Release date: Jan. 30, 2004
Contact: Beverly Cox Clark, Assistant Director, University Media Relations,
at 404-712-8780 or bclark2@emory.edu

Emory Scientists Discuss Evolution Curriculum

Pat Marsteller is director of Emory University's Center for Science Education and an expert on science education for K-12 students. She also teaches courses on evolution. Emory's center has developed programs to bolster science literacy for students and teachers at the K-12, college and postgraduate levels. A program last summer brought together 30 teachers from across metro Atlanta and some of the university's top biologists to learn more about evolution and ways to teach it in the classroom. Reach Marsteller at 404-727-9696 (w) or pmars@learnlink.emory.edu.

Benjamin Z. Freed, an Emory anthropologist, is chair of the Georgia Citizens for Integrity in Science Education, a non-profit citizens action group dedicated to promoting scientific literacy and excellence in science education. Reach Freed at 404-727-4021 (w) or bzfreed@emory.edu.

Scott Lilienfeld is an Emory psychologist and founder and editor of the academic journal "The Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice." He is an articulate and outspoken critic of "bad" science and serves on the advisory board of the Georgia Citizens for Integrity in Science Education. Reach Lilienfeld at 404-727-1125 (w) or slilien@emory.edu.

Other Emory scientists and educators also are available on this topic. Please contact: Elaine Justice, 404-727-0643 (w), 404-520-4325 (c) or ejustic@emory.edu; or Beverly Clark, 404-712-8780 (w), 404-275-4771 (c) or bclark2@emory.edu.

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