GSA 2020 Connects Online

Session No. 219
Thursday, 29 October 2020: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T238. Incorporating Identities to Advance Diversity throughout Geoscience Disciplines III

GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Diversity in the Geosciences Committee

 

Darryl Reano, Angel A. Garcia Jr. and Leila M. Joyce Seals, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
A CRITICAL FEMINIST APPROACH TO TRANSFORMING WORKPLACE CLIMATE IN THE GEOSCIENCES (Invited Presentation)
MARIN-SPIOTTA, Erika, Geography, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 550 N Park St, Madison, WI 53706, MATTHEIS, Allison, Applied and Advanced Studies in Education, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032, BELL, Christine, Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, MAERTENS, Julie, CSU STEM Center, Colorado State University, Ft Collins, CO 80523, BERHE, Asmeret Asefaw, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA 95343, BARNES, Rebecca, Environmental Science, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, HASTINGS, Meredith, Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, SCHNEIDER, Blair B., Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047, WILLIAMS, Billy M., American Geophysical Union, 2000 Florida Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009-1277 and MAGLEY, Vicki, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269
1:50 PM
INITIATION OF A DIVERSE MULTI-CAMPUS NETWORK TO UNDERSTAND CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEM CHANGE
TRIPATI, Aradhna1, JOHNSON, Kathleen R.2, AARONS, Sarah M.3, ALUWIHARE, Lihini3, BERHE, Asmeret Asefaw4, HURTADO, Sylvia5, KIM, Sora L.6, MONTAÑEZ, Isabel P.7, RAVELO, Ana Christina8, SCHARTUP, Amina Traore3 and SPRIGGS, Rae9, (1)Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Box 951567, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (2)Dept. of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, 3206 Croul Hall, Irvine, CA 92697-3100, (3)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, (4)Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA 95343, (5)Graduate School of Education and Information Systems, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (6)Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA 95343, (7)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Dr, Davis, CA 95616, (8)Ocean Sciences, UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, (9)Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
2:05 PM
GOLD-EN: BUILDING CAPACITY FOR BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN THE GEOSCIENCES – A NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INITIATIVE
VARA, Marissa Anne1, JONES, M. Brandon1, MORRIS, Aisha2, ADAMS, Amanda3, ROM, Lisa4, SMITH, Dena M.5 and PATINO, Lina C.1, (1)National Science Foundation, Directorate for Geosciences, 2415 Eisenhower Ave, Alexandria, VA 22314, (2)EAR Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314, (3)Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA 22230, (4)National Science Foundation, Division of Ocean Sciences, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314, (5)National Science Foundation, Division of Earth Sciences, 2415 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA 22314
2:20 PM
DOUBLING DOWN: NEW CHALLENGES AND COMMITMENTS FOR ADDRESSING LONG-STANDING DEI ISSUES FOR AGU AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
WILLIAMS, Billy, American Geophysical Union, 2000 Florida Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009, FRAISER, Margaret, American Geophysical Union, 2000 Florida Avenue, Washington, DC 20009 and WHITE, Lisa D., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
 
2:35 PM
Discussion
2:45 PM
STEPS TO CREATING A DIVERSE AND EQUITABLE HONORS AND AWARDS PROGRAM
SCHNEIDER, Blair B., Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047, HOLMES, Mary Anne, Earth & Atmospheric Sciecnes, University of Nebraska -Lincoln, Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340 and MYLES, LaToya, Air Resources Lab, Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, P.O. Box 2456, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-2456
3:00 PM
AN ACTION GUIDELINE AND THE ACTIVITY OF THE WOMEN FOR ONE OCEAN, JAPAN
ABE, Natsue, Mantle Drilling Promotion Office, MarE3, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 3173-25 Showa-machi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-chity, 2360001, Japan and KUBOKAWA, Kaoru, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 1738605, Japan
3:15 PM
ENGAGING HIGH-SCHOOL GIRLS IN GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH THROUGH FEMALE MENTORSHIP AND A SUMMER CAMP OPPORTUNITY
MULLER, Joanne, Marine and Earth Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd. S., Fort Myers, FL 33965 and NATION, Molly, Department of Ecology & Environmental Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL 33965
 
