David A. Steen

David A. Steen is an American herpetologist and conservation biologist.[2] He is Reptile and Amphibian Research Leader of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission), and was previously a research professor at Auburn University, where he completed his Ph.D.[1][2] Steen runs a popular Twitter account where he offers reptile and amphibian identification and dispels myths about oft-maligned snakes such as copperheads, cottonmouths, and rattlesnakes.[3][4][5]

David A. Steen
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of New Hampshire (B.S), State University of New York (M.S.), Auburn University (Ph.D.)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsHerpetology, ecology, conservation, science communication
InstitutionsThe Alongside Wildlife Foundation, Georgia Sea Turtle Center[2]

He won the Mindlin Foundation's "Mindlin Science Communication Prize" in 2017 for his efforts in online science communication.[6][7] He is author of the book Secrets of Snakes: the Science Beyond the Myths.[8]

In 2018, along with researchers Sean P. Graham, Richard Kline, and Crystal Kelehear, he described a new species of aquatic salamander endemic to the Gulf coastal plain, Siren reticulata, known as the reticulated siren or leopard eel.[9][10][11]

References
  1. "Interview with Dr David Steen". thefreethinktank.com. The Freethink Tank. January 19, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  2. "David A. Steen, Ph.D." Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. Lund, Nicholas (May 29, 2015). "This Snake Scientist Is the Best Biologist on Twitter". Slate Magazine. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  4. "David Steen, Ph.D. (@AlongsideWild) on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  5. Wootson Jr., Cleve R. (May 22, 2018). "He was kayaking in a 'paddler's paradise.' Then, he was bitten by a rattlesnake". Washington Post. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  6. "SciComm Winners". mindlinfoundation.org. The Mindlin Foundation. June 23, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  7. "Mindlin Science Communication Prize". mindlinfoundation.org. The Mindlin Foundation. June 23, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  8. Steen, David A. (2019). Secrets of Snakes: the Science Beyond the Myths (First ed.). Texas A&M University Press. p. 184. ISBN 1623497973.
  9. Graham, Sean P.; Kline, Richard; Steen, David A.; Kelehear, Crystal; Cimmaruta, Roberta (December 5, 2018). "Description of an extant salamander from the Gulf Coastal Plain of North America: The Reticulated Siren, Siren reticulata". PLOS ONE. 13 (12): e0207460. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0207460. PMC 6281224. PMID 30517124. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  10. Bittel, Jason (December 5, 2018). "New species of giant salamander discovered in Florida". nationalgeographic.com. National Geographic. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  11. Graham, S. P.; Steen, D. "Song of the Siren – The Story Behind How We Found and Described a Two-foot Long Amphibian New to Science". livingalongsidewild.com. Living Alongside Wild. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
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