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Who We Are
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Tony Jacob || Kelly Jetzer || Jose Laboy
Teri Larson || Agnes Lee || Andy Pham
Shea Ramey || David Toland
Cathy Middlecamp
All staff members can be contacted at
(608) 265-5497
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Tony Jacob, Director
Tony has been with the Chemistry Learning Center since 1990 and is
the Associate Director. Tony earned a BS in Chemistry from Harvey
Mudd College in 1984 and PhD in Inorganic Chemistry in 1990 from
UW-Madison. Tony has had a wide range of teaching experiences: He
ran the Chemistry Peer Mentor Tutor Program, worked with the
National Institute for Science Education's (NISE) College Level
One Team, he was the Chemistry Coordinator for the Summer
Enrichment Program for 7th-9th grade minority students for 10 years, lectured in
the UW-Madison Chemistry Department and at Beloit College. He worked as a science
demonstrator doing hands-on activities in the K-12 system, has done K-8
in-service teacher workshops, and was a Scientist in Resident in 1992
with the Stoughton School District. Tony was honored in 1999 with
the Student Personnel Association's (SPA) Norman Bassett Award for
Outstanding Student Services, and was inducted into the UW-Madison's
Teaching Academy in 1996. In 2002, he received the Letters & Science
Academic Staff Mid-Career Acheivement Award. During the summer months
he advises incoming students during the SOAR program. When he's not busy at work,
he
spends his time playing Dad to his two fantastic kids, Shauna and Quinn. Most
of
the time this involves helping with homework, driving them to lessons (piano,
drum, and ice skating), and refereeing when they squabble (doh!). In
his "leisure" time,
he likes to ski, bike, ice skate, roller blade, and just socialize on the
Terrace. He can almost swim ("drowns slower"), and once tried meditation and Tai
Chi,
took pottery, Tango dance, and golf lessons. He also wants to get back into
photography and try his hand at target practice. Any remaining time he has he
sleeps soundly.
email: atjacob@wisc.edu
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Kelly Jetzer
Kelly Jetzer has degrees in Chemistry and Secondary Education from UW-Stevens Point. Before coming to
Madison, she taught high school chemistry and physics. She first worked as a
Faculty Assistant in the UW General Chemistry Department in 1993. She has worked
for the Institute of Chemical
Education and JCE:
Software, helping to create videos of chemical demonstrations and lab
techniques. She won an Outstanding Chemistry Teaching Award in 1997, and two
Honored Instructors Awards in 2009.
Kelly and her husband, Bill, have three children. As half of the acoustic duo
Crystal River, she sings at coffeehouses in the Madison area. Kelly's other
hobbies include hiking, running, and volunteering at her kids' schools
email: jetzer@wisc.edu
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Jose Laboy
Jose did his undergraduate at the University of Puerto Rico-Cayey Campus. He
was
twice recipient of the Minority Bio-Research Support Program award, and taught
at
High School level for more than 15 years. During that period he received the
Space Shuttle Involvement Program award, and the District and Regional Awards
for
teaching. He then decided to pursue graduate work in pharmacology at UW-Madison
earning a MS in Pharmacology. After that, he pursued research in toxicology for
a
couple of years.
He eventually wanted to return to the classroom and teach once again. He
started
teaching chemistry as a Faculty Assistant in the Department of Chemistry at UW-
Madison in fall, 2000. During spring, 2002 he received an Excellence in
Teaching
award.
When Jose isn't teaching he likes to cook Caribbean and Catalan food (yum!).
This
includes Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Paella Valenciana. He also has some special
interest using needle-point to generate geometrical forms and patterns. He has
designed some doily tatted pentagrams, heptagonal bobbing lace patterns, and
oval
Sun's of Maracaibo patterns to name a few.
email: jilaboy@wisc.edu
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Teri Larson
Teri is a Madison native, and graduated from the UW in 1991 with a degree in
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She worked in research for 5 years before
returning to school for a secondary education teaching license in chemistry and
biology. She began working at the Chemistry Learning Center in 1997. During her
CLC career, she received a Master's degree in Bacteriology, and worked as an
adjunct professor on other college campuses. Currently she is pursuing her PhD
in
science education. Outside the classroom, Teri is a competitive barefoot water
skier, and in 2008 was ranked internationally 2nd overall in the senior division
and 16th overall in the open division. In 2009, Teri won the silver
medal in women's jumping and the bronze metal in tricks at the
Senior
Worlds Championships in Lake Inspiration, New Zealand (USA Water Ski Press Release (pdf)). She also competes for
the UW Waterski team.
email: tclarson@wisc.edu
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Agnes Lee
A transplant from New York City, I came to Madison for grad school and
eventually
established my roots, obtaining a Ph.D. in chemistry and raising 2 kids. I have
worked and taught in a number of places: UW-Whitewater, Edgewood
College,
OSHA, Madison
Crime
Laboratory, Forest
Products Laboratory, and the Journal of Chemical Education. But I must say that teaching has been
most rewarding because of the students. In my spare time, I enjoy running,
hiking,
spicy food (I think that's a hobby, right?), reading, and volunteer travel. My
trips have taken me to a Blackfeet Indian reservation in Montana, construction
of
an adobe house in Taos, New Mexico, and building ICF (insulated concrete form) houses in Grey-Bruce, Canada.
