| Title: |
Senior College Lecturer AAUP
Organic Chemistry Teaching Laboratory Supervisor |
| Dept: | Chemistry |
| Office: | SI 410 |
| Phone: | 216-687-2463 |
| Email: | v.depaoli@csuohio.edu |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. SI 410, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
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| Education: | ||
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B.S., Chemistry, University of Sao Paulo / Brazil, 1997
M.S., Chemstry, University of Sao Paulo / Brazil, 2001 Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Sao Paulo / Brazil, 2005 | ||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| I was born and raised in Brazil and I received my PhD from the University of Sao Paulo. I am a Lecturer Associate Faculty for the Chemistry Department since 2014. In between my responsibilities, I share the teaching of the Organic Chemistry lectures and I am responsible for all of the sections of the Organic Chemistry laboratory.
I worked for several years as researcher in University and National Laboratory environments but I have always being passionated about teaching. For over 10 years now, I have been working as a Chemistry teacher. Before teaching at CSU, I taught entry level and general chemistry courses at City University of New York (CUNY) and at Roosevelt University in Chicago. I love my job and I love to interact with students. I know many students worry about succeeding in an Organic Chemistry Course and life obligations and/or situations often add to overall OChem anxiety. Here are some things you may want to know: I am a first generation college graduate in my family; I am an immigrant to the USA, and I had most of my education / trainning overseas; English is my second language. I was a work student through my undergraduate years. I still balance childcare with work. | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| 2017 Golden Apple Award, Cleveland State University Alumni Association
2017 Excellence in Teaching Award, The National Society of Leadership and Success 2019 McNair Schorlas Program Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor of the Year Award 2020 Faculty Merity Award, Office of Provost, Cleveland State University | ||
| Teaching Areas: | ||
| Introduction to Chemistry - Lecture and Laboratory Activities
Introduction to General Chemistry - Lecture and Laboratory Activities Principles of Organic Chemistry - Lecture General Chemistry I ¿ Lecture and Laboratory Activities General Chemistry I ¿ Laboratory Activities Writing Intensive section General Chemistry II ¿ Lecture and Laboratory Activities Environmental Science I ¿ Laboratory Activities Biochemistry Seminar Organic Chemistry I ¿ Lecture and Laboratory Activities Organic Chemistry II ¿ Lecture and Laboratory Activities Advanced Organic Chemistry Organic Chemistry Structure and Bonding | ||
| University Service: | ||
| The Fred E. Shiebley Charitable Trust Committee (Fall 2014 - 2016);
Safety Committee, College of Sciences and Health Professions (Fall 2014 - present); CSU Chemistry Department Undergraduate Committee (Fall 2016 - present); CSU General Safety Committee (Fall 2014 - present); CSU Institutional Biosafety Committee (Spring 2019 - present); APLU Adaptive Learning Committee, COSHP (Spring 2019 - present); COSHP Equity Task Force Committee (Spring 2019 - present); Teacher Education Advisory Committee (Spring 2019 - present); University Teaching Council (Fall 2019-present) COSHP Faculty Affairs (Summer 2019 - 2021, 2022 -present) Faculty Senate (Fall 2023 - ) Lily Ng Undergraduate Research Award (2021) | ||
| Professional Service: | ||
| MENTORED RESEARCH PROJECTS
The Synthesis and Combustion of Biofuels (Cleveland State University, 2018) THESIS DEFENSE COMMITTEE C. A., Honors Degree of Bacharel of Biology (July 2021) Title: Is the (Sea)Grass Always Greener on the Other Side of the Reef: Can Seagrass Improve the Success Rates of Coral Reef Restoration Projects? TEXTBOOK REVIEWER 2019 - Organic Chemistry: A Learner-Centered Approach by Richard Mullins (Pearson) 2018 - Organic Chemistry: A Digital Approach by Eric Kantorowski (Pearson) 2017 - Organic Chemistry by Hadad, Callam, Houseknecht and Spinney (Cengage) STUDENT ORGANIZATION ADVISOR Global Medical Brigades (2016 ¿ 2017) Chemistry Club (2019 ¿ present) | ||
| Community Service: | ||
| Special Award Judging
North East Ohio Science and Engineering Fair (NEOSEF) (2015) Adviser/Supervisor of Science Project for a High School Student (2016) Project Title: Analysis of BPA in bottled water Destination Imagination: manager for a Rising Starts (second graders) team (2017) Challenge: Save the Day Destination Imagination: manager for an Elementary School (third graders) team (2018) Challenge: Inside Impact Destination Imagination: manager for an Elementary School (fourth graders) team (2019) Challenge: Escape Artists Destination Imagination: co-manager for an Elementary School (fifth graders) team (2020) Challenge: To the rescue Destination Imagination: manager for a Rising Starts (kindergartners) team (2020) Challenge: Blast off! | ||
| Research Grants: | ||
| Textbook Affordability grant from the CSU Michael Schwartz library (US$1,000)
The Proposal involves the creation of an adaptive series of problem assigned to students to enhance their understanding of the foundation principles of organic chemistry | ||