Debbie Leedy, PhD
Residential Faculty
Department: Chemistry
Contact Information
Campus: Main
Office Number: PS-124
Email: debbie.leedy@gccaz.edu
Phone number: 623-845-4770
Office Hours:
See my office door or syllabus for current office hours
Bio
Biography
Debbie received her Bachelor's degrees in Chemistry, Math, and Secondary Education from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. After graduation, she student taught Chemistry and Math at a Fort Worth, TX high school before heading out to sunny Arizona for graduate school at ASU. She received her MS in Chemistry and PhD in Curriculum and Instruction (focusing on Chemistry Education research).
Most of her graduate research involved the development of animations and researching different types of technology as ways to improve teaching and learning. Graduate school was followed by a post-doc position working with a geologist to develop interactive animations and websites. In her free time, Debbie loves to be outdoors running, road and mountain biking, swimming, rock climbing, and staying active in general.