I am a Baltimore native and graduate of Woodlawn High School. I found my passion for chemistry and earned a B.A. in Chemistry from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. After graduation, I worked in chemical industry for SCM Chemicals (now Millennium Inorganic Chemicals) for 1 year, followed by Grace Davison for 5 years. I also taught middle school science during that time.
While working for Grace Davison, I began to gain interest in furthering my education. I was accepted to the Ph.D. Program in chemistry at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, receiving an IMSD Meyerhoff Graduate Fellowship. My research focus was in the area of organic synthesis. Upon graduation, I began teaching at Stevenson University.
Currently, as an associate professor at Stevenson, I teach Organic Chemistry, Advanced Organic Chemistry, Electronic Literature Search and Career Development in Chemistry. I run a research laboratory with the help of undergraduate students. The focus of my research is in the area of medicinal chemistry and includes the synthesis of modified natural products as potential anti-viral agents targeting metalloproteinases, as well as studying the metal-binding effects of the compounds.
