6/90
- 6/92, USGS Volunteer for Science Program, U.S. Geological Survey National Center,
Reston, VA. Research in the areas of SFE of fatty
acids from clays; SFE of chlorinated pollutants from estuarine sediments.
8/88
- 12/88, Adjunct Lecturer, The American University, Washington, D.C. Developed and taught "Toxicology: The Chemistry of
Poisons," a one-semester undergraduate course designed for non-science
majors.
1/87
- 12/89, Teaching and Research Assistant, The American University, Washington, D.C.
Instructed
undergraduate laboratory sessions in general chemistry, instrumental analysis,
and toxicology for non-science majors.
Research in the areas of SFE of model humic acid compounds from clays;
effects of mobile phase modifiers on packed column stationary phases in SFC;
ion chromatography with post-column derivatization for the detection and
quantitation of trace levels of lead, cadmium, and zinc in drinking water.
3/85
- 7/86, Analytical Chemist, New England Pathology Services, Inc., Woburn, MA.
Performed
routine and emergency toxicological analyses for the detection of drugs of
abuse and therapeutic drugs in biological samples; responsible for all aspects
of analysis, instrument troubleshooting, and reporting of results.
9/83
- 5/85, Teaching Assistant, Northeastern University, Departments of Criminal
Justice and Forensic Chemistry, Boston, MA. Instructed
undergraduate laboratory session entitled "Introduction to Forensic
Chemistry"; delivered lectures on scientific methods in "Introduction
to Criminalistics."
6/84
- 9/84, Student Intern in Forensic Toxicology, Rhode Island Department of Health,
Toxicology Division, Providence, RI.
Required summer
internship as part of M.S. degree in Forensic Chemistry. Rotated through the Law Enforcement,
Human Toxicology, and Racing Toxicology Laboratories.
Funded
Research
Morrison,
J.F. (Principal
Investigator) ÒIn Vitro degradation of Cocaine, Morphine, and Methamphetamine
by Typical Putrefactive BacteriaÓ, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grant to
Trinity College/Hughes Summer Scholars, $3900 (Summer 2006)
Morrison,
J.F. (Principal
Investigator) ÒIn Vitro degradation of Cocaine, Morphine, and Methamphetamine
by Typical Putrefactive BacteriaÓ, Hughes Faculty Development Grant, Howard
Hughes Medical Institute Grant to Trinity College, $850 (Summer 2006)
Morrison,
J.F. (Principal
Investigator) ÒDevelopment of Forensic Databases to Support Crime Scene
Investigations with Portable, Non-destructive X-ray Fluorescence TechnologiesÓ,
Trinity College Faculty Research Assistantship Grant, $3500 (Summer 2005)
Morrison,
J.F. (Principal
Investigator) ÒTesting for Multiple Drug Classes in Hair Using Supercritical
Fluid Extraction and Gas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryÓ, Trinity College
Faculty Research Assistantship Grant, $3500 (Summer 2003)
OÕConnell,
S.; Morrison, J.F.;
Osborn, J. ÒConnecting with the River: Geoscience Research and Education for
Hartford, CTÓ, National Science Foundation Grant No. GEO-0119968, $333,173
(2002 – 2004)
Morrison,
J.F. (Principal
Investigator), Collaborative Evaluation Agreement between Trinity College and
DrugRisk Solutions, Schuylerville, NY.
Basic research in support of the development of diagnostic platforms for
on-site hair drug testing. (Contract
dated October 22, 2002; contract active 2003 – 2004).
Morrison,
J.F. (Principal
Investigator), ÒEvaluation of Supercritical Fluid Extraction for the Isolation
of Amphetamines from Human HairÓ, Trinity College Faculty Research
Assistantship Grant, $3000 (Summer 2002)
Morrison,
J. F. (Principal
Investigator), ÒOn-Line Derivatization/Supercritical Fluid Extraction of
Amphetamines from Biological SamplesÓ, Trinity College Faculty Research
Assistantship Grant, $3000 (Summer 2000)
Morrison,
J.F. (Principal
Investigator), ÒHair Analysis for the Detection of Anabolic Steroid Abuse Using Supercritical Fluid
Extraction and Liquid Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryÓ, Trinity College
Faculty Trinity College Faculty Research Assistantship Grant, $4480 (Summer
1999)
Morrison,
J.F. (Principal
Investigator), "Evaluation of Analytical Methodologies for Non-Intrusive
Drug Testing: Supercritical Fluid Extraction for the Rapid Screening of
Drugs-of-Abuse in Hair", $100K funded by the National Institute of
Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, through the NIST Office of Law Enforcement
Standards (FY 96).
