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Chris Beck -- Dr. Chris Beck is currently a lecturer
in the Biology Department at Emory University, where he teaches
evolutionary biology, ecology, introductory biology, and a seminar
on evolution and sex. His primary areas of interest are in the evolution
of mate choice behavior and life history evolution.
Ben Freed -- Dr. Benjamin Freed is a lecturer in anthropology
at Emory University and teaches undergraduate courses in biological
anthropology, primate behavior and ecology, primate social organization,
primate/human evolution, and conservation. Dr. Freed has conducted
field work on nonhuman primates in Madagascar and Laos, and has
participated in paleontological work in Utah. He is a founding member
and vice chair of Georgia Citizens for Integrity in Science Education
(GCISE), a citizen's action group dedicated to the promotion of
science education in Georgia.
John Logsdon -- Dr. Logsdon is an Assistant Professor
of Biology at Emory University and teaches courses in Evolutionary
Biology and in Molecular Evolution. He has been at Emory for three
years. His research interests include the early evolution of eukaryotic
cells and molecular phylogeny.
Tony Martin -- Dr. Anthony (Tony) Martin is a senior
lecturer at Emory University and teaches courses in environmental
science, geology, and paleontology, as well as field courses in
modern and ancient environments, desert geology, and dinosaurs.
He has presented papers at more than 40 professional meetings, published
13 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and is the author of a textbook for
non-science majors at the college level, titled "Introduction
to the Study of Dinosaurs" (2001, Blackwell Science).
Pat Marsteller -- Dr. Pat Marsteller directs the Emory
College Center for Science Education and is a faculty member in
the department of Biology at Emory. She studied evolution of animal
behavior for her MS degree at University of South Carolina and evolution
and quantitative genetics for her PhD at the University of Florida.
She has taught courses in Darwin and the idea of evolution and many
other courses over her 20 years of college teaching. She also works
with college and pre-college faculty on developing curriculum materials
and on using active learning strategies in the teaching of science
and mathematics.
Wes McCoy -- Dr. Wes McCoy is currently science department
chair at North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, teaching Biology and
Genetics. He has taught science for Georgia's Governor's Honors
Program, and was a NASA Education Specialist at Kennedy Space Center
for 4 years. He taught science in England as a Fulbright Teacher
from 1990-1991. Dr. McCoy was Cobb County Teacher of the Year in
1990, the Georgia Science Teacher of the Year in 1993 and won the
Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching in 1997. He
published Georgia Biology magazine as his Christa McAuliffe Fellowship
project in 1993.
Jeff Murfree -- Jeff Murfree is currently a science
teacher at Southside Comprehensive High School where he teaches
Environmental Science and Physical Science. He has taught at Southside
High School for fourteen years and was one of two Georgia Governor
Scholars at the AT&T Teachers and Technology Institute in 1995.
He regularly designs and leads workshops for teachers in Hands-On
Science and technology integration. Jeff was selected as a Evolution
Lead Teacher by WGBH in 2001 and has led workshops in the area of
teaching evolution. He is also a cadre trainer for Marcopolo Internet
for the Classroom.
Rosa Roberts -- Rosa Roberts is currently a Mathematics
Model Teacher Leader/Facilitator with Atlanta Public Schools. Ms.
Roberts presently works with the Atlanta Systemic Initiative, a
mathematics and science initiative funded by the National Science
Foundation, and the High/Non-Traditional Schools offices. Ms. Roberts
has been in the field of education for 15 years. Prior to her current
position, she was a classroom teacher for 11 years.
Pauline Washington - Pauline Washington is a high
school Science Model Teacher Leader Facilitator. Ms. Washington
has taught the honors biological sciences (genetics, ecology, botany)
and AP biology in the Atlanta Public Schools for 30 years. She has
been an adjunct professor at Georgia Military Academy, St. Leo Colleges
and Clark Atlanta University. I co-authored a grant in evolution
with an Atlanta high school teacher and the two of us presented
workshops at the GSTA convention in 2002.
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