Judith A. McClarin. Ph.D.

 

 

Experience:

2000-2005       Chair, Science Department, Jewish Community High School of the Bay

Administrative responsibilities include hiring, mentoring and evaluating faculty, managing the budget, development of the four year science program, and curriculum development in Chemistry. Teaching responsibilities include Conceptual Physics, Chemistry and A.P. Chemistry. 

 

1999-2000              Science Teacher, Marin Academy

Teaching responsibilities included Conceptual Physics, Chemistry, A.P. Chemistry and the Environmental Club. Curriculum development included development of web based instructional materials and collaborative work on the integrated science course.

 

1989-1994       Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry, Sonoma State University

Teaching responsibilities included General Chemistry, Clinical Chemistry, Chemistry for Health Sciences, upper division Biochemistry.  Curriculum development work included development of web based instructional materials.

 

1987 – 1989    Vice President of Research and Development, Marlstone Corporation

Responsibilities included development of molecular modeling technology, recruiting and managing the technical team, writing business plans, and raising venture capital.

 

1984-1986              Senior Research Associate, Department of Biological Sciences,

           University of Pittsburgh

Research included solving the crystal structure of the EcoRI Endonuclease-DNA complex from electron density maps and refinement of the structure by computer graphics techniques.  EcoRI was the first protein-DNA structure to be solved by x-ray analysis.

 

1981-1984              Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

  University of California, San Francisco

Research involved macromolecular structure analysis, including drug design, DNA-protein interactions, and DNA-DNA interactions.  Teaching responsibilities included developing and teaching computer graphics workshops.

 

1975-1981              Associate Professor of Chemistry, Eastern Washington University

Teaching assignments included upper division Biochemistry, Clinical Chemistry, Chemistry for Health Sciences and directing the clinical internship program.  Co-authored a well received text book on Chemistry, received an NSF research grant to make a computer graphics movie on “Protein Structure” at UCSF.  Initiated establishment of and built exhibits for the Spokane Science Museum.

 

Education

1973-1974              Postdoctoral Research Associate, Washington State University

1969-1973              Ph.D., Chemistry, Michigan State University

1963-1967              B.S., Biochemistry, Michigan State University

 

Honors            Sigma Xi

Excellence in Teaching Award