Association of Southeastern Biologists

Michael Windelspecht
Associate Professor, General Biology Coordinator

Ph.D. 1996 University of South Florida

Rankin Science West 188
Telephone (828) 262-2680
Fax (828) 262-2127
windlspchtm@appstate.edu

Professional experience:

• 2000-Present, General Biology Coordinator, Appalachian State
• 1996-2000 Associate Professor, Floyd College, Rome GA

Teaching specialties:

• Genetics
• Introductory Biology

Areas of expertise:

• Science communication
• Science education

Professional Affiliations / Organizations

• National Association of Science Writers
• American Society of Journalists and Authors
• National Association of Biology Teachers

Research:

I am interested in the design and assessment of new media technologies for use in the introductory science classrooms. I have partnered with a number of national publishing companies to develop and assess the role and usefulness of new media in the science curriculum.

Selected Publications:

Windelspecht, M. The Encyclopedia of Global Warming, Facts on File, to be released in 2009.

Windelspecht, M. Genetics 101. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006.

Windelspecht, M. 2005. The Digestive System. Greenwood Publishing, Westport CT.

McDowell, J. and M. Windelspecht, 2005. The Lymphatic System. Greenwood Publishing, Westport CT.

Windelspecht, M. 2003. Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions and Discoveries of the 19th Century. Greenwood Publishing. January 2003.

Windelspecht, M. 2002. Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions and Discoveries of the 17th Century. Greenwood Publishing, Westport, CT.

Website: http://www.appstate.edu/~windlspchtm/mw.htm