SCHOLARSHIP
SCHOLARSHIP
PUBLICATIONS:
PUBLICATIONS:
Boatman, M., Berumen, B., & Bland, M. W. (In preparation). McLean v. Arkansas revisited: Is the light on in Arkansas? Projected journal: Journal of College Science Teaching. Projected submission date: 8/2023.
Bland, M.W. & Scoles, M. (TBD). Evolution malleability: College students an change their views. Evolution: Education and Outreach. Submitted 5/23/2023, invited to resubmit with revisions, 8/21/2023.
Berumen, B., Boatman, M. & Bland, M. W. (Accepted 8/7/2023). Public vs. Private: High School Biology Teachers’ Acceptance and Teaching of Evolutionary Theory in Arkansas. American Biology Teacher, TBD.
Bland, M.W., D.L. Auld, M.J. Dial, & J.C. Crock. (1986). Tentative description of the put gene which conditions dark purple testa in peas, Pisum News Letter, 18, 5-7.
Bland, M.W., D.L. Auld, M.J. Dial, & J.C. Crock. (1986). Tentative description of the put gene which conditions dark purple testa in peas, Pisum News Letter, 18, 5-7.
Peer-reviewed Papers, Invited Lectures, Other Contributions
Peer-reviewed Papers, Invited Lectures, Other Contributions
• Invited participant, “The Science of Religion” Panel discussion at Science Wednesday, sponsored by the CNSM and the STEM Residential College, 31 August, 2022.
• 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, 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 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 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.
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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 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, 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, 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.
• 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, 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.
• 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.
• 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?
• 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 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.”
• 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?
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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, 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, 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, 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Invited speaker, Applied Biology/Chemistry Workshop; In-service High School Science Teachers, 17 February 1993, Area Resource Center of Central Kansas, Great Bend, Kansas.