Session No. 147
Monday, 28 October 2013: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Hall D (Colorado Convention Center)

T143. Geoscience Across Cultures and Communities: Benefits and Challenges of Diversity (Posters)

GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Diversity in the Geosciences Committee; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG); National Association of Black Geologists and Geophysicists (NABGG); International Advisory for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD); National Earth Science Teachers Association (NESTA); Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)

Authors will be present from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, and 5:00 to 6:30 PM.

 

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SHOWCASING SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES FOR SUPPORTING MINORITY STUDENTS IN THE GEOSCIENCES
MCDARIS, John R., Science Education Research Center, Carleton College, 1 North College St, Northfield, MN 55057, WATSON NELSON, Tenea M., Office of Multicultural Affairs, Stanford School of Earth Sciences, 397 Panama Mall, Stanford, CA 94305-2210, EGGER, Anne E., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7418, MANDUCA, Cathryn A., Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057 and WILLIAMS, Quinton, Department of Physics, Atmospheric Science, and Geosciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, jmcdaris@carleton.edu
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THE IMPERATIVE OF A CROSS-CULTURAL COMPONENT TO GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
HUBBARD, Mary S., Geology, Utah State University, Office of Global Engagement, 9545 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, mary.hubbard@usu.edu
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IMPLEMENTING INCLUSIVE DESIGN FOR LEARNING IN AN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY LABORATORY
MERRIMAN, Jesse1, ROBERT, Genevieve1 and CEYLAN, Gina M.2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri - Columbia, 101 Geology Building, Columbia, MO 65211, (2)Science Education, University of Missouri, 321 Towsend Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, jdm42c@mail.missouri.edu
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THRIVING THROUGH INTERNSHIPS:  GEOSCIENCE FACULTY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
ZELLERS, Sarah D., School of Environmental, Physical and Applied Science, University of Central Missouri, WCM 108, Warrensburg, MO 64093, szellers@ucmo.edu
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THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN GEOSCIENTISTS: SUPPORTING WOMEN AND INCREASING DIVERSITY WITH THE GEOSCIENCES
SCHEFFER, Aimee, Geology, ConocoPhillips, 600 N. Dairy Ashford PR 3060, Houston, TX 77079, HILLS, Denise J., Energy Investigations, Geological Survey of Alabama, P.O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999, JURDY, Donna M., Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Northwestern University, 1850 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208-2150 and CRUSE, Anna, Samson Energy Resources, Tulsa, OK 74103, aimee.scheffer@conocophillips.com
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SUPPORTING DIVERSITY IN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMS--PERILS AND PROMISE IN CREATING TEAMS WITH STUDENTS FROM A DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUNDS
DALBOTTEN, Diana, National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, 2 Third Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, CAMPBELL, Karen M., National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics, University of Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, Mississippi River at 3rd Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, BERTHELOTE, Antony R., Hydrology, Salish Kootenai College, PO Box 70, Pablo, MT 59855 and HILL, Kimberly M., St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2 3rd Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, dianad@umn.edu
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ENHANCING DIVERSITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES THROUGH FOSTERING IMPROVED EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION IN URBAN CHARTER SCHOOLS: PLANNING A KIPP SCHOOL-UNIVERSITY-MUSEUM PARTNERSHIP
ROSS, Robert M., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 and DUGGAN-HAAS, Don, PRI and its Museum of the Earth, 92 South Dr, Amherst, NY 14226, Amherst, NY 14226, rmr16@cornell.edu
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EXPLORING THE ROLE OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CHOICE AND PARTICIPATION IN STEM CAREERS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
PACHECO-GUFFREY, Heather Anne, Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Bridgewater State, Bridgewater, MA 02324, pacheco.heather@gmail.com
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GEORGE MERCER DAWSON: THE LITTLE GIANT OF CANADIAN GEOLOGY
GILLEY, Brett, Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2020, Earth Sciences Building, 2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada and TALLENTIRE, Jenea, University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M8, Canada, bgilley@eos.ubc.ca
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