Associate Professor of Secondary Science Education
Department of Curriculum and Teaching
Auburn University, AL 36849
(334) 844-6880
FAX (334) 844-6789
russeml@auburn.edu  

Melody L. Russell is an Associate Professor of Science Education in the College of Education and the Department of Curriculum and Teaching.  Dr. Russell has been at Auburn University since 2002. She received her doctorate from the University of Georgia in 2000.

Dr. Russell's research interests include the investigation of strategies that enhance the recruitment and retention of African American students, people of color (from traditionally marginalized and oppressed groups), and women in the non-traditional science pipeline (both on the precollege level and college).  Additional research addresses issues of equity in science education, multicultural education, and detracking as a curriculum reform in education.

Ph.D.	University of Georgia, 2000.	Science Education.
M.S.	University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1994.	Biological Science
B.S.	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 1991.	Laboratory Animal Science.