Sarah Alvanipour
3 Chauncy St #12
Cambridge, MA 02138
(512) 716-9768
saa194@mail.harvard.edu
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Objective:
Obtaining an internship position related to technology use in education as a
Technology, Innovation, and Education graduate student at Harvard University
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Education:
August 2002
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), University of Texas at Austin College of
Pharmacy, Austin, Texas
May 2015 (Expected)
Master of Education (Ed.M), Harvard University, Cambridge,
Massachusetts
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Teaching Experience:
August 2008- Present
Full-time Faculty, Department of Chemistry, Houston Community
College, Houston, Texas. Duties: Instructing students in the areas of
introductory and general chemistry courses in traditional, hybrid, and
distance education settings using enhanced learning technologies and
flipped classroom design; serving on HCC-based committees; developing
online chemistry courses for System-wide use.
January 2008-January 2010
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Biological Sciences, University of St.
Thomas, Houston, Texas. Duties: Teaching biology and upper division
human physiology courses to pre-medical, health science, and biology
majors.
May 2004-August 2007
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Biology and Chemistry, Lone Star
Community College, Houston, Texas. Duties: Teaching in-classroom and
online lecture and laboratory courses in the natural sciences, with
emphasis on microbiology, general biology, and inorganic chemistry.
January 2004-August 2008
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Chemistry, Houston Community College,
Houston, Texas. Duties: Instructing students in the areas of introductory
and general chemistry courses using traditional and distance education
platforms.
August 2003-December 2003
Instructional Associate, Department of Chemistry, Austin Community
College, Austin, Texas. Duties: Instructing students in the areas of
introductory chemistry, general chemistry, and organic chemistry; acting
as liaison between tutoring center and chemistry department to provide
optimal student services.
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Non-Teaching Experience and Collaborations:
June 2013-Present
Host, Writer, and Producer, Science Sense, Houston Community College
Television (HCC TV), Houston, Texas. Duties: Hosting and producing a 30minute monthly television show for HCCS TV on science topics in the
news; researching topics, writing scripts, producing video and graphics,
and hosting program; booking student and expert panel guests; working
with videographers and editors to produce read-to-air show.
October 2012-August 2014 (expected)
Faculty Research Fellow, Houston Community College/ University of St
Thomas HSI STEM Research Grant ($5.9 million), University of St.
Thomas, Houston, Texas. Duties: Performing research with HCCS
students at the University of St Thomas on sea anemone (Cnidaria
actinaria) to determine a correlation between marine stress and climate
change; featuring topic on Science Sense HCCS TV show; presenting
poster at Baylor College of Medicine; developing a modern lab of cross
disciplinary science topics for upper division students.
February 2011-Present
Internal Grant Developer, Houston Community College, Houston, Texas.
Duties: Producing two grant proposals, TECH (Technology-Enhanced
Classroom Hosting) and CORE (Chemistry Open-Resource E-library), for
internal use; conducting literary searches on technology in education;
performing internal institutional research to collect statistics on distance
education STEM courses; procuring technologies for classroom use
(lecture capture software, SMART boards, interactive clickers).
April 2011-Present
STEM Campus Development Panel Member, Houston Community
College, Houston, Texas. Duties: Attending meetings with administrators
and architects related to construction and development of a new STEMbased campus in West Houston; providing input and feedback on various
aspects of construction, design, and instructional innovations;
researching and visiting model progressive schools (High Tech High
School in San Diego, CA)
August 2010-August 2012
Co-Principal Investigator, IMPACT (Innovative Means of Promoting
Agricultural Career Tracks), a USDA (United States Department of
Agriculture) grant ($244,000), Houston Community College, Houston,
Texas. Duties: Producing presentations to be used in classroom teaching
activities; designing experiential learning exercises for students in food
and drug science; guest-teaching sessions; developing and hosting
faculty professional development workshops; serving as Radiation Safety
Officer for the Department of State Health Services licensure; managing
expenditures of grant funds; placing students in summer internships
through grant network; accompanying students to a national conference
on food nutrition science.
August 2009-May 2010
Lead Instructor, The Adjunct Academy, a Chancellor’s Innovation Fund
Award ($75,000), Houston Community College, Houston, Texas. Duties:
Developing instructional materials and conducting workshops with
adjunct faculty in pedagogy, instructional design, and technology;
scheduling guest lecturers; managing payroll for staff and catering
expenses.
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Service Learning Experience
April 2013- Present
Owner and Developer, www.chemistrybytes.com. Duties: Developing
ad-free and open-access quality instruction and learning tools to
chemistry students, including independently licensed photographs, selfdeveloped images and art, as well as video lectures and lab
demonstrations at no cost.
January 2013-Present
Volunteer, Andy Roddick Foundation, Austin, Texas. Duties: Researching
grant opportunities to develop programs increasing awareness of healthy
eating habits and exercise, particularly in child populations most at-risk
of diabetes; assisting in curriculum development for a five-week summer
pilot program for East Austin youth.
January 2009-Present
“Study Jam” Volunteer Tutor, Houston Community College Spring
Branch Library, Houston, Texas. Duties: Tutoring chemistry students in
preparation for final exam week during “Study Jam” and providing free
final exam review sessions.
May 2010-July 2010
Summer Classroom Teacher in Science, Spring Branch Independent
School District (SBISD) Middle School Program, Houston, Texas. Duties:
Developing and hosting an eight-week summer science curriculum for
middle school aged students from SBISD, including activities,
experiments, and a field trip to NASA.
