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Play the Game, Save the World! Using an Immersive Escape Game to Teach Families Evolutionary Thinking

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Play the Game, Save the World! Using an Immersive Escape Game to Teach Families Evolutionary Thinking

Teresa MacDonald | Anna Thanukos | Lisa D. White
This project from the University of Kansas Natural History Museum and the UC Museum of Paleontology was a 2025 Roy L.Shafer Leading Edge Awardee.The awards—presented each year by ASTC—honor member institutions and/or their staff and volunteers whose work represents exceptional achievement.
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Teresa MacDonald

Teresa MacDonald

Teresa MacDonald is the Associate Director of Informal Science Education at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum and oversees the education, exhibits and outreach departments. Her research interests are on the use of tree graphics in ISIs and museum visitor understanding of evolutionary trees.

Anna Thanukos

Anna Thanukos

Anna Thanukos  is Principal Editor at the UC Museum of Paleontology (UCMP). Her work includes the Understanding Evolution, Understanding Science, and The Tree Room projects. She is also a former City University of New York biology professor and teacher professional development educator. Her research has focused on evolution education and public understanding of the nature and process of science.

Lisa D. White

Lisa D. White

Lisa D. White is Director of Education and Outreach at the UC Museum of Paleontology (UCMP). She came to this position after a 22-year career at San Francisco State University where she held positions of Associate Dean of the College of Science and Engineering, Associate Dean of the Graduate Division, Professor of Geosciences, and Geosciences Department Chair. She directed the programs SF-ROCKS (Reaching Out to Communities and Kids with Science in San Francisco), METALS (Minority Education through Traveling and Learning in the Science), Climate Change Scholars, and Project Engage, as well as the evolution-oriented, IMLS-funded The Tree Room project.

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