Stephen Taylor
Western Oregon University, OR·Education Research
Geoscience faces a shortage of new professionals and has struggled to attract students from diverse backgrounds. Many early-career undergraduates never learn what geoscience careers involve or how to reach them.
- Fields
Education Research
Earth & Environmental Science
- Topics
geoscience education
Geo-STEM
GEOPAths
- Grants
- 1 known grant, through Apr 2028
What they work on
- Increase enrollment, diversity and retention of undergraduates in the geosciences through mentored education built around community water resource partnerships.
- Strengthen the statewide Geo-STEM learning ecosystem by linking students with government agencies, non-governmental organizations and geoscience employers through mentorship and career outreach.
- Test new approaches to recruiting diverse students into geoscience careers, using service-learning, workforce training and other extracurricular experiences.
More about the research
This project builds a Geo-STEM learning ecosystem at Western Oregon University: a partnership that links the university's Earth and Environmental Science program with government natural-resource agencies, non-governmental organizations and regional geoscience employers. The aim is to build Earth science literacy and connect students, especially those who have been structurally excluded from the sciences, to the profession through work on local environmental problems.
Why it matters
The project could help the Pacific Northwest and the wider geoscience field build a larger and more diverse workforce for water resource management and river restoration. Undergraduates who lack access to professional networks would gain mentorship and career experience. Partner agencies and communities could gain new approaches to local water and environmental problems.
Known grants
From NIH and NSF research grants. Labs often have other funding we can't see.
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The school
Western Oregon University: 1 labs on PI Pages.
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