Joint 72nd Annual Southeastern/ 58th Annual Northeastern Section Meeting - 2023

Session No. 22
Saturday, 18 March 2023: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Regency Ballroom A (Hyatt Regency Reston)

S4. Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences

GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Energy Geology Division

 

Alec Gates and MJ Suiter, Conveners
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
INTERDISCIPLINARY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AND FLEXIBLE MAJORS TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN GEOSCIENCES
BILILIGN, Solomon, Physics and Applied Sciences and Technology PhD Program, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 1601 E Market Street, Grensboro, NC 27411
8:25 AM
INCREMENTAL CHANGES TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AT APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
LEVINE, Jamie S.F., LIUTKUS-PIERCE, Cynthia, ARMSTRONG, William, CARMICHAEL, Sarah, EVANS, Sarah G., MARSHALL, Scott, RIEGEL, Hannah B. and WATERWORTH, Lauren, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Appalachian State University, 572 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608
8:45 AM
INCREASING DIVERSITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES THROUGH COMMUNITY PROJECTS: HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS
MOORE, Devin1, ARCHER, Reginald1 and BYL, Tom2, (1)Tennessee State UniversityAgricultural & Environmental Sciences, 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209, (2)Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, US Geological Survey, 640 Grassmere Park, Suite 100, Nashville, TN 37211
9:05 AM
FROM CLASSROOM TO CAREER: BUILDING A CULTURE OF ACCESS FOR GEOSCIENTISTS WITH DISABILITIES
SIBERT, Elizabeth, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511
9:25 AM
OUR COLLECTIVE VOICES: ACCOUNTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RECRUITMENT OF UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUPS IN THE GEOSCIENCE STEM DISCIPLINE FROM 3 FACULTY, WOMEN OF COLOR
DUNCAN, Candice, Environmental Science and Technology, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, 0206 H.J. Patterson Hall, College Park, MD 20742, SHOCKLEY, Ebony Terrell, Education, University of Maryland, 2304B Benjamin Building, College Park, MD 20742 and DUNCAN, Akua, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
 
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
BUILDING A DEI PROGRAM IN GEOSCIENCES AROUND AN LSAMP CORE
GATES, Alec, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith Hall Room 136, Newark, NJ 07102
10:20 AM
BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE APPALACHIAN GEOSCIENCE LEARNING ECOSYSTEM (AGLE) AND SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED CURRICULUM
WEISLOGEL, Amy1, HESSL, Amy1 and RUSSONIELLO, Christopher2, (1)West Virginia UniversityDept of Geology & Geography, 98 Beechurst Ave, Morgantown, WV 26505-4912, (2)Department of Gesciences, University of Rhode Island, South Kingston, RI 02881
10:40 AM
LESSONS LEARNED FROM A PILOT UNDERGRADUATE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACCESS AND INCLUSION PROGRAM
BENNETT, Isabella B.1, BIERMAN, Paul R.1, SOTO-VILLANUEVA, Krizzia2 and CORBETT, Lee B.1, (1)Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05401, (2)Food Systems, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05401
11:00 AM
VIRTUAL REALITY AND THEATRE TO CHANGE DEPARTMENTAL CLIMATE
CHEN, Jason, School of Education, William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23185
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