Georgia Citizens for Integrity in Science Education

promoting scientific literacy and excellence in science education

Media Advisory Panel

Given the high media profile of discussions about evolutionary biology and educational policy for public schools, several members of GCISE have agreed to make themselves available for representatives of the media. GCISE members often have credentials and expertise in relevant fields, or long experience in analyzing the arguments presented by various antievolutionary groups. The following list gives concise background information about each member of the GCISE Media Advisory Panel.

Media Advisory Panel

Reed A. Cartwright
Email: reed@citizensforscience.org
Phone: 706-248-4259 (cell)
Affiliation: Director, CitizensForScience.Org
Affiliation: Doctoral Candidate, Department of Genetics, University of Georgia
Affiliation: Georgia Citizens for Integrity in Science Education
Affiliation: Administrator, The Panda’s Thumb Weblog
Highest Degree: B.S. Genetics & A.B. Latin, University of Georgia (2000)
Interests: evolutionary theory, bioinformatics, science education
Benjamin Z. Freed, Ph.D.
Email: bzfreed@emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-4021
Affiliation: Chair, Georgia Citizens for Integrity in Science Education
Affiliation: Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Highest Degree: Ph.D. Anthropology, Washington University, St. Louis (1996)
Interests: Primate behavior, biology, conservation, ecology, and evolution
Sarah L. Pallas, Ph.D.
Email: spallas@gsu.edu
Phone: 404-651-1551
Affiliation: Advisory Board member, Georgia Citizens for Integrity in Science Education
Affiliation: Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Neurobiology, Dept of Biology, Georgia State University
Highest Degree: Ph.D. in Neurobiology & Behavior, Cornell University (1987).
Interests: Developmental neuroscience, sensory neurophysiology, brain evolution, teaching evolution, and creationist strategies to undermine science education

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