Lorrie L Comeford
Professional Details
| Title: | Professor |
| Office: | MH-540B |
| Phone: | 978-542-6746 |
| Email: | lorrie.comeford@salemstate.edu |
| Website: | http://www.salemstate.edu/~lcomeford |
Spring Courses
| Cat. # | Term | Course # | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2115 | 01 | CHE130 | General Chemistry I |
| 2117 | D11 | CHE130 | General Chemistry I |
| 2124 | L26 | CHE130 | General Chemistry I |
| 2144 | 01 | CHE342 | Physical Chemistry II |
| 2145 | L21 | CHE342 | Physical Chemistry II |
| 2153 | 01 | CHE560 | Chemistry Seminar |
Professional Interests
Chemical education and teacher preparation
Responsibilities
Departmental Service - assessment coordinator, library liaison, curriculum committee, safety committee.
Service - Chemistry -Content Advisory Committee for the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL)
Selected Publications
“Fish Treatment: Redox Reactions to Treat Fish Parasites” Joe Buttner andLorrie Comeford; In Explorations in Aquaculture,Volume II: Freshwater Resources for the Classroom; New England Board of Higher Education: Boston,2001; 299-311.
"Writing Assignments in Physical Chemistry" Comeford, L. Salem State College: Crosscurrents, 1998, 3, pp.24-27.
"Writing Assignments in Physical Chemistry" Comeford, L. J. Chem. Educ. 1997, 74, p.392.
"ThermodynamicMechanisms for Enthalpy-Entropy Compensation" Grunwald, E.; Comeford, L.; In Protein-Solvent Interactions; Gregory,R.B. Ed.; Marcel Decker: New York, 1995; Chapter 10.
"Ultravioletand Visible Charge-Transfer Absorption and Emission Spectra of Some Polar Dyesin Aqueous Solution Under High Pressure" Comeford, L.; Grunwald, E. J. Phys. Chem., 1990, 94, 1105-1110.
"InterionicStructure of N-Ethyl-N,N-dimethylanilinium Benzenesulfonate Ion Pairs FromElectric Dipole Moments" Comeford, L.; Grunwald, E.; Begum, M.K.; Pradhan,J. J. Phys. Chem., 1990, 94, 2714-2716.
"Structure of Hydration Shells Around Hydrophobic Molecules" Grunwald, E.; Comeford, L.; In Environmental Influences and Recognition inEnzyme Chemistry; Liebman, J.F.; Greenburg, A., Eds,; VCH: New York, 1988; Chapter 3.
"Electric Dipole Moments and Interionic Structure of ParasubstitutedN-Alkyl-N,N-dimethylanilinium Benzenesulfonate Ion Pairs" Dominey, L.A.; Comeford, L.; Chen. S.J-H.; Grunwald,E. J. Phys. Chem., 1987, 91, 2211-2216.
Selected Presentations
Conference Presentations
6/07 "A Method for Helping Students to Read Journal Articles More Critically"
at the New England Faculty Development Consortium (NEFDC)
8/07 "Green Chemistry Outreach to Salem,MA Public Schools"
with Dr. Christine MacTaylor and Dr. Deborah Mason-McCaffrey at the American Chemical Society National Meeting
10/07 “Beyond Baking Soda and Vinegar – The Chemistry of Household Products” at Best Practices in Education: Supporting Students, Teachers andFamilies at Salem StateCollege
Presentations to the College Community
5/06 "Innovative Teaching Methods Incorporated inGeneral Chemistry I: Using Calibrated Peer Reviews and On-Line E-Grade Problemsto Reach General Chemistry I Students" with Dr. Christine MacTaylor at Pearlsand Perils
3/07 "Balancing Work and Home Responsibilities" a panel discussion with Dr.Deborah Mason-McCaffrey and Rebecca Jimenez at the Women's Leadership Conference: Striking a Balance and Moving Forward