Lisa A. Frederico-Zuraw Chemistry Department, The Citadel 171 ...

Lisa A. Frederico-Zuraw
Chemistry Department, The Citadel
171 Moultrie St.
Charleston, SC 29409
(843) 953-4976
ZurawL@Citadel.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Biophysical Chemistry, 1988
Duke University, Durham, NC
Research Directors: Dr. Barbara Ramsay Shaw (Duke University)
and Dr. Thomas A. Kunkel (National
Institute of Environmental Health Science)
B.A., Chemistry, 1982
Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH
Graduated with honors
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Department Head of Chemistry, 2006-2008, 2010 -present,
Professor of Chemistry, 2011 – present
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 1997–2011
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 1992-1997
The Citadel, Charleston, SC
Teach Biochemistry, Physical Chemistry, Current Topics in Chemistry, Introduction to
Research, Forensic Chemistry, General Chemistry and Introduction to Chemistry courses
and laboratories
Recipient of the Medbery Award for Excellence in Teaching at The Citadel, 2002.
Initiate WISE – Women in Science and Engineering program and serve as Faculty
Advisor
Lead twelve students doing undergraduate research in the area of Biochemistry. Secured
financial support for the supplies and instrumentation from The Citadel Development
Fund..
Chair of Faculty Council 2003-2004;
Vice-Chair 2002-2003
o Participated in Provost Search Process
o Participated in SACS reaccreditation
Various committee work including eight search committees in Chemistry and Biology,
four Post-Tenure Review, Faculty Council, Curriculum, Core Curriculum, Research,
Faculty Evaluation, Pre-Health and Communication Across the Curriculum

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Consultant for Advanced Placement Chemistry 1997-2007
College Board, New York, New York
Chair, AP Chemistry Test Development Committee 2001-2004.
Prepare agenda for meetings
Lead two three-four day meetings per year
Plan strategy to ensure tasks were completed including writing assignments
Conduct final review of Examinations
Consult on possible questionable items
Member, Chemistry Test Development Committee 1997-2004, 2006-07
Worked with committee members, Chief Reader and staff from Educational Testing
Service (ETS) to prepare the three Advanced Placement Examinations in Chemistry each
year. The exams need to fairly assess chemistry knowledge of the students. Internal and
external consistency must be maintained. These examinations are taken by almost
100,000 students each year and used by colleges to award college credit or placement.
Review of content covered on the examination as well as the AP course curriculum
Write Test Questions
Analyze data from comparability study of AP grades with college grades
Review of the format of the examination
Test Item Writer 2008 - present
Write multiple choice and free response items on the revised Curriculum for the
Advanced Placement Chemistry Examination
Sabbatical Research August 2004-August 2005
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Investigated role of the stabilizing interactions between the protein, nucleolin and mRNA
of the oncogene, bcl-2.
Award of financial support provided by MUSC Faculty Research Program Grant through
NSF/EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Grant for Undergraduate Faculty and
the Citadel Development Foundation.
Consultant for CLEP Natural Science Test 2005-2006 Educational Testing Service,
Princeton, New Jersey
Wrote questions for the CLEP Natural Science Test
Meet with committee members and Educational Testing Service representatives to set the
grades
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Faculty Consultant to the Advanced Placement Examination, Chemistry Reading,
1994 - 1996, 2000, 2002, 2008-2010.
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ
Participated in setting the standards for grading of the free response questions on the
Advanced Placement Examination in Chemistry
Graded free response question(s) on the examination.
AP Chemistry Instructor, 2008-2010
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, NC
Taught AP Chemistry and Forensic Chemistry courses and associated laboratories
Faculty participant of the joint WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) program with
NC State
Visiting Professor, 1990 – 1992
The Citadel, Charleston, SC
Taught General and Introduction to Chemistry and associated laboratories
Postdoctoral Fellow, September 1989 - August 1990
Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Charleston, SC
Performed research in the area of DNA mutagenesis resulting from anti-folate cancer
drugs.
MUSC Postdoctoral Fellowship 1989-1990
Instructor, 1987-1989
College of Charleston, Chemistry Department, Charleston, SC
Taught General Chemistry lecture and General and Organic Chemistry laboratories.
PUBLICATIONS
Ishimaru, D., Zuraw, L., Tamalingam, S., Sengupta, T., Bandyopadhyay, S., Reuben, A.,
Fernandes, D., and Spicer, E. (2010) Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285 27,182-27,191.
Bevsek, H., Brown, S., Crawford, K., Hemingway, R., Mabrouk, S., Richardson, T., Rushing, C.,
and Zuraw,L. Introduction to the Chemistry Laboratory I, 2006.
