Tony Yates

Assistant Professor of Science
 
Wood Science Building, 119
405.585.4127
 
OBU Box 61772
500 W. University
Shawnee, OK 74804

Educational Background:

A.A., Hutchinson Community Junior College
B.S., Oklahoma Christian College
M.Ed., Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Courses Taught:

BIOL 2354: Human Anatomy Lecture and Lab
BIOL 2364: Human Physiology Lecture
GNSC 1124: Issues in Biology Lecture and Lab
GNSC 3114: Issues in Physical Science Lab
CHEM 1124: Introduction to General and Biological Chemistry Lab
CHEM 1105: General Chemistry I Lab

Selected Publications and/or Professional Activities:

Research Interests:

Biological Evolution Education
Biology Laboratory Curriculum Development

Presentations:

Science and its Methods. Presented at the University of Oklahoma Biological Field Station Pre-collegiate Program, June, 2011.

A Regional Study of the Types and Prevalence of Biological Evolution-related Misconceptions Held by Public Secondary School Biology Teachers. Presented at the Association for Research in Science Teaching International Convention, Orlando, Florida, April 5, 2011.

The Environmental Impact of the 2010 British Petroleum Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill. Presented at the Meeker Mathematics and Science Partnership Grant Workshop, August, 2010.

Publications:

Biles, C., & Yates, T., (2006). Physiology Lab Manual. Boston: MA. Pearson Custom Publishing.

Yates, T. (2005). Trait Mates. In, The University of Oklahoma Sooner Science Education. (pp.179 – 204).

Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Science Education Department.

Yates, T. (2005). The A, B, O’s of Blood Type. In, The University of Oklahoma Sooner Science Education.

(pp.205 – 232). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Science Education Department.

Memberships:

National Association for Research in Science Teaching
National Association of Biology Teachers