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Todd Pagano

Exec Director, NTID Professional and Student Scholar Development

National Technical Institute for the Deaf

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Todd Pagano

Exec Director, NTID Professional and Student Scholar Development

National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Education

BA, State University College at Oswego; MS, Ph.D., Tufts University

Bio

Bio: Dr. Todd Pagano, Professor of Chemistry, is the Associate Dean for Teaching & Scholarship Excellence at RIT/NTID and was the founding Director of NTID's Laboratory Science Technology program. He is also an extended faculty member in RIT's Golisano Institute of Sustainability and the College of Science's Environmental Science program.

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Uninvited Presentations
Rogers, Reginald E., Leonard J. Macisco, and Maameyaa Asiamah. "Utilizing CNT-based nanomaterials to enhance the removal of pollutants from water systems." American Chemical Society National Meeting. American Chemical Society. Indianapolis, IN. 27 Mar. 2023. Conference Presentation.
Book Chapter
Ross, Annemarie D., et al. "Teaching Chemistry to Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing." Teaching Chemistry to Students with Disabilities. Ed. Patricia Redden, et al. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 2023. 117-131. Web.
Ross, Annemarie D., Randy Yerrick, and Todd Pagano. "Examining the Use of Scientific Argumentation Strategies in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Learning Contexts to Teach Climate Science." Communication in Chemistry. Ed. Garland L. Crawford, et al. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 2019. 75-95. Print.
Pagano, Todd. "On Giants\' Shoulders: A Tradition of Excellence in Teaching." A Shining Beacon: 50 Years of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Ed. James McCarthy. Rochester, NY: RIT Press, 2017. 135-145. Print.
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Journal Paper
Selberg, Sigrid, et al. "Non-invasive analysis of natural textile dyes using fluorescence excitation-emission matrices." Talanta 252. (2023): 123805. Print.
Tammekivi, E., et al. "Experimental and computational study of aminoacridines as MALDI(-)-MS matrix materials for the analysis of complex samples." Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 32. 4 (2021): 1080-1095. Print.
Pagano, Todd, et al. "Accessibility in Undergraduate Research Experiences: a Novel CURE." SPUR: Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research 4. 3 (2021): 3-4. Print.
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Published Conference Proceedings
Rogers, Reginald and Todd Pagano. "Mending the Gap: An Intentional Focus on Integrating Underrepresented Minority and Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Students into the Research Culture." Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education. Ed. ASEE. Salt Lake City, Utah: n.p., 2018. Web.
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Pagano, Todd. "Outstanding Undergraduate Science Teacher Award Lecture: Maximizing Inclusivity in the Postsecondary Science Classroom." National Meeting of the National Science Teacher Association. National Science Teacher Association. Los Angeles, CA. 30 Mar. 2017. Keynote Speech.
Pagano, Todd. "Exploring the "Kinetics" of Student Success." Professional Development Conference. Arizona Western College/Northern Arizona University. Yuma, AZ. 12 Feb. 2015. Keynote Speech.
Pagano, Todd. "The Kinetics of Academic and Career Success." Augustine Silveira Distinguished Lecture. SUNY Oswego. Oswego, NY. 10 May 2014. Keynote Speech.
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Currently Teaching

BIOL-495
1 - 4 Credits
This course is a faculty-directed student project or research involving laboratory or field work, computer modeling, or theoretical calculations that could be considered of an original nature. The level of study is appropriate for students in their final two years of study.
CHEM-493
1 - 3 Credits
This course is a faculty-directed student project or research in chemistry that could be considered of an original nature.
CHEM-495
1 - 3 Credits
This course is a faculty-directed student project or research involving laboratory work, computer modeling, or theoretical calculations that could be considered of an original nature. The level of study is appropriate for students in their final two years of study.