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Dr. David Rudge is a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Â鶹´«Ã½. He has a joint appointment in the Mallinson Institute for Science Education.

Rudge researches how the history and philosophy of science (particularly evolutionary biology) can be used to inform the teaching of science. He served as president of the International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Group, and project director of a large National Science Foundation grant to improve middle school science teaching. He is a member of the board of WMU's Center for the Humanities.

Rudge won the 2018 College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Achievement Award in Teaching.