Faculty Vita Deborah Jane Leong

DEBORAH JANE LEONG

PROFESSOR

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

leongd@mscd.edu

ACADEMIC DEGREES:
Ph. D.	Stanford University	1997	Psychological Studies in Education
M. Ed.	Harvard University	1973	Human Growth and Development
B. A.	Stanford University	1972	Psychology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1989-present	The Metropolitan State College of Denver	Professor
1996-1997	Tools of the Mind Project Sponsored by Metropolitan State	Principal Investigator
1994-1995	Learning How to Learn Project Jointly sponsored	Co-Principal Investigator
1976-1989	Department of Teacher Education	Professor
1989 Fall	Universidad de la Patagonia Comodoro Rivadavia	Fulbright Fellowship/Lectureship
1987	Professional Development Grant
1984-1986	Auraria Child Care Center	Division Director
	Office of the Executive Director	Project Coordinator
1974-1978	Stanford University	Research Assistant

FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE LOAD
Course #	Course title	credit hours
	1997-1999
PSY 1800	Developmental Educational Psychology	3 + 2
PSY 3250	Child Psychology	3
	Vygotskian Approach to Psychology

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS:

Colorado Association of Something or Other, member, 1994-present
American Association of This and That, member, current

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSIGNMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Chair, Sub-committee on These Appeals, 1995 - present.
Member, That Advisory Board, on-going, Etc.

PUBLICATIONS

Bodrova E. & Leong, D. J. (In press). Scaffolding emergent writing in the zone of proximal development. Language, Literacy and Learning

Bodrova E. & Leong, D. J. (1998) Development of dramatic play in young children and its effects on self-regulation: the Vygotskian approach. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education., Vol 1 (2) 38-46.

Bodrova E. & Leong, D. J. (1998). The role of play in early childhood development: Standing a head above himself. Colorado Early Childhood Journal (1), 4-7.

Bodrova E. & Leong D. J. (11998) 100 Most Frequent Words in Beginning Readers. Primar

Voice, Vol 20.

Bodrova E. & Leong, D. J. (11998). Adult influences on play: Vygotskian approach. In D. Fromberg & D. Bergen (Eds.) Play and its role in development. New York: Garland Press.

McAfee 0. M. & Leong D. J. (1997). Assessing and guiding young children's growth and development (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Bodrova E. & Leong, D. J. (11996). Tools of the mind: The Vygotskian approach to early childhood education. New York: Merrill/Prentice Hall.

Bodrova E. & Leong, D. J. (1996). Scaffolding Children s Learning in the Zone of Proximal Development. Primary Voice, Vol , (Official publication of the Colorado, Iowa and Nebraska State Departments of Education)

Bodrova, E & Leong, D. J. (1996). The zone of proximal development, Beacon, Vol 20, 1-2. (Official publication of the Mid-Western States Departments of Education)

Bodrova, E & Leong, D. J. (1995). The zone of proximal development. Primary Voice, Vol 5. (Official publication of the Colorado, Iowa and Nebraska State Departments of Education

Bodrova E. & Leong, D. J. (1995). Scaffolding the writing process: the Vygotskian approach. Colorado Reading Council Journal, Vol 6, 27-29.

Bodrova, E. & Leong D. J. (1993). Using the Zone of Proximal Development in the classroom. In R. E. Slavin, Educational Psychology. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Bodrova E., Leong D.J. (1993) Higher mental functions and the development of psychological tools: Vygotskian approach. In R. E. Slavin. Educational Psychology. Boston: Allyn& Bacon

Leong, D. J. (1989) Review of "Domestic Assault of Women". Aggressive Behavior 15(6).

Leong, D. J. (1989) Taller para el entrenamiento de maestras de Primaria sobre la organizacion de la aula. Commodoro Rivadavia, Argentina: COMPASE

Coates, C. J. & Leong, D. J. (1988). A psycho-social approach to family violence: application of conceptual systems theory. In Gordon Russell (Ed.) Violence in Intimate Relationships. Great Neck, N.Y.: PMA Publishing Corporation.

Leong, D. J. (1980). A review of the "Montessori Method Today." Contemporary Psychology, 24,12, 223-224.

Hess, R. D., Dickson, W.P., Price, G.G. & Leong, D. J. (1979). Some contrasts between mothers and preschool teachers in interaction with four year old children. American Educational Research Journal, 16, 3, 145-155.

Haschke, B. & Leong, D.J. (1979). Planning for the open classroom: The hidden agenda. Forum on Open Education, 14, 3.

Jackson, C., Leong, D.J., Nieves, B., & Schram, B. (1979). The ABC's of getting rid of racism and sexism in the preschool classroom. Inter-racial Books for Children, 12, 5..

PRESENTATIONS

1998 American Educational Research Association

Society for Research in Child Development

Ohio Department of Education--Special Education Conference

Ohio State--Reading Recovery project--Early Literacy Conference

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

America Reads Conference

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Boulder Valley School District Conference

1997 Children First ESCTI conference

International Reading Association

Society for Research in Child Development

Jean Piaget Society

National Association for the Education of Young Children

1996 100th anniversary conference Piaget Archives

National Association for the Education of Young Children

New England Kindergarten Conference

RESEARCH:

No current research is being conducted at MSCD. All current research is being conducted without MSCD support and/or approval on Dr. Leong's own personal time.