Name Peter Daempfle | ||
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Books Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk: How to Tell the Difference, Science and Society | ||
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Peter A. Daempfle (born 1970) is an American educator and author in the field of science education. He currently teaches biology at SUNY Delhi.
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- Impact show 605 barbara brabetz and dr peter daempfle ph d1
- Between the pages The Kendall Hunt Experience Peter Daempfle
- Early life and education
- Career
- Skepticism
- Book Publications
- Research Articles
- References
Between the pages: The Kendall Hunt Experience - Peter Daempfle
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. 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.
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).