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
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
Interests
No activities entered.
Courses
2024-25 Courses
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Chemical Thinking II
CHEM 152 (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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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.More infoGave 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.