Margaret Torrie Margaret Torrie
Associate Professor

Education:
Ed.D.., University of Illinois-Urbana, 1977
M.Ed., Wayne State University, 1971
B.S., Wayne State University, 1969

Office: 1097 LeBaron
Phone: (515) 294-1733
Email: mtorrie@iastate.edu
Research Interests:

  • Assessment strategies for Family and Consumer Sciences national standards
  • Career redirection: Increasing FCS teacher capacity through graduate study

Teaching Responsibilities:

  • Methods and Curriculum for Vocational Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers
  • Supervision
  • Foundations of Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Adolescent Development
  • Study tour and Service Learning

Professional Organizations:

  • Association for Career and Technical Education
  • American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Phi Delta Kappa

Recent Presentations and Selected Publications:

Cowan, D.L., Torrie, M., Hausafus, C.O., & Swanson, N.W. (2004) Collaboration and reciprocity in education (CARE): Partnership models in local and international settings. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences 96(3), 35-39.

Cowan, D.L., Kagima, L., Torrie, M., Hausafus, C., Machacha, R. (2003). Serving a New Community: A Sustaining Model of International Service-Learning. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences. 95(2), 54-55.

Taylor, D., Torrie, M., Hausafus, C., & Strasser, M. (2000). Interactive technology-based television delivery. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences Education, 17(2), 38-47.