Jason R. Wiles  Assistant Professor jwiles01@syr.edu Office: 150 Life Sciences Complex Phone: 315-443-3193 / fax: 315-443-2012 Education: • Ph.D., McGill University, 2008 • M.S., Mississippi State University, 2007 • M.S.T., Portland State University, 1999 Courses: • BIO 121, 123 General Biology • BIO 360 Biology Lab Assistant • BIO/SCI 544 Teaching of College Science

RESEARCH

Education research in the Life and Earth Sciences with special attention to teaching and learning about biological evolution; Science education at all academic levels

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Wiles, J. R. & Branch, G. (2008). Teachers who won’t, don’t, or can’t teach evolution properly: A burning issue. The American Biology Teacher 70(1): 6-7.

Wiles, J. R. (2008). The Huckster’s artful dodging on evolution. Inside Higher Ed. January 11,  2008. http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2008/01/11/wiles

Wiles, J. R. & Asghar, A. (2007). An effort to encourage dialogue around the teaching and learning of evolution. McGill Journal of Education 42(2): 167-175.

Asghar, A., Wiles, J. R. & Alters, B. (2007). Canadian preservice elementary teachers’ conceptions of biological evolution and evolution education. McGill Journal of Education 42(2): 189-209.

Asghar, A., Wiles, J. R. & Alters, B. (2007). Discovering international perspectives on biological evolution across religions and cultures. International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations. 6(4): 81-88.

Wiles, J. R. (2006). Evolution in schools: Where’s Canada? Education Canada, 46 (4): 37-41.