ED023
NSF’s Geoscience Education and Diversity Portfolio: Highlighting Successful Methods for Necessary Change.

Session ID#: 161644

Session Description:
The Earth and space sciences (ESS) are natural areas for collaborative research and holistic learning experiences. However, existing cultural issues and traditional training approaches are inadequate to support the current ESS workforce needs. There must be intentional stretching beyond trans- or inter-disciplinary work, which often leads to traditional modes of evaluation, tracking, gate keeping, etc., to non-disciplinary ideation, which allows open space for full innovation and equitable inclusion of adequate expertise, evaluation and knowing. New, relational approaches will be key for advancing science and the training of individuals who can "walk" in multiple worlds to achieve both science and societal outcomes.
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Directorate for Geosciences’ (GEO) Education and Diversity (ED) portfolio desires to support high-quality ESS learning and research conducted in inclusive environments by well-trained accountable researchers and learners. GEO ED activates this mission by amplifying the voices and highlighting the ideas of well-trained accountable researchers and learners throughout the community. Providing a platform for these leaders and incentivizing their initiatives can set expectations of inclusive practices across all ESS. This session will highlight impactful GEO ED supported projects that have confronted ESS research and education challenges and demonstrated the necessary strategic and coordinated change that will help foster necessary research and learning reforms in the ESS enterprise.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • AMS: American Meteorological Society -
  • ESA: Ecological Society of America -
  • GSA: Geological Society of America -
  • NAGT: National Association of Geoscience Teachers -
Index Terms:

0810 Post-secondary education [EDUCATION]
0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
0850 Geoscience education research [EDUCATION]
0855 Diversity [EDUCATION]

Primary Convener:  Brandon Jones, National Science Foundation, Directorate for Geosciences, Arlington, VA, United States and NSF GEO Education and Diversity Team
Conveners:  Lina C Patino1, Dena Smith, Aisha R. Morris1, Elizabeth Lynch Rom3 and NSF GEO Education and Diversity Team, (1)National Science Foundation, Directorate for Geosciences, Arlington, VA, United States(2)National Science Foundation, GEO/OCE, Arlington, VA, United States
 
AN NSF GEOPATHS FUNDED COMBINED SUMMER AND FALL COURSE-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN A DIVERSE GROUP OF STUDENTS INTO A NEW ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY PROGRAM. (1047091)
James H MacDonald Jr, Mary Abercrombie, Rachel R. Rotz and Alayde Barbosa, Florida Gulf Coast University, Environmental Geology Program, Fort Myers, United States
 
Students’ ethical development through a community-engaged hydrology course (1050467)
Lixin Wang, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Department of Earth Sciences, Indianapolis, United States and Grant Fore, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, STEM Education Innovation and Research Institute, Indianapolis, United States
 
Deliberate Mentoring Strategies for the Retention of Undergraduate Women in the Earth Sciences (1050782)
Emily V Fischer1, Rebecca T Barnes2, Melissa A Burt3, Sandra Clinton4, Wenyi Du5, Mica Estrada6, Heather Henderson7, Paul R Hernandez8, Natalia Maldonado9, Meg Patterson10, Ilana B Pollack11, Sarah A Schanz12, Joseph Tise13 and Qiyue Zhang5, (1)Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States, (2)Colorado College, Environmental Studies Program, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, (3)Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States, (4)University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, Charlotte, NC, United States, (5)Texas A&M University, College Station, United States, (6)University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States, (7)West Virginia University, Department of Learning Sciences and Human Development, Morgantown, WV, United States, (8)Texas A&M University, Education and Human Development, College Station, United States, (9)University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, United States, (10)Texas A&M University, Health and Kinesiology, College Station, United States, (11)Colorado State University, Department of Atmospheric Science, Fort Collins, United States, (12)University of Washington Seattle Campus, Seattle, WA, United States, (13)Texas A&M, Education and Human Development, College Station, United States
 
NU-Geopaths: Engaging Mentees and Mentors in an Inclusive Internship Experience (1089479)
Ann Mariam Thomas1, Tracy C. Davis2, Ben Alonzo3, Hannah Bausch1, Aidan Warner Burdick1, Sara Camilleri1, Peter Puleo1, Matt Selensky1, Chuyan Wan1, Sara E Woods4 and Suzan van der Lee1, (1)Northwestern University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Evanston, United States, (2)Northwestern University, Theatre, Evanston, United States, (3)Northwestern University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Evanston, United States, (4)Northwestern University, Office for Research, Evanston, United States
 
