Debbie French

Dr. Debbie French is an Associate Professor of Science Education and Bitove Family Faculty Fellow at Wake Forest University, currently serving as Director of the Graduate Education Program within the Department of Education. She transitioned from a high school physics, physical science, and engineering teaching role to academia, where she instructs secondary and elementary science education methods, instructional design, assessment, and action research courses.

• Research Focus: Physics & Astronomy Education, Climate Change Pedagogy, Science Teacher Development
• Key Contributions: Co-PI for NSF's STEM Guitar Project (2010-2022), Former Chair of American Association of Physics Teachers' Physics Teacher Preparation Committee
• Honors: Bitove Family Faculty Fellow
• Editorial Roles: Member of CITE-Science and ASTE Innovations Editorial Review Boards