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Dr. Laura Sessions

Dr. Sessions was born and raised in Winter Park, FL. For undergraduate studies, she enjoyed attending the University of Florida, obtaining a B.S. in Chemistry with a minor in French. While there, she performed more than 350 hours of community service with Alpha Phi Omega. For graduate studies, Dr. Sessions attended Dartmouth College where she studied organic synthesis and polymer and nanoparticle synthesis with focus on controlled radical polymerization and use of inert atmospheres, gel permeation chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry, nuclear magnetic resonance, transmission electron miscroscopy, and atomic force microscopy. After completing her Ph.D., Dr. Sessions was very happy to move back to warm, sunny Florida. She taught part-time at Palm Beach Community College (now Palm Beach State College) for three years while performing various duties for the South Florida Science Museum (now Cox Science Center and Aquarium) and including science educator, grant writer, and eventually education director. Dr. Sessions was delighted to join the full-time faculty at Valencia College in 2010 and successfully completed the tenure track in 2014. At Valencia, she has served as department chair, multiple terms on Faculty Council, and on numerous committees including Rubric for Online Competencies panels, Teaching/Learning Academy committees, and the Undergraduate Research Advisory Board. She also serves as the Alternate Councilor for the Orlando Section of the American Chemical Society.