Peter Daempfle
Peter A. Daempfle (born 1970) is an American educator and author in the field of popular science. He currently teaches biology at SUNY Delhi.[1]
Biography[]
Early life and education[]
Daempfle was born in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, May 5. 1970, a child of German refugees. He was class valedictorian at Forest Hills High School in 1988.[2] He earned a B.A. in Biology from Hartwick College, an M.S. in Biology from SUNY Albany, an M.S. in Education from The College of Saint Rose, and a Ph.D. in Biology Education from SUNY Albany.[3]
Career[]
From 2001–2009 he was a science advisor to the George W. Bush Administration's No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). He is known for publications in science and on studying the high school-college science "divide." Daempfle has authored numerous books and articles. He is notable for college biology textbooks and books about science in the popular culture.
Skepticism[]
Daempfle is the author of Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk: How to Tell the Difference (2013).[4]
Book Publications[]
- Science and Society: Scientific Thought and Education for the 21st Century, 1st ed. (2012) Jones and Bartlett Learning: Burlington, MA.
- Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk: How to Tell the Difference. 1st ed. (2013) Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, MD.
- Essential Biology, 1st ed. (2016), Kendall/Hunt Publishers.
Research Articles[]
- Faculty Assumptions about the Student Characteristics Required for Success in Introductory College Biology. Bioscene, v. 28 n. 4 pp. 19–33 Dec 2002
- An Analysis of the High Attrition Rates among First Year College Science, Math, and Engineering Majors. Journal of College Student Retention, v. 5 n. 1 pp. 37–52 2003–2004
- The Effects of Instructional Approaches on the Improvement of Reasoning in Introductory College Biology: A Quantitative Review of Research. Bioscene, v. 32 n. 4 pp. 22–31 Dec 2006
References[]
- ^ "Peter A. Daempfle". SUNY Delhi Faculty Directory.
- ^ "The Class of '88 Speaks; Valedictorians". Newsday. 1988-06-19. p. 40.
Forest Hills: Peter Daempfle, Middle Village; Hartwick College
- ^ "Q & A with... Peter Daempfle" (PDF). Delhi People. November 2004. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
- ^ Keenan, D. S. (2015). Book Review of Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk: How to Tell the Difference. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice 16: 615–622.
External links[]
- 1970 births
- American skeptics
- Hartwick College alumni
- Living people
- State University of New York at Delhi faculty
- College of Saint Rose alumni
- University at Albany, SUNY alumni
- Forest Hills High School (New York) alumni
- People from Ridgewood, Queens