GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA - 2019

Session No. 146
Monday, 23 September 2019: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 227ABC, North Building (Phoenix Convention Center)

T111. Broadening Participation in Paleontology: Approaches for Enhancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Paleontological Society; National Association for Geoscience Teachers; GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division

 

Christy C. Visaggi and Robyn Mieko Dahl, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
CRAFTING AN INCLUSIVE PALEONTOLOGY CLASSROOM (Invited Presentation)
YACOBUCCI, Margaret M., School of Earth, Environment & Society, Bowling Green State University, 190 Overman Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403
1:55 PM
FIELDWORK INSPIRING EXPANDED LEADERSHIP AND DIVERSITY (FIELD): MAKING FIELD GEOLOGY MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE
PAGNAC, Darrin, Geology & Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E Saint Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, WHITE, Lisa D., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 and SMYTHE, Wendy, American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN 55812
2:10 PM
IMPACTING A LOCAL POPULATION: COMMUNITY ENGAGED LEARNING WITHIN COLLEGE PALEONTOLOGY COURSES
CLARY, Renee M., Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762
2:25 PM
INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCES IN PALEONTOLOGY FOR SPECIAL NEEDS LEARNERS
LEPORE, Taormina, Integrative Biology, University of California Berkeley, Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720; Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, 1175 West Baseline Road, Claremont, CA 91711, LEPORE, Katrina, 107 Cambridge Street, Winchester, MA 01890 and SANTOS, Gabriel-Philip, Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, 1175 West Baseline Road, Claremont, CA 91711-2199
2:40 PM
LGBTQ+ DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND MENTORSHIP IN PALEONTOLOGY
DOWNEN, Matthew R., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 and OLCOTT, Alison N., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Ritchie Hall, Rm 254, Lawrence, KS 66045; Center for Undergraduate Research, University of Kansas, Strong Hall, Rm 151, Lawrence, KS 66045
2:55 PM
NATIVE EXPLORERS: HOW VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND CULTURE ARE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF AMERICAN INDIANS PURSUING STEM CAREERS
SMITH, Kent S.1, BROWNE, Ian D.1 and CZAPLEWSKI, Nicholas J.2, (1)Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology, OSU - Center for Health Sciences, 1111 W 17th St,, Tulsa, OK 74107, (2)Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua Av, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072
 
3:10 PM
Break
3:25 PM
ENGAGING A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION TO REVITALIZE AN INVERTEBRATE PALEOBIOLOGY MUSEUM COLLECTION
ESTES-SMARGIASSI, Kathryn1, WILEY, Alexis J.1, WRIGHT, Erin A.1, RODRIGUEZ MERGENTHAL, Marisol2 and SESSA, Jocelyn A.1, (1)Department of Invertebrate Paleontology, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103, (2)Enrollment Management & Student Success, Drexel University, 3210 Chestnut Street, Creese Student Center, Suite 050, Philadelphia, PA 19104
3:40 PM
BUILDING A BETTER COLLECTION TOUR
THOMPSON, Carmi Milagros, Department of Natural History, Florida Museum of Natural History, 1659 Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611
3:55 PM
IDIGBIO: THE EVOLUTION OF BROADENING PARTICIPATION THROUGH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
PIRLO, Jeanette, University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History, Vertebrate Paleontology, Biology Dept., 1659 Museum Rd., Gainesville, FL 32611, PHILLIPS, Molly, Florida Museum of Natural History, iDigBio, University of Florida, SW 34th Street and Hull Road, Gainesville, FL 32611, NELSON, Gil, iDigBio, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, ELLIS, Shari, Florida Museum of Natural History, Vertebrate Paleontology Department, Dickinson Hall, 1659 Museum Rd., PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, MONFILS, Anna, Dept of Biology, Central Michigan University, BIodiversity Science, Conservation, & Plant Biology, Biosciences 2401, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, HOGUE, Gabriela, Ichthyology, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601, NAZAIRE, Mare, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 1500 N College Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711 and ELLWOOD, Elizabeth, La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, 5801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
4:10 PM
INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN PALEONTOLOGY THROUGH MYFOSSIL
BAUER, Jennifer E.1, MILLS, Sadie M.2, BEX II, Richard T.3, ELLIS, Shari4, CRIPPEN, Kent J.3 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)College of Education, School of Teaching and Learning, University of Florida, 2403 Norman Hall, PO Box 117048, Gainesville, FL 32611, (4)Center for Science Learning, Florida Museum of Natural History, Powell Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611
4:25 PM
AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION FOR DEVELOPING PALEONTOLOGY-FOCUSED EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND FOSTERING STUDENT RESEARCH IN MONGOLIA
SANTOS, Gabriel-Philip, Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, 1175 West Baseline Road, Claremont, CA 91711-2199 and MINJIN, Bolortsetseg, Institute for the Study of Mongolians Dinosaurs, Ulaanbataar, 14200, Mongolia
4:40 PM
ETHICS EDUCATION FOR PALEONTOLOGY IN A HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM
FARKE, Andrew A., Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology at The Webb Schools, 1175 West Baseline Road, Claremont, CA 91711-2199
 
4:55 PM
Concluding Remarks
 
5:00 PM
Discussion
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