Chemistry PhD eager to help you succeed!

Lou Ann M.

Hi! Let's team together to master your chemistry class! One of my greatest joys is to help students succeed in achieving their goals. We can tackle new problems and concepts by breaking them down into simpler, less complicated chunks, and we can find ways to enhance recall to improve test performance.
A little about my background: I have a BA from Murray State University where I was a presidential scholar. I completed 52 hours of chemistry coursework with a 4.0. During my time at Murray, I enjoyed tutoring general, nursing, and analytical chemistry students through the university learning center. I then did my PhD work at Vanderbilt University where I was a Harold Stirling Vanderbilt Scholar. My research concentrated on organometallic synthesis and x-ray crystallography, and my teaching experience included organic lab, nursing chemistry lab, and general and honors general chemistry labs.
After earning my PhD, I spent 5 years at the University of Virginia as an instructor and research associate. As a research associate, I worked on synthesis and photophysics of metal complexes and helped undergraduates with their research projects for publication. I have eighteen publications in major chemistry journals. After moving to Colorado, I taught general, physical and nursing chemistries at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. I also tutored general chemistry and coached Science Olympiad at my local elementary school. Over the last few years, I have tutored high school chemistry, general college chemistry, organic I and biochemistry, as well as middle and high school math courses and college algebra.
I would very much enjoy helping you with your class. Getting a good grounding now can make future endeavors even more successful.