47 Sharing Geology: Building the Geocommunity Through Creative Engagement (Posters)

Explore how geology connects with communities beyond research. Share strategies for public engagement, volunteerism, education, and advocacy. We welcome diverse approaches, including research, teaching, service, creativity, and communication that bridge science and society.

Tuesday, 24 March 2026
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CCC, Ballroom C

Participants

• Chair Adam Ianno
• Chair Michelle Markley
• Chair Stacey Sosenko Daniels

Presentations

• 8:00 AM
  Science in Your Backyard: Three Years of Student-led Research and Community Engagement at Classic Middle Devonian Outcrops Along Salmon Creek (Lansing, NY, USA)
  William Hooker, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY and Corey Hensen, McMahon & Mann Consulting Engineering and Geology, P.C., Buffalo, NY and Adam Eliezer, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario and Emily Cavanaugh, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY and Carlton Brett, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
  411094 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:15 AM
  Pathways to the Classroom: Engaging Community College Students in K–12 STEM Teaching
  Amanda Colosimo, Monroe Community College, Rochester, New York and Jessica Barone, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY and Cyrus Gallagher, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY and Lily Lockwood, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY and Mileena Ossman, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY and August Speller, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY
  411100 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:30 AM
  Shared Stewardship, Shared Science: Communicating Lead Risk in Co-Managed Boston Gardens
  Eliza Lynch, Wellesley College, Wellesley Hills, MA and Adalyne Garratt, Wellesley College, Wellesley , MA and Adina Almenova, Wellesley, Wellesley , MA and Dan Brabander, Wellesley College, Wellesley , MA
  411439 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:45 AM
  Legal System Responses to Finite Water Resource Allocation and Depletion in Colorado
  Isla Chasin, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio and Amanda Schmidt, Oberlin College , Oberlin, Ohio
  411475 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:00 AM
  Mobility of Legacy Metals in Floodplain Soils: Incorporating Community-Based Science to Evaluate Intervention Strategies to Reduce Residential Exposure in the Tar Creek Watershed, OK
  Gabriela Montes, Wellesley College Geosciences Department, Wellesley, MA and Joanne Kim, Wellesley College Chemistry Department, Wellesley, MA and Roxane Ducos, Wellesley College Geosciences Department, Wellesley, MA and Megan Ries, Wellesley College Medieval & Renaissance Studies Department, Wellesley, MA and Ainsley Crist, Wellesley College Geosciences Department, Wellesley, MA and Martin Lively, Local Environmental Action Demanded Agency, Miami, OK and Rebecca Jim, Local Environmental Action Demanded Agency, Miami, OK and Daniel Brabander, Wellesley College Geosciences Department, Wellesley, MA
  411465 (Technical Sessions)