Department of Statistics

Leigh Wood

Leigh Wood

Formal Name: Leigh Wood

Personal Title: Dr

Position: Associate Dean Learning and Teaching

Organisational Unit: Division

Telephone: (+61-2) 9850-4756

Fax: (+61-2) 9850-6140

Email: lwood@efs.mq.edu.au

 

Location: E4A 714

Websites: 

Profile:

I joined Macquarie University in August 2006 after 17 years at UTS and before that at the University of Sydney. My expertise is in learning and teaching and my teaching area is applied mathematics and qualitative research methods.

My aim is to work with the Division to enhance the outcomes of students and to make the profession of teaching more enjoyable, effective and efficient.

Student Supervision:

One of my PhD students, Dr Sabita D’Souza graduated in 2006 and has moved to USA.

Professional affiliations

  1. Committee member, Australian Mathematical Society
  2. National coordinator and newsletter editor, International Organisation for Women and Mathematics Education (IOWME) 

Editorial duties

  1. Editor, Spreadsheets in Education. International Journal.
  2. Referee for international journals
  • Literacy and Numeracy Studies
  • Mathematics Education Research Journal
  • Higher Education Research and Development
  • ANZIAM 

Conference Chair

  • Engineering Mathematics and Applications 2003
  • IASE Satellite conference 2005