Spencer S. Stober

Spencer S. Stober is a Professor of Biology and Educational Leadership at Alvernia University, Reading, PA, USA.  He has taught Biology for 30 years including undergraduate courses in Genetics, Botany, and Environmental Science.  Since earning his doctorate at Temple University, with a specialization in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, he teaches graduate courses in education and leadership.  In 2005 he received Alvernia’s Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching.  Dr. Stober has also served in a number of key administrative positions at Alvernia College, including Department Chairperson, Ph.D. Program Director, Dean of Arts and Sciences, and Dean of Graduate and Continuing Studies.  He was awarded the Neag Professorship at Alvernia University in 2011.  His research interests include environmental sustainability, and the intersection between religion and science.  Dr. Stober serves on the International Advisory Board for the “sustainability knowledge community” and corresponding journals sponsored by Common Ground Publishing.  He publishes regularly in the International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability.  Dr. Stober recently co-authored a book with Dr. Donna Yarri, Associate Professor of Theology at Alvernia University, entitled God, Science, and Designer Genes: An Exploration of Emerging Issues in Genetic Technologies, published by Praeger in 2009.  They are also working on a second book God, Darwin, and the Origins of Life