Morrison,
J.F.; Choquette, S.J.;
Christensen, R.J.; Chesler, S.N. (Co-investigators), "Real-Time Monitoring
of Supercritical Fluid Processes", NIST Division Reserve Funding, $75K (FY
97).
Professional
Affiliations
Member,
American Chemical Society
Division of Analytical Chemistry
Subdivision on Chromatography and Separation Chemistry
Connecticut Valley Local Section
Member,
Council on Undergraduate Research
Patents
Morrison,
J.F.; Morrison, P.A.;
Selavka, C.M.; Eden, T.M.; Thuss, C.B.; Hopper, K.C.; and Sundsmo, J.S., ÒHair
Collection Device and Methods of Use ThereofÓ, U.S. Patent No 6,478,750 B1
(November 12, 2002)
Publications
OÕConnell,
S.; Ortiz, J.; and Morrison, J.F.
ÒConnecting Urban
Students with their Rivers Generates Interest and Skills in the GeosciencesÓ, Journal
of Geoscience Education 52
(5), 462-471 (2004).
OÕConnell,
S.; Ortiz, J.; and Morrison, J.F.
ÒConnecting with
the RiverÓ, Geotimes
48 (9), 14-17 (2003).
Morrison,
J.F.; Sniegoski, L.T.;
and Yoo, W.J. ÒEvaluation of Analytical Methodologies for Non-Intrusive Drug
Testing--Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Cocaine from HairÓ, National
Institute of Justice Technical Report 601-98, National Institute of Justice, Washington, D.C. , March
1999.
Morrison,
J.F.; Chesler, S.N.;
Yoo, W.J.; and Selavka, C.M. "Matrix and Modifier Effects in the Supercritical
Fluid Extraction of Cocaine and Benzoylecgonine from Human Hair", Anal.
Chem. 70 (1),
163-172 (1998).
Maxwell,
R.J. and Morrison, J.F.
"Supercritical Fluid Extraction as a Sample Preparation Tool in Analytical
Toxicology", in Handbook of Analytical Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and
Toxicology, Wong, S.H.Y.
and Sunshine, I., Eds., CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, Chapter 5, 1997 (INVITED
BOOK CHAPTER).
Morrison,
J.F.; Chesler, S.N.; and
Reins, J.L. "Supercritical Fluid Extraction-Immunoassay for the Rapid
Screening of Cocaine in Hair", J. Microcolumn Separations, 8 (1), 37-45 (1996).
Morrison,
J.F.; Chesler, S.N.; and
Reins, J.L. "SFE and SFE-Immunoassay of Drugs-of- Abuse in Hair:
Matrix and Modifier Effects", Proceedings of the 7th International
Symposium on Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction, Indianapolis,
IN, March 31-April 4, 1996,
Supercritical Conferences: Cincinnati, OH, p. L-11 (1996).
Morrison,
J.F.; Chesler, S.N.; and
Reins, J.L. "Supercritical Fluid Extraction-Immunoassay for the Rapid
Screening of Drugs-of-Abuse in Hair", Proceedings of the Seventeenth
International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography and Electrophoresis, p. 666 (1995).
Morrison,
J.F.; MacCrehan, W.A.;
and Selavka, C.S. "Evaluation of Supercritical Fluid Extraction
for the Selective Recovery of Drugs-of-Abuse from Hair", Second
International Meeting on Clinical and Forensic Aspects of Hair Analysis,
Genova, Italy, June 1994, National Institute on Drug Abuse, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services Special Publication (1996).
Page,
S.H.; Morrison, J.F.;
and Lee, M.L. "Effect of Phase Behavior on Supercritical Fluid Chromatographic
and Extraction Performance", in Kiran, E. and Levelt Sengers, J.M.H., eds.
Supercritical Fluids: Fundamentals for Application, Klewer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht,
The Netherlands, pp. 641-652. (1994) (BOOK CHAPTER).
Page,
S.H.; Morrison, J.F.;
Christensen, R.G.; and Choquette, S.J. "Instrument for Evaluating Phase
Behavior of Mixtures for Supercritical Fluid Experiments", Anal. Chem., 66, 3553-3557 (1994).
