Peter Daempfle
Introduction '''Peter A. Daempfle''' (born 1970) is an American educator and author in the field of popular science. He currently teaches biology at SUNY Delhi.
Biography ===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 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.===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).===Book Publications===*''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====*''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===
External links * Peter Daempfle Interviewed on the Importance of Science and Education