Project Team
Part of the InTeGrate Middle Tennessee State University Program Model
Patricia "Pat" Boda (MTSU Geosciences)
Physical Geography
pboda@mtsu.edu
Ph.D., University of Minnesota (2007); M.A., University of Minnesota (1995); B.A., University of Minnesota (1993)
Racha El Kadiri (MTSU Geosciences)
Earth Science and Geology
Racha.Elkadiri@mtsu.edu
Hydrology & Hydrogeology; Remote Sensing & GIS
Data Mining; Natural Hazards
Ph.D., Western Michigan University (2014)
Judith Iriarte-Gross (Women in STEM Center and Chemistry Department)
Contact for Expanding Your Horizons Workshop for Middle School Girls
Judith.Iriarte-Gross@mtsu.edu
She earned her B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Maryland, College Park and her Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of South Carolina.
Mark Abolins (MTSU Geosciences)
Earth Science and Geology
Mark.Abolins@mtsu.edu
During April, 2013-March, 2017, Mark Abolins was the principal investigator and one of five research mentors in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Directorate's first Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site designed exclusively for undergraduate pre-service science teachers. He was also the Secretary-Treasurer of the Teacher Education Division of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers during much of this time.