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When do you decide you want to be a chemist or to teach chemistry or to be a professor? I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do even after arriving in graduate school. Then suddenly I did. But that’s the middle of the story, so let’s go back to the beginning.
Elizabeth Dorland retired from Washington University in 2014.
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I was very fortunate to work with the many, many colleagues and friends who influenced and supported me over the last 40-plus years. Thanking all of them individually would take up way too much space, and thanking only a few is impossible to contemplate!
I am particularly grateful for the opportunity to attend a wide variety of conferences within the chemical education research and visualization in science and education communities. These interactions provided me with important insights into the nature and process of learning.
After my retirement from teaching in 2006, a flexible schedule at Washington University allowed me to continue reviewing for NSF and to attend and present at conferences with multiple perspectives on educational reform, collaborative online communities, and the effective use of technology.
But certainly, I want to thank my family above all. Here we are in Hawaii in 1991. Fun times!
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Education and Professional Career
- 1970:
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BS Chemistry, Kansas State University
- 1972:
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MS Chemistry, UC Berkeley
- 1972–2006:
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Teaching introductory, general, and organic chemistry in two liberal arts colleges, three state universities, and seven community colleges, including 21 years in the Maricopa Community College District in Phoenix, AZ
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Program Director, DUE, National Science Foundation in Washington, DC
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Education Specialist, Washington University in St. Louis
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Communications Director, PARC (Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center)
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Education in Virtual Worlds
https://www.hastac.org/blogs/ldorland/2014/09/08/connectedcourses-my-brain-edu
Honors and Awards (Selected)
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Invited Speaker, American Chemical Society National Conference Symposium honoring Thomas Greenbowe for winning the George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education
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Reviewer for Macarthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Competition
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Chair of the Gordon Research Conference on Visualization in Science and Education
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National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education, Chemistry Program Director
Liz strongly preferred community college teaching. Their unique environments and diverse student populations have provided a broad view of the nature of chemical education and its evolution over the years.
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Dorland, E. (2018). Mother and Community College Professor. In: Woznack, K., Charlebois, A., Cole, R., Marzabadi, C., Webster, G. (eds) Mom the Chemistry Professor . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78972-9_10
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