Associate Core and Assessment Director
- MS, University of California, Los Angeles, Chemistry (1991)
- BS, University of San Diego, Chemistry (1988)
Debbie Finocchio is the Associate Core Director at USD, where her primary role is assessment of student learning in USD’s core curriculum. She is also a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. She has held positions of adjunct faculty, Laboratory Coordinator, and Director of General Chemistry in this department, since starting in 1992.
Areas of Interest
Finocchio teaches General Chemistry lecture and laboratory courses, and especially enjoys teaching in USD’s Living Learning Communities program, where students integrate their learning of chemistry with other academic disciplines to better understand real-world questions. She employs a variety of interactive learning techniques in the classroom. She also enjoys teaching for USD’s study abroad programs, such as USD’s Second-Year Experience in Florence, Italy, where she has taught Science of Food & Cooking courses.