Diana Hoover
Education
Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC)
B.S., Chemistry, Forensic Science concentration, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (Edinboro, PA)
Publications
Czegan, D.A.C.; Hoover, D.K. 2012. UV鈥揤isible Spectrometers: Versatile Instruments across the Chemistry Curriculum. J. Chem. Educ. 89 (3): 304鈥309.
Barrett, D. G.; Gratton, S. E. A.; Hoover, D. K.; Yousaf, M. N. 2010. Role of Surface Chemistry and Topology of Chemoselectively Tailored Embossed Films on Shear Adhesion. J. Mater. Chem. 20: 2813 鈥 2819.
Hoover, D.K., Lee, E.-j., Yousaf, M.N. 2009. Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy of Cell Adhesion on Patterned Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold. Langmuir. 25(5): 2563-2566.
Hoover, D.K., Chan, E.W.L., Yousaf, M.N. 2008. Asymmetric Peptide Nanoarray Surfaces for Studies of Single Cell Polarization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130(11): 3280-3281.
Hoover, D.K., Lee, E.-j., Chan, E.W.L., Yousaf, M.N. 2007. Electroactive Nanoarrays for Biospecific Ligand Mediated Studies of Cell Adhesion. ChemBioChem. 8(16): 1920-1923.
Awards
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, College of Science and Health Professions Distinguished Young Alumna Award, 2016
Tussey Mountain School District, Distinguished Alumni Award, 2010
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Francis P. Venable Award, 2005 鈥 2006
Organizations
American Chemical Society
Middle Atlantic Association of Liberal Arts Chemistry Teachers (MAALACT)
Faculty adviser for Griffins @ Work Club (student service group)
Presentations
Hoover, D.K. Oral presentation; 2018 Biennial Conference on Chemistry Education (BCCE): July 2018 鈥淓ncouraging Engagement of Forensic Science Students in the Chemistry Classroom.鈥
Hoover, D.K. Women in Science day keynote speaker; 茄子视频 University: Dec. 2016 鈥淭he Academic Life: Balancing Teaching, Research, and Geeking Hard for Science.鈥
Hoover, D.K. 2014 ACS Central Regional Meeting (oral presentation); Pittsburgh, PA: Oct. 2014. 鈥淭eaching, Scholarship, and Service: Early Career Experiences at a Liberal Arts University.鈥
Hoover, D.K.; Czegan, D.A.C. 48th Middle Atlantic Association of Liberal Arts Chemistry Teachers (MAALACT) Meeting (oral presentation / discussion); New Wilmington, PA: Sept. 2014. 鈥淐hemistry Program Assessment.鈥
Hoover, D. 鈥渋Experiment: Incorporating Mobile Technology into the Chemistry Laboratory.鈥 Invited Poster, Middle Atlantic Discovery Chemistry Project (MADCP) Meeting (Reading, PA), May 2013.
Hoover, D. 鈥淟ife on the Hill: Early Career Experiences at 茄子视频 University, a Teaching Oriented Liberal Arts University.鈥 245th ACS National Meeting (New Orleans, LA), April 2013.
Hoover, D. 鈥渋Experiment: Incorporating Mobile Technology into the Chemistry Laboratory.鈥 Poster, 245th ACS National Meeting (New Orleans, LA), April 2013.
Achievements
Jamie Fornsaglio Hull (Principal Investigator), Diana K. Hoover (co-PI), and Joshua Sasmor (co-PI). 鈥淚mplementation of Design-Based Learning and Interdisciplinary Collaborative Strategies for Enhancing Learning in Laboratory Sciences.鈥 National Science Foundation (NSF), Summer 2013 鈥 Summer 2016.
Demetra A. C. Czegan and Diana K. Hoover. 鈥淧ortable Spectroscopic, Chromatographic, and Electrochemical Instrumentation.鈥 Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh 鈥 2011 College Equipment Grant Program. (Funded Grant)