Peter Daempfle

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Peter A. Daempfle (born 1970) is an American educator and author in the field of popular science. He teaches biology at SUNY Delhi.[1]

Biography

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Early life and education

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Daempfle was born on May 5, 1970, in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, to German refugee parents. He was the 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 the University at Albany, an M.S. in Education from The College of Saint Rose, and a Ph.D. in Biology Education from the University at Albany.[3]

Career

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From 2001–2009, Peter A. Daempfle served as a science advisor to the George W. Bush Administration's No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). He is known for publications on 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

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Daempfle is the author of Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk: How to Tell the Difference (2013).[4]

Book Publications

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Peter A. Daempfle". SUNY Delhi Faculty Directory.
  2. ^ "The Class of '88 Speaks; Valedictorians". Newsday. 1988-06-19. p. 40. Forest Hills: Peter Daempfle, Middle Village; Hartwick College
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
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