Evolution and Creation: Conflicting or Compatible? Patricia Kelley

Patricia Kelley, a Distinguished Lecturer for the Paleontological Society, seeks to bridge the divide between evolutionary science and the beliefs of the great religious traditions. Kelley is faculty in the Department of Geography and Geology at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and a Centennial Fellow of the Paleontological Society. She holds a PhD in geology from Harvard University. Her own research focuses on the evolution and paleoecology of Coastal Plain molluscs. She is especially interested in predator-prey interactions and their role in the evolution of snails and clams. Part of the Department of Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Distinguished Lecture Series and the Women in STEM Series.