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About Amanda L. (Glaze) Townley

Amanda (Glaze) Townley specializes in evolution education research and development and population genetics, alternating her time between the classroom and the field as an Assistant Professor of Middle Grades & Secondary Science Education. Her research centers on the intersections of science and society, specifically the acceptance and rejection of evolution and the impact of the conflict between religion and evolution on science literacy. Her work has been featured on NPR's video/radio series Science Friday as well as on social media outlets such as the NCSE Science Education Blog, ErrantScience.com, and RealScientists.org. She served as a curator for RealScientists.org and @RealScientists on Twitter, @IAmSciComm, and a expert panelist for Science Friday's education focus #TeachTheE. Her publications and research can be accessed on ResearchGate or Academia online. She is a member and contributor to the blog of the Evolutionary Studies (EvoS) Consortium.

Positions

2022 - Present Provost Faculty Research Fellow, Georgia Southern University
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2021 - Present Associate Professor, Georgia Southern University ‐ College of Education
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Present Associate Professor, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Middle Grades and Secondary Education
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2016 - 2021 Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2023 MyGeorgia COAST
GA SeaGrant
Supporting local teacher professional learning in authentic contexts in coastal Georgia
Role: PI
$9,802
2021 GS Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
Robert Noyce Scholarship Program Track 1, National Science Foundation - 2151023
Role: Co-PI
Colleague(s): Gregory Chamblee (PI), Gwendolyn Carroll (Co-PI), Tuyin An (Co-PI) and Ha Nguyen (Co-Pi)
$1,198,404
2016 Academy for Future Teachers-Eagle Expedition
Georgia State University Grant
Role: Pedagogical Content Consultant
$24,874.20
2016 Learning Evolution Through Human and Non-Human Case Studies
National Science Foundation - NSF-1621194
Role: Co-PI
Colleague(s): Briana Pobiner (PI)
$1,082,238
2014 An apprenticeship model for Texas. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Texas Teacher Residency Program (TRes)
Role: Consultant
$1,290,000
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2023 - Present Member, Faculty Grievance Committee, GS
2022 - Present Faculty Fellow, Provost Research Council, GS
2022 - Present Provost Research Liasion, Research Symposium Advisory Committee, GS
2022 - Present Provost Research Representative, Undergraduate Research Committee, GS
2020 - Present Member, COE Elections, College of Education, GS
2022 - 2023 Member, Tenure & Promotion Appeals Committee, College of Education, GS
2020 - 2022 Member, Faculty Executive Committee, College of Education, GS
2020 - 2021 Member, COE Assessment & Accreditation, College of Education, GS
2020 - 2021 Chair, Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities Committee, College of Education, GS
2019 - 2021 Member, Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities Committee, College of Education, GS
2017 - 2021 Member, Academic Assessment Steering Committee, GS
2017 - 2021 Faculty Advisor, Children’s Miracle Network Dance Marathon, GS
2017 - 2021 Alternate Senator, Faculty Senate, GS
2020 Search Committee Member, Search committee for Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading position
2019 - 2020 Committee Chair, Faculty Research Committee, GS
2019 - 2020 Member, GSU Paid Residency Planning Committee, College of Education, GS
2019 - 2020 Coordinator, Undergraduate Field Experience (I & II), Middle Grades & Secondary Education Department, GS
2017 - 2019 Member, Scholarship Review Committee, College of Education, GS
2016 - 2019 Member, STEM Endorsement Development, Middle Grades & Secondary Education Department, GS
2018 Chair, Key Assessment Subcommittee, Middle Grades & Secondary Education Department, GS
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Honors and Awards

  • Recipient, Dissertation Research Award, The University of Alabama (2012)
  • Recipient, A.R.E. (Advisors Recognizing Excellence) Faculty Excellence Award, Southern New Hampshire University (2014)
  • Recipient, First Place Paper - Science Education, Alabama Academy of Sciences (2014)
  • Recipient, Top Ten, University-Wide Outstanding Dissertation Award, The University of Alabama (2015)
  • Recipient, M. Ray Loree Most Outstanding Dissertation Award, The University of Alabama (2015)
  • Recipient, Faculty Development Travel Award, Georgia Southern University (2016)
  • Recipient, Faculty Development of Instruction Award, Georgia Southern University (2016)
  • Recipient, Faculty Research Award, Georgia Southern University (2016)
  • Recipient, Faculty Research Award, Georgia Southern University (2017)
  • Recipient, Faculty Development Travel Award, Georgia Southern University (2018)
  • Recipient, Evolution Education Award, National Association of Biology Teachers (2018)
  • Recipient, Nominee Four-Year College & University Research Award-National Association of Biology Teachers (2019)
  • Nominated & Accepted for Full Membership-Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society (2019)
  • Recipient, Fellowship-Sinai & Synapses (science and religion), The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership (2020)
  • Recipient, Jack Miller Scholarship Award, Georgia Southern University (2020)
  • Nominee Harold J. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education, Penn University (2020)
  • Recipient, Biology Education Research Award-National Association of Biology Teachers (2020)
  • Recipient, Jack Miller Educator of the Year Award Nominee (2021)
  • Recipient, Georgia Southern University Research Excellence Award Nominee (2021)
  • Recipient, University of Alabama 40 Under 40 Nominee (2021)
  • Presidential Nominee (Elected)-National Association of Biology Teachers (2022)
  • Recipient, Emerging Scholar Award, American Educational Research Association, Religion & Education Special Interest Group (2023)

Courses

  • ISCI 2001 Life & Earth Science
  • ISCI 2002 Physical Science
  • MGED 3232 Methods of Teaching Science in the Middle Grades
  • MGED 3712 Practicum II Science & Math
  • MGED 3722 Practicum III Science & Math
  • MGED 3731 Field Experience I Middle Grades
  • MGED 3732 Field Experience II Middle Grades
  • MGED 5799 Student Teaching
  • EDAT 7131 Enhancing Student Performance
  • ESED 7133 Trends, Issues & Research in Education
  • ESED 8130 Research on Current Trends and Issues
  • ESED 8131 Teacher Leadership
  • ESED 8132 Curriculum & Instruction
  • ESED 8839 Seminar & Field Study (Capstone)

Education

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2009 - 2013 Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, University of Alabama
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2008 - 2009 Ed.S. in Secondary Science Education, Jacksonville State University
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2005 - 2008 M.S.Ed in Secondary Science Education, Jacksonville State University
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2002 - 2004 B.S. in Criminal Justice/Political Science, Jacksonville State University
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Links

Contact Information

Department of Middle Grades & Secondary Education
College of Education
Georgia Southern University
PO Box 8134
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: w. (912) 478-8408

Email:

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Invited Peer-Reviewed Publications (6)

Peer-Reviewed Publications (8)

Edited Books (1)

Invited Refereed Book Chapters (1)

Refereed Book Chapters (2)

Invited Editorially Reviewed Publications (8)