Phone: 828-227-3651
Email: kcatley@wcu.edu
Office Address: Stillwell 337

Education:

• Ph.D. Arthropod Systematics, Cornell University, 1996
• M.S. Biology, Western Carolina University, 1991
• B.Sc. Hons. Zoology, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth 1989

Courses Taught:

• BIOL 141: “Principles of Biology II”
• BIOL 470: “Biology of Arthropods”
• SCI 422: “Principles and Methods of Science Education”
• SCI 491: “Supervised Student Teaching in the Sciences”
• SCI 512: “Advanced Science Methods”

Publications & Presentations:

Books

• Johnson, E. & Catley, K. M.  (2002). Life in the Leaf Litter. Center for Biodiversity and  Conservation, American Museum of Natural History, New York.  http://research.amnh.org/biodiversity/center/pubs/pubscbc.html#leaf

Book Chapters

• Catley, K. M. (2001). Global warming, loss of habitat, and pollution. In: Novacek M. J. (Ed.) Biodiversity – losing what counts (pp. 99-103). New Press, New York. American Museum of Natural History.

Commissioned papers

• Catley, K., Lehrer, R., & Reiser, B. (2005). Tracing a prospective learning progression for developing understanding of evolution. Paper Commissioned by the National Academies Committee on Test Design for K-12 Science Achievement.
  http://www7.nationalacademies.org/bota/Evolution.pdf

Articles in refereed journals

• Catley, K. M., & Novick, L. R. (in press). Seeing the Wood for the Trees: An Analysis of Evolutionary Diagrams in Biology Textbooks.  BioScience.
• Catley, K. M., & Novick, L. R. (in press). Digging deep: Exploring College Students’ Knowledge of Macroevolutionary Time. Journal of Research in Science Teaching.
• Novick, L. R., & Catley, K. M. (2007). Understanding phylogenies in biology: The influence of a Gestalt perceptual principle. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. 13, 197-223.
• Johnson, E. A. and Catley, K. M. (in press). Urban soil ecology as a focal point for environmental education. Urban Ecosystems.
• Catley, K. M. (2006). Darwin’s missing link: a new paradigm for evolution education. Science Education. 90 (5), 767-783.
   http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/32122
• Jennings. D.T., Catley, K. M. & Graham, F. (2002). Linyphia triangularis, a Palearctic spider (Araneae: Linyphiidae) new to North America. Journal of Arachnology 30, 455-460.  http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_tocs/JOA_contents_v30n3.html
• Catley, K. M. (2002). In: Scientists and K-12 education: Making the connection NEMA panel discussion. Journal of Marine Education. 18,1 6-7.
• Catley, K. M. (1994). Descriptions of new species of Hypochilus from New Mexico and California with a cladistic analysis of the Hypochilidae (Araneae). American Museum Novitates 3088. 27 pp. http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/4985
• Catley, K. M. (1993). Courtship, mating and post-oviposition behavior of Hypochilus pococki Platnick (Araneae, Hypochilidae). Proceedings XII International Congress of Arachnology. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 33 (2), 469-474.
• Eberhard, W.G., Guzman-Gomez, S. & Catley, K. M. (1993).  Correlation between spermathecal morphology and mating systems in spiders. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 50, 197-209.
• Catley, K. M. (1992). Super-cooling and its ecological implications in Coelotes atropos (Araneae, Agelenidae). Journal of Arachnology 20, 58-63.  http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_tocs/JOA_contents_v20n1.html

Conference Proceedings

• Catley, K. M. and Novick. L. R. (2006). Assessing Undergraduate Students’ Understanding of Evolutionary Concepts. Conference Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on Education. ISSN 1541-5880.
• Catley, K. M., Novick. L. R., and Traynham, B. (2006). Assessing Students’ Understanding of Evolutionary Diagrams. Proceedings of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. San Francisco.
• Novick. L. R. and Catley, K. M. (2006). Interpreting hierarchical structure: evidence from cladograms in biology. In, D. Barker-Plummer, R. Cox, & N. Swoboda (Eds.), Diagrams 2006, LNAI 4045 (pp. 176-180). Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
• Novick. L. R. and Catley, K. M. (2006). Extracting Hierarchical Structure From Biological Diagrams: An Analysis Across Knowledge Levels. Psychonomic Society, Annual Meeting, Houston.