Morrison,
J.F. and MacCrehan, W.A.
"Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Cocaine from Human Hair Using CO2
Modified with Water and Triethylamine", Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on
Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction, Baltimore, MD, January 11- 14, 1994, Supercritical Conferences: Cincinnati,
OH, p. F-16 (1994).
Morrison,
J.F.; Simon, N.S.;
Girard, J.E. "Isolation of Natural and Anthropogenic Organic Compounds
from Estuarine Bed Sediments Using Supercritical Fluid Extraction", Proceedings of the 201st ACS
National Meeting,Atlanta, GA, April 1991 (American Chemical Society Division of
Environmental Chemistry), 31(1),
71 (1991).
Simon,
N.S. and Morrison, J.F.
"The Role of Bed Sediments and Drift in the Transport and Fate of
Metallo-Organic Compounds in the Calcasieu Estuary, Louisiana", in
Mallard, G.E. and Aronson, D.A. U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances
Hydrology Program--Proceedings
of the Technical Meeting, Monterey, CA, March 11-15, 1991, Water
Resources Investigation Report No. 91-4034 (1991).
Morrison,
J.F. "Supercritical
Fluid Extraction of Free Fatty Acids from Siliceous Solids", Ph.D.
Dissertation, The American University (1992).
Presentations
McColl,
K. C. and Morrison, J.F. ÒInvestigation of the In Vitro degradation of Cocaine, Morphine,
Phencyclidine, and Methamphetamine by Typical Putrefactive Bacteria: Optimization of Extraction MethodsÓ, 2007
Connecticut Valley Section of the American Chemical Society Undergraduate
Research Symposium, SimonÕs Rock College of Bard, April 28, 2007.
Morrison,
J.F. ÒTesting for Drugs-of-Abuse in Human
Hair and Other ÒUnusualÓ Biological Samples: Emerging Technologies, Controversies, and Applications of
SFE TechnologyÓ, Northeastern University Department of Chemistry, June 19, 2006
(INVITED LECTURE)
Cavar,
J. R. and Morrison, J.F.
ÒAnalytical Method Development for the Supercritical Fluid Extraction and
Quantification of Rotenone in Hair to Assess Occupational ExposureÓ, 33rd
Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Fairfield, CT,
July 15, 2005.
Morrison,
J.F. ÒUse of a Blackboard Textbook Course
Cartridge as a Teaching ToolÓ, First Annual Spring Institute on Teaching with Technology, Trinity
College, Hartford, CT, May
19, 2005.
Henderson, D.E. and Morrison, J.F. ÒService
Learning In Analytical Chemistry—The Neighborhood As A LaboratoryÓ, Federation
of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy (FACCS) Meeting, Providence, RI,
October 14, 2002.
Rada,
A.L. and Morrison, J.F.
ÒIn Situ Derivatization/SFE of Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, and Ecstasy from
Human HairÓ, 10th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluid
Chromatography, Extraction, and Processing, Myrtle Beach, SC, August 19-22,
2001.
Rada,
A.L. and Morrison, J.F.
ÒDetection of Ecstasy, Amphetamine, and Methamphetamine in Hair Using On Line
Derivatization/Supercritical Fluid Extraction and GC-MSÓ, 2001 Connecticut
Valley Section of the American Chemical Society Undergraduate Research
Symposium, Hartford, CT, April 21, 2001.
Morrison, J.F. ÒForensic Applications of
ChromatographyÓ, Tutorial College at Trinity College, Hartford, CT, March 12,
2001 (invited lecture and laboratory module).
Morrison,
J.F. and Rada, A.L.
ÒIsolation of Amphetamines from Human Hair Using On-Line
Derivatization/Supercritical Fluid ExtractionÓ, 220th National
Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., August 20, 2000.
Rada,
A.L. and Morrison, J.F.
"On-line Derivatization/Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Amphetamines
from Human Hair", Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical
Society, Storrs, CT, June 19, 2000.
Morrison,
J.F. ÒTesting for Drugs-of-Abuse
in Human Hair and Other ÒUnusualÓ Biological Samples: Emerging Technologies,
Controversies, and ApplicationsÓ, Greater Hartford High School Colloquium
Series at Trinity College, Hartford, CT, March 21, 2000.
