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DEPARTMENTS:
Biology Dept
Chemistry Dept
MA in Biomedicine

LOCATION: Main Campus, Harrisonburg | SSC 026H

PHONE: (540) 432-4403

Steve received his BA in chemistry and biochemistry in Colorado in 1991 and then taught middle school math and science in Lesotho in southern Africa. After returning to the US in 1995, getting married and moving to Indiana, Steve finished a PhD degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 2000. At EMU, Steve teaches courses in chemistry, biochemistry, plant physiology and sustainable agriculture.

Dr. Cessna’s research interests include:
- STEM student retention
- Teach the nature of science
- Assessing means of teaching through course-embedded research projects in college settings
- Measuring oxidant and anti-oxidant content in plants responding to stresses
- Comparing photosynthesis, antioxidant content, and growth of various plants in different stress conditions

Education

B.A. in Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado at Boulder (5/1991)
Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Purdue University (8/2000)
Visiting Research Fellow in the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, (8/2007-5/2008)

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