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Amanda Glaze

About Amanda Glaze

Amanda L. Glaze holds a PhD in Curriculum & Instruction-Science Education and a second major in Biological Sciences from The University of Alabama. She is Assistant Professor of Middle Grades & Secondary Science Education at Georgia Southern University. Her research centers on the intersections of science and society, specifically the acceptance and rejection of evolution in the Southeastern United States and the broader impact of the conflict between religion and evolution on science literacy and the general public. She has been featured on social media outlets such as Science Friday (The Pot-Stirrer; TeachTheE), ErrantScience.com and RealScientists.org as a guest for Ada Lovelace Day, guest curator for @RealScientists and @IamSciComm on Twitter, and guest blogger/advocate for the National Center for Science Education. Her research has been published in Science Education, Science & Children, and the International Journal of Science and Math Education.

Sticker Shock in Alabama-An Op-Ed in Defense of Science Education

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Amanda Glaze

I wanted to share with everyone a recent op-ed letter that I submitted to local and state-wide news media in Alabama following the continued approval of anti-evolution textbook disclaimers in Alabama textbooks. This year marks a decade since the last … Continue reading →

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One giant step for Alabama students….now what’s next?

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Amanda Glaze

In the past week, something amazing happened. It isn’t what we traditionally think of as ground-breaking or life changing, but to millions of young people in one southern state, this will be the first step in a new lens on … Continue reading →

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