Natalie Crist was interested in chemistry from an early age.  She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from the College of Wooster, and worked on a research project to develop an optical sensor for TNT.  At the University of Michigan, Dr. Crist continued working on sensor development, this time using bioanalytical techniques to detect nitric oxide in blood and exhaled breath.
 
During graduate school Dr. Crist taught at Henry Ford Community College.  After graduate school she joined the faculty at Albion College for one year, before moving to the University of Hawaii at Hilo for 6 years.  
 
Dr. Crist aims to create an interactive classroom in which students feel welcome.  She strives to make chemistry relatable by using real world examples and hopes to pass on her excitement and enthusiasm for the subject.

curriculum vitae

Publications:

• Zajda, J.; Crist, N.R.; Malinowska, E.; Meyerhoff, M.E. Asymmetric Anion-Selective Membrane Electrode for Determining Nitric Oxide Release Rates from Polymeric Films/Electrochemical Devices. Electroanalysis 2015, 28, 277-281.
• Park, J.Y.; White, J.B.; Walker, N.; Kuo, C-H.; Cha, W.; Meyerhoff, M.E.; Takayama, S.  Responses of endothelial cells to extremely slow flows. Biomicrofluidics 2011, 5, 022211.
• Walker, N.R.; Linman, M.J.; Timmers, M.M.; Dean, S.L.; Burkett, C.M.; Lloyd, J.A.; Keelor, J.D.; Baughman, B.M.; Edmiston, P.L. Selective Detection of Gas-Phase TNT by Integrated Optical Waveguide Spectrometry using Molecularly Imprinted Sol-gel Sensing Films. Analytica Chimica Acta 2007, 1, 82-91.
• Carlson C.A., Lloyd, J.A., Dean S.L., Walker, N.R., Edmiston, P.L. Sensor for Fluorene Based on the Incorporation of an Environmentally Sensitive Fluorophore Proximal to a Molecularly Imprinted Binding Site. Analytical Chemistry 2006, 78, 3537-3542. 
  

Presentations:

• Crist, N.R.; Zajda, J.; Colletta, A.; Brownstein, J.; Meyerhoff, M.E Measurement of Exhaled Nasal Breath Nitric Oxide Levels Using Oxy-Hemoglobin Reagent with Nitrate Ion-Selective Electrode Detection. Presented at the 64th Annual Pittsburgh Conference, Philadelphia, PA, March 20, 2013.
• Walker, N.R.; Meyerhoff, M.E Chemiluminescent Detection of S-Nitrosothiols using a Sensitive and Selective Organoselenium Catalyst. Presented at the 61st Annual Pittsburgh Conference, Orlando, FL, March 1, 2010.
• Walker, N.R.; Meyerhoff, M.E. Amperometric Detection of S-Nitrosothiols in Exhaled Breath Condensate. Presented at the 60th Annual Pittsburgh Conference, Chicago, IL, March 11, 2009.