2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 332
Wednesday, 4 November 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 343 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T92. Clear As Mud? Advancing Communication in the Geosciences

GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Committee on Geology and Public Policy; GSA Geoscience Education Division
Justin M. Samuel, Christa K. Stratton and Susanna W. Blair, Session Chairs
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
TELL IT LIKE IT IS
DIECCHIO, Richard J., Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444, rdiecchi@gmu.edu
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1:50 PM
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2:05 PM
SCIENCE AS STORY: COMMUNICATING GEOSCIENCE IN UNEXPECTED (AND EFFECTIVE) WAYS
COOK, Terri L., Down to Earth Science, 1520 Wildwood Lane, Boulder, CO 80305, down2earthwriting@gmail.com
2:20 PM
DISSECTING THE TACTICS OF CLIMATE DENIAL: LESSONS FOR COMMUNICATORS
KIRK, Karin B., Freelance Educational Writer, Bozeman, MT 59715, GOLD, Anne U., Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, Boulder, CO 80309 and SULLIVAN, Susan, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, karin@kirkframeworks.com
2:35 PM
THE OBSTACLES ARE LARGELY THE SAME: ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND SCHOOL REFORM
DUGGAN-HAAS, Don, The Paleontological Research Institution, 92 South Drive, Amherst, NY 14226, dad55@cornell.edu
2:50 PM
COMMUNICATING GEOSCIENCE CONCEPTS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM: WHO IS WATCHING GEOSCIENCE VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE?
DIXON, Jennifer L., Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Science, North Carolina State University, 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC 27695, MCCONNELL, David, Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695 and BEDWARD, John, Education, Buena Vista University, 610 W. Fourth Street, Storm Lake, IA 50588, jldicks2@ncsu.edu
3:05 PM
PRODUCING A SINGLE OUTREACH PRODUCT TO REACH MULTIPLE AUDIENCES
BARTEL, Beth, UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Boulder, CO 80301 and CHARLEVOIX, Donna, Education and Community Engagement, UNAVCO, Inc, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Boulder, CO 80301, bartel@unavco.org
 
3:20 PM
Break
3:35 PM
SCIENCE, POLICY, AND COMMUNICATION: ALL OR NOTHING
RUBIN, Jeffrey, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, 11945 SW 70th Ave, Tigard, OR 97223, jeff.rubin@tvfr.com
3:50 PM
TEACHING NON-MAJORS TO COMMUNICATE THE IMPORTANCE OF GEOSCIENCE FOR POLICYMAKING THROUGH SERVICE-LEARNING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
SZYMANSKI, David W.1, BOLAND, Maeve A.2, GONZALES, Leila M.2 and WOOD, Charlotte2, (1)Department of Natural & Applied Sciences, Bentley University, 175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA 02452, (2)American Geosciences Institute, 4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302, dszymanski@bentley.edu
4:05 PM
TO TREAT OR NOT TO TREAT: COMMUNICATING THE HEALTH RISK POSED BY DRINKING UNTREATED GROUNDWATER
GOTKOWITZ, Madeline B., Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 3817 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705, mbgotkow@wisc.edu
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4:20 PM
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4:35 PM
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE GULF RESEARCH PROGRAM
WALSER, Maggie L., Gulf Research Program, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, mwalser@nas.edu
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