Debbie Duay received her Ph.D. in Adult Education from Florida Atlantic University.
She has 15 years of experience in researching and teaching genealogy.
Currently, she is the Lineage Research Chairman for the Florida State Society
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).Debbie has helped over 350 people join the DAR and SAR as
well as assisting her husband Ted in proving his descent from 38 Revolutionary
War patriots, a Mayflower passenger, a Jamestowne ancestor, King Edward I of England, and Charlemagne.
To help those interested in joining the DAR or SAR, she developed another free
online tutorial: Researching
Your Revolutionary War Patriot Ancestor.
Debbie also enjoys
researching and transcribing
cemetery,
marriage, and
other historical
records pertaining to
Broward County, Florida. If your South Florida organization would like a free presentation about
genealogy for a meeting or special event,
contact Debbie.
Publications
Duay, D. L., & Bryan, V. C. (2008). Learning in later life: What seniors
want in a learning experience. Educational Gerontology, 34, 1070-1086.
Duay, D. L., & Bryan, V. C. (2008, March). Seniors and computers: A love/hate
relationship. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, New York, NY.
Duay, D. L., & Bryan, V. C. (2006). Senior adults’ perceptions of successful aging. Educational Gerontology, 32, 423-445.
Bryan, V. C., Danaher, M., & Duay, D. (2005). Relationship among key variables and students’ perceptions toward learning online in postsecondary environments. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference Proceedings. Phoenix, AZ: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
