Peter Daempfle

Peter A. Daempfle is an American educator and researcher in the field of science education. He is currently an Associate Professor of Biology at SUNY Delhi.

Biography

Early life and education

Peter A. 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.^[1] 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.^[2] Dr. Daempfle was the first science education researcher to use qualitative and quantitative approaches to study the academic transition between secondary and post-secondary biology programs. His journal articles are cited extensively and used in contemporary studies throughout the science/education literature.

Career

From 2001-2009 he was a science advisor to the George W. Bush Administration for No Child Left Behind through Measured Progress, Inc. He is known in the science education literature for publications focusing on the retention of students in science and on the tenuous transition between secondary and post-secondary science programs. A scholar in his field, Dr. Daempfle has authored an Anatomy and Physiology lab manual, as well as several journal articles. A new text is scheduled to be published by Pearson in 2010, “Science in Society” which explores the role of science in modern society.

Published works

• "Faculty Assumptions about the Student Characteristics Required for Success in Introductory College Biology". Bioscene, v28 n4 p19-33 Dec 2002
• "An Analysis of the High Attrition Rates among First Year College Science, Math, and Engineering Majors". Journal of College Student Retention, v5 n1 p37-52 2003-2004
• "The Effects of Instructional Approaches on the Improvement of Reasoning in Introductory College Biology: A Quantitative Review of Research". Bioscene, v32 n4 p22-31 Dec 2006
• Human Anatomy and Physiology, 2nd ed. (2009): Laboratory Manual, Pearson Publishers: Menlo Park, CA.
• Science in Society, 1st ed. (2010), Pearson Publishers: Menlo Park, CA.

References

1. ^ "The Class of '88 Speaks; Valedictorians". Newsday: p. 40. 1988-06-19. "Forest Hills: Peter Daempfle, Middle Village; Hartwick College" 
2. ^ "Q & A with... Peter Daempfle". Delhi People: p. 2. November 2004. http://www.delhi.edu/delhi_people/pdfs/dp04/Nov04.pdf. 

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