MnTMPyP/O2/Sulfite Oxidation System,” Inorg. Chem. 1999, 38, 4312 –4128.
B.A. Bozso, R.A. Fluck, R.A. Jameton, P.A. Leber, J.G. Varnes, "A Versatile and Efficient Methodology for the Preparation of Choline Ester Auxin Conjugates," Phytochemistry 1995, 40, 1027-1031.
S. Ballal, R. Ellias, R. Fluck, R. Jameton, P. Leber, R. Lirio, D. Salama, "The Synthesis and Bioassay of Indole-3-acetylcholine," Plant Physiol. Biochem. 1993, 31, 249-255.
TALKS
| August 11, 2006 | INBRE conference, Coeur D'Alene, ID | Teaching laboratory skills through natural products chemistry |
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June 16, 2005 |
American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Education Fairbanks, AK |
Development, implementation and assessment of a semester-long independent laboratory experience for undergraduate organic chemistry students |
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March 30, 2004 |
American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Education Anaheim, CA |
Applying an informal education approach to teaching pre-professionals |
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March 3, 2004 |
Astronomy Club, LCSC |
How do we know what stars are made of? |
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February 3, 2004 |
Women in Science University of Idaho |
Teaching scientific process through green chemistry |
CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS and POSTERS
| INBRE conference | August 2006 Coeur D'Alene, ID |
| INBRE conference | August 2005 Nampa, ID |
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American Chemical Society |
July 2005 Fairbanks, AK |
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Idaho Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) research conference |
August 2004 Pocatello, ID |
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Environmental Science Education: Pedagogy, Curricula and Funding (NSF workshop) |
August 2004 San Diego, CA |
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American Chemical Society |
March 2004 Anaheim, CA |
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Green chemistry in education (NSF workshop) |
August 2003 Eugene, OR |
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West Coast Education for Sustainability Network |
October 2002 Eugene, OR |
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Washington College Chemistry Teachers Association |
October 2002 Leavenworth, WA |
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17th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education |
July 2002 Bellingham, WA |
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EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship Conference Biologically Relevant Complexes Formed from Products of Combustion and Metabolism of MMT and Their Reactivity with Biomolecules |
July 2001 Washington DC |
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Gordon Research Conference Graduate Research Seminar: Bioinorganic Chemistry A Novel Manganese Schiff-base Peptide Complex Acts as a SOD Mimic |
Jan. 2001 Ventura, CA |
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Mountain West Society of Toxicology, (Inhalation Toxicology) Identification of Reactive Intermediates in DNA Damage Mediated by Sulfite and Manganese |
September 2001 Snowbird, UT |
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EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship Conference A Novel Manganese Schiff-base Peptide Complex |
July 2000 Washington DC |
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NIH Training Grant Retreat Damage to DNA and DNA monomers mediated by non-enzymic biological complexes of Mn(II)/Mn(III) and environmentally available oxidant systems |
May 2000 Snowbird, UT
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Gordon Research Conference Graduate Research Seminar: Bioinorganic Chemistry |
Jan. 2000 Ventura, CA |
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Chemical Society
Environmental toxicology and chemistry
Last updated: 2/14/07