PRESENTATIONS

Human Evolution: Sexual Selection Preferences of Female Features as Sexual Stimuli. Victoria McFail and Anna Miller. UCA CNSM Annual Student Research Poster Symposium, 19 April 2024.

Human Evolution: Sexual Selection Preferences of Female Features as Sexual Stimuli. Victoria McFail and Anna Miller. The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality 2023  Annual Conference, November 17, 2023.

Human Evolution: Sexual Selection Preferences of Female Features as Sexual Stimuli. Victoria McFail and Anna Miller. UCA CNSM Annual Student Research Poster Symposium, 19 April 2023.

Comparing Public and Private High School Biology Teachers’ Acceptance and Teaching of Evolutionary Theory in Arkansas. Britteny Berumen. UCA CNSM Annual Student Research Poster Symposium, 22 April, 2022.

Assessing Evolution Education in Public Schools in the State Of Arkansas: Is The Light On? Misty Boatman. UCA CNSM Annual Student Research Poster Symposium, 22 April, 2022.

Comparing the Acceptance and Teaching of Evolutionary Theory in Public and Private High Schools in Arkansas. Britteny Berumen. Arkansas Stem Posters @ The Capital, 9 March, 2022.

Evolution Education in Arkansas: Is the Light On? Misty D. Boatman. Arkansas Stem Posters @ The Capital, 9 March, 2022.

Comparing the Acceptance and Teaching of Evolutionary Theory in Public and Private High Schools in Arkansas. Britteny Berumen and Mark W. Bland. National Association of Biology Teachers 2021 Annual Conference, 13 November, 2021. Third Place Award, NABT Biology Education Research Poster Competition – Graduate Students.

What is the Current State of Evolution Education in Arkansas? Misty D. Boatman and Mark W. Bland. National Association of Biology Teachers 2021 Annual Conference, 13 November, 2021.

Climate Change Perception and Understanding among UCA Students. Hunter Moore & Anna Copeland. UCA CNSM Virtual Annual Poster Symposium, 16 April, 2020.

Faculty Views on Evolution at Several Campuses in the Mid-south. Christie Birdsong and Mark W. Bland. National Association of Biology Teachers 2019 Annual Conference, 16 November, 2019.

Faculty Views on Evolution at Several Arkansas Campuses. Christie Birdsong. UCA CNSM Annual Poster Symposium, 19 April, 2019.

Assessing Misconceptions of Evolution Among Students Enrolled in Freshman Biology Courses at a Mid-Sized University in the mid-South. Shonqualla West and Mark W. Bland. National Association of Biology Teachers 2016 Annual Conference, 5 November, 2016.

The Evolution of Breasts as a Potential Sexual Display in Humans. Elizabeth Morrison and Mark W. Bland. The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Annual Meeting, 15 November, 2015.

The Effect of Science Fair Participation on Students’ Performance on the End of Course (EOC) Biology Exam. Hailey Ellison. UCA CNSM Annual Poster Symposium, 17 April, 2015.

Basic Understanding of Scientific Literacy. Patrick Ward. UCA CNSM Annual Poster Symposium, 17 April, 2015.

Basic Understanding of Scientific Literacy and Attitudes to Origins. Patrick Ward and Mark W. Bland. National Association of Biology Teachers 2014 Annual Conference, 13 November, 2014.

Evolution and Affect: Detection of an Emotional Response to Evolution. Elizabeth Morrison and Mark W. Bland. National Association of Biology Teachers 2013 Annual Conference, 21 November, 2013.

Evolution: Verification of Emotional Response in Students. Elizabeth Morrison. UCA CNSM Annual Poster Symposium, April, 2013.

Evolution Instruction: Does It Elicit an Emotional Response in Students? Jason Bailey. UCA CNSM Annual Poster Symposium, April, 2012.

Does Evolution Instruction Elicit an Emotional Response in Students? Stephanie Testerman, Josh Allen, and Mark W. Bland. National Association of Biology Teachers 2010 Annual Conference, 4 November, 2010.

Does Evolution Instruction Elicit an Emotional Response in Students? Stephanie Testerman & Josh Allen. UCA CNSM Annual Research Symposium, April, 2010.

Reliability of the MATE: The Measure of the Acceptance of the Theory of Evolution. Stephanie Jimmerson and Mark W. Bland. National Association of Biology Teachers 2010 Annual Conference, 4 November, 2010.

Reliability of the MATE: The Measure of the Acceptance of the Theory of Evolution. Stephanie Jimmerson. UCA CNSM Annual Research Symposium, April, 2010.

Does Evolution Education Matter? Jennifer Kellar, Jenna Haynes, and Mark W. Bland. National Association of Biology Teachers 2008 Annual Conference, 16 October, 2008.

Invited participant, “The Science of Religion” Panel discussion at Science Wednesday, sponsored by the CNSM and the STEM Residential College, 31 August, 2022.

Invited speaker, The Impact of Evolution, STEM@Arkansas, 28 January, 2021. Presentation: Why Evolution Matters.

