Contact Information
Education
Bachelor of Science, Wildlife Conservation, Louisiana Tech University (1980)
Master of Arts, Zoology, Southern Illinois University (1982)
Ph.D., Animal Ecology, Iowa State University (1986)
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, West Virginia Institute of Technology, 1987 – 1989
Senior Lecturer, Emory University, 1989 – 1997
Professor, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1997 – present
Honors & Awards
William T. Goodner Award for Teaching Excellence, US Air Force Academy, 2001
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award, 1999
Research and Scholarly Interests
Science communication
Science denial in American culture
Publications
Westmoreland, D., and C. McCormick. 2020. Embracing flat Earth science denialism can help us overcome it. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532642-900-embracing-flat-earth-science-denialism-can-help-us-overcome-it/#ixzz6AjbtMvBU
Westmoreland, D. 2019. Teaching evolution to Tibetan monks. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/teaching-evolution-to-tibetan-monks/?previewid=F00C8031-7D19-4C5E-85010CCBAD922F75 Westmoreland, D. 2018. Supporting evolution by responding to the “missing link” argument. American Biology Teacher 80 (2): 100 – 104.
Westmoreland, D. 2015. Teaching the meaning of “theory” in science. American Biology Teacher 77: 538-541.
Bramschreiber, T., and D. Westmoreland. 2015. Preparing students for science in the face of social controversy. American Biology Teacher 77: 284 – 288.