ED13C:
Aiming for Truly Diverse Diversity to Strengthen the Geoscience Community III Posters


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Session ID#: 50896

Session Description:
The geosciences continue to lag other STEM disciplines in the engagement, recruitment, and retention of traditionally underrepresented and underserved groups. Diversity is a vital priority because it promotes innovation, strengthens the community's ability to tackle complex geoscience problems, and engenders widespread Earth science literacy. The geosciences need to develop an inclusive environment that proactively values individuals of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, abilities, etc., and encourages them to bring their whole person to the discipline.  In spite of recent funding initiatives dedicated to strengthening education outcomes, diversity, and inclusiveness in STEM, there remains much room for improvement.  In this session, we invite sharing of programs that provide training in key skills and competencies, engage participants in experiential training, and foster inclusive environments to attract, retain, and prepare geoscience students from underrepresented groups. We seek examples, best practices, and innovative steps aimed at all aspects of diversity and inclusion across the geosciences.
Primary Convener:  Sharon K Cooper, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, United States
Conveners:  Wesley Henson, USGS California Water Science Center San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States, Benjamin Andrew Keisling, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States and Gari C Mayberry, USGS, Volcano Science Center, Vancouver, United States
Primary Liaison:  Sharon K Cooper, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, United States
Chairs:  Wesley Henson, U.S. Geological Survey, San Diego, CA, United States and Benjamin Andrew Keisling, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Gari C Mayberry, USGS, Volcano Science Center, Vancouver, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • PA - Public Affairs
  • SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences
Index Terms:

