Nancy W. Brickhouse is Professor and Director of the School of Education at the University of Delaware. Since appointed as Director in September 2007, Dr. Brickhouse has provided leadership to an academic unit of approximately 70 faculty and over 1200 students in 2 undergraduate and 10 graduate programs. Dr. Brickhouse has also provided leadership to the field of science education by serving as Editor of Science Education 2002-2007. Dr. Brickhouse has published widely on teaching about the nature of science and about gender issues in science education. Her work has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Spencer Foundation in the United States. Her publications have appeared in journals such as Science Education, Journal for Research in Science Teaching, Journal of Teacher Education, and Educational Theory. Dr. Brickhouse has a B.A. in chemistry from Baylor University, and an M.S. in chemistry and Ph.D. in science education from Purdue University. She was recognized as an Outstanding Science Alumnus from Purdue University in 2007 for her contributions to science education.

For more about Professor Brickhouse, follow this link to her Curriculum Vitae.