GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA - 2019

Session No. 228
Tuesday, 24 September 2019: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 104AB, West Building (Phoenix Convention Center)

T179. Evidence-Based Theory and Practice of Science Communication in the Geosciences: New Methods, Avenues, and Audiences

 

Lisa Lundgren and Gabriel-Philip Santos, Advocates
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Start Time
1:30 PM
BUT, HOW DO WE MEASURE THAT? (Invited Presentation)
BURSZTYN, Natalie, Quest University, 3200 University Blvd, Squamish, BC V8B0N8, Canada
1:45 PM
THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY
BOHON, Wendy, IRIS Consortium, 1200 New York Ave NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20732
2:00 PM
BUILDING AN EDUCATIONAL ONLINE COMMUNITY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA (Invited Presentation)
BAUER, Jennifer E., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611 and LAM, Adriane R., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003
2:15 PM
BEST PRACTICES FOR INSTAGRAM AS A GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION TOOL
OCON, Samantha B.1, HUGHES, Mary Jane1, MILLS, Sadie M.2, BAUER, Jennifer E.1, LUNDGREN, Lisa3, BEX II, Richard T.4, CRIPPEN, Kent J.4 and MACFADDEN, Bruce J.1, (1)Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611, (2)Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, Gainsville, FL 32611, (3)Forestry and Conservation Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (4)College of Education, School of Teaching and Learning, University of Florida, 2403 Norman Hall, PO Box 117048, Gainesville, FL 32611
2:30 PM
“YOU CAN'T SIT WITH US”: WHAT TOPIC MODELING CAN REVEAL ABOUT PALEONTOLOGY ON TWITTER
BEX II, Richard T.1, LUNDGREN, Lisa2, BAUER, Jennifer E.3 and CRIPPEN, Kent J.1, (1)College of Education, School of Teaching and Learning, University of Florida, 2403 Norman Hall, PO Box 117048, Gainesville, FL 32611, (2)Forestry and Conservation Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (3)Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611
2:45 PM
SOCIAL MEDIA AS A PLATFORM FOR PROMOTING EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND LEVELLING THE PLAYING FIELD
MARTIN, Erin, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, 6102, Australia and SPENCER, Christopher J., School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia
3:00 PM
BEST PRACTICES FOR ACCESSIBLE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION IN THE GEOSCIENCES (Invited Presentation)
SERRATO MARKS, Gabriela, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02140
 
3:15 PM
Break
3:30 PM
IN DEFENSE OF SCIENCE: BRINGING IMPARTIAL SCIENCE TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE
FLEISHER, P. Jay, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY-Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820
3:45 PM
USING METHODOLOGICAL TRIANGULATION TO COMPREHENSIVELY MEASURE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION ACTION
RAPPOLEE, Eleanor1, LIBARKIN, Julie C.2, KIRBY, Caitlin K.1 and JAIMES, Patricia3, (1)Geocognition Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, 207 Natural Science, East Lansing, MI 48824, (2)Michigan State University, Geocognition Research Lab, 207 Natural Science, East Lansing, MI 48824, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences Department, Geocognition Research Laboratory, 288 Farm Lane #117, East Lansing, MI 48823
4:00 PM
GEOART: SELECTED EXAMPLES OF COMMUNICATING GEOSCIENCES THROUGH ART
GLUMAC, Bosiljka1, HOLT, Charlotte2, KOPF, Silas3, JENSEN, Eric4, PAPINEAU, Em5, AIKEN, Chris5, CARIS, Jon6, LONG, Stephanie6 and CARSON, Teresa7, (1)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (2)Art Department, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (3)Silas Kopf Woodworking, 20 Stearns Ct., Northampton, MA 01060, (4)Center for Design and Fabrication, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (5)Department of Dance, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (6)Spatial Analysis Lab, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (7)2155 Wood Street #B5, Sarasota, FL 34237
4:15 PM
SWIMMING INTO SCIENCE: SHARKS AND MINNOWS SUMMER CAMP
PEREZ, Victor J., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL 32611 and CRIPPEN, Kent J., College of Education, School of Teaching and Learning, University of Florida, 2403 Norman Hall, PO Box 117048, Gainesville, FL 32611
Handouts
  • GSA2019_Summer Camp_Perez.pdf (1.7 MB)
  • 4:30 PM
    SMALL MUSEUMS, BIG OUTREACH: DEMONSTRABLE METHODS OF INCREASING OFF-SITE VISITATION AND INTERACTION
    STONEBURG, Brittney E.1, DOOLEY Jr., Alton C.2, DOOLEY, Brett S.3, MCDONALD, Andrew T.2 and COLLINS, Leya2, (1)Western Science Center, 2345 Searl Parkway, Hemet, CA 92543; California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, (2)Western Science Center, 2345 Searl Parkway, Hemet, CA 92543, (3)Geology program, Northern Virginia Community College, Annadale, VA 22652
    4:45 PM
    A CASE STUDY OF COMIC CONVENTION VISITORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SCIENTISTS
    LUNDGREN, Lisa, Forestry and Conservation Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, SANTOS, Gabriel-Philip, Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, 1175 West Baseline Road, Claremont, CA 91711-2199, BARBOZA, Michelle M., Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 W. Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007, STONEBURG, Brittney, Western Science Center, 2345 Searl Parkway, Hemet, CA 92543 and ZIEGLER, Michael J., Thompson Earth Systems Institute, University of Florida, 3215 Hull Road, PO Box 112710, Gainesville, FL 32611
     
    5:15 PM
    Discussion
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