Spotlights and Stories: Improving representation and engagement of diverse individuals in introductory geoscience courses
Katy Sparrow, Georgia State University; Christy Visaggi, Georgia State University
"Spotlights and Stories" is a new initiative for introductory geoscience courses led by four faculty in the Department of Geosciences at Georgia State University (GSU). Through this easily adoptable ...

Expanding Pathways to Geoscience: Equity-Focused Virtual Field Experiences for Indigenous Student Success in Earth Sciences
Eric Chaides, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus; Darryl Reano, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus; Ryssa Keeto, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus; Kush Tandon, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
Utilizing Infiniscope's browser-based platform, Tour It and a Theta 360 degree camera, we are creating virtual field experiences (VFEs) that integrate place-based learning tools and equity frameworks, such as ...

USC Young Researchers Program: Underrepresented High Schoolers Conduct Independent Research Projects with PhD Student Mentors
Ryley Tibbetts, University of Southern California; Layla Vasquez, University of Southern California; Rebecca Stark, University of Southern California
Founded in 2009, the University of Southern California's (USC) Young Researchers Program (YRP) is a graduate student-run program that recruits motivated rising high school seniors from local Title 1 schools in ...

Building a field course to attract diverse minds to the geosciences
Kelsey Barker, Rowan University; Lily Pfeifer, Rowan University; Aaron Barth, Rowan University
Understanding earth's processes is broadly beneficial to an undergraduate curriculum, especially as society shifts toward a sustainable and environmentally focused future. The limited access to effective earth ...

Building Bridges to Broaden Participation in the Geosciences: The Center for Chemical Currencies of a Microbial Planet (C-CoMP) Bridge-to-PhD Fellowship Program
Victoria Centurino, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Sonya Dyhrman, Columbia University in the City of New York
The C-CoMP Bridge-to-PhD Fellowship program advances our goal of broadening participation in the ocean sciences by affording diverse cohorts of Fellows opportunities to explore their research interests, gain ...

Field notes from the geoscience classroom by the June 2023 & January 2024 NAGT Outstanding Teaching Assistants
Sinjini Sinha, The University of Texas at Austin; Lauren Burns, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Emma McCully, Boise State University; Amadi Afua Sefah-Twerefour, University of South Carolina-Columbia
Teaching assistants (TAs) provide an important source of connection for undergraduate students, helping them master content, become more confident as scientists, and develop a wide array of skills. NAGT annually ...

Designing Field-Learning Experiences with Accessibility and Inclusion Scenarios in Mind: A Reflection and Planning Tool
Silvia Mazabel, University of British Columbia; Laura Lukes, University of British Columbia; Brett Gilley, University of British Columbia; Shandin Pete, University of British Columbia; Sarah Sherman, University of British Columbia
Field-based learning experiences (e.g., field trips, field-based courses, research stations) are shaped by disciplinary traditions, contextual factors, and students' and educators' identities, background, ...

Opportunities in Geoscience Education and Inclusion in the Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center (CRESCENT)
Shannon Fasola, University of Oregon
Great earthquakes (Mw > 8.5) on the Cascadia subduction zone pose a looking threat to the Pacific Northwest region of the US and Canada. Geologic data demonstrating instantaneous land level changes along the ...

What do geoscientists need to know about environmental justice?
Jabari Jones, Bowdoin College; Ebe Figueroa, Bowdoin College; Zoe Uhr, Bowdoin College; Claire Wyman, Bowdoin College
There has been a groundswell of energy in recent years to explore the links between environmental justice and the geosciences, but there is no framework for what geoscientists need to know about environmental ...

Incorporation of Indigenous Knowledges into Higher Education Earth Science Courses
Stephanie Erickson, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Amanda Patsis, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
This poster highlights Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) work occurring at the University of Minnesota's Department of Earth and Environmental Science (ESCI). Using the framework for ...