John Cramer Ph.D.

Bio

I teach primarily organic chemistry and biochemistry. I have a special interest in developing laboratory experiments which involve discovery-based learning. I am the faculty advisor to the Seton Hill University Bible Study Club.

About

Education

• A.B., Chemistry, Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH)
• Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, Ohio University (Athens, OH)

Organizations

• Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh
• Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh
• ACS Division of Chemical Education
• American Chemical Society (ACS)

Presentations

• Multi-week Exercises in the Organic Chemistry Laboratory Course: An Effective Means for Enhancing Student Experimental Competency; ACS National Meeting, Division of Chemical Education; Anaheim, California; March 2011.
• NMR Spectroscopy as an Integral Component of the Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory Course; ACS National Meeting, Division of Chemical Education; San Francisco, California; March, 2010.
• Strategies for Promoting Active Learning in the Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory Course; ACS National Meeting, Division of Chemical Education; Salt Lake City, Utah; March, 2009.
• Guided-inquiry Exercises in the Beginning Organic Laboratory Course to Promote Student Comprehension of the Molecular World; ACS National Meeting, Division of Chemical Education; Boston, Massachusetts; August, 2007.
• Enhancing Student Appreciation for Chemical Change at the Molecular Level in the Beginning Organic Laboratory Course; ACS National Meeting, Division of Chemical Education; Atlanta, Georgia; March, 2006.
• Encouraging Students to Think at the Molecular Level in the Beginning Organic Laboratory Course; ACS National Meeting, Division of Chemical Education; San Diego, California; March, 2005.
• Enzyme Kinetics by Automated Digital Polarimetry: A Convenient Protocol for Introducing Undergraduates to Michaelis-Menten Enzymes; ACS National Meeting, Division of Chemical Education; Anaheim, California; April, 2004.
• Characterization of Limonene Isolated from Orange Peels: An Effective Method for Introducing Undergraduates to Organic Laboratory Techniques; ACS National Meeting, Division of Chemical Education; Orlando, Florida; April, 2002.
• An Integrated Sequence of Penny-Based Experiments for the Introductory Non-Science Major's Laboratory Course; ACS National Meeting, Division of Chemical Education; Anaheim, California; March, 1999.
• Molecular Modeling Exercises in Introductory Organic and Biochemistry Courses for Science and Non-Science Majors; ACS National Meeting, Division of Chemical Education; San Francisco, California; April, 1997.
• Student Poster Assignments: An Effective Method for Enhancing the Integration of concepts and Development of Communication Skills; ACS National Meeting, Division of Chemical Education; Anaheim, California; April, 1995.
• Incorporation of Advanced Methods in Allied Health Laboratory Courses: Affirming Non-Science Majors; ACS National Meeting, Division of Chemical Education; Washington; August, 1994.