Ann Reid

Ann Reid is an American scientist. Since 2014, she is the executive director of the National Center for Science Education.

Ann Reid, NCSE executive director

Education[edit]

Reid graduated from Bard College at Simon's Rock in environmental science, obtained a master's degree in international studies at Johns Hopkins University.[1][2]

Career[edit]

With Jeffery Tautenberger in the 1990s, while working to sequence the virus that caused the 1918 influenza epidemic.

At age 21 Reid worked at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris for three years. Disappointed with diplomatic work, she went back to the United States to develop a career in medical research, starting as a technician at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, then as a molecular biologist at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, where she started to write about science education.[1][2] While at the AFIP, she did a large part of the laboratory work leading to the sequencing of the 1918 influenza virus.[3]

From 2010 to 2013, she was the director of the American Academy of Microbiology.[1] She was appointed as executive director of the National Center for Science Education in 2014.[1][2]

In her role as a spokesperson for the NCSE, Reid is frequently called upon by the media to comment on news stories related to science education and the place of science in public policy.[4][5] She has been interviewed by The New York Times,[3] The Washington Post,[6][7][8] NPR,[9] CBS,[10] and other national news outlets.[11]

Selected publications[edit]

  • Branch, Glenn; Reid, Ann; Plutzer, Eric (December 2021). "Teaching evolution in U.S. public middle schools: results of the first national survey". Evolution: Education and Outreach. 14 (8). Springer. doi:10.1186/s12052-021-00145-z. S2CID 235260231 – via Researchgate.
  • Plutzer, Eric; Branch, Glenn; Reid, Ann (June 2020). "Teaching evolution in U.S. public schools: a continuing challenge". Evolution: Education and Outreach. 13 (14). Springer. doi:10.1186/s12052-020-00126-8. S2CID 219552858 – via Researchgate.
  • Keep, Stephanie; Reid, Ann; Branch, Glenn (December 2015). "Wading into the undeniable". Evolution: Education and Outreach. 8 (7). doi:10.1186/s12052-015-0035-6. S2CID 23405087 – via Researchgate.
  • Taubenberger, Jeffery; Reid, Ann; Lourens, Raina (6 October 2005). "Characterization of the 1918 influenza virus polymerase genes". Nature. 437 (7060): 889–893. doi:10.1038/nature04230. PMID 16208372. S2CID 4405787.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Mervis, Jeffrey (20 November 2013). "Ann Reid to Lead Science Education Advocacy Group". Science. doi:10.1126/article.23906. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Luhn, Robert (18 November 2013). "NCSE Announces New Executive Director". National Center for Science Education. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  3. ^ a b McHugh, Jess (February 6, 2022). "The 1918 flu didn't end in 1918. Here's what its third year can teach us". Washington Post. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Ravikumar, Vandana (October 8, 2020). "Texas earns an 'F' in how it teaches students about climate change, groups say". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Powell, Devin (December 5, 2016). "Trump's First 100 Days: Science Education and Schools". Scientific American. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  6. ^ Dotinga, Randy (February 15, 2022). "Was a 19th Century Global Pandemic a Case of COVID 1.0?". Washington Post. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  7. ^ McHugh, Jess (February 6, 2022). "The 1918 flu didn't end in 1918. Here's what its third year can tech us". Washington Post. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  8. ^ McHugh, Jess (February 6, 2022). "The 1918 flu didn't end in 1918. Here's what its third year can tech us". Washington Post. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  9. ^ Lombrozo, Tania (November 21, 2016). "What Does A Trump Presidency Mean For Climate-Change Education?". NPR. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  10. ^ Novacic, Ines (March 5, 2020). "From "flat Earth" to climate change denial, kids are deluged with fake science. Now teachers are fighting back". CBS News. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  11. ^ Mooney, Chris (January 24, 2014). "Want Proof Evolution Is Real? Just Look at Creationism". Mother Jones. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
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