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physics for nurse anesthesia course with Dr. Leyba. He was inducted into the national Achievement Re
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w ards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation prior to join ing Newman University in 1987. Altho
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ugh h is area of e xpe rtise lies in organometallic chemistry, Dr. Shubert has taught intro-
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ductory, general, organic, analytical, and instrumental analytica l chemistry, as well as bio-
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chemistry, earth and space science, general physical science, and chemistry/physics for nurse anesthesi
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a. In 1995, Dr. Shubert was honored by his students and peers with the Teaching Excellence Award. He
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h as worked as a chemical consultant with several local industries, includ-
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ing Vu lcan Chemicals and BG Products. Working with colleagues from five independent col-
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leges, and with financial support fro m the National Science Foundation, the Camille and Henry Dreyfus
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Foundation, and the A. V. Davis Foundation, Dr.Shuberthasoffered numerouswork-
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shopsthat provided tra iningandaccessto moderninstrumentation to high schoolchemistry teach-
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ers. Most recently, he was recognized by the Wichita Business Journal in 2014 as a Healthcare Hero.
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Hi s research interests have evolved from organometallic chemistryto chemical education.
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John Leyba, PhD, is a professor of chemistry and head of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemist ry,Universit
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yofNorth Georg ia, Dahlonega,Georgia. Previously, he wasa facultymem-
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ber at Newman University for 12 years, where he served as the chair of the Division of Science and Math ematicsand
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where he cotaughtthe combined chemistry–
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physics for nurse anesthesia course withDr. Shubert. Dr. Leyba has extensive industrial e xpe rience in
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th e Department of Energy Complex. He was senior scientist, senior scientist A, and principalsci
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entist wi th Westinghouse Savannah River Company. In addition, he was the radiochemistry group l
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eader for Rus t Federal Services Clemson Technical Center in Anderson, South Carolina. He was also
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a visiting assista nt professor in the Chemistry Department and adjunct assistant professor in the Depart
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ment of Environ mental Engineering and Science at Clemson University. Dr. Leyba was also the Denver
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Area director of operations for Canberra Industries. His research interests involve the rapid chemical
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separation and dete ction of radioactive materials. Dr. Leyba has won several teaching awards including
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the NewmanUniver sity 2005 Teaching Excellence Award and two Outstanding Didactic Instructor
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Awards from the Newm an University Nurse Anesthesia Program.
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Sharon Niemann, DNAP, CRNA, isdirector of the Nurse Anesthesia Program, Ne wman University,
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Wi chita, Kansas(since 2004).Shehaspracticed asa certified registerednurseanesthetistsince 1995 and has b
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ee nemployed as aca rdiovascular nurse anesthetist with Anesthesia ConsultingService (Wichita) since ce
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rtif ying. She is a ret ired captain in the U.S. Army Reserve, having served overseas in spring 2001. Dr.
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Niem ann serves on the Steering Committee, Mid-
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Continent Regional Center for Health Care Simu lation and is a member of numerous professionalorg
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ani zations including the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) and the Kansas Ass
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ociation of Nurse Anesthetists (KANA), where she has held numerous offices, including president an
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d treasurer, and currently is the program chair. She was also an item writer for the Council on Certificat
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ion of Nurse Anesthetists (2006–
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2009) and a member of Sigma Theta Tau International. Dr. Niemann has presented widely for KANAan
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ndotherstateand localorganizat ionsontopicssuch as conscious sedation,anesthesiafortotal jo int replacem
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ent, and anesthesia forcardiovascular procedures.She teaches a varietyofcourses in the
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, Newman University Nurse Anesthesia Program and is principal investigator and clinicaladvisor for
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mul tiple senior nurse anesthesia thesis projects. She received her Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Pract
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physics for nurse anesthesia course with Dr. Leyba. He was inducted into the national Achievement Re
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w ards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation prior to join ing Newman University in 1987. Altho
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ugh h is area of e xpe rtise lies in organometallic chemistry, Dr. Shubert has taught intro-
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ductory, general, organic, analytical, and instrumental analytica l chemistry, as well as bio-
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chemistry, earth and space science, general physical science, and chemistry/physics for nurse anesthesi
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a. In 1995, Dr. Shubert was honored by his students and peers with the Teaching Excellence Award. He
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h as worked as a chemical consultant with several local industries, includ-
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ing Vu lcan Chemicals and BG Products. Working with colleagues from five independent col-
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leges, and with financial support fro m the National Science Foundation, the Camille and Henry Dreyfus
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Foundation, and the A. V. Davis Foundation, Dr.Shuberthasoffered numerouswork-
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shopsthat provided tra iningandaccessto moderninstrumentation to high schoolchemistry teach-
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ers. Most recently, he was recognized by the Wichita Business Journal in 2014 as a Healthcare Hero.
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Hi s research interests have evolved from organometallic chemistryto chemical education.
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John Leyba, PhD, is a professor of chemistry and head of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemist ry,Universit
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yofNorth Georg ia, Dahlonega,Georgia. Previously, he wasa facultymem-
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ber at Newman University for 12 years, where he served as the chair of the Division of Science and Math ematicsand
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where he cotaughtthe combined chemistry–
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th e Department of Energy Complex. He was senior scientist, senior scientist A, and principalsci
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entist wi th Westinghouse Savannah River Company. In addition, he was the radiochemistry group l
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eader for Rus t Federal Services Clemson Technical Center in Anderson, South Carolina. He was also
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a visiting assista nt professor in the Chemistry Department and adjunct assistant professor in the Depart
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ment of Environ mental Engineering and Science at Clemson University. Dr. Leyba was also the Denver
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Area director of operations for Canberra Industries. His research interests involve the rapid chemical
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separation and dete ction of radioactive materials. Dr. Leyba has won several teaching awards including
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the NewmanUniver sity 2005 Teaching Excellence Award and two Outstanding Didactic Instructor
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Awards from the Newm an University Nurse Anesthesia Program.
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Sharon Niemann, DNAP, CRNA, isdirector of the Nurse Anesthesia Program, Ne wman University,
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Wi chita, Kansas(since 2004).Shehaspracticed asa certified registerednurseanesthetistsince 1995 and has b
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ee nemployed as aca rdiovascular nurse anesthetist with Anesthesia ConsultingService (Wichita) since ce
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rtif ying. She is a ret ired captain in the U.S. Army Reserve, having served overseas in spring 2001. Dr.
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Niem ann serves on the Steering Committee, Mid-
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Continent Regional Center for Health Care Simu lation and is a member of numerous professionalorg
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ani zations including the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) and the Kansas Ass
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ociation of Nurse Anesthetists (KANA), where she has held numerous offices, including president an
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d treasurer, and currently is the program chair. She was also an item writer for the Council on Certificat
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ion of Nurse Anesthetists (2006–
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2009) and a member of Sigma Theta Tau International. Dr. Niemann has presented widely for KANAan
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ndotherstateand localorganizat ionsontopicssuch as conscious sedation,anesthesiafortotal jo int replacem
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ent, and anesthesia forcardiovascular procedures.She teaches a varietyofcourses in the
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, Newman University Nurse Anesthesia Program and is principal investigator and clinicaladvisor for
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mul tiple senior nurse anesthesia thesis projects. She received her Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Pract
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icedegre e at Texas Wesleyan University in 2016.
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