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Amy Lynn Graham

  • Associate Professor of Practice
  • Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
  • (520) 621-3428
  • Chemistry, Rm. 242
  • Tucson, AZ 85721
  • grahama@arizona.edu
  • Bio
  • Interests
  • Courses
  • Scholarly Contributions

Degrees

  • Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry
    • University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
  • B.A. Chemistry
    • College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, United States

Work Experience

  • University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2015 - Ongoing)
  • University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2011 - 2014)

Awards

  • Gerald J. Swanson Prize for Teaching Excellence
    • University of Arizona, Fall 2023
  • Distinguished Achievement in Science Education Award
    • College of ScienceUniversity of Arizona, Fall 2017
  • Excellence in Teaching Award
    • AAU STEM, Fall 2015

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Courses

2025-26 Courses

  • Chemical Thinking I
    CHEM 151 (Fall 2025)

2024-25 Courses

  • Chemical Thinking II
    CHEM 152 (Spring 2025)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Spring 2025)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 491H (Spring 2025)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Spring 2025)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Spring 2025)
  • Chemical Thinking I
    CHEM 151 (Fall 2024)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Fall 2024)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 491H (Fall 2024)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Fall 2024)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Fall 2024)

2023-24 Courses

  • Chemical Thinking II
    CHEM 152 (Spring 2024)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Spring 2024)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 491H (Spring 2024)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Spring 2024)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Spring 2024)
  • Chemical Thinking I
    CHEM 151 (Fall 2023)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Fall 2023)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 491H (Fall 2023)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Fall 2023)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Fall 2023)

2022-23 Courses

  • Chemical Thinking II
    CHEM 152 (Spring 2023)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Spring 2023)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 491H (Spring 2023)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Spring 2023)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Spring 2023)
  • Chemical Thinking I
    CHEM 151 (Fall 2022)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Fall 2022)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 491H (Fall 2022)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Fall 2022)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Fall 2022)

2021-22 Courses

  • Chemical Thinking II
    CHEM 152 (Spring 2022)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Spring 2022)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 491H (Spring 2022)
  • Learning Assistant
    IA 496 (Spring 2022)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Spring 2022)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Spring 2022)
  • General Chemistry I
    CHEM 151 (Fall 2021)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Fall 2021)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 491H (Fall 2021)
  • Learning Assistant
    IA 496 (Fall 2021)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Fall 2021)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Fall 2021)

2020-21 Courses

  • General Chemistry II
    CHEM 152 (Spring 2021)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    BIOC 491H (Spring 2021)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Spring 2021)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 491H (Spring 2021)
  • Learning Assistant
    IA 496 (Spring 2021)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Spring 2021)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Spring 2021)
  • General Chemistry I
    CHEM 151 (Fall 2020)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Fall 2020)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 491H (Fall 2020)
  • Learning Assistant
    IA 496 (Fall 2020)
  • Learning Assistant
    IA 596 (Fall 2020)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Fall 2020)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Fall 2020)

2019-20 Courses

  • General Chemistry II
    CHEM 152 (Spring 2020)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Spring 2020)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 491H (Spring 2020)
  • Learning Assistant
    IA 496 (Spring 2020)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Spring 2020)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Spring 2020)
  • General Chemistry I
    CHEM 151 (Fall 2019)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Fall 2019)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 491H (Fall 2019)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Fall 2019)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Fall 2019)

2018-19 Courses

  • General Chemistry II
    CHEM 152 (Spring 2019)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Spring 2019)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Spring 2019)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Spring 2019)
  • General Chemistry I
    CHEM 151 (Fall 2018)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Fall 2018)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 491H (Fall 2018)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Fall 2018)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Fall 2018)

2017-18 Courses

  • General Chemistry II
    CHEM 152 (Spring 2018)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Spring 2018)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 491H (Spring 2018)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Spring 2018)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Spring 2018)
  • General Chemistry I
    CHEM 151 (Fall 2017)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Fall 2017)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 491H (Fall 2017)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Fall 2017)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Fall 2017)

2016-17 Courses

  • Analytical Chemistry
    CHEM 325 (Spring 2017)
  • General Chemistry II
    CHEM 152 (Spring 2017)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Spring 2017)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 491H (Spring 2017)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Spring 2017)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Spring 2017)
  • General Chemistry I
    CHEM 151 (Fall 2016)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Fall 2016)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 491H (Fall 2016)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Fall 2016)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Fall 2016)

2015-16 Courses

  • Analytical Chemistry
    CHEM 325 (Spring 2016)
  • General Chemistry II
    CHEM 152 (Spring 2016)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 291H (Spring 2016)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    CHEM 491H (Spring 2016)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 291 (Spring 2016)
  • Preceptorship
    CHEM 491 (Spring 2016)

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Scholarly Contributions

Journals/Publications

  • Armstrong, N. R., Graham, A. L., Karayilan, M., Meise, J., Pavlopoulous, N. G., Pyun, J., & Shallcross, R. C. (2020). Influence of the Processing Environment on the Surface Composition and Electronic Structure of Size-Quantized CdSe Quantum Dots. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124(39), 21305-21318. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c05622
  • Armstrong, N. R., Graham, A., Munro, A. M., & Zacher, B. (2010). Photoemission Spectroscopy of Tethered CdSe Nanocrystals: Shifts in Ionization Potential and Local Vacuum Level As a Function of Nanocrystal Capping Ligand. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2(3), 863-869. doi:10.1021/am900834y
  • Alloway, D. M., Graham, A. L., Yang, X., Mudalige, A., Colorado, R., Wysocki, V. H., Pemberton, J. E., Lee, T. R., Wysocki, R. J., & Armstrong, N. R. (2009). Tuning the Effective Work Function of Gold and Silver Using ω-Functionalized Alkanethiols: Varying Surface Composition through Dilution and Choice of Terminal Groups. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113(47), 20328-20334. doi:10.1021/jp909494r
  • Alloway, D. M., Graham, A. L., Yang, X., Mudalige, A., Wysocki, V. H., Pemberton, J. E., Lee, T. R., Colorado, R., Wysocki, R. J., Armstrong, N. R., Alloway, D. M., Graham, A. L., Yang, X., Mudalige, A., Wysocki, V. H., Pemberton, J. E., Lee, T. R., Colorado, R., Wysocki, R. J., & Armstrong, N. R. (2009). Tuning the Effective Work Function of Gold and Silver using Alkanethiols: Varying Surface Composition Through Dilution and Choice of Terminal Groups. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113, 20328-20334.
  • Alloway, D. M., Armstrong, N. R., Colorado, R., Graham, A. L., Gruhn, N. E., Hofmann, M., Lee, T. R., Lee, P. A., Smith, D. L., & Wysocki, V. H. (2003). Interface Dipoles Arising from Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold:  UV−Photoemission Studies of Alkanethiols and Partially Fluorinated Alkanethiols. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 107(42), 11690-11699. doi:10.1021/jp034665+

Presentations

  • Graham, A. L. (2018, August 1). Using student collaboration and technology to improve success in large general chemistry classes. Biennial Conference on Chemical Education. Notre Dame University.
  • Graham, A. L. (2018, July 31). Training of Learning Assistants to Support Student Learning in a Collaborative Classroom. Biennial Conference on Chemical Education. Notre Dame University.
  • Graham, A. L. (2016, Summer). Active learning strategies for teaching general chemistry in collaborative learning spaces. Biennial Conference on Chemical Education. Greeley, CO.
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    Gave a presentation on some of the methods I used in my first year teaching in a large Collaborative Learning Space. Outlined strategies and technology used to improve attendance, in-class engagement, and group work.

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