March 2010-Present
Host, YouTube Channel “AlvanipourChemistry.” Duties: Filming lecture
and “how to” videos on various topics in chemistry using Camtasia®
lecture-capture software, provided on a commercial-free YouTube
channel.
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Writing Experience:
March 2008-August 2008
Freelance Medical Writer, Blausen Medical, Houston, Texas. Duties:
Writing educational scripts for consumer-based pharmaceutical video
animations regarding various disease states and drug mechanisms of
action.
August 2007-December 2007
Freelance Writer/Editor, Biology Division, Pearson Publishing, San
Francisco, California. Duties: Proofreading and editing content of biology
textbooks; writing sample quiz questions for online use.
August 2005-March 2009
Freelance Writer, Tennis Magazine, New York City, New York. Duties:
Writing editorial content for print and web media including interviews,
player profiles, product reviews, and health/wellness features.
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Publications
April 2010
Alvanipour, S., Askew, W., Ewane, E., Garg, N., and Sihi, S. 1411/1412
Chemistry Laboratory Manual. Minnetonka: BlueDoor, 2010.
September 2009
Alvanipour, Sarah. Introduction to Chemistry 1405 Laboratory Manual.
Web. 9 Sept. 2009. http://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/sarah.alvanipour
September 2004
Alvanipour, Sarah. “Doping for Dummies: A Pharmacist’s Perspective.”
Tennis Week. 12 Sept. 2004: 12-14.
August 2000
Alvanipour, Sarah. “The Role of Technicians in the Modern Pharmacy”
National Essay Contest, 3rd place, National Association of Chain Drug
Stores (NACDS) Annual Meeting.
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Professional Development Activities:
January-May 2014 (expected): New Media Seminar (40 Hours)
Houston Community College
March 2011-August 2013: Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence
Certification in Instructional Design (60 Hours), Houston Community College
August 2009-May 2010: Department of Distance Education, Houston Community
College, Model Class Developer (three chemistry core curriculum classes
developed for online instruction CHEM 1405, 1411, 1412)
January 2007-December 2010 : WebCt/Blackboard Certification Training (60
Hours), Houston Community College
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Committee Work and Professional Affiliations:
Committee Work
2012-2013 Committee Chair, HCCS CHEM 1405 Lab Manual Development
2012-Present Committee Member, HCCS Hiring Committee
2011-Present Committee Member, HCCS Curriculum Committee
2011-Present Panel Member, HCCS NW STEM Campus Development
2009-Present Committee Member, HCCS Chemistry Discipline Committee
Professional Affiliations
2013-2014 Member, Computer Using Educators (CUE)
2008-2010 Member, Texas Community College Teachers Association (TCCTA)
2000-2002 Member, American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA)
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Specialized Training/Skills:
Online Technology: Camtasia® software, YouTube, Photoshop®, WordPress
Instrumentation: Gas Chromatograph (GC), Mass Spectrometer, Infrared
Spectroscopy (IR), X-Ray Diffractor (XRD), GBox, NanoDrop®
Scientific Databases: Micromedix, Clinical Pharmacology Online, Medline,
International Pharmaceutical Abstracts
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Presentations and Conference Participation:
October 2013: Attendee, NBC Education Nation Summit, New York City, New
York
June 2013: Attendee, 2nd Annual STEM Solutions Symposium, Austin, Texas
May 2013: Presenter and Faculty Sponsor, 4th Annual Institutional Research and
Academic Career Development Award s (IRACDA), Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, Texas
May 2013: Attendee, Learner-Centered Teaching Symposium, Houston
Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE),
Houston, Texas
March 2013: Attendee, Computer Using Educators (CUE) National Meeting, Palm
Springs, California
January 2013: Attendee, The Creative Coalition “Teachers That Inspired” STEAM
Luncheon, Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah
June 2012: Workshop Host, “Utilization of X-Ray Diffraction in STEM Classroom
Activities at the Undergraduate Level,” Houston Community College
May 2012: Presenter, “Using Online Resources to Enhance Hybrid and Distance
Learning,” Houston Community College Camp Inspire STEM Conference,
Houston, Texas
May 2012: Presenter, “Active Learning at the College Level: A Learner-Centered
Approach to Chemistry,” Houston Community College Camp Inspire STEM
Conference, Houston, Texas
April 2012: Participant, Characteristics of Excellence in Undergraduate Research
Webinar, Council for Undergraduate Research
March 2012: Attendee, T3 Texas Instruments Teaching with Technology National
Conference, Chicago, Illinois
March 2012: Attendee and Faculty Sponsor, 36th National Nutrient Databank
Conference, Houston, Texas
March 2011: Attendee, National Science Teacher’s Association (NSTA) National
Meeting, San Francisco, California
December 2010: Attendee, Rigaku Mini-Flex II Training Seminar, Rigaku Americas
Corporation, The Woodlands, Texas
November 2010: Presenter, “IMPACT: Innovative Means of Promoting
Agricultural Career Tracks,” USDA Annual Project Director’s Conference,
Washington, D.C.
November 2010: Group Presenter, “Developing Undergraduate Research at
Community Colleges,” Council for Undergraduate Research, Austin, Texas
February 2010: Presenter, “Adjunct Academy: Empowering Adjuncts in the
Community College Setting,” Houston Community College Faculty Conference,
Houston, Texas
October 2009: Attendee, Association for the Advancement of Computing in
Education World Conference on E-Learning, Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada
March 2007: Contributor, Spring Session of the Texas Regional Collaboratives in
Math and Science, College of Education, The University of the Texas at Austin,
Austin, Texas
August 2000: Essay Contest Winner, “The Role of Technicians in the Modern
Pharmacy,” National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting, San
Diego, California