Dr. Miranda Andrews (she/her) received her PhD in Chemistry from Texas Tech University where she studied photoswitchable molecules and their abilities to induce changes in other properties, including reactivity and secondary bonding interactions. This work with Dr. Anthony Cozzolino was very interdisciplinary, including Organic, Inorganic, Physical Chemistry principles as well as Spectroscopy. Her undergraduate degree (BS) in Chemistry has a concentration in Biochemistry and much more than a minor in Spanish from the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Awards and Honors

2024-25 University of Illinois President's Executive Leadership Program

2023-24 Illinois Academy for Leadership and Development

2020-2023 Center for Faculty Excellence Faculty Associate

2019 UIS Pearson Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching

2018 UIS Burks Oakley II Distinguished Online Teaching Award

2017 College of Liberal Arts and Science Excellence in Teaching Award