Laurie Godfrey

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Laurie Godfrey
Born
Laurie Rohde Godfrey

(1945-08-27) August 27, 1945 (age 80)
Alma mater Harvard University
Known forResearch on the lemurs of Madagascar
Awards Guggenheim Fellowship (2008) [1] Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award (2024)
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] She was most recently awarded the Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Association of Biological Anthropologists in 2024 for her work advancing the understanding of extinct Madagascar lemurs through dental microwear, ancient DNA, and other methods. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Laurie R. Godfrey". John Simon Guggenheim Foundation . Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  2. ↑ "Godfrey, Laurie R." Library of Congress Name Authority File. Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  3. ↑ Bayles, Martha (1983-05-15). "Nonfiction In Brief". The New York Times . Retrieved 2018-12-02. The editor, Laurie R. Godfrey, is a physical anthropologist...
  4. ↑ Carrington, Daisy (2015-03-19). "Divers discover underwater graveyard of extinct giants". CNN . Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Article: Lemurs in Madagascar—Then". American Museum of Natural History . Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  7. ↑ Chu, Jennifer (2016-02-18). "Humans settled, set fire to Madagascar's forests 1,000 years ago". Phys.org . Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  8. ↑ "Former NCSE board member to receive Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award | National Center for Science Education". ncse.ngo. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
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