David Henderson

David Henderson is Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at Trinity College, Hartford. He now lives in Hanover. He was the first director of the Environmental Science Program at Trinity College and has been teaching courses on climate change for over 20 years. He has been involved for the past 15 years in developing simulation games to introduce students to important issues in religion, science, and public policy as part of the Reacting to the Past program. These games have proved to be both fun for students to play and to make the topics accessible to non-specialist in the topics.

Trial of Anne Hutchinson: Liberty, Law, and Intolerance in New England (Fall Term 2024)

Participant Testimonials:

David had wide knowledge of the topic and was a creative teacher. 

David really knew this material as well as ancillary information that made the class even more interesting.

Instructor used role playing effectively to help students understand the concepts and become engaged with the material. 

When Jesus Became God: Constantine and the Council of Nicaea (Fall Term 2023)

Participant Testimonials:

Whenever there was a question asked, David answered in great detail, showing a deep knowledge of the subject.

Acting our parts was very engaging, but also the depth and variety of knowledge about different aspects of the subject among the members of the class was amazing and always respected, somehow managed so no-one dominated, but everyone got to add to the sessions as they were able.

Feeding Africa – GM Foods and American Foreign Policy (Fall Term 2019)

Participant Testimonials:

The instructor laid out a good plan and it was basically followed. The unique nature of the course with class members participating in the delivery of material and information was well handled, and the instructor did a good job adjusting to changes in the class due to people missing a class here and there.

The format was not only fun but so conducive to independent research beyond core curriculum.

Food Fight: The Origin of the Low Fat Diet (Fall Term 2018)

Participant Testimonials:

I enjoyed this interactive course very much and found it to be very informative.

The combination of instructor enthusiasm for the topic, individual presentations, and debates made for an interesting class.