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Publications (Cont.)
Rushing, C., Crawford, K., Mabrouk,S., Richardson,T. and Zuraw,L. Introduction to the
Chemistry Laboratory II, 2006.
Zuraw, L. (2005) AP Central, apcentral.collegeboard.com/members/article/1,3046,149-0-0-
45234,00.html
Zuraw, L. (2003) AP Central e-Newsletter,
APCentral.CollegeBoard.com/members/article/1,3046,151-165-0-26501,00.html
Rushing, C., Crawford, K., Mabrouk, S., Richardson, T. and
Chemistry in the Laboratory,
Thomson Publishing 2002.
Zuraw, L. Introduction to
Zuraw, L. A., December 1996, Sam Houston State, “Across the University Writing Program
Newsletter”.
Frederico-Zuraw, L., Kunkel, T., and Shaw, B.R. (1993) Biochemistry, 32 6523.
Frederico-Zuraw, L., Kunkel, T., and Shaw, B.R. (1990) Biochemistry, 29 2532.
Frederico-Zuraw, L., Ph.D. Dissertation, “Cross-strand mutagenesis: A study of cytosine
deamination in DNA.” UMI, 1988.
Frederico-Zuraw, L. A., Kunkel, T.A., and Shaw, B.R. in Antimutagenesis and
Anticarcinogenesis Mechanisms Ed. Shankel, Hartman, Kada, and Hollaender, Plenum Press,
New York 1986, 553.
Reviews
Journal of Chemical Education, 1998-present.
Analogies Column, Journal of Chemical Education, 2000-
present.
Chang, General Chemistry 7th edition, McGraw Hill, 2010.
Burdge, Chemistry 3rd edition, McGraw Hill, 2010.
Reviewer of WebAssign website materials, 2009 and 2010.
Ebbing/Gammon, General Chemistry, Eighth Edition, Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
Kaplan AP Chemistry 2006 Edition, Simon and Schuester, 2005.
The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change, 4/e, Martin Silverberg, McGraw-Hill, 2005.
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REVIEWS (cont)
South Carolina Department of Education On-site reviewer for Certification of the Teacher
Education Program at Wofford College. 2002.
Reviewer of Chemistry Content Standards for Certification of
Teacher Education Programs in Chemistry at Wofford,
Converse (B.S. and M.S.), Coker and Erskine College, 2001.
General Chemistry, Chang, Seventh Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2001.
Chemistry by Silverburg, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2001.
Chemistry in Context, by American Chemical Society,
McGraw-Hill, 2000.
Higher Education Reviewer of 1998 South Carolina Science
Frameworks, Part of Great Expectations in Science Project, supported by an Eisenhower
Professional Development Grant, 1999.
INVITED WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
Advanced Placement National Conference, Presented sessions on The Advanced Placement
Chemistry examination and curriculum as well as student misconceptions. Las Vegas, 2007.
Advanced Placement National Conference, Presented session on
The Advanced Placement Chemistry curriculum and examination, Orlando. 2004.
Advanced Placement Science Specialty Workshop, Presented
sessions on the Advanced Placement Chemistry curriculum,
examination, laboratory activities, demonstrations and using
writing to learn during a 4-day workshop in Bellevue,
Washington. July 2003.
Advanced Placement Science Specialty Workshop, Presented
sessions on the Advanced Placement Chemistry curriculum and
examination and using writing to learn at a 2-day workshop
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 2002.
Advanced Placement National Conference, Presented session on
The Advanced Placement Chemistry curriculum and examination
in Chicago, IL. July 2002
College Board Test Development Committee, College Board
Southwest Regional Teacher Workshop, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX. 1998.
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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
M. Hansen, E. Siebert, and Zuraw, L., “Learning from Student Misconceptions on the AP
Chemistry Exam”, AP National Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 2007.
Zuraw, L, et. al., “Role of Nucleolin and Ebp1 in Regulation
of bcl-2 mRNA Stability in Human Leukemia HL-60 Cells, American Association of Cancer
Research, Anaheim, CA, 2005.
Zuraw, L and Brown, C. “Using Writing to Enhance Learning in
Chemistry”, AP National Conference, Orlando. 2004
Organizer and Moderator of the Women Chemist Meeting at the
2002 Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American
Chemical Society, Charleston, SC.
Zuraw, L. Zoltevic, S. and Wenz, C. 2002 “Advanced Placement
Chemistry” at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Charleston,
SC.
Zuraw, L., et. al. 2002 “Lessons Learned from 57,000 Chemistry Students” Biennial Conference
on Chemical Education, Bellingham, WA.
