ED31I:
Geoscience Workforce Issues: Demography, Gender, and Diversity I

Wednesday, 17 December 2014: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
Chairs:  Dallas D Rhodes, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, United States and Christopher M Keane, American Geosciences Institute, Alexandria, VA, United States
Primary Conveners:  Dallas D Rhodes, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, United States; Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, United States
Co-conveners:  Chris Keane, American Geosciences Institute, Alexandria, VA, United States
OSPA Liaisons:  Dallas D Rhodes, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, United States

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

8:00 AM
ED31I-01
 
How Accessible Are the Geosciences? a Study of Professionally Held Perceptions and What They Mean for the Future of Geoscience Workforce Development
Christopher Atchison, University of Cincinnati Main Campus, Cincinnati, OH, United States and Julie C Libarkin, Michigan State University, Natural Science Building; Department of Geological Sciences, East Lansing, MI, United States
8:15 AM
ED31I-02
 
Diversity, Geosciences, and Societal Impact: Perspectives From a Geoscientist, Workforce Development Specialist, and Former Congressional Science Fellow
Aisha Renee Morris, UNAVCO, Boulder, CO, United States
8:30 AM
ED31I-03
 
DIVERSITY IN GEOSCIENCES" NONRESIDENT GRADUATES IN THE US AND GLOBAL DIVERSITY
Elsa Velasco, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK, United States
8:45 AM
ED31I-04
 
Signing Earth Science: Accommodations for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Whose First Language Is Sign
Judy Vesel, TERC, Cambridge, MA, United States and Jason Hurdich, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, United States
9:00 AM
ED31I-05
 
Recently Identified Changes to the Demographics of the Current and Future Geoscience Workforce
Carolyn E Wilson1, Christopher M Keane2 and Heather R Houlton2, (1)American Geological Institute, Alexandria, VA, United States, (2)American Geosciences Institute, Alexandria, VA, United States
9:15 AM
ED31I-06
 
The Two-Year Colleges’ Role in Building the Future Geoscience Technical Workforce
Ben Wolfe, Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City, Department of Natural Sciences, Kansas City, MO, United States
9:30 AM
ED31I-07
 
The Geoscience Alliance--A National Network for Broadening Participation of Native Americans in the Geosciences
Diana M Dalbotten, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, Minneapolis, MN, United States and Antony R Berthelote, Salish Kootenai College, Hydrology, Pablo, MT, United States
9:45 AM
ED31I-08
 
Why Is My Slice of the Pie so Small? the Individual in Context of the Broader Geoscience Workforce.
Christopher M Keane and P Patrick Leahy, American Geosciences Institute, Alexandria, VA, United States
 
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