Ph.D. Northwestern University, 2000, Area: Chemistry
M.S. Northwestern University, 1993, Area: Biotechnology
B. S. University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana, 1991, Major: Chemistry

Dr. Jarrell teaches general and organic chemistry at Oakton. His first passion is teaching and helping students to achieve their goals. Besides teaching, Dr. Jarrell is very interested in chemistry as it relates to drug discovery.

While he runs a rigorous classroom, Dr. Jarrell believes that the most important part of being a teacher is to provide a comfortable environment for his students. He believes that respect in the classroom comes from the actions of the teacher, and not from a title. For this reason, he encourages his students to address him as “Wade” if they are comfortable with that.