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	Contact Information Department of Physics and Astronomy Macalester College 1600 Grand Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55105 Tel: (651) 696-6798 Fax: (651) 696-6122 Email: jcannon[at]macalester[dot]edu URL: http://www.macalester.edu/~jcannon

	Personal Information Place of birth: Sioux City, IA, USA Date of birth: July 7, 1976 Citizenship: USA

	Education University of Minnesota: Ph.D., Astrophysics, 2004 (Dissertation advisor: Prof. Evan D. Skillman) University of Iowa: B.S., Physics & Astronomy, 1999

	Employment 2007 - Present: Assistant Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy, Macalester College 2006 - 2007: Visiting Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Research Scientist Astronomy Department, Wesleyan University 2004 - 2006: Postdoctoral Research Scientist Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie 2001 - 2004: NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program Fellow Department of Astronomy, University of Minnesota 1999 - 2004: Research Associate Department of Astronomy, University of Minnesota 1997 - 1999: Undergraduate Research Assistant Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Iowa

	Fellowships and Awards NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program Fellowship, 2001 - 2004

	Professional Associations American Astronomical Society International Astronomical Union

	Service Scientific journal refereeing Telescope time allocation committees Funding review panels

	Public Outreach Astronomer, Project Astro public outreach program, Wesleyan University (2006-2007) Inititated and coordinated Universe in the Park public outreach program, University of Minnesota (2000-2002) Coordinator of public outreach program, Department of Astronomy, University of Minnesota (1999-2000)

	Fields of Interest Dwarf galaxy formation and evolution Physics and astronomy education

	References Available upon request