Morrison,
J.F.; Sniegoski, L.T.; Selavka,
C.M. ÒForensic Drug Testing in Human Hair Using Supercritical Fluid Extraction:
How, Why, and Who Cares?Ó, The International Society for Optical Engineering
(SPIE) International Symposium of Enabling Technologies for Law Enforcement and
Security, Boston, MA, November 4, 1998 (INVITED).
Morrison, J.F. ÒTesting Human Hair for
Drugs-of-Abuse: Emerging
Technologies, Controversies, and ApplicationsÓ, Quinnipiac College
Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series, Quinnipiac College, November 19, 1997 (INVITED).
Morrison, J.F.; Chelser, S.N.; Yoo, W.J. "Forensic
Applications of SFE: Analysis of
Hair for Drugs of Abuse", 35th Annual Eastern Analytical Symposium and
Exposition, Somerset,
NJ, November 18, 1996 (INVITED).
Morrison, J.F.; Yoo, W.J.; Chesler, S.N. "SFE in
Forensic Toxicology: Analysis of
Hair for Drugs of Abuse", Highlands in Chemistry Seminar Series, Department of Chemistry, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University, September 13, 1996 (INVITED).
Morrison, J.F.; Chesler, S.N.; Reins, J.L. "SFE
and SFE-Immunoassay of Drugs-of-Abuse in Hair: Matrix and Modifier
Effects", 7th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluid
Chromatography and Extraction,
Indianapolis, IN, March 31-April 4, 1996 (INVITED).
Morrison, J.F.; Chesler, S.N.; Reins, J.L.
"Supercritical Fluid Extraction-Immunoassay for the Rapid Screening of
Drugs-of-Abuse in Hair", 17th International Symposium on Capillary
Chromatography and Electrophoresis,
Wintergreen, VA, May 7 - 11, 1995.
Morrison, J.F.; MacCrehan, W.A.; Selavka, C.S.
"Evaluation of Supercritical Fluid Extraction for the Selective Recovery
of Drugs-of-Abuse from Hair",
2nd International Meeting on Clinical and Forensic Aspects of Hair
Analysis, Genova, Italy,
June 6 - 8, 1994 (INVITED).
Morrison,
J.F. "Supercritical
Fluid Extraction of Drugs-of-Abuse from Hair", Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, and Firearms National Laboratory Center, Rockville, MD, June 29, 1994
(INVITED).
Morrison, J.F. and MacCrehan, W.A. "Supercritical
Fluid Extraction of Cocaine from Human Hair Using CO2 Modified with
Water and Triethylamine", 5th International Symposium on Supercritical
Fluid Chromatography and Extraction, Baltimore,
MD, January 11 - 14, 1994.
Page, S.H. and Morrison, J.F. "Measurement and Influence of Phase
Behavior on Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction", 5th
International Symposium
on Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction, Baltimore, MD, January 11 - 14, 1994.
Morrison, J.F. "The Use of CO2-Modified
Fluids for the Selective Recovery of Polar Drugs-of-Abuse from Hair", NIST
Workshop on Supercritical Fluid Extraction: Technology of the Future, Boulder, CO, November 30, 1993.
Morrison, J.F. "Extraction of Drugs-of-Abuse from
Human Hair Using Supercritical Fluids", First Annual Sigma Xi Post-Doctoral
Poster Presentation, NIST,
Gaithersburg, MD, February 24, 1994.
Morrison, J.F.; Simon, N.S.; Girard, J.E.
"Application of Supercritical Fluid Extraction to Bed Sediments from the
Calcasieu River Estuary, Louisiana", 1991 International Symposium on
Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction, Park City, Utah, January 10 - 14, 1991.
Morrison, J.F.; Simon, N.S.; Girard, J.E.
"Isolation of Natural and Anthropogenic Organic Compounds from Estuarine
Bed Sediments Using Supercritical Fluid Extraction", 201st American
Chemical Society National Meeting, Atlanta,
GA, April 1991.
Simon,
N.S. and Morrison, J.F.
"Metallo-Organic Compounds Extracted from Estuarine Suspended
Organic Material and Bed Sediments", presented by N.S. Simon at the 201st
American Chemical Society National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, April 1991.
