103 Balancing Tradition and Innovation: Evolving Geoscience Curricula for a Changing World (Posters)
This session examines geoscience curricula balancing traditional foundations and innovative, interdisciplinary approaches. We invite abstracts exploring how programs address evolving societal challenges while preparing students for licensure exams and diverse career pathways.
Monday, 20 October 2025
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
HBGCC, Hall 1
Participants
- Chair Miriam Barquero Molina
- Chair Angela Van Boening
Presentations
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8:00 AMMahsa Afra, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio412188 (Technical Sessions)
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8:00 AMEmily Ward, CIRES Center for Education, Engagement and Evaluation, University of Colorado Boulder, Helena, MT and Anne Gold, CIRES-University of Colorado, Boulder, CO and Matthew Dawson, CIRES Center for Education, Engagement and Evaluation, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO and Mariama Dryák-Vallies, Polar Science Early Career Community Office, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO and Alice Hill, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Nelson and Blair Schneider, Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, KS and Erika Marin-Spiotta, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI and Meredith Hastings, Institute at Brown for Environment and Society and Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI and Allison Mattheis, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA and Mylene Jacquemart, ETH Zurich, Zurich and Kristy Tiampo, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO412255 (Technical Sessions)
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8:00 AMClaire Arney, Vanderbilt University, Nashville and Annie Klyce, Vanderbilt University, Nashville412379 (Technical Sessions)
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8:00 AMLean Hong Tan, Indiana University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN and Samuel Nyarko, Indiana University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN412447 (Technical Sessions)
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8:00 AMSilvia Jessica Mostacedo Marasovic, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas and Brenda Costello, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas and Patricia Saenz, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas and Maricela Leon, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas and Zulma Mojica Monroy, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas and Cory Forbes, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas412474 (Technical Sessions)
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8:00 AMJames Kerr, George Washington University, Washington, DC412694 (Technical Sessions)
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8:00 AMLaurel Goodell, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ412762 (Technical Sessions)
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8:00 AMCarlos Alvarez Zarikian, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX and Francisco Rodriguez-Tovar, University of Granada, Granada and Juan Laya, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX and Anna Stepanova, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX and Fizza Ali, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX and Divij Bajaj, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX and Saira Anwar, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX413177 (Technical Sessions)
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8:00 AMAndrew Simpson, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland413192 (Technical Sessions)
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8:00 AMLiang Zeng, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX and Guang Zeng, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas413980 (Technical Sessions)
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8:00 AMJohn McDaris, Carleton College, SERC, Northfield, MN and Cailin Huyck Orr, Carleton College, Northfield, MN and Erin Dolan, University of Georgia, B210B Davison Life Sciences, Athens, GA414093 (Technical Sessions)
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8:00 AMSophia Bautista, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Wilnelly Ventura-Valentin, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN and Trevor Brooks, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Jacqueline Giblin, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ and Erica Scarpitti, Vanderbilt University, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Nashville, TN and Roger Riggin, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Charlotte, NC and Ashley Scott, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI414491 (Technical Sessions)
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8:00 AMRenee JiJi, California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA and Austin Hendy, Natural History Museum of LA County, Los Angeles, CA and Kathryn Theiss, California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA414559 (Technical Sessions)
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8:00 AMMark Abolins, Middle Tennessee State Univ, Geosciences, Murfreesboro, TN and Alisa Hass, Middle Tennessee State Univ, Geosciences, Murfreesboro, TN and Nikita Prajapati, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA and Brock Couch, Baltimore County Public Schools, Towson, MD414605 (Technical Sessions)
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8:00 AMAndrew Greene, Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, HI414788 (Technical Sessions)