Marcy Hamby Towns is an American chemist who is Professor of Chemistry Education at Purdue University.
Her research considers the development of innovative ways to teach undergraduate chemistry.
Towns joined the chemistry department at Ball State University in 1995.
[citation needed] She taught chemistry in Indiana for twelve years, after which she returned to the faculty at Purdue University and developed a research program in chemistry education and evidence-based learning.
[5] She is particularly interested in undergraduate chemistry teaching and laboratory assessment.