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Ph.D., MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA)

Director of Graduate Studies

 Director of Clinical Laboratory Science program

Clinical Science Graduate Program
 

Office Location: Room 126G Charles T. Wethington Building College of Health Sciences 900 S. Limestone University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0200 Office Phone: (859) 323-1100 Ext. 80855 Office Fax: (859) 323-8957 Email: lsgorm0@uky.edu

About:
Teaching Clinical Chemistry at the University since 1980, Dr. Gorman obtained her Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences in 1996. Her research interests include lipid metabolism, oxidative stress mechanisms pertaining to lipids and glutathione, and the development of innovative teaching methods for clinical laboratory science students.

Scholarly Interest:
Dr. Gorman’s interest in lipid metabolism, diabetes and atherosclerosis is long-standing.  Due to administrative commitments her research interests have shifted more to patient safety, specimen procurement and CLS education research.

Dr. Gorman’s selected publications include:

Gorman, L.S., “ON-Line Clinical Chemistry Courses in CLS”, ASCLS Today, vol. XVII/no. 3, p.5-6, 12, March 2003.

Gorman, L.S., “Clinical Chemistry Case Study”, ASCLS Today, vol. XVII  no. 4, pp.11, 14, April 2003.

Xiong, S., Lovell, MA, Ashford, JW, Gorman, LS, Markesberry, WR, Xie, J, Smith, JL, and Gallicchio, VS, “Lithium Inhibits Tau Hyperphosphorylation Mediated by Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 and Protein Phosphatase 2A in the Hippocampus of 8 week and 12 Month Old Starved Mice”, thesis work of Shuling Xiong published in Fall 2004.

Gorman, L.S., “Ketoacidosis and Beta-Hydroxybutyric Acid”, ASCLS Today, vol XIX, no 9.p.7-9, October 2005.

Gorman, L. S.  “Cardiovascular Diseases” , chapter in textbook by Jean Brickell and Wendy Arneson, Lippincott, (in press for Spring 2007 release)

Gorman, L.S.  “Networking”  ASCLS  Today , submitted September 2006

Educational Focus

Dr. Gorman teaches courses in clinical chemistry and a number of Graduate CLS courses for the CLS graduate program in hematology, transplantation technology, and reproductive laboratory sciences (core).    She is Full member of the Graduate School and participates in a number of MS and Doctoral committees within the Clinical Sciences Graduate program.

 REGULAR COURSES

                 CSC 600 Pathophysiology

                                4 credit hours

                                Graduate course in CLS that is web-assisted

                CSC 602 CLS Graduate Seminar

                                1 credit hour

                                Graduate course in CLS

                CSC 603 Laboratory Regulations and Quality Assurance

                                4 Credit hours

                                Graduate course in CLS that is partially web- assisted and the rest is classroom

                CLS 832 Introduction to Clinical Chemistry

                                1 credit hour

                                Undergraduate CLS course

                CLS 836 CLS Management I and II

                                1 credit and 2 credit hours

                                Undergraduate CLS course

                CLS 844 Advanced Clinical Chemistry

                                3 credit hours

                                Undergraduate CLS course

Administrative duties

Dr. Gorman is the Director of Graduate Studies for the Clinical Sciences Graduate program as well as Program Director for the CLS Undergraduate program at the University of Kentucky.  Her duties as DGS include student advisement and major advisor until students form an MS committee with a major advisor for their MS degree research/project.  As CLS Program Director, Dr. Gorman oversees the CLS professional program and the students admitted to that program.  Dr. Gorman also advises undergraduate students interested in Clinical Laboratory Science professional program in conjunction with the College of Health Science office of Student Services.