Invited speaker, Information & Science in the Age of COVID, STEM@Arkansas, 8 September, 2020. Presentation: Science v. Society.

Invited participant, “The Science of Love” Panel discussion at Science Wednesday, sponsored by the University of Central Arkansas, Society of Physics Students, 27 September, 2019.

Invited speaker, Association of Southeastern Biologists Annual Conference, 5 April, 2019. Paper: Evolution and Affect: The Detection of an Emotional Response to Evolution. Abstract published in the 2019 ASB Bulletin, Southeastern Biology 66(4), 53-54.

Contributing author, “Looking Back with Epperson, Fifty Years Later.” Reports of the National Center for Science Education 38(4), November 5, 2018. https://ncse.ngo/looking-back-epperson-fifty-years-later.

National Association of Biology Teachers Annual Conference, 10 November, 2017. Joint paper with Holli Hall, Arkansas Tech University. Paper: Evilution vs Evolution: A Study on Enlightenment.

Invited participant, “The Science of Science”.   Panel discussion at Science Wednesday, sponsored by the University of Central Arkansas, Society of Physics Students, 27 September, 2017.

 Departmental Seminar, UCA Biology Dept., 10 March, 2017. Paper: Darwin, Darwinism, and the Search for Truth.

 Invited speaker, UCA Honors College Core I, 14 October, 2015. Lecture: Charles Darwin and the Search for the Human Self.

 Invited participant, “The Science of Love” Panel discussion at Science Wednesday, sponsored by the University of Central Arkansas Society of Physics Students, 18 September, 2015.

Invited speaker, UCA Honors College Core I, 15 October, 2014. Lecture: Charles Darwin and the Search for the Human Self.

 Invited speaker, The Engaged Citizen, Hendrix College, 8 November, 2013. Lecture: Reflections on Science and Society.

 Invited speaker, UCA Student Secular Alliance, 8 November, 2012. Lecture: Evolution: A Few Interesting Tidbits.

 National Association of Biology Teachers Annual Conference, 3 November, 2012. Joint paper with Ruth Bland, Sheridan High School. Paper: Using Primary Literature to Test Darwin’s Principles of Natural Selection. 

 National Association of Biology Teachers Annual Conference, 14 October, 2011. Paper: Dissecting Primary Literature to Test Darwin’s Tenets.

Invited speaker: Memphis Professor Summit, 27 February, 2010. Paper: Your 50 minutes: Active learning in the lecture hall.

 National Association of Biology Teachers Annual Conference, 13 November, 2009. Paper: Evolution Instruction: Does It Elicit an Emotional Response in Students?

Invited participant, NPR-sponsored panel discussion entitled “Darwin: Man & Myth,” February, 2009. Vieux Carre/Afterthought, Little Rock.

Invited guest speaker, National Public Radio (Little Rock), February, 2009, in recognition of Darwin’s 200th birthday. Program title: “Darwin: Man & Myth.”

 National Association of Biology Teachers Annual Conference, 16 October, 2008. Paper: Evolution Instruction: Can We Defuse Students’ Emotional Responses?

 Invited speaker, UCA Concurrent Enrollment Teaching Workshops (11/2007, 8/2008, 10/2008, and 8/2009). Topic: Evolution: Why It’s Important, and Some Ideas for Teaching It.

 National Association of Biology Teachers Annual Conference, 30 November, 2007. Paper: Teaching Evolution: Effective Strategies that Minimize Conflict.

 Association for Science Teacher Education Annual Conference, 5 January, 2007. Paper: The Creation/Evolution Continuum.

 Arkansas Conference on Teaching, 3 November, 2006. Paper: Teaching Evolution: Effective Strategies that Minimize Conflict.

 National Association of Biology Teachers Annual Conference, 14 October, 2006. Paper: Teaching Evolution in a Potentially Hostile Environment.

 Association for Science Teacher Education Annual Conference, 13 January, 2006. Poster: The State of Evolution Education in Arkansas.

 National Association of Biology Teachers Annual Conference, 7 October, 2005. Paper: The State of Evolution Education in Arkansas.

 National Association of Biology Teachers Annual Conference, 10 October, 2003. Paper: The Effects of Student-Produced Renderings on Achievement in Introductory Biology.

 National Association of Biology Teachers Annual Conference, 1 November, 2002. Paper: The Effect of Student-Produced Drawings on Achievement in Introductory Biology: An ongoing study.

 National Association of Biology Teachers Annual Conference, 10 November, 2001. Paper: The Effect of Student-Produced Drawings on Achievement in Introductory Biology: Preliminary Results.

 Invited seminar, University of Northern Colorado, 10 May, 2000. Paper: The Effects of Student-produced Drawings on Attitudes and Achievement of Introductory Biology Students: A Research Proposal.

 Applied Biology/Chemistry Workshop; In-service High School Science Teachers, 5 & 6 March 1993, for Kansas State Board of Education, Technical Education Team, Barton County Community College, Great Bend, Kansas.

 Invited speaker, Applied Biology/Chemistry Workshop; In-service High School Science Teachers, 17 February 1993, Area Resource Center of Central Kansas, Great Bend, Kansas.