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Christopher Atchison
Science Education
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Dr. Chris Atchison is an IPA Program Officer for the Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM in the Directorate for STEM Education at the National Science Foundation. He is also Professor of Geoscience Education in the School of Education and Department of Geology at the University of Cincinnati, and the Founder of the International Association for Geoscience Diversity (www.TheIAGD.org). His research focuses on the intentional development of inclusive communities of learning in classrooms, laboratories, and field sites and the implementation of universally designed instructional strategies. Through this work, Atchison advocates for a more accessible and inclusive shift in traditional methods teaching and learning where students and geoscientists with disabilities are provided opportunities for active engagement and participation along accessible pathways to the geoscience workforce.
Website Content Contributions
Essay (1)
An Urban University's Approach to Broadening Participation in Geoscience Training Programs part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Broadening Access to the Earth and Environmental Sciences:Essays
Essay page from an InTeGrate workshop on broadening access to Earth sciences, detailing Georgia State University's strategies—such as community-based research, student organizations, and inclusive programs like the IAGD and REU—to enhance diversity and participation in urban geoscience education.
Conference Presentations (4)
The Geological Tactile Image Repository: A Digital Resource Collection to Support Instructors of Blind and Low-Vision Geoscience Students part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Oral Sessions:Oral Session IV
To support instructors of Blind and low-vision students and to make the visual component of geoscience more accessible to all students regardless of ability, we have developed a online repository of tactile images ...
Other Contributions (3)
Professional Certificate in GIS, Georgia State University part of Strong Geoscience Departments:Degree Programs:Curriculum Profiles
Curriculum profile page detailing Georgia State University's undergraduate Professional Certificate in GIS, covering program design, learning goals informed by industry needs, course sequencing, elective options, and alignment with workforce development in geospatial technologies.
Accessible and inclusive: An evolution of universally-designed teaching and learning in geoscience field courses part of Cutting Edge:Courses:Structural Geology and Tectonics:2022 Structure and Tectonics Forum:Abstracts
Academic abstract page from a geoscience education workshop discussing inclusive teaching strategies in field courses, focusing on universal design, accessibility for students with disabilities, and constructive pedagogical approaches to broaden participation in geoscience education.
International Association for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD) part of EarthConnections:Program Descriptions
The IAGD is a global network of higher education faculty, staff and students, geoscience industry representatives, disabilities education researchers and anyone interested in fostering accessible science. Our goal is to provide training and support to promote inclusive communities of research, instruction, and active engagement for students, faculty, and geoscience practitioners with disabilities. The IAGD has led the development and implementation of accessible and inclusively-designed classroom and field-based instructional strategies that minimize the barriers to full participation for persons with disabilities.
Communities
North Central Section, Geoscience Education Research Division, Teacher Education Division