Federally-Funded Advisory Board service
Advisory Board Member for the National Science Foundation-funded Promoting Geoscience Research, Education, Success, and Equity Through Mentoring, aims to serve the national interest by improving undergraduate geosciences education (2020-2025)
Advisory Board Member for the National Science Foundation-funded PROGRESS (PROmoting Geoscience Research Education & SuccesS) Program, aims to recruit and mentor STEM undergraduate women in the geosciences (2016-2018)
Advisory Board Member for Department of Education Title V Collaborative Grant “Research in Action” (virtual lectures for undergraduate research training courses) for City University of New York/John Jay College (March 2015-September 2015, November 2015-2019)
Advisory Board Member for the National Science Foundation grant (#1244881), Research-Informed Curricula: Creating and Evaluating a Cutting-Edge, Research-Based Physical Geology Textbook (2014-2016)
Advisory Board member for the National Science Foundation grant “Supporting and Advancing Geoscience Education in Two-Year Colleges through Workshops and Web Resources (SAGE 2YC),” (2011-2016)
Editor/Guest Editor responsibilities
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Editorial Board member for peer-reviewed journal CUR Quarterly (June 2014-present)
Guest co-editor for a special issue of The Earth Scientist w/T. Furman, Summer 2013. Theme issue on the Earth & Space Science Partnership, twelve papers published.
Guest co-editor for a special issue of The Earth Scientist w/T. Furman, Summer 2011. Theme issue on Transforming Earth System Science Education, nine papers published.
Guest co-editor for a special issue of The Earth Scientist w/T. Furman, Winter 2009. Theme issue on Transforming Earth System Science Education, eight papers published.
Conference sessions as (co)chair/(co)organizer
AGU = American Geophysical Union; GSA = Geological Society of America
Session organizer and co-chair,
Implementing Discovery-Based Research Experiences in Undergraduate Geoscience Courses and Curricula, Geological Society of America Fall 2016 Meeting, September 28, 2016
Session organizer and co-chair, Connecting K-12 and Higher Education: What Teachers Need, What Faculty Can Offer, 2016 Northeast Section GSA Meeting, March 21, 2016
Session organizer and co-chair, Research on Teaching and Student Learning in the K-12 Earth Science Classroom, GSA Fall 2015 Meeting, November 3, 2015
Session co-organizer and co-chair, Audio for Earth and Space Science Education and Outreach (poster session), AGU Fall 2014 Meeting, December 16, 2014
Session co-organizer and chair, Geoscience Education (oral session), 2014 Northeast Section GSA Spring Meeting, March 23, 2014
Session co-organizer and co-chair, Undergraduate Geoscience Research and Outreach (poster and virtual poster sessions), AGU Fall 2013 Annual Meeting, December 11, 2013
Session co-organizer and co-chair, Models of Successful Undergraduate Research Programs in the Earth Sciences, AGU Fall 2013 Annual Meeting, December 10, 2013
Session co-organizer and co-chair, Changes in the Undergraduate Research Experience Over Time: Perspectives from Individual Mentors, Departments, and Institutions, GSA Fall 2013 Annual Meeting, October 28, 2013
Session co-organizer and co-chair, Undergraduate Geoscience Research Highlights, AGU Fall 2012 Annual Meeting, December 4, 2012
Session co-organizer and co-chair, Teaching Controversy in the K-16 Earth Science Classroom, GSA Fall 2012 Annual Meeting, November 4, 2012
Session co-organizer and co-chair, Identifying and Addressing K-16 Student Misconceptions in the Earth Science Classroom, GSA Fall 2011 Annual Meeting, October 9, 2011
Session co-organizer and co-chair, Faculty and Student Perspectives on Undergraduate Research: Models, Challenges, and Best Practices, Northeast/North-Central GSA Spring 2011 Annual Meeting, March 20, 2011
Session co-organizer and co-chair, Teaching and Research Challenges and Successes for Solitary Geologists in Academia, GSA Fall 2009 Annual Meeting
Session co-organizer and co-chair, Innovative Teacher Training Programs in Earth Science, AGU Fall 2007 Annual Meeting
Session organizer and co-chair, Early Undergraduate Research Experiences, GSA Fall 2007 Annual Meeting
Session co-organizer and co-chair, Effective Online Strategies for Teaching Geoscience at a Distance, GSA Fall 2006 Annual Meeting
Session co-chair, REU at 25: Its Impact on Undergraduate Education, GSA Fall 2005 Annual Meeting
Session co-chair, Geoscience Education Oral Session, GSA Fall 2004 Annual Meeting
Session co-organizer and co-chair, Field and Research Experiences for Students at Two-Year Colleges, GSA Fall 2003 Annual Meeting
Session organizer and co-chair, Educational Issues in Teaching and Research at Two-Year Colleges, GSA Fall 2002 Annual Meeting
Session organizer and moderator for Council on Undergraduate Research’s 2002 National Conference, “Research at Two-Year Campuses.” (2002)
Session Chair, Geoscience Education Poster Session, AGU Spring 2000 Annual Meeting