Biography:Laurie Godfrey
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Short description: American paleontologist and anthropologist
Laurie Godfrey | |
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| Born | Laurie Rohde Godfrey August 27, 1945 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Known for | Research on the lemurs of Madagascar |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (2008)[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropology Paleontology |
| Institutions | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Thesis | Structure and Function in Archaeolemur and Hadropithecus (subfossil Malagasy Lemurs): The Postcranial Evidence (1977) |
Laurie R. Godfrey (born August 27, 1945)[2] is an American paleontologist and physical anthropologist.[3][4] She is emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[5] Her research has focused on the evolutionary history of the present-day lemur populations of Madagascar .[6][7] An outspoken critic of creationism and advocate for the teaching of evolution in schools, she has edited three books on the subject: Scientists Confront Creationism (1983), What Darwin Began: Modern Darwinian and Non-Darwinian Perspectives on Evolution (1985), and (with A.J. Petto) Scientists Confront Intelligent Design and Creationism (2007).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Laurie R. Godfrey" (in en-US). https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/laurie-r-godfrey/.
- ↑ "Godfrey, Laurie R.". Library of Congress. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n77016303.html.
- ↑ Bayles, Martha (1983-05-15). "Nonfiction In Brief" (in en). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/15/books/nonfiction-in-brief-157369.html. "The editor, Laurie R. Godfrey, is a physical anthropologist..."
- ↑ Carrington, Daisy (2015-03-19). "Divers discover underwater graveyard of extinct giants". CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2015/03/19/africa/underwater-fossil-lemur-graveyard-madagascar/index.html.
- ↑ "Team Led by Godfrey Finds Immense Underwater 'Lemur Graveyards' in Caves of Madagascar". Office of News & Media Relations (Press release). University of Massachusetts Amherst. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ↑ "Article: Lemurs in Madagascar—Then". https://www.amnh.org/explore/science-bulletins/bio/documentaries/lemurs-of-madagascar/article-lemurs-in-madagascar-then.
- ↑ Chu, Jennifer (2016-02-18). "Humans settled, set fire to Madagascar's forests 1,000 years ago". https://phys.org/news/2016-02-humans-madagascar-forests-years.html.
External links
- Laurie Godfrey publications indexed by Google Scholar
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