I am an Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Department of Chemistry at Villanova University. I received my PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Florida in 1998, a MS in Inorganic Chemistry from Illinois State University in 1994, and a BA in Chemistry from the University of Illinois in 1992. When I am not in the classroom or doing my best to fulfill my duties as Chair, I try to concentrate on research. My interests include asymmetric catalysis, the design of new ligands, and chemical crystallography.