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

Session No. 90
Monday, 2 November 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 338 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T91. Using Place-Based and/or Data Driven Approaches in Geoscience Undergraduate Teaching and Research

Council on Undergraduate Research Geosciences Division
Diana Dalbotten and Emily Goesling, Session Chairs
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
GEOSCIENCE ALLIANCE 3: A CHANGING CLIMATE’S EFFECT ON RIVERS, ESTUARIES, OCEANS, FIRST FOODS, AND TRIBAL HEALTH
DALBOTTEN, Diana, National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, 2 Third Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, BUENO WATTS, Nievita, Institute of Environmental Health, Oregon Health & Science University, Mail Code HRC3, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239-3098, BERTHELOTE, Antony R., Hydrology, Salish Kootenai College, PO Box 70, Pablo, MT 59855 and ERIKSSON, Susan C., Eriksson Associates LLC, 3980 Broadway, Suite 103 #168, Boulder, CO 80304, dianad@umn.edu
8:20 AM
PUTTING FIRST THINGS FIRST: WHY IT’S ABOUT INTEGRATING WESTERN SCIENCE INTO TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND
TANO, Mervyn, International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management, Denver, 444 South Emerson Street, Denver, CO 80209-2216, mervtano@iiirm.org
8:35 AM
FIELD ETHNOGEOLOGY IN THE CARIBBEAN: RESEARCH TO INFORM PLACE-BASED GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION AIMED AT ENHANCING EQUITY AND DIVERSITY FOR INDIGENOUS STUDENTS
GARCIA, Angel A., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, SEMKEN, Steven, School of Earth and Space Exploration and Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 and BRANDT, Elizabeth, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, aagarc16@asu.edu
8:50 AM
SUSTAINABLE LAND AND WATER RESOURCES REU: COMMUNITY-INSPIRED RESEARCH MEETS OPEN INQUIRY
BUENO WATTS, Nievita, Institute of Environmental Health, Oregon Health & Science University, Mail Code HRC3, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239-3098, BERTHELOTE, Antony R., Hydrology, Salish Kootenai College, PO Box 70, Pablo, MT 59855, LICHTENBERG, Janene, Fisheries and Wildlife, Salish Kootenai College, Pablo, MT 59855, PATRICK, Daniel, Math Department, Salish Kootenai College, Pablo, MT 59855 and DALBOTTEN, Diana, National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, 2 Third Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, buenowat@ohsu.edu
9:05 AM
THE SPECIAL PLACE PROJECT: INCORPORATING FIELD DATA TO TEST STUDENT HYPOTHESES IN PLACE-BASED CASE STUDIES ASSISTED BY THE NASA-FUNDED EARTH ED 2YC PROGRAM
MOOSAVI, Sadredin C., Dept. of Geology, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 West College Avenue, Saint Peter, MN 56082; Science, Rochester Community Technical College, 851 30th Avenue SE, Rochester, MN 55904, OAKS, Sherry D., Science, Front Range Community College, 3645 West 112th Avenue, Westminster, CO 80031; Geosciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, LOW, Russanne, NASA Science Mission Directorate Education and Public Outreach Earth Forum, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, 1600 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22209 and METLAY, Suzanne T., Teachers College, Western Governors University, 4001 South 700 East, Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT 84107, smoosavi@charter.net
 
9:35 AM
Discussion
 
9:50 AM
Break
10:05 AM
LINKING GEOSCIENCE AND SOCIETAL ISSUES: A STRATEGY FOR MAKING GEOSCIENCE MORE CENTRAL IN HIGHER EDUCATION
MANDUCA, Cathryn A.1, BLOCKSTEIN, David2, BRALOWER, Timothy J.3, DAVIS, Felica4, DOSER, Diane I.5, EGGER, Anne E.6, GOSSELIN, David C.7, IVERSON, Ellen1, KASTENS, Kim A.8 and ORR, Cailin Huyck1, (1)Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, (2)Council of Environmental Deans and Directors, National Council for Science and the Environment, 1101 17th St. NW #250, Washington, DC 20036, (3)Department of Geosciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, (4)Building Green Initiative, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA 30314, (5)Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, (6)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7418, (7)Environmental Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 150 Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0941, (8)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, cmanduca@carleton.edu
10:20 AM
STRATEGIES IN RECRUITING AND RETAINING GEOLOGY MAJORS AT RADFORD UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA
TSO, Jonathan, Department of Geology, Radford University, P.O. Box 6939, Radford, VA 24142, jtso@radford.edu
10:50 AM
FROM WOOLLY MAMMOTHS TO A SUPERFUND SITE:  A PLACE-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY COURSE IN SALTVILLE, VIRGINIA
BIER, Sara E., Environmental Studies, Emory and Henry College, 30461 Garnand Drive, Emory, VA 24327-0947, sbier@ehc.edu
11:05 AM
BUILDING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY THROUGHOUT BOTH LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES
DOMENECH, Julia A., Earth and Atmospheric Science, Mississippi State University, 301-I Hilbun Hall, Mississippi State, MS 39762, jad489@msstate.edu
 
11:20 AM
Discussion
 
11:35 AM
Concluding Remarks
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