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David Shubert, PhD, is a dean in the College of Arts and Sciences at Newman University,
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Wichita, Kansas, where until recently he designed and cotaught the combined chemistry–physics
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for nurse anesthesia course with Dr. Leyba. He was inducted into the national Achievement
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Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation prior to joining Newman University in 1987.
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Although his area of expertise lies in organometallic chemistry, Dr. Shubert has taught intro-
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ductory, general, organic, analytical, and instrumental analytical chemistry, as well as bio-
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chemistry, earth and space science, general physical science, and chemistry/physics for nurse
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anesthesia. In 1995, Dr. Shubert was honored by his students and peers with the Teaching
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Excellence Award. He has worked as a chemical consultant with several local industries, includ-
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ing Vulcan Chemicals and BG Products. Working with colleagues from five independent col-
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leges, and with financial support from the National Science Foundation, the Camille and Henry
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Dreyfus Foundation, and the A. V. Davis Foundation, Dr. Shubert has offered numerous work- shops
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that provided training and access to modern instrumentation to high school chemistry teach- ers. Most
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recently, he was recognized by the Wichita Business Journal in 2014 as a Healthcare Hero. His
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research interests have evolved from organometallic chemistry to chemical education.
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John Leyba, PhD, is a professor of chemistry and head of the Department of Chemistry and
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Biochemistry, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, Georgia. Previously, he was a faculty mem-
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ber at Newman University for 12 years, where he served as the chair of the Division of Science
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and Mathematics and where he cotaught the combined chemistry–physics for nurse anesthesia course
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with Dr. Shubert. Dr. Leyba has extensive industrial experience in the Department of Energy
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Complex. He was senior scientist, senior scientist A, and principal scientist with Westinghouse
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Savannah River Company. In addition, he was the radiochemistry group leader for Rust Federal
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Services Clemson Technical Center in Anderson, South Carolina. He was also a visiting assistant
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professor in the Chemistry Department and adjunct assistant professor in the Department of
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Environmental 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
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chemical separation and detection of radioactive materials. Dr. Leyba has won several teaching
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awards including the Newman University 2005 Teaching Excellence Award and two Outstanding
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Didactic Instructor Awards from the Newman University Nurse Anesthesia Program.
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Sharon Niemann, DNAP, CRNA, is director of the Nurse Anesthesia Program, Newman
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University, Wichita, Kansas (since 2004). She has practiced as a certified registered nurse anesthetist
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since 1995 and has been employed as a cardiovascular nurse anesthetist with Anesthesia Consulting
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Service (Wichita) since certifying. She is a retired captain in the U.S. Army Reserve, having served
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overseas in spring 2001. Dr. Niemann serves on the Steering Committee, Mid-Continent Regional
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Center for Health Care Simulation and is a member of numerous professional organizations
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including the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) and the Kansas Association of
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Nurse Anesthetists (KANA), where she has held numerous offices, including president and
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treasurer, and currently is the program chair. She was also an item writer for the Council on
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Certification of Nurse Anesthetists (2006–2009) and a member of Sigma Theta Tau International.
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Dr. Niemann has presented widely for KANA and other state and local organizations on topics such as
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conscious sedation, anesthesia for total joint replacement, and anesthesia for cardiovascular
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procedures. She teaches a variety of courses in the Newman University Nurse Anesthesia Program
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and is principal investigator and clinical advisor for multiple senior nurse anesthesia thesis projects.
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She received her Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice degree at Texas Wesleyan University in
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2016.
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