S. Todd Deal
Professor
Organic and Biochemistry

B.S. Georgia Southern College (1986)
Ph.D. The Ohio State University (1990)

Office: Chemistry & Nursing Rm 3212
Phone: (912) 478-0637
E-mail: stdeal@georgiasouthern.edu

Dr. Deal is a native of Statesboro and alum of Georgia Southern. A couple of years after earning his Ph.D. in the land of the Buckeyes (Ohio State), Dr. Deal accepted the opportunity to return to the faculty of his undergraduate alma mater and has never regretted that decision. His research interests are diverse and include synthesis of biologically active carbohydrates and their derivatives, synthetic methodology and manipulation of pharmaceutically important carbohydrates, and numerous aspects of chemical education. He and his Georgia Southern colleague, Dr. Laura Frost, are currently authoring a textbook for allied health chemistry students, which focuses on integrating the topics traditionally taught in the course to allow for more complete coverage of the essential concepts. Dr. Deal is married to his high school best friend, Karen Budack, and they have two beautiful daughters and a cute dog. In his spare time, Dr. Deal is an avid cyclist, serves as the P.A. voice for the Georgia Southern football and baseball teams, is faculty advisor to the Baptist Collegiate Ministries and the Georgia Southern Organization of Pre-Health Professionals, and is the lead advisor for the pre-medicine/pre-dentistry program.

Courses Taught

  • Chem 1140 - Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry
  • Chem 1145 - Principles of Chemistry I
  • Chem 2542 - Nutritional Biochemistry
  • Chem 3341 - Organic Chemistry I
  • Chem 3342 - Organic Chemistry II
  • Chem 5541 - Biochemistry I

Selected Publications

  • Laura D. Frost, Patricia Humphrey, and S. Todd Deal. Making the Most of a One Semester GOB Course: A Novel Integrated Curriculum. Journal of Chemical Education (publication pending, 2005).
  • S. Todd Deal, Catherine E. Farmer, and Paul F. Cerpovicz. Development of a Nutritional Biochemistry Laboratory Program. Part 4. Carbohydrate Analysis: Can We Control the Ripening of Bananas? Journal of Chemical Education 2002, 79, 479 - 480.
  • S. Todd Deal and Derek Horton. Concise synthesis of methyl 2,6-dideoxy-2-fluoro-?-L-talopyranoside. Carbohydrate Research, 1999, 315, 187-191.

Awards and Recognitions

  • 2003 Georgia Southern University Award for Excellence in Contributions to Instruction
  • 2003 Allen E. Paulson College of Science and Technology Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • 1994 Georgia Southern University Professor of the Year

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