Affiliated Faculty
As a teacher, my primary goal is to stimulate interest, to inspire learning. More specifically, as a scientist I introduce students to a body of facts and concepts. I ask them to consider all of this material as tentative, material to be viewed critically through the lens of the scientific method. I also introduce science in the sense of community and encourage students to think of themselves as members of the community who should be active citizens, not onlookers. Methodologically, I seek a balance in my courses between lecturing to students and asking them to make discoveries. I encourage students to engage with the topic at hand, and recognize that I am often sowing the seeds of confusion which they will have to harvest with me and with each other in the belief that good teaching depends upon intellectual exchange. My approach to student assessment is directed at mastery of a body of knowledge without a lot of rote memorization and demonstration of the ability to use the scientific method to organize facts and concepts, identify unknowns and suggest possible experimental roads into solutions.
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About George Duncan
As a teacher, my primary goal is to stimulate interest, to inspire learning. More specifically, as a scientist I introduce students to a body of facts and concepts. I ask them to consider all of this material as tentative, material to be viewed critically through the lens of the scientific method. I also introduce science in the sense of community and encourage students to think of themselves as members of the community who should be active citizens, not onlookers. Methodologically, I seek a balance in my courses between lecturing to students and asking them to make discoveries. I encourage students to engage with the topic at hand, and recognize that I am often sowing the seeds of confusion which they will have to harvest with me and with each other in the belief that good teaching depends upon intellectual exchange. My approach to student assessment is directed at mastery of a body of knowledge without a lot of rote memorization and demonstration of the ability to use the scientific method to organize facts and concepts, identify unknowns and suggest possible experimental roads into solutions.
| 2004 - Present | Affiliated Faculty, Nova Southeastern University ‐ Halmos College of Arts and Sciences - Department of Biological Sciences | |
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| 1972 - 2017 | Criminalist I, II, III; DNA Unit Manager, Broward Sheriff's Office ‐ DNA Unit | |
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| 1996 - 2010 | Courtesy Professor Appointment; Adjunct Professor, Florida International University ‐ Chemistry Department | |
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| 1985 - 2003 | Adjunct Chemistry Instructor, Broward Community College | |
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| 1970 - 1972 | Lab Technician, Crime Scene Unit, Police Officer, Dade County Public Safety Department - Crime Laboratory | |
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| 1969 - 1970 | Criminalist Intern, Dade County Crime Laboratory | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 1992 - Present | Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science | 1974 - Present | Member, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Emeritus | 1970 - Present | Member, Past President (South Florida Subsection), American Chemical Society (ACS), Emeritus | 1994 - 2010 | Member, American Society of Human Genetics | 1991 - 2008 | Member, Forensic Science Society (Great Britain) | 2004 | Member, Association of Forensic DNA Examiners and Administrators (AAFDA) | 1989 - 2001 | Member, Technical Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (TWGDAM) |
Honors and Awards
- American Board of Criminalistics Emeritus, Diplomate, Molecular Biology, 2015 - present
- American Board of Criminalistics, Fellow, Molecular Biology, 2005 - 2015
- American Board of Criminalistics, Diplomate, General Criminalistics, since 1997
- Licensed Technologist in Clinical Chemistry and Immunohematology (Department of Rehabilitative Services, since 1971 [presently inactive status])
| 1996 | Ph.D. -- Biology, Florida International University | |
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| 1983 | M.S. - Chemistry, Florida Atlantic University | |
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| 1970 | B.S. - ACS Chemistry, University of Miami | |
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Contact Information
(954) 262-3603
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