PICTURE YOURSELF AS A GEOSCIENTIST POP UP BOOTH – MARTA TORAN, APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY, BOONE, NC, USA

The geosciences are the least diverse of all STEM disciplines (Bernard and Cooperdock, 2018), partly owing to lack of early exposure to the field and misperceptions about job opportunities (Sherman-Morris and McNeil, 2016). Our proposal directly addresses these issues by