Stacey Brydges is a Teaching Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California San Diego and an Affiliate faculty of the Mathematics and Science Education Doctoral (MSED) Program with San Diego State University. She earned a B.Sc. with Honours in Chemistry (and minor in Economics), followed by a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from McMaster University in Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Brydges started her academic career at Columbia University in the City of New York, where she first merged her professional interests in chemical research and education at the graduate, undergraduate and pre-college levels. Her current scholarship embraces curriculum development, pedagogical reform, and K-graduate programming, with a research focus on strategies that advance access to, and retention in, STEM education and careers, particularly for women and underrepresented minorities. She is a recipient of the UCSD Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award (2013-14), the UCSD Panhellenic Outstanding Professor Award (2013), and two UCSD Office of Academic Support & Instructional Services (OASIS) Faculty Appreciation Awards (2009, 2010) for her strong commitment to excellence in teaching and diversity.