3:30 PM
Discussion
3:40 PM
EXPLORING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS' PATHWAYS IN EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE PROGRAMS AT A HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION
SAUCER, Logan and QUARDOKUS FISHER, Kathleen, Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199
3:55 PM
THE IGDEAS INITIATIVE: A DEPARTMENT-WIDE COLLABORATION TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUITY IN THE EARTH SCIENCES
TATE-JONES, M. Kellum, MUTH, Michelle, CONNORS, Lissie, DECHERT, Annika E., HUNTER, Brooke, HAMPTON, Rachel Lynn, OLSEN, Angela and SAHAKIAN, Valerie J., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon, 2357 Grant St, Eugene, OR 97405
4:10 PM
GEOLATINAS BLOG: A PLACE FOR LEARNING, INSPIRING, EMPOWERING AND AMPLIFYING DIVERSE VOICES IN GEOSCIENCES
GOMEZ CORREA, Monica Alejandra, GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, 91054, Germany, ROSA-MARÍN, Angelique, NOAA-CCME Scholar, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, Tallahassee, 32307 and CABALLERO-GILL, Rocío, Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912; Latinas in Earth and Planetary Sciences (GeoLatinas), Ashburn, VA 22030
 
4:25 PM
Discussion
4:35 PM
POLAR IMPACT (MINORITIES IN POLAR RESEARCH): CHANGING THE FACE OF POLAR RESEARCH
GILL, Prem, British Antarctic Survey/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1ER, United Kingdom, LEHRMANN, Asmara, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, 201 7th Street, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, LEPP, Allison, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904 and ASH, Jeanine, Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005
4:45 PM
CURTAILING INSTITUTIONAL RACISM IN AN EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES DEPARTMENT
VRIESMAN, Veronica Padilla, SUMNER, Dawn Y., RUDOLPH, Maxwell, ROUSSEAU, Mandy, OSKIN, Michael E., MICHELETTI, Angela, LIVSEY, Caitlin M., HWANG, Lorraine, DELLINGER, Robert and CHIDESTER, Bethany, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616
4:55 PM
THE REPRESENTATION OF RACE AND GENDER IN A NEW GEOLOGY TEXTBOOK
MASSEMINI, Lauren, BANSPACH, Jamie and KORTZ, Karen M., Physics Department, Community College of Rhode Island, 1762 Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln, RI 02865
5:05 PM
THE (NOT-SO) GREAT OUTDOORS: WHAT FACTORS ARE MOST IMPORTANT IN CAREERS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY STUDENTS?
CARTER, Samantha C.1, LOWE, Jacob L.2, JORGENSEN, Theresa A.2, GRIFFITH, Elizabeth M.1, GRIFFITH, W. Ashley1, POPE, Nakia3, ADUDDELL, Rebekah2 and SAUP, Casey M.1, (1)School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, (2)Department of Mathematics, University of Texas at Arlington, 701 S. Nedderman Drive, Arlington, TX 76019, (3)Department of Humanities, Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, TX 78251
5:15 PM
VIRTUAL TEAM-BASED OPPORTUNITIES TO NURTURE SCIENCE IDENTITY, BELONGING, AND LEADERSHIP
TANDY, Hannah1, MARADIAGA, Ingrid L.1, PARVEZ, Zeeshan2, KNIGHTON, Jade1, ULRICH, Robert N.1, GOEMAN-SHULSKY, Sedonna3, SPRIGGS, Rae4 and TRIPATI, Aradhna5, (1)Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (2)Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (3)Tonawanda Band of Seneca, The Fowler Museum, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (4)Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (5)Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095; Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095; American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095; Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095; Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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