Zuraw, L. A. 2000 “Chemistry in the News: Using Newspapers
to Develop Test Questions.” Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Ann Arbor, MI.
Zuraw, L. A., 2000 “Using Classroom Research Skills to
Enhance Student’s Problem Solving Skills”, CASTLE
Presentation, Charleston, SC.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Extraordinary Leaders, American Chemical Society, Raleigh, NC at SERMACS. November 2012
Fostering Innovation, American Chemical Society, Raleigh, NC at SERMACS, November 2012.
Effective Negotiation Techniques, COACh, Raleigh, NC at SERMACS, November 2012.
Association of American Colleges and Universities Meeting on General Education and
Assessment: New Contexts, New Cultures, February 2012, New Orleans, LA.
South Carolina Regional Leadership Forum on “Advancing Women’s Leadership” sponsored by
American Council on Education, March 2010
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Leadership Development Workshop for STEM Women Faculty sponsored by the ADVANCE
Program at the University of Maryland at Baltimore, 2007
South Carolina Leadership Development Forum for Women in Higher Education sponsored by
South Carolina Women in Higher Education and American Council on Education Office of
Women in Higher Education, Pawleys Island, SC. 2007
Chairing the Academic Department hosted by the American
Council on Education in Washington, DC. 2006
Participated in Women in Cancer Research Leadership
Development Workshop at American Association of Cancer Researchers, Anaheim, CA. 2005
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
NSF/cCWCS sponsored workshop in Forensic Science at Williams College June 2011.
WebAssign Users Group Meeting, North Carolina State University, NC, June 2009 and 2010.
Participated in a POGIL (Process Orientated Guided Inquiry) Workshop at Wake Forest
University, NC September 2009.
Participant in seminar “Choosing a Published Instrument to Asses Student Learning” Magna
Publications. 2007
Laboratory Safety Course offered by the American Chemical Society, Durham, NC 2007
Member of the AP Review Panel for Kaplan. 2005
Participant in workshop sponsored by SC BRIN/SC EPSCoR/SCAS
on “Mentoring and Supervising in an Academic Setting”. 2004
Participant in workshop sponsored by SC BRIN/SC EPSCoR/SCAS
on “Developing a Research Program at Four Year Colleges and
Universities.” 2003
Participated in the Chautauqua Workshop on Biotechnology for
Interdisciplinary Science at Georgetown University, Washington, DC. 2002
Participated in “A Field Guide to GenBank Workshop”
sponsored by SC BRIN at University of South Carolina. 2002
Participated in Chautauqua Workshop on Protein Isolation and
Characterization at Harvard University. 2001
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SELECTED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Developed and lead two sessions of a week long forensic science summer camp for 6 th -8 th
graders from Title I Schools as part of a Gear-Up grant. July 2012
Assisted with hands-on science activities and demonstrations at the North Carolina State Fair
with the American Chemical Society. October 2010.
Member of the STEM leadership team at The Citadel. This team is forming relationships
between business and industry and college partners with the local school districts to enhance
science, math and engineering learning opportunities for students and teachers. 2006-2008.
Organize activities, seek student volunteers and participate in National Chemistry Day with the
local American Chemical Society section and the Lowcountry Hall of Science. 2003-present
Provide science fair assistance at the Charleston Main County Library Reference Area 2004-2007
Exhibit Guide at the South Carolina Aquarium. Conduct behind the scenes tour, assist visitors at
the touch tank and answer visitor questions in the galleries of the aquarium. 2002-2006
Member of Hands-on Science Task Force. Forming and instituting a Science Materials Resource
Center for Charleston County School District including teacher professional development. This
program continues to provide teachers with materials and workshops to supplement the science
curriculum with inquiry based hands on activities. 1998 -2001
Contribute to weekly Science and Math Challenges for middle
school students in the Charleston Post and Courier newspaper and assist in preparing and
organizing the final competition. Weekly winners compete in a final challenge at the Charleston
Aquarium in May. 1999 - 2001
Participant in state and national Lead Scientist Workshops
to assist the Charleston County School System to incorporate local scientists in educational
programs, sponsored by the American Physical Society in Greenville, SC November 1998 and in
Washington, DC, January 1999.
Operation Chemistry formed a local team for the National Science Foundation funded program to
integrate hands-on chemistry into the 4 th through 8 th grade curriculum. Offered workshops to
students and teachers in Charleston and Berkeley County Schools, 1997 - 2002
St. Andrews Math and Science Magnet School, Charleston, SC
Team teaches hands-on science activities with a fifth grade teacher on a weekly basis. 2001
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