Hayden Swisher

Lecturer of Chemistry

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Bio

I'm happily married to a fellow educator and the proud father of two young sons. Teaching is my passion and I continually look for new ways to help students make the connections between their coursework and real life.

Degree

PhD in Biochemistry

University of Colorado

BS in Chemistry

Baker University

Published Works

Srinivasan, S., Palmer, A., Jacobs, B. M., Lazorski, M., Swisher, H. H., Boles, K. (2021). . ,

Research Interests

I conduct no research at present but my past work involved developing methods to evaluate changes in protein-protein binding brought on by disease (like cancers or developmental disorders)

Teaching Interests

I believe you are never finished learning and I try instill that sense of exploration and discovery into the minds of my students. Chemistry is a vast topic that intersects so many areas of industry and society that there are places of direct relevance no matter the future career plans. I strive to make those connections tangible to students and help them realize that even if they don't plan to be chemists later in life that this is a topic they can succeed in and further that there is value in understanding even a small part of how the world works.

Office Hours

(Spring 2025)
Tue --- 1000 - 1100A
Wed -- 1230 - 200P
Thur -- 930 - 1100A, 230-330P