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Peter Daempfle

Early life and education[edit]

Daempfle was born in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, May 5. 1970, a child of German refugees. He was class valedictorianatForest Hills High School in 1988.^[2] He earned a B.A. in Biology from Hartwick College, an M.S. in Biology from University at Albany, an M.S. in Education from The College of Saint Rose, and a Ph.D. in Biology Education from University at Albany.^[3]

Career[edit]

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[edit]

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

Book Publications[edit]

• 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[edit]

• 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

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External links[edit]

• Peter Daempfle Interviewed on the Importance of Science and Education