• What I do, where I work

• I teach evolutionary biology in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. In my spare time I try to convince zoos, aquaria, and natural history museums to construct permanent, decent signage/exhibits that explain evolution and natural selection to the public. I started a flickr group a few years ago called “Exhibit Labels” (see first URL, below) to encourage signage committees to share thoughts and photos on the topic. If you’re interested, please have a look at my article, “The conservation of evolution education in zoos” (link to PDF at right). The 3rd URL below is a page with suggestions for zoos.

• Current position

• Associate Professor at Swarthmore College

Earlier positions

• Post doc at University of Chicago

• Post doc at Washington University

• Graduate student at Brown University

• Undergraduate at Reed College

Website(s)

• http://www.flickr.com/groups/exhibitlabels/

• http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/

• http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/evolk12/exhibits/intro.htm