0810 Post-secondary education [EDUCATION]
0850 Geoscience education research [EDUCATION]
0855 Diversity [EDUCATION]
6630 Workforce [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Normalizing women in science: Social media as a platform for promoting experiences of women in science and levelling the playing field (406650)
Erin Lee Martin1,2 and Christopher J Spencer2,3, (1)Curtin University, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Perth, WA, Australia, (2)TravelingGeologist, Perth, WA, Australia, (3)Queen’s University, Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Kingston, ON, Canada
Talking the talk AND walking the walk: UMass Geosciences’ community-based efforts to increase diversity and inclusivity through improved department climate (409268)
Sarah Virginia McKnight1, Marsha Allen2, Isla S. Castañeda3, Julie Brigham-Grette3, Michele L Cooke4, Piper Gaubatz1, Helen Habicht5, Benjamin Andrew Keisling6, Adriane Renee Lam7, Mary Richards1, Jeff M Salacup8, Nick Scroxton9, Donald Sluter and Kaitlyn Suarez11, (1)University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, United States, (2)University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States, (3)University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences, Amherst, MA, United States, (4)University of Massachusetts Amherst, Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences, Amherst, United States, (5)UMass Amherst-Geosciences, Amherst, MA, United States, (6)University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States, (7)Binghamton University, Department of Earth Sciences, Binghamton, United States, (8)University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences, Amherst, United States, (9)National University of Ireland Maynooth, Kildare, United Kingdom, (10)University of Massachusetts Amherst, Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences, Amherst, United States
Expanding Geoscience On-ramps with Innovative Professional Development Models: IODP School of Rock (436743)
Sharon K Cooper, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, United States, Lisa D White, University of California Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley, CA, United States, Jonathan C Lewis, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus, Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences, Indiana, PA, United States and Marianna Terezow, GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
The ‘Ike Wai Project: Structured Mentoring and Professional Development for Hawai‘i’s Future Sustainability Workforce (447830)
Deborah E Eason, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Dept of Earth Sciences, Honolulu, United States, Barbara Cabezal Bruno, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Honolulu, HI, United States and Daniela Böttjer, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Center for Teaching Excellence, Honolulu, HI, United States
Understanding Inclusion: An Empirical Approach. (468447)
Kaja Brix, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Engaging Queer and Transgender Youth in STEM Research and Mentorship through Queer Science Day Events (445932)
Evan Tyler1, Juliet Johnson2, Deirdre Manion-Fischer2, Lee Penn3 and Ryan Daley2, (1)University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, United States, (2)University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, United States, (3)University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Chemistry, Minneapolis, MN, United States
Improvements in gender parity but not representation among Asian American geoscience PhD graduates (383829)
Daniel Enrique Ibarra, Brown University, Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Providence, RI, United States, Kimberly V Lau, UC Riverside, Earth Sciences, Riverside, CA, United States, Rachel E Bernard, Amherst College, Amherst, MA, United States and Emily H.G. Cooperdock, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States
Geosciences Education Study in the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (387612)
Yue Chang and Yaolin Shi, Key Laboratory of Computational Geodynamics, College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
A team-based approach to undergraduate research that fosters collaboration through peer and vertical mentorship: best practices (461233)
Jamie Kaaren Lucarelli1, Ashley A. Kruythoff2, Deepshikha Upadhyay3, Greg Jesmok4, Lauren M Santi5, Mx. Robert Nguyen Ulrich, Ph.D. Candidate3,6, Ingrid Maradiaga7, Christian Blair7, Mellisha Stokes8, Jesse B. Bateman9, Alexandrea Arnold10, Hayley Lauren Bricker11, Ben Elliott12, Aradhna K Tripati1 and Randon Flores8, (1)University of California Los Angeles, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, United States, (2)University of California, Los Angeles, Institute of Environment and Sustainability, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (3)University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, United States, (4)University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (5)University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States, (6)CDLS, Earth Planetary and Space Science, Los Angeles, United States, (7)University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States, (8)University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (9)SUNY Cortland, Biological Sciences, Cortland, NY, United States, (10)University of California Los Angeles, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, United States, (11)University of California, Los Angeles, Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, United States, (12)University of California Los Angeles, Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences; Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Los Angeles, United States
HSI-STEM Bridges Across Eastern Queens: A Step to Diversify the Geoscience Major at Queens College at the City University of New York (447623)
Shaneeza Aziz1, Elizabeth Pesar2, Emilio Tesin2, Lauren Schmahl2, Adam Kaiser2, Dax Christian Soule2 and Eva Fernandez2, (1)Queens College, City University of New York, USA, Flushing, NY, United States, (2)CUNY Queens College, Flushing, NY, United States
GEODES: A model for graduate-student led initiatives in diversity, equity, and inclusion (423025)
Grace Barcheck1, Sarah Beganskas2, Claire C Masteller3, Allison M Pfeiffer4, Danica L Roth5, Stephanie Taylor6, Carolyn Branecky Begeman6, Victoria Yuan7, Daniel Killam8, Dr. Rachel Elise Maxwell, PhD9, Sarah M White6, Szilárd Gyalay6, Zachary Kaufman10, Jennifer Lee Pensky11, Em Schnorr6 and Araceli Serrano8, (1)Cornell University, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Ithaca, United States, (2)University of California Santa Cruz, Earth and Planetary Sciences Department, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, (3)Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany, (4)University of Washington, Seattle, United States, (5)University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States, (6)University of California Santa Cruz, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, (7)American Museum of Natural History, New York, United States, (8)University of California Santa Cruz, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Santa Cruz, United States, (9)Purdue University, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science Department, West Lafeyette, United States, (10)University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, (11)University of Colorado at Boulder, North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, Boulder, United States
Broadening Geosciences Preparedness through a Cross-Campus Experiential Partnership (441546)
Adriane Clark Jones1,2, Diane Y Kim3, Karla Heidelberg4, Xiaomei Cheng2 and Jessica Dutton4, (1)Mount Saint Mary's University, Biology, Los Angeles, United States, (2)Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (3)University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States, (4)University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Enhancing students’ research experiences through field trips and laboratory experiments (379533)
Prof. Lixin Wang, PhD1, Matthew Lanning2 and Kudzai Farai Farai Kaseke2, (1)Indiana University Indianapolis, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indianapolis, United States, (2)Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Department of Earth Sciences, Indianapolis, IN, United States
Two Years In — An Update On GEOPATHS Extra: Geoscience Educational Opportunities & Career Oriented Research Experiences (386609)
Scott A Mandia1, Sean Tvelia2, Marianne Mcnamara1 and Darryl Butkos2, (1)SUNY Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NY, United States, (2)SUNY Suffolk County Community College, Physical Sciences, Selden, NY, United States
Creating new pathways to geosciences and relieving bottlenecks in mathematics by teaching College Algebra in a geoscience context (433841)
Elizabeth M Griffith1, Rebekah Aduddell2, Ji-Eun Kim1, Christopher Conwell3, Theresa Jorgensen2 and W. Ashley Griffith4, (1)The Ohio State University, School of Earth Sciences, Columbus, OH, United States, (2)The University of Texas at Arlington, Mathematics, Arlington, TX, United States, (3)Ohio State University, School of Earth Sciences, Columbus, OH, United States, (4)The Ohio State University, School of Earth Sciences, Columbus, United States

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