Book Reviews

• Catley, K. M. (2006). Evolution vs. Creationism; An Introduction.  Science Education, 90 (4), 764-766. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jissue/112638980; http://www.ncseweb.org/evc/

Invited presentations (selected)

• Catley, K. M., & Novick, L. R. (2008). Seeing the Wood for the Trees: An Analysis of Evolutionary Diagrams in Biology Textbooks.  National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual International Conference, Baltimore.
• Novick, L. R., & Catley, K. M. (2008) “Understanding the tree of life: Reasoning from evolutionary hierarchies”. Forty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL.
• Catley, K. M., (2008).“The Plight of the Honey Bee”. Zahner Conservation Lecture Series. Highlands, NC.
• Novick, L. R., & Catley, K. M. (2008). Assessing Students’ Understanding of Cladograms. National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual International Conference, Baltimore.
• Morabito, N., Catley, K. M., & Novick, L. R. (2008). Lizards, Eggs, and Homoplasy: The Effect of Prior Knowledge on Students’ Understanding of Most Recent Common Ancestry. National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual International Conference, Baltimore.
• Catley, K. M. (2007). “Digging deep: Exploring College Students’ Understanding of  Macroevolutionary Time”. National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Annual International Conference, New Orleans.
• Catley, K. M. (2007). “Understanding Evolution; A View from the Classroom”.  Zimmerman Lecture. Casper College, Wyoming.
• Catley, K. M. (2006). “Assessing Undergraduate Students’ Understanding of
   Macroevolutionary Processes”. Department of Biological Sciences, Murray State  University, Kentucky.
• Catley, K. M. (2006). “Digging deep: Exploring College Students’  Understanding of  Macroevolutionary Time”. Vanderbilt University, Center for Integrative and  Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience Colloquium Series. 
• Catley, K. M. (2006). “And down came a spider…….Myths, Facts, and Urban Legends”. Zahner Conservation Lecture Series. Highlands Nature Center, Highlands, NC.
• Catley, K. M. (2006). “So, you think your students understand evolution? #Adventures assessing undergraduates' knowledge and reasoning skills”. Spring Seminar Series, Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University.
• Catley, K. M., Reiser, B. & Lehrer, R. (2005). “Tracing a trajectory for understanding evolution”. The National Academies Committee on Test Design for K-12 Science Achievement, National Academies of Science, Washington, DC.
• Catley, K. M. (2005). “You can’t get there from here. Tales of a biologist educator.” Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University.
• Catley, K. M. (2004). “The centipede's tale. What a recent scientific discovery can tell us about the planet's biodiversity crisis.” Zahner Conservation Lecture Series. Highlands Nature Center, Highlands, NC.
• Catley, K. M. (2004). “Teachers and high school labs; knowledge, training and implementation.” The National Academies Committee on High School Science Labs, National Academies of Science, Washington, DC.
• Johnson, E. A.,  & Catley, K. M. (2004). “Towards an urban land ethic: urban soil ecology as a focal point for environmental and sustainability education.” Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon.
• Catley, K. M., Reiser, B., & Lehrer, R. (2003). “Considering learning sciences and professional practices in the design and development of science standards.” The National Academies Committee on Test Design for K-12 Science Achievement, Beckman Center of the National Academies, Irvine, California.
• Catley, K. M. (2002). “Understanding evolution: the state of teachers’ knowledge.” American Institute of Biological Sciences Annual Meeting, Washington DC
• Catley, K. M. (2001). “Evolution, species and cladogenesis : the state of teachers’ knowledge. A novel way to frame evolutionary questions in the classroom.” Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, St. Louis, MO.
• Catley, K. M. (2000). ”Through the looking glass – science to science education. A scientist’s perspective”.  Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, New Orleans.
• Catley, K. M. (2000). “Informal science education: an exploration of virtual and real time opportunities for classroom teachers and their students”. Rutgers University: Interactive TV presentation
• Catley, K. M. (1999). “Spiders - the consummate engineers”.  NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center/Jet Propulsion Lab. 1st Gossamer Spacecraft Workshop, Oxnard, California.
• Catley, K. M. (1999). “Innovative approaches to inquiry-based science education”. Education and Biology faculties, Western Carolina University.
• Catley, K. M. (1998).“The gnaphosid genus Encoptarthria  in Australia.” XIV International Congress of Arachnology. Chicago.
• Johnson, E. A., & Catley, K. M. (1998). “Leaf litter invertebrates of Central Park.” New York Natural History Conference V, The University of the State of New York, Albany.
• Catley, K. M. (1997). “The biodiversity crisis in Chile.” New York Entomological Society lecture series.
• Catley, K. M. (1996). “A revision of the austral South American hahniids with a cladistic analysis of Hahniidae.” Meetings of the American Arachnological Society. University of Arizona, Tucson.  
• Catley, K. M. (1992). “Courtship, mating and reproductive behavior of Hypochilus pococki  Platnick (Araneae, Hypochilidae). XII International Congress of Arachnology. Brisbane, AUSTRALIA .
• Catley, K. M. (1990). “Super-cooling ability and its ecological implications in Coelotes atropos (Walckenaer) (Araneae, Agelenidae).” International Meeting of the American Arachnological Society. Ottawa, CANADA.