AGU 2025 Annual Meeting

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AGU25

American Geophysical Union (AGU)
New Orleans
December 15-19, 2025

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Sessions & Posters

  • ED34A-05 Centering Practitioner Knowledge in Evaluation
    First Author Rae Ostman, Arizona State University, Scientific Team, SciAct STEM Ecosystems Team
    Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 16:55 - 17:05
    346-347 (New Orleans Convention Center)
    • Abstract
      The author will share the practitioner-centered evaluation approach used to investigate how successful STEM learning ecosystems develop partnerships and engage learners in Earth and space science. Designed as an inquiry process, the evaluation was implemented in a collaboration of four projects are part of NASA’s Science Activation program: Arctic & Earth SIGNs in Alaska; Rural Activation and Innovation Network in Arizona; Smoky Mountains STEM Collaborative in North Carolina; and Learning Ecosystems Northeast. Through a series of focus groups with advisors, project team members, project core partners, as well as critical review and discussion of published literature, we identified three key aspects of the teams’ principles and practices: building and maintaining intentional relationships with partners across the community; fostering a sense of belonging among all participants; and creating relevant and authentic place-focused learning experiences. By prioritizing practitioner insights in the study, our evaluation findings are supported by rich details about successful strategies and practices. Practitioners also found the evaluation process to be a useful way to reflect on their work and share across the four teams.
    • Related: ED34A - Evaluating Progress and Impact of Education and Outreach Programs in Earth and Space Sciences II Oral, Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 16:15 - 17:45
      Knowing what works, how well, and under what conditions is essential for engaging audiences in Earth and Space science and improve engagement. Program evaluation allows us to be able to describe why programs are effective as well as collect data to make suggestions for improvement. We invite presenters to present about evaluation of education, public outreach, and communication programs. We invite program evaluators and programs to present on their collaborations and to share their findings and lessons learned as well as innovative ways they are integrating evaluation into their projects.
      • Primary Convener Sanlyn Buxner, Planetary Science Institute
      • Convener Chris Mead Arizona State University
      • Chairs Sanlyn Buxner, Planetary Science Institute
      • Chairs Chris Mead, Arizona State University
      • 9 Papers
      • 16:15 ED34A-01 What Does it Take to Collect Crowd-sourced Scientific Data? Reflecting on the Success of the Civil Air Patrol Aviation Weather Mission, Heather A Fischer
      • 16:25 ED34A-02 Community Collaboration and Geoscience Transformation at Year Three of CIELO-G,Dr. Sandra Hardy
      • 16:35 ED34A-03 NSF SOARS Legacy: Lessons Learned from 29 Years of Cultivating the Next Generation of STEM Leaders, Marissa Anne Vara
      • 16:45 ED34A-04 Measuring STEM Interest, Identity, and Student Learning Outcomes, Joshua Valcarcel
      • 16:55 ED34A-05 Centering Practitioner Knowledge in Evaluation, Rae Ostman
      • 17:05 ED34A-06 Adapting to Change: Lessons Learned from Pivoting from an In-Person to a Virtual Student Research Symposium, Jennifer Bourgeault
      • 17:15 ED34A-07 Engaging Communities Through Space Science: Findings and Future Directions from the IMAP Outreach Program, Andi Pearl
      • 17:25 ED34A-08 Integrating Creative Evaluation into Climate and Water Education: A Multi-Year Look at Student Engagement and Learning, Jasmine Pinchinat
      • 17:35 ED34A-09 Earthquake Learning Exhibition for transferring geoscience knowledge to the public: an example from Nepal, Shiba Subedi
         
  • Co-creating with Communities: A Community of Practice Across Six Sites
    Paul Martin, Arizona State University
    Monday, 15 December 2025, 08:30 - 12:00
    Hall EFG (Poster Hall) (New Orleans Convention Center)
    • Abstract ID: 1868698
      The presentation will focus on community of practice in six locations in the southwestern US: San Diego, CA; Berkeley/East Bay area, CA; Phoenix metro area, AZ; Albuquerque, NM; Brownsville, TX; and Houston, TX. Each of these sites has a local partnership among at least two organizations: an educational organization that is committed to broadening and deepening participation in STEM; and a community-based organization that is embedded in one or more local communities. The partners at each site defined their local goals, co-created learning experiences related to Earth and space science, and evaluated their outcomes. The community of practice is intentionally using a process that is focused on developing long-term relationships, centering community priorities and assets, and fostering mutual learning among all participants. The presentation will focus on the ways that the local partners worked together to create learning experiences that were relevant to local communities and contexts and the benefits of the collaborations across the community of practice. This work is supported through a NASA’s Science Activation program.

  • SY31C - Science in Service of Climate Adaptation: Community Engagement, Decision-Making, Action Poster
    Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 08:30 - 12:00
    Hall EFG (Poster Hall) (New Orleans Convention Center)
    This session invites presentations that feature work where science is deployed in service of community-defined climate adaptation and resilience priorities and where community-held knowledge is integrated with knowledge acquired through western scientific techniques. Presentations in this session will provide concrete examples where evidence-based information acquired through community engaged research is equipping those communities to undertake equitable and sustainable changes that prioritize the health and wellbeing of communities. While climate adaptation is the featured context, we invite examples of building “adaptation and resilience” of any kind so long as generalizable approaches and lessons are highlighted. We aim to be inspired by work that leverages science to enhance human capacity for equitable, just, and sustainable action and decision making and where science is helping assure that communities have the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to thrive.

    • Primary Convener Leigh Peake, Gulf of Maine Research Institute
    • Convener Angelica R Rodriguez, University of California San Diego
    • Chairs Katie Spellman, University of Alaska Fairbanks
    • Chairs Paul Martin, Arizona State University
    • 7 Papers
    • A Participatory Approach to Climate Adaptation: Place-Based Partnerships and Transboundary Impact,
      Denise McCullagh
    • Before the Next Flood: Constructing a Narrative of Flood Preparation and Recovery in Marion County, South Carolina Lillian Howie
    • Community Engagement Approaches to Connect Coastal Data to Decision Makers in Rural Alaska,
      Madeleine McArthur
    • Gendered Dimensions of Anticipatory Actions for Cyclone Preparedness in Coastal Bangladesh,
      Ferdousi Akter Mishu
    • Interactions between Culture, Climate Change, Farming, and Health Outcomes,
      Cielo Sharkus
    • Solving the Dual Energy-Climate Challenge: Enhancing Renewable Infrastructure Resilience with Satellite EO and Immersive Data Visualization, Minoo Rathnasabapathy
    • Towards an Autochthonous, Community-Centric Approach to Disaster Risk Reduction: A Framework for Engaging with Communities Navigating Recovery in Research Collaborations, Jenniffer Santos-Hernandez
       

 

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