Amy Graham

Amy Graham is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Arizona. She received her B.A. in Chemistry at the College of Wooster and earned her Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Arizona.

Amy has been engaged in innovative teaching for over a decade, with a passion for using active learning strategies and inclusive teaching practices in a collaborative learning environment. She has been involved in facilitating Faculty Learning Communities, fostering an enthusiasm for enhancing teaching practices. Amy has expertise in training Learning Assistants and works as a Graduate College Faculty Fellow, creating resources for supporting and training Graduate Teaching Assistants across campus, including two D2L Discover courses, one for training Learning Assistants in the practical role of guiding student thinking in productive ways while using evidence-based methods, as well a course for Teaching Assistants. She recently created the podcast “PEP Talks: Productive Educational Practices.” The podcast offers conversations celebrating instructors across campus, along with their journeys and their methods. Amy was awarded the Gerald J. Swanson Prize for Teaching Excellence in 2023, the College of Science Distinguished Career Teaching Award in 2023, the Galileo Circle Copernicus Award in 2023, the College of Science Distinguished Achievement in Science Education Award in 2017, and the AAU STEM Undergraduate STEM Education Teaching Excellence Award in 2015.

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