Biosketches of invited speakers, Institute facilitators, and ... - SENCER

Danielle Kraus is the associate director for the NCSCE and the Center’s signature program, SENCER.
She received her bachelor’s degrees from the Pennsylvania State University and completed a nonprofit
management executive certificate program at Georgetown University. She manages the day-to-day
operations of the national office and coordinates SENCER and the Center’s national events, including the
annual Summer Institute and Washington Symposium. She researches new program opportunities, works
on strategic planning, and contributes to grant preparation and management.
At SSI 2010, Danielle will coordinate the on-site staff. She will also lead a work session on “Planning
Next Steps and Accessing Resources” and lead the “Leadership Fellows Discussion Session.”
Keith Krumpe is dean of natural sciences and professor of chemistry at the University of North Carolina
at Asheville. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Keith received a bachelor’s in chemistry from
Allegheny College (1985) and a doctorate in organic chemistry at Emory University (1991). After
completing his postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, he joined the faculty at
UNC Asheville in 1992 where he served as chair of chemistry (2003-2009) before becoming dean. As a
supervisor of undergraduate research, Keith's focus has been on the synthesis of biologically active
molecules and the development of new synthetic methodologies. His involvement in undergraduate
research has also included serving on the editorial staff of the Proceedings for the National Conference on
Undergraduate Research (NCUR) for 15 years and serving as the onsite editor for the proceedings at each
annual NCUR. Since becoming involved with SENCER, Keith has expanded his scholarly focus to
include teaching and learning; specifically, he is actively involved in developing SENCERized general
and organic chemistry courses for STEM majors, and in using SENCER to improve premedical
education. Keith's work with SENCER has also included serving as a Summer Institute faculty member,
as a senior associate, as a Leadership Fellow, and as a co-director of the SENCER Center of Innovation –
South.
At SSI 2010, Keith will be a panelist on the work session “Planning Next Steps and Accessing
Resources.” He will also co-present the concurrent sessions “New Application: A Discussion on
SENCER and Pre-Medical Education Featuring the SENCER Model Course Undergraduate Biochemistry
through Public Health Issues” and “Major Curricular Revisions to Promote Interdisciplinary STEM and
Non-STEM Linkages.”
Jay B. Labov serves as a senior advisor for education and communications for the National Academy of Sciences
(NAS) and the National Research Council (NRC). He also served for three years as Deputy Director for the
NRC’s Center for Education and was the study director and responsible staff officer for the NRC reports,
Nurturing and Sustaining Effective Programs in Science Education for Grades K-8: Building a Village in
California (2009); State Science and Technology Policy Advice: Issues, Opportunities, and Challenges: Summary
of a National Convocation (2008), Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers: Potential Uses of
Information Technology (2007), Linking Mandatory Professional Development with High Quality Teaching and
Learning: Report from a Workshop (2005); Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science,
Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology (2003); Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of
Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools (2002); Educating Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and
Technology: New Practices for the New Millennium (2000); Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science,
Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology (1999); Serving the Needs of Pre-College Science and Mathematics
Education: Impact of a Digital National Library on Teacher Education and Practice (1999); and Developing a
Digital National Library for Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education
(1998). He also directed a committee of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine that
authored Science, Evolution, and Creationism (2008).
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