{"id":14,"date":"2017-04-07T15:43:15","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T15:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2025-09-24T15:20:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:20:36","slug":"personal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/personal\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-460x613.jpeg 460w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-920x1227.jpeg 920w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-376x501.jpeg 376w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-752x1003.jpeg 752w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-345x460.jpeg 345w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-690x920.jpeg 690w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-950x1267.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-783x1044.jpeg 783w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-720x960.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-570x760.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-1140x1520.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-470x627.jpeg 470w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-940x1253.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-370x493.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-740x987.jpeg 740w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-825x1100.jpeg 825w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-992x1323.jpeg 992w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-324x432.jpeg 324w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-648x864.jpeg 648w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-258x344.jpeg 258w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-516x688.jpeg 516w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-184x245.jpeg 184w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-368x491.jpeg 368w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-681x908.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-675x900.jpeg 675w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz-707x943.jpeg 707w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/zakiyaleggett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/Muddy-girlz.jpeg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Before\u00a0joining the faculty at NCSU, Dr. Leggett worked for 10 years as a sustainability scientist with Weyerhaeuser Company, which is a forest products company. 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Dr. Leggett is committed to encouraging diverse student populations\u2014whether at the primary and secondary or graduate level\u2014to pursue their educational goals. Dr. Leggett currently serves on the Governing Board for the Ecological Society of America and on the Board for the Triangle Land Conservancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Dr. Leggett is married and has two young daughters. Her family enjoys outdoor play and board games as well as hosting dinners and cookouts. They also have the mildest, coolest dog you&#8217;ll ever meet named Rusty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before\u00a0joining the faculty at NCSU, Dr. Leggett worked for 10 years as a sustainability scientist with Weyerhaeuser Company, which is a forest products company. 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