52 Geoscience Outreach Efforts to Broaden Participation, Part II

This session will highlight interdisciplinary outreach efforts that aim to broaden participation among high school and undergraduate students in the geosciences.

Sunday, 19 October 2025
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
HBGCC, 301B

Participants

• Chair Nazrul Khandaker
• Chair Taufique Mahmood

Presentations

• 1:33 PM
  GEO SERVICE: Immersive Geoscience Outreach through High School-Undergraduate Collaboration and Community-Focused Research
  Courtney Poirier Chicola, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Regional Application Center, Lafayette, Louisiana and Rodney Yantis, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Regional Application Center, Lafayette, Louisiana and Rebecca Dodge, TexasView, Midland, TX
  411970 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:48 PM
  Revitalizing an Honor Society Journal: Outreach Strategies for Broadening Undergraduate and Graduate-Level Participation in Geosciences
  Scott Beason, The Society of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Cedar Falls, IA and Alexander K Stewart, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY and Richard Ford, The Society of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Cedar Falls, IA and Lee Potter, The Society of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Cedar Falls, IA
  412366 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:03 PM
  Beyond Dinosaurs: Testing a Replicable Framework for Young Audience Earth-Science Engagement in the Digital Age
  Shuyi Xu, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu and Norman MacLeod, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu
  412553 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:18 PM
  WELCOMing Autistic Students to the Geosciences with The Sky’s the Limit STEM Camp; a Partnership Between UW-Madison’s Center for Climatic Research and Welty Environmental Center in Beloit, WI
  Brenda Plakans, Welty Environmental Center, Beloit, WI and Michael Notaro, Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
  412899 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:48 PM
  Increasing Engagement in Geoscience through Strategic and Collaborative Social Media Outreach
  Rachel Phillips, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC and Cate Larsen, AllGneiss Communications, Albany, New York and Cameron Fetter, National Parks Service, Yellowstone National Park, WY
  413552 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:03 PM
  Geoscience to the People! Geoscience Education and Outreach Programs For All
  Carrie Miller-DeBoer, Oklahoma Geological Survey, Univ of Oklahoma, Norman, OK and Molly Yunker, Oklahoma Geological Survey, Univ of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
  414133 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:18 PM
  Paleotería: Integrating Latino American Heritage and Paleontology Through Educational Gameplay
  Janet Cañamar, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Julia Clarke, University of Texas at Austin, Dept of Geol. Sciences, Jackson, Austin, TX and Vincent Santucci, National Park Service, Geologic Resource Division, Washington, DC and Justin Tweet, National Park Service Geologic Resources Division, Cottage Grove, MN and Christy Visaggi, Georgia State University, Geosciences, Atlanta, GA
  413425 (Technical Sessions)