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
Alec Gates and MJ Suiter, Conveners
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
9:25 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
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