Initial Publication Date: July 8, 2015

Meeting Participants

Four focus groups met in August 2015. The Administrators and Instructors Meetings was held August 5-7, 2015 and the Resource Providers and Education Research Meetings was held August 9-11, 2015.

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Meeting Leaders & Staff

Heather Petcovic, Lead PI, Western Michigan University
Sheldon Turner, PI, Northern Illinois University
Nicole LaDue, PI, Northern Illinois University
Tina Cartwright, PI, Marshall University
David Mogk, PI, Montana State University
Emily Geraghty Ward, External Evaluator, Rocky Mountain College
Xai Her, Graduate Assistant, Northern Illinois University
Andrew Phillip Keller Bentley, Graduate Assistant, Western Michigan University
Monica Bruckner, Technical Support, SERC

Administrators and Instructors Meetings: August 5-7, 2015

Administrators Meeting

Steven Esling, Geology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Scott Ishman, Geology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Keith Schimmel, Energy & Environmental Systems , North Carolina A & T State University
Lorrie Stahl, Earth Science/Geology, Waubonsee Community College
Ken Voglesonger, Earth Science, Northeastern Illinois University

Instructors Meeting

Erica Barrow, Science, Ivy Tech Community College-Central Indiana
Antony Berthelote, Hydrology, Salish Kootenai College
Thomas Byl, Agriculture and Environmental Science, Tennessee State University
Catherine Etter, Environmental Science and Technology, Cape Cod Community College
Thomas Feldman, Natural Sciences, Joliet Junior College
Elisabet Head, Earth Science, Northeastern Illinois University
Amber Kumpf, Department of Math and Physical Sciences, Muskegon Community College
Adriana Martinez, Geography, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Ademe Mekonnen, Energy & Environmental Systems, North Carolina A & T State University
Sadredin Moosavi, Science, Rochester Community Technical College
Roy Plotnick, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago
Sian Proctor, Geology, South Mountain Community College
Jennifer Sheppard, Physical Science, Moraine Valley Community College
Paul Sirvatka, Meteorology, College of DuPage
David Voorhees, Earth Science/Geology, Waubonsee Community College
Karen Yip, Physical Sciences, Houston Community College System

Resource Provider and Education Researcher Meetings: August 9-11, 2015

Resource Providers Meeting

Lisa Anderson, Extension, Michigan State University
Kathy Atchley, Advanced Energy Technology Initiative, Illinois State Geological Survey
Donna Charlevoix, Education & Community Engagement, UNAVCO
Sharon Cooper, Education, International Ocean Discovery Program
Michael Hubenthal, Education and Public Outreach Program, IRIS Consortium
Tamara Ledley, Center for STEM Teaching and Learning, TERC
John McDaris, Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Robert Ridky, U.S. Geological Survey

Education Researchers Meeting

Lorenzo Baber, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Caitlin Callahan, Geology, Grand Valley State University
Tina Carrick, Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso
Kathy Ellins, The University of Texas at Austin
Raquel Gonzalez, Education, American Institutes for Research
Lisa Hammersley, Geology, California State University-Sacramento
Kaatje Kraft, Science, Whatcom Community College
Suzanne O'Connell, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University
Julie Sexton, Mathematics and Science Teaching Institute, University of Northern Colorado
Stefany Sit, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago
Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign