UPB Prof Reviewer for Textbook
Dr. David Soriano, associate professor of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, is among 22 professionals who reviewed the newest edition of a textbook for college courses on drugs and society.
The 10th edition of “Drugs and Society” is the only introductory text of its kind co-authored by two pharmacologists and a criminologist, Soriano said. The authors are Glen R. Hanson, Ph.D., DDS; Peter Venturelli, Ph.D.; and Annette E. Fleckenstein, Ph.D.
The new text, published by Jones and Bartlett Publishers, illustrates the impact of drug use and abuse on the lives of ordinary people and provides students with a realistic perspective of drug-related problems in our society.
“I consider it an honor to be selected as one of the reviewers for the newly released 10th edition of this highly regarded text,” Soriano said.
“The publishing company and authors asked me to review the new edition because they are aware of the number of students taking the Drugs and Society class on our campus. I have been teaching the course since Fall 2001 and it was the first on-line course taught on our campus.”
Soriano teaches Drugs and Society at Pitt-Bradford, where it is a required course for three Pitt-Bradford majors. The lab is taught from a chemist’s perspective and involves formal lab courses and field trips to the New York State Crime Lab in Olean, N.Y., Federal Correctional Institution – McKean and the Mentally Ill Chemically Addicted unit of Bradford Regional Medical Center.
“There are still a significant number of undergraduate campuses not offering such a course on drugs of high use/abuse potential, but the situation is rapidly changing,” Soriano said. “In my estimation, all college students should have a course in drug education and awareness while at the undergraduate level.”
Soriano earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, N.J., and earned his doctorate from the University of Nebraska. He has taught at Pitt-Bradford since 1984 and teaches general chemistry, biochemistry, organic chemistry and medicinal chemistry.
His research interests include the evaluation of drugs and the design of potential new drugs using computer graphics.
The 10th edition of “Drugs and Society” is the only introductory text of its kind co-authored by two pharmacologists and a criminologist, Soriano said. The authors are Glen R. Hanson, Ph.D., DDS; Peter Venturelli, Ph.D.; and Annette E. Fleckenstein, Ph.D.
The new text, published by Jones and Bartlett Publishers, illustrates the impact of drug use and abuse on the lives of ordinary people and provides students with a realistic perspective of drug-related problems in our society.
“I consider it an honor to be selected as one of the reviewers for the newly released 10th edition of this highly regarded text,” Soriano said.
“The publishing company and authors asked me to review the new edition because they are aware of the number of students taking the Drugs and Society class on our campus. I have been teaching the course since Fall 2001 and it was the first on-line course taught on our campus.”
Soriano teaches Drugs and Society at Pitt-Bradford, where it is a required course for three Pitt-Bradford majors. The lab is taught from a chemist’s perspective and involves formal lab courses and field trips to the New York State Crime Lab in Olean, N.Y., Federal Correctional Institution – McKean and the Mentally Ill Chemically Addicted unit of Bradford Regional Medical Center.
“There are still a significant number of undergraduate campuses not offering such a course on drugs of high use/abuse potential, but the situation is rapidly changing,” Soriano said. “In my estimation, all college students should have a course in drug education and awareness while at the undergraduate level.”
Soriano earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, N.J., and earned his doctorate from the University of Nebraska. He has taught at Pitt-Bradford since 1984 and teaches general chemistry, biochemistry, organic chemistry and medicinal chemistry.
His research interests include the evaluation of drugs and the design of potential new drugs using computer graphics.
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