Curriculum & Instructional Technology

Education: Ph.D., Curriculum & Instructional Technology, Iowa State University; M.S., Scientific Bases, University of Oklahoma; M.Ed., Special Education, University of Arkansas; B. A, Speech and Hearing Therapy, The Ohio State University.

Research Interests:

Equity in access and use of technology; history of segregation and desegregation of public schools; social justice and the equality of educational opportunity; preparing teachers for urban school environments.

Office: N105B Lagomarcino Hall
Phone: +1.515.294.3748
Fax: +1.515.294.6206
Email: pleigh@iastate.edu
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Highlighted Publications

• Leigh, P. R. (2008). Historical perspectives on analog and digital equity with a critical race theory approach. In T. Kidd & I. L. Chen (Eds.) Social Information Technology: Connecting Society and Cultural Issues. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing, Inc.

• Leigh, P. R. (in press). Economics and Education: A history of inequalities in land, labor, capital and educational opportunities. In Handbook of Research on the Sociocultural Foundations of Education. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, Inc.

• Leigh, P. R. (2005). Fly in the ointment: School segregation and desegregation in the Ohio valley. New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.

• McShay, J. & Leigh, P. R. (2005). Reconceptualizing equity pedagogy in technology teacher education: A double infusion model. Multicultural Perspectives, 7(3), 10-19.

• Leigh, P. R. (2003). Interest convergence and desegregation in the Ohio valley. Journal of Negro Education, 72(3), 269-296.

Professional Experience

• 08/2004-Present, Associate Professor, Iowa State University, College of Education

• 08/1997-07/2004, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, College of Education
  

• 08/1996-07/1997, Graduate Assistant; Temporary Instructor; Postdoctoral Researcher, Iowa State University, College of Education
  

• 09/1993-08/1996, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Library Information Biotechnology Project Manager, Iowa State University, Parks Library
  

• 02/1992-08/1993, Telecommunications Development Analyst II, WilTel (member of Williams Companies, Inc., Tulsa, OK
  

• 08/1990-01/1992, Senior Systems Analyst, Williams Natural Gas (member of Williams Companies, Inc.) Tulsa, Oklahoma
  

• 06/1988-07/1990, Computer Information Systems Consultant, Williams Natural Gas & Grey Fox Consultants, Inc. Tulsa, Oklahoma
  

• 05/1984-08/1987, Programmer, American Airlines, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma
  

• 05/1981-04/1984, Programmer Analyst, Standard Oil, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Courses Taught

CI 204, CI 578, CI 599B, CI 699A, CI 699B

Current Duties

Selected Honors and Awards

• College of Human Sciences Dean's Research Recognition Award 2009

• Membership in Phi Kappa Phi, granted by: National Honors Society 1996

• Vanguard Award for Faculty Excellence in Leadership, Ames Chapter, granted by NAACP 2001

• Research Excellence Award, granted by: ISU Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Advanced Studies 1997

• Academic Excellence, granted by: ISU Minority Student Affairs 1995-1997

Significant Grants

• Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Continued Scholarly Work, Ford Foundation, $2,500, 5/1/2002
  

• Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Minorities, National Research Council, $30,000, 5/1/2001

Extension and Outreach

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