Program Outcomes
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Here is where some of our previous IFPF participants are now employed:
Prof. Julia Borowski – The College of New Jersey
Prof. Kristen Gardner – Creighton University
Prof. Keely Rodriguez-Renshaw – Evergreen State College
Prof. Seun Oyetade – University of Findlay
Prof. Yiming Wang – Haverford College
Prof. Jun-Kyu Byun – Baylor University
Prof. Lynn Terry – SUNY Cortland
Prof. Olivia Fiebig – Smith College
Prof. Taylor Teitsworth – Vassar College
Prof. AJ Sona – Oklahoma State University
Prof. Kyle Gibson – Alma College
Prof. Kristen DeMeester – Lafayette College
Prof. Myles Drance – Vassar College
All of the postdoctoral scholars and graduate students who have completed the program indicated its value in post-program surveys and all said that they would “enthusiastically recommend” participation in the program to others interested in PUI professorships.
IFPF Publications
Bertucci, M. A. and Hamacher, A., The Institute for Future PUI Faculty (IFPF) and its impact on participant motivation and perception of being a chemistry faculty member at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI). J. Chem. Educ., 2023, 100, 2, 619 – 626.
IFPF Conference Presentations
Bertucci, M. A. and Hamacher, A., “The Institute for Future PUI Faculty (IFPF): A case study on the motivations and perceptions of the first cohort” LVAIC Teaching & Learning Colloquium, 2023.
Bertucci, M. A. and Hamacher, A.*, “Institute for Future PUI Faculty (IFPF) and its impact on participant motivation and perception of being a chemistry faculty member at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI)” 265th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, 2023.
Bertucci, M. A. and Hamacher, A.*, “The Institute for Future PUI Faculty: A case study about participants’ career motivations and perceptions during Lafayette College’s new professional training program.” The Biennial Conference on Chemistry Education, 2022.
IFPF Invited Seminars
2025 – Tufts University, Wesleyan University
2023 – University of Delaware
2022 – University of Pennsylvania, University of Tennessee