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Welcome - About WISE Why Choose WISE? Calender of Events Events from Past Years at WISE WISE NEWS Student Leaders Resident Assistant (RA) Page PEER MENTOR INFO PAGE Study Groups and Facilitators WISE Student Facilitators Photo Gallery WISE Events WISE Move-in WISE Field Trip to Grand Haven, MI and WRI WISE Campus Orientation Events WISE Faculty and Staff WISE Faculty Fellows Apply for Housing WISE Housing Koeze-Weed Building Photos Contact Us WISE Links GVSU Links GVSU Science Links External Links Biographies Biology Chemistry Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Medicine Physics Science Organizations For Fun	WISE Faculty and Staff WISE Faculty Director: Dr. Laurie A. Witucki Associate Professor, Chemistry Department wituckil@gvsu.edu Education: Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, Princeton University, 2000 M.S. Chemistry, Princeton University, 1997 B.S. Chemistry, Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA, 1989 B.S. Mathematics, Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA, 1989 Areas of Teaching and Research Interest: Bioorganic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, peptide chemistry, peptide-protein interactions, cancer research in the area of tyrosine kinases and signal transduction proteins. Years at GVSU: 7 Other experience: Sabbatical research (Fall 2006) at the Van Andel Cancer Research Institute in Grand Rapids, MI in the lab of Dr. Cindy Miranti, see www.vai.org Hobbies: Painting, tile mosaic work, gardening, cycling, swimming, and dog obedience and agility training (Fiona the wonder-dog). WISE Resident Assistant (RA): Danielle Harris Harridan@mail.gvsu.edu Senior at GVSU 4th year in the WISE Program Involvement: Grand Valley State University Student Ambassadors, Resident Life Community Council, African Dance Troupe Co-Founder Interests: Watching Movies, Music Hometown: Southfield, Michigan WISE Programming: Takeelia Garrett-Lynn Assistant Director of Housing and Residence Life garrettt@gvsu.edu GVSU alum: 1996, 2000 Past Experience: University of Michigan WISE-RP program: Hall Director, past GVSU Hall Director, Facilitator for various diversity dialogues Involved with: PBW (Positive Black Women)- Vice President, People of Color Network- Treasurer Interests: 5 year old son Jermarrio, Karaoke, bargain shopping. Megan Sanderson sanderme@gvsu.edu Living Center Area Director Housing Department WISE Faculty: Dr. Margaret Dietrich Department: Biology Areas of Interest: Biochemistry, cell biology, plant physiology and development, Native Seeds/SEARCH- a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of crop seed used by Native American cultures dietrima@gvsu.edu Dr. Filiz Dogru Department- Mathematics Research interest: dynamical systems, billiard type, and their relations to geometry and topology. Teaching: Calculus, Euclidean Geometry, Differential Equations, Topology. Hobbies: reading, knitting, traveling. I enjoy discussions, whenever I have a chance, about life experiences and expectations of people who are from different cultures and different age groups. dogruf@gvsu.edu Dr. Gwenden Dueker Department: Psychology Areas of Interest: duekerg@gvsu.edu Dr. Ron Garrett Department: Faculty Teaching and Learning Center (FTLC), Engineering Areas of Interest: Design, Creativity/Innovation, Critical Thinking, Computers garrettr@gvsu.edu Dr. Karen Gipson Department: Physics Areas of Interest: Physical Acoustics, Philosophy of Science gipsonk@gvsu.edu Dr. Carol "Griff" Griffin Department: Biology, Natural Resources Management Areas of Interest: Wildernesss, Outdoor recreation, public participation, environmental science griffinc@gvsu.edu Dr. Lihong (Heidi) Jiao Department: Engineering Areas of Interest: Electrical engineering, solid state physics, semiconductor material characterization, fiber optics, optical communication networks and nanomaterials/nandevices jiaoh@gvsu.edu Dr. Mary Karpen Department: Chemistry Areas of Interest: Biochemistry, Teaching with Technology, Animation, Computational Biochemistry karpenm@gvsu.edu Dr. Sheldon Kopperl Department: Biomedical Science Areas of Interest: History of Science, Women in Science, Research interests: Icey Macy Hoobler kopperls@gvsu.edu Dr. Dalila Kovacs Department: Chemistry Areas of Interest: Organic Chemistry, Advanced Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds, Green Chemistry kovacsd@gvsu.edu Professor Patricia Matthews Department: Biology Areas of Interest: Human Genetics, Medical Bioethics, Fire ground environments matthewp@gvsu.edu Dr. Shaily Menon Department: Biology, Biology Chair Areas of Interest: Conservation Biology, landscape ecology, GIS and remote sensing menons@gvsu.edu Professor Karen Novotny Department: Mathematics, Assistant Chair Areas of Interest: Discrete Mathematics, Graph Theory, Communicating in Mathematics, the Teaching of Undergraduate mathematics novotnka@gvsu.edu Dr. Bruce Ostrow Department: Biology Areas of Interest: developmental biology, molecular biology, genetics ostrowb@gvsu.edu Professor Teresa Peterman Department: School of Computing and Information Systems Areas of Interest: Women in Computer Science, educating middle school girls in computing, education and careers, programming and robotics camp for 8^th grade girls, STEPS instructor (web page design), member of planning committee for Michigan Celebration of Women in Computing petermat@gvsu.edu Dr. Rachel Powers Department: Chemistry Areas of Interest: Biochemistry, protein crystallography powersra@gvsu.edu Dr. Dawn Richiert Department: Biomedical Health Sciences Areas of Interest: richierd@gvsu.edu Dr. Peter Riemersma Department: Geology Areas of Interest: Groundwater, Geology 100, 105, General Education riemersp@gvsu.edu Dr. Nancy Shontz Department: Biology Areas of Interest: Genetics, Cancer Genetics shontzn@gvsu.edu Welcome NEW WISE Faculty: Dr. Anita Stone Department: Biology Areas of Interest: Behavioral ecology, primates, tropical ecology and conservation, international fieldwork Hobbies: traveling all over the world, dancing, hanging out with my cats stonean@gvsu.edu Dr. Ellen Yezierski Department: Chemistry Areas of Interest: High school chemistry teacher professional development, inquiry-based instruction, and active learning. yezierse@gvsu.edu WISE THANKS: Grand Valley State University Administration has been paramount in the planning and development of the WISE Living Center and WISE thanks the following for support: Dr. Gayle R. Davis, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Paul Plotkowski, Dean of the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing Dr. Fred Antczak, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Dr. Maria Cimitile, Associate Dean of Students and Curriculum, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Philosophy Department Dr. Jann Joseph, Associate Dean for Professional Development and Administration, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biology Department Dr. H. Bart Merkle, Vice Provost and Dean of Students Dr. Diana Pace, Associate Dean of Students Dr. Andy Beachnau, Director of Housing and Residence Life Marlene Kowalski-Braun, Director Women's Center Jessica Noble, Student Services Coordinator, Padnos College of Engineering and Computing
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