Casey Luskin is an attorney with a B.S. and M.S. in Earth Sciences from the University of California, San Diego. His Law Degree is from the University of San Diego. He is co-founder of the Intelligent Design and Evolution Awareness (IDEA) Center (ideacenter.org), a non-profit helping students to investigate evolution by starting “IDEA Clubs” on college and high school campuses across the country. For his work with IDEA, the Intelligent Design and Undergraduate Research Center named an award honoring college graduates for excellence in student advocacy of intelligent design the “Casey Luskin Graduate Award.” He formerly conducted geological research at Scripps Institution for Oceanography (1997-2002).

Casey has published in both law and science journals, including Journal of Church and State; Montana Law Review; Geochemistry, Geophysics, and Geosystems; and Progress in Complexity, Information, and Design. He has published in print and online popular media such as Research News and Opportunities in Science and Theology; Human Events; BeliefNet; Salvo Magazine; Touchstone Magazine; the Tampa Tribune; the San Diego Union Tribune; and the Philadelphia Inquirer. He has also discussed the debate over evolution in numerous sources, including the journals Nature and Science, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and USA Today. Luskin is co-author of Traipsing Into Evolution: Intelligent Design and the Kitzmiller v. Dover Decision, a comprehensive and concise critique of Judge John E. Jones’ ruling in the first trial to assess the constitutionality of teaching intelligent design in public schools.

Casey has spoken at numerous conferences on intelligent design, including debating intelligent design at Scripps Institution for Oceanography; the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco; and the University of Maryland’s Knight Center for Specialized Journalism. His special interests include geology, science education, biological origins, and environmental protection. He also has a lifelong love for the outdoors.