Synergistic Projects with Near-Peer Mentoring to Enhance Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness in the Geosciences in northern New Jersey (1108796)
Alexander E Gates, Rutgers University Newark, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States, Ashaki Rouff, Rutgers University Newark, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States and Kristina Keating, Rutgers University Newark, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States
 
Actionable Steps to Improve Inclusivity and Diversity in the Geosciences in Higher Education (1112945)
Caitlyn A Hall, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States, Sam Illingworth, Edinburgh Napier University, Department of Learning and Teaching Enhancement, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Solmaz Mohadjer, University of Central Asia (Tajikistan), Khorog, Tajikistan; Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tubingen, Germany, Roxy Mathew Koll, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India, Frederick Otu-Larbi, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, United Kingdom, Craig YA Poku, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2, United Kingdom, Darryl Reano, Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, AZ, United States, Mara Freilich, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, United States, Maria-Luisa Veisaga, Florida International University, Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center, Miami, United States, Miguel E Valencia, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States and Joey Morales, Florida International University, Miami, United States; Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Miami, United States
 
Whole Student Mentoring Workshops to Engage Faculty in 2YC Student Recruitment into Undergraduate Research Experiences (1119713)
Kelsey Russo-Nixon, UNAVCO, Inc., Education and Community Engagement, Boulder, CO, United States, Patrick Shabram, Front Range Community College, Geography, Fort Collins, United States, Anika Knight, UNAVCO, Inc. Boulder, ECE, Boulder, United States, Donna J Charlevoix, UNAVCO, Inc. Boulder, Education and Community Engagement, Boulder, CO, United States and Heather Thiry, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
 
DIYnamics: An Active Learning, Scalable Climate Sciences Teaching Platform (1124206)
Jonathan M Aurnou1, Ankit Barik2, William Church3, Kaylie Cohanim4, Indrani Ganguly5, Mirjam S Glessmer6, Alex Omar Gonzalez7, Emily Kate Hawkins8, Spencer A Hill9, Norris Chih-Min Khoo1, Juan Manuel Lora10 and Jordyn Moscoso4, (1)University of California Los Angeles, Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (2)Johns Hopkins University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Baltimore, United States, (3)Tufts University, Medford, MA, United States, (4)University of California Los Angeles, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, United States, (5)Iowa State University, Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Ames, IA, United States, (6)University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, (7)Iowa State University, Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Ames, United States, (8)Loyola Marymount University, Physics, Los Angeles, United States, (9)Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United States, (10)Yale University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, New Haven, CT, United States
 
REU Demographics in the time of COVID-19 (1125630)
Nel Rodríguez Sepúlveda, National Science Foundation, GEO, Lexandria, United States, Elizabeth Lynch Rom, National Science Foundation, GEO/OCE, Arlington, VA, United States, Aisha R. Morris, National Science Foundation, Department of Geosciences, Arlington, VA, United States, Amanda Adams, National Science Foundation, GEO/AGS, Arlington, VA, United States and Jennifer M Wenner, Univ Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI, United States
 
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Cohort Approach to Supporting the Next Generation of Diverse Leaders through the Environmental Science Pathways Scholar Program at an All-Women Small Liberal Arts College: Implementation and Early Insights (1158304)
Logan D Brenner1, Brian Mailloux2, Sedelia Rodriguez3, Elizabeth Cook2, Terryanne Maenza-Gmelch3, Martin Stute1, Fatima Koli2, Christine Marizzi4 and Angelica Patterson5, (1)Barnard College, New York, NY, United States, (2)Barnard College, New York, United States, (3)Barnard College, Department of Environmental Science, New York, NY, United States, (4)BioBus, New York City, United States, (5)Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, United States
 
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Katherine Grote1, David M Borrok1, Beth Kania-Gosche2, Michelle Schwartze2 and Amanda Meek3, (1)Missouri University of Science and Technology, Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering, Rolla, MO, United States, (2)Missouri University of Science and Technology, Education, Rolla, United States, (3)Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, United States
 
Novel Student Teams Provide Authentic Geoscience Research Experience (1169445)
E Christa Farmer1, J Bret Bennington2, Antonios E. Marsellos3, Jase E Bernhardt2, Gail K Bennington2 and Deborah Hecht4, (1)Hofstra University, Geology, Environment, and Sustainability, Hempstead, NY, United States, (2)Hofstra University, Geology, Environment, and Sustainability, Hempstead, United States, (3)Hofstra University, Geology, Environment and Sustainability, Hempstead, NY, United States, (4)CUNY Graduate Center, Center for Advanced Study in Education, New York, United States
 
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