Jonathan M. Lochamy, Ph.D.
130Fairway Ridge Drive
Johns Creek, GA 30022
(770) 634-6783 – Cell
(678) 891-3807– Work
Education and Awards:
B.S.1999; Genetics/Microbiology, University of Georgia Athens
-Cum Laude, Honors in Genetics
Ph.D.2005; Genetics and Molecular Biology, Emory University
-NIH Training Grant Award, Arthur Blank/NEH Teaching Fellowship
Professional
-2011 STEM II Research Grant (renewed 2012 and 2013), 2013 President’s Higher Ed. Community Service Honor Role (contributing project to group award)
Teaching Experience:
Fall 2008-PresentAssistant Professor of Science at GPC
Fall 2010-PresentAdjunct Professor for Johns-Hopkins On-line Bioinformatics Program
2005-Fall 2008 Term-to-Term Faculty at GPC
Administrative Experience:
Interim Coordinator for Online Projects - Research and coordinate compliance with USG and interstate regulations; identify enrollment trends and research marketing data to target recruitment efforts and course offerings; analyze business processes to identify points that reduce flexibility in scheduling and course offering; other projects as assigned by the Dean of Online. (Spring 12; position eliminated due to college-wide budget issues)
Chair of Biology – Discipline committee with oversight over Majors, Non-Majors, A&P, and Microbiology. Managed authorship of sub-discipline bylaws and assessment improvement plans (Spring 10 – Spring 12).
Chair of Academic Affairs Policy Task Team – Originating chair of college-wide committee developing and revising all academic policies. Expanded the position to include management of policy from origination through AAPC and PPAB approval (Fall 09 – Summer 12).
Chair of Clicker Advisory Committee – Originating chair of college-wide committee for selection and implementation of classroom response technology. Created committee and transferred management of clickers from individual units to OIT (Summer 10 – Fall 12).
Chair Biology Transfer Committee – Oversight of non-Major’s biology. Managed creation of missing lab assessments and inclusion of $17,000 of new technology in lab curriculum (Spring 07-Spring 10).
Chair of Science Quality Committee – Originating chair of division committee developing strategic plan for science division quality assessment. Implemented creation of assessment exams in each discipline (Summer 06-07).
Professional Organizations:
Secretary of the American Association of University Professors (GPC Chapter). 2011 - 2012
Webmaster for the National Association of Biology Teachers (Two-Year College Section). 2009 - Present
Publications and Presentations:
Lochamy, J. Online Cell Biology and Genetics Lab Manual. Internal GPC Web Manual. Dec. 2012.
Lochamy, J. and Aliff, J. A Report on the Life Science Workforce Forum: A Catalyst for Transforming Georgia’s Bioscience Talent. Georgia Journal of Science 66(4):134-36.
Lochamy, J. Comparison of Active Learning and Traditional Lecture in Introductory Biology. The Teaching Professor Workshop, 2008.
Lochamy, J., Rogers, E.M., and Boss, J.M. CREB interacts with RFX and CIITA in a phosphorylation-independent manner. Molecular Immunology 2007 Feb;44(5):837-47.
Nagarajan, U.M., Lochamy, J., Chen, X., Beresford, G.W., Nilsen, R., Jensen, P.E., and Boss, J.M. Class II Transactivator is required for maximal expression of HLA-DOB in B Cells. The Journal of Immunology 168: 1780-1786.
Reference List for Jonathan M. Lochamy, Ph.D.
Carl McAllister, Ph.D.
Chair of Science, Georgia Perimeter College
555 N. Indian Creek Drive
Clarkston, GA 30021
678-891-3768
Dr. McAllister has been my direct supervisor for four years.
Beth Jensen, Ph.D.
Professor of English, Georgia Perimeter College
3251 Panthersville Road
Decatur, GA 30034
678-584-0459
Dr. Jensen wasmy supervisor during my time as interim Coordinator for Online Projects.
John Pickering, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology, University of Georgia
538 Biological Sciences Building
Athens, GA 30602
706-542-1115
Dr. Pickering runs the UGA Biodiversity Database called DiscoverLife. He was a collaborator on both STEM II Minigrants involving GPC student field research.
Andrew Penniman, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology, Georgia Perimeter College
2101 Womack Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
770-274-5065
Dr. Penniman was my faculty mentor at Georgia Perimeter College during 2009. We have collaborated on course design and served on several committees together.