EES 837: Evolution and Extinctions
Information & Scientific Literacy Project #2
Worksheet for ISLP 2.2
Website #1:
http://meopar.ca/news/entry/ocean-acidification-guest-editorial
1. Who is the author of the content?
The author is Carol Amaratunga, she has a PhD and is a BC Rural Network Board Member.
2. What are the author’s qualifications/background? (Things to look for—what is his/
her profession? Does she/he have degrees or accreditations and if so from where?
How long has he/she been active in this field?)
Ms.Amaratunga is retired as the Dean of Applied Research, at the Justice Institute of British
Columbia. Currently she is a freelance writer. She is an Adjunct Professor in School of Public
Health and Social Policy at the University of Victoria. She has a Bachelor and a PhD from the
University of Victoria.
3. Is the author qualified to be writing as an authority on this topic? Why or why not?
(Things to look for—are the author’s degrees/experience in the same or a related
field to the topic of the article?)
I think the author is qualified to be writing as an authority on this topic because she has a degree
in public health, and ocean acidification can affect public health.
4. Who is the publisher of this content? (Things to look for—is the author the same as
the publisher, as would be the case for e.g. a blog post? If not, what institution/
publication/etc. is the author writing for?)
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