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Christopher L. Atchison
Dr. Chris Atchison is a Professor of Geoscience Education in the School of Education and Department of Geology at the University of Cincinnati and Founder of the International Association for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD). He is committed to broadening participation in the geosciences by expanding opportunities of active engagement and participation for students, faculty, and geoscience practitioners with disabilities.
Professional Experience
International Association for Geoscience Diversity
Executive Director
2008 - 2021
University of Cincinnati Main Campus
Education
Doctorate
2011
Honors & Awards
AGU Presidential Citation for Science and Society
Received December 2020
Citation
The teams who created the “Call for a Robust Anti-Racism Plan for the Geosciences,” led by Dr. Hendratta Ali and “No Time for Silence,” led by Dr. Vernon Morris. These two teams created an important dialogue and a framework for being anti-racist in geosciences that is being used by organizations around the world to make our community more diverse and inclusive. Their work served as the foundation to AGU’s eight deliberate steps that we committed to taking to support our Black and Brown family, friends, colleagues and students.
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AGU Abstracts
Virtual Field Trips as a tool for reducing anxieties and refocusing cognitive loads during in-person field activities
ADVANCES IN VIRTUAL FIELD EXPERIENCES I ORAL
education | 17 december 2021
Ryan Petterson, Kurtis C. Burmeister, Christopher ...
Managing the environmental and academic components of field-based activities raises the cognitive load that students must carry while engaged in the l...
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The need for a SAFER system for quantifying risk to physical, intellectual, and emotional health faced by geoscientists in the field
DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN ALL OUR WORK, IN ALL OUR PLACES II POSTERS
biogeosciences | 10 december 2020
Kurtis C. Burmeister, Kevin M. Bohacs, Christopher...
Most perceptions regarding the risks to physical, intellectual, and emotional health encountered in the field by members of the geoscience community e...
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COVID-19: Kick-starting a community-driven effort to build inclusive and accessible field experiences
EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GEOSCIENCES: EXPLORING EXAMPLES OF GEO-STEM LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS THAT PROMOTE JUSTICE, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION III
education | 09 december 2020
Christopher L. Atchison, Kurtis C. Burmeister, Bas...
Work to broaden participation in the geosciences has been ongoing for more than forty years. Unfortunately, research suggests little growth in diverse...
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Volunteer Experience
2019 - 2020
Member
AGU Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee