Editors’ Biographies
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Michael A. Christiansen Mike Christiansen (Ph.D., Brigham Young University) currently serves as an associate professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Utah State University, Uintah Basin (USUUB), located in eastern Utah. With a background in synthetic-organic chemistry, Mike’s attention turned to chemical education after joining USUUB in 2011, and 10 of his 19 peer-reviewed publications are now in this area. Mike teaches general, organic, and biochemistry lectures and labs and was recently appointed Editor-in-Chief of USU’s new cross-disciplinary journal, the Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence. Mike has an infectious passion for teaching and frequently asserts, “Teaching isn’t just what I do. It’s who I am.”
John M. Weber John M. Weber (Ph.D., Colorado State University) is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Utah State University Eastern campus in Price, Utah. His role statement comprises 90% teaching and 10% service. He teaches General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry as well as Introductory and Nursing courses. Covering a teaching assignment for his Ph.D. mentor led him to teaching at Colorado State for two years before making teaching a career at Utah State. He has served on two General Chemistry exam writing committees with the ACS Exam Institute and is the co-Director of the Rural Health Scholars program at USU Eastern.
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