Gena Barnhill, Ph.D. - Jeanne Booth, Ph. D. - Glenn H. Buck, Ed.D. - Deanna B. Cash - Elizabeth B. Farnsworth, Ph.D. - Mary Ellen Gordon-Scudder, Ed.D. - Kathy L. Husted, M.A. - Loretta C. Jones, Ed.D. - Roger E. Jones, Ed.D. - Barbara D. Kurtz, Ed.S. - Gregory M. Martin, Ph.D. - Woodrow "Woody" McKenzie, Ph.D. - Connie A. Messerschmidt, M.Ed. - Steven K. Nielsen, Ed.D. - Mandy L. Perryman, Ph.D. - Edward A. Polloway, Ed.D. - Tim D. Rambo, Ph.D. - Jan S. Stennette, Ph.D. - Susan Thompson, Ph.D - Merrill P. Tolbert, Ed.S. - John C. Walker, Ed.D. - Jeri Watts, Ed.D. - G. Kenneth West, Ph.D. - Cheryl B. Pendergraft, Administrative Assistant - Dixie D. McClain, Administrative Assistant 
Associate Professor
School of Education and Human Development
E-mail: mckenzie@lynchburg.edu
Office: Thompson Hall 204
Phone: 434/544-8480
(Dr. McKenzie's Personal Page)
Experience/Background
Originally from the coalfields in southern West Virginia, Dr. McKenzie came to Lynchburg College in 1998. He spent two years prior at the Department of Chemistry and Physics at Radford University teaching physical science. He has also taught in public schools at the Southwest Virginia Governor's School (chemistry and biology) and at Alleghany High School (biology). In addition, Dr. McKenzie has a wide variety of employment/experience related to science education, including research and industrial chemical labs, the U.S. Forest Service, and as a graduate assistant in academic settings.
Degrees and Certifications
- B.S. in biology w/Honors, 1974, Concord College, Athens, West Virginia
- Master of Arts in teaching biology, 1984,Northernn Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
- Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction, 1996, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Professional Interests/Research
Woody McKenzie is interested in science education reform and the effective use of technology as a tool for learning. His dissertation "Investigative Learning in an Undergraduate Biology Laboratory: an Investigation into Reform in Science Education" may be viewed at
Electronic Dissertation. Dr. McKenzie is also involved in an environmental science education grant to develop and utilize the
Claytor Nature Study Center to improve environmental education in the area.