It
is when we step outside of our boxes that we learn more about ourselves and the
amazing good we are able to accomplish. Learning elevates, but learning while
helping others takes us beyond.
email: ama@wisc.edu.
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Andy Pham
Andy earned his bachelors degree in Biology and Chemistry at the University of
Texas at Austin in 2008 and his Masters degree in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
in 2010 from the University of California at Irvine. He has served as a TA for
multiple courses at UCI including general and organic chemistry and their
associated labs. He has also served as an assistant instructor training NAUI scuba diving. He enjoys working
with students and has received recognition for this being nominated as a UCI
Pedagogical Fellow in 2009. In his spare time, Andy enjoys running, swimming,
scuba diving, skiing, marksmanship, photography, eating out and cooking classical
French and Vietnamese food.
email: aapham@wisc.edu.
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Shea Ramey
Shea was hired at the Chemistry Learning Center in August 2002. She earned her
Bachelor's degree from Case
Western Reserve University in Cleveland and her Master's degree from UW-
Madison. Since 1994, Shea has won many teaching awards in recognition of her work
with undergraduate students, including The College of Letters and Science Early
Career Award in 2007. She is the proud aunt of 2 nieces and 4 nephews. In the
summertime, Shea loves to grow her own organic veggies, kayak and learn new
things. Recent endeavors include Chinese brush painting, Reiki, kung fu, African
drum crafting, sign language, yoga and tai chi. She has also completed the
extreme P90X workout program and encourages others to do the same!
email: smramey@wisc.edu
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David Toland
I came to Madison for graduate work in geography and ended up putting down roots
in town. Prior to Madison, I received a bachelors degree in chemistry from Oberlin College and masters degrees
in chemistry and in natural resources from the University of Michigan. I have also done graduate work in
biochemistry at Tufts
University in Boston.
My teaching career started as a high school chemistry instructor in Tennessee and
I've also taught chemistry and physics at high schools in Maryland and Washington
D.C. I served as the sole physical science instructor at Otero Junior College in La Junta,
Colorado, teaching chemistry, astronomy and environmental science and taught
chemistry at Madison Area
Technical College. My career as a teaching assistant is also varied, having
taught general and organic chemistry, forestry, biology, physical geography and
statistics. I lectured in physical geography here at UW and worked with the UW
PEOPLE Program
at LaFollette
High School.
My other interest include ultimate frisbee which I play in all seasons and any
activity that gets me into the woods or on the water. On an occasional fall
weekend, you might catch me watching football while knitting. In a job interview,
I taught Chelsea Clinton about Gibbs free energy.
email: detoland@wisc.edu
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Cathy Middlecamp, Former Director
Cathy is the Director of the Chemistry Learning Center at UW-Madison and a
Distinguished Faculty Associate. She holds a joint appointment in the Chemistry Department and the Integrated Liberal Studies
Program. She teaches Chemistry 108 ("Chemistry in Context," 5 credits)
each fall; she teaches Integrated Liberal Studies 251 ("The Radium Girls and the
Firecracker Boys," 3 credits) each spring. Over the past 30 years, she has
designed, supervised and taught in a number of programs for students under-
represented in the sciences, both collegiate and pre-collegiate. Nationally, she
is a Fellow of the Association
for Women in Science (2003), of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2003), and of
the American Chemical Society
(2009).
Cathy is the Editor in Chief for the upcoming 7th edition of Chemistry in Context, a project of the
American Chemical Society. She also has contributed chapters to books on women
in science and on diversity in the science curriculum. Currently, Cathy serves
on the national Executive Board of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS),
and is a senior associate for Science Education for New Civic Engagements and
Responsibilities (SENCER),
a project for undergraduate science curriculum reform.
Cathy did her undergraduate studies at Cornell University (1968-1972),
graduating Phi Beta Kappa. She was awarded a Danforth Fellowship in 1972 and
earned her doctoral degree in chemistry at UW-Madison in 1976. She also has a
masters degree in counseling and is both a student and instructor in aikido, a
Japanese martial art.
email: chmiddle@wisc.edu
web page: Cathy
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