Outreach,
Professional Development, and Community Service Programs
Participated as teaching faculty and
organizer of the following programs at the Greater Hartford Academy of
Math and Sciences (GHAMAS) at the Learning Corridor, Hartford, CT:
-
November 2,
2004: Professional Development
Conference for Middle and Secondary Math/Science Teachers—Held a workshop entitled Introduction
to UV-Visible Spectroscopy
with Lisa Nestor (Trinity) and Melissa Conrad (GHAMAS) for area high school
teachers (half day program at GHAMAS).
-
November 5,
2002: Professional Development
Conference for Middle and Secondary Math/Science Teachers—Held a workshop entitled Introduction
to UV-Visible Spectroscopy
with Lisa Nestor (Trinity) and Melissa Conrad (GHAMAS) for area high school
teachers (full day program at GHAMAS).
-
December 4,
2001: PIMMS Chemistry Institute—Held a workshop with GHAMAS
faculty entitled Tools for Chemical Analysis: Chromatography and Spectroscopy for area teachers, grades 9-12 (full day
program at GHAMAS).
-
November 6,
2001: Trinity College/GHAMAS
Professional Development Conference—Held
two workshops with GHAMAS faculty
entitled A Primer on Chromatography-Applications in Forensic Science and A Primer on Ultraviolet-Visible
Spectroscopy for
teachers, grades 7 – 12 (full day program at GHAMAS).
-
July 24,
2001: Scientist-in-residence at
GHAMAS with Lisa Nestor
for a series of summer student programs.
Workshops on the chemical development of latent fingerprints held for
three student groups: CPEP (CT
Pre-Engineering Program), YO (Youth Opportunities) Hartford students, and a
group of entering 9th grade GHAMAS students (approximately 60
students total).
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May 23,
2001 – Bob Segall (GHAMAS) and Diane Blake (GHAMAS) brought 20 junior and
senior chemistry students from GHAMAS to Trinity to analyze previously
synthesized aspirin samples by HPLC and IR spectroscopy. Lisa Nestor (Trinity) and I set up the
instrumentation and helped them to carry out the analyses.
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January
– June, 2001: Provided consultation
on instrumentation purchases
for the Analytical Instrumentation Laboratory at GHAMAS; oversaw purchase and
installation of a gas chromatograph, high performance liquid chromatograph, and
ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer.
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March 24,
2001: Student
Outreach—Explorations in Forensic Science: Introduction to Spectroscopy. Developed and taught, along with Lisa Nestor
(Trinity), this last in a series of four day-long Saturday workshops for area
high school and middle school students (full day program at GHAMAS).
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March 17,
2001: Student
Outreach—Explorations in Forensic Science: DNA Profiling in Forensic Science. Developed and taught this third in a
series of four day-long Saturday workshops for area high school and middle
school students (full day program at GHAMAS).
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March 10,
2001: Student
Outreach—Explorations in Forensic Science: Forensic Applications of Chromatography. Developed and taught this second in a
series of four day-long Saturday workshops for area high school and middle
school students (full day program at GHAMAS).
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March 3,
2001: Student
Outreach—Explorations in Forensic Science 2001: Fingerprint Detection Methods.
Developed and taught this first in a series of four day-long Saturday
workshops for area high school and middle school students (full day program at
GHAMAS).
-
March
2001: Introduced 9th
and 10th graders at GHAMAS to the analytical instrumentation housed
in the chemistry department at Trinity. (Two 1-hour sessions)
-
February
10, 2001: Professional
Development Workshop for High School Teachers—TeacherÕs Institute in
Explorations in Forensic Science. Held a day-long Saturday workshop with
Lisa Nestor (Trinity) and Howard Thiery (GHAMAS) for area high school
teachers. Instructed teachers on
the forensic technologies of DNA profiling, chemical detection of latent
fingerprints, and chromatographic analysis of inks (full day program at
GHAMAS).
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Early
February, 2001: Taught a chromatography
module (lecture and
laboratory) to the GHAMAS AP chemistry class (One 2-hour session held at
GHAMAS).
Other Community Outreach
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2005-present: Chairperson, Project Choice Outreach, Squadron Line Elementary School,
Simsbury, CT—plan
and
hold events to ease the transition for
Hartford students attending Simsbury schools
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2005-present: Volunteer, St. Elizabeth Shelter/Mercy
House, Hartford,
CT—prepare and serve food for homeless shelter
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November 7,
2002: Hartford Public Library,
Dwight Branch—Hands-on
demonstrations for elementary school
students
as part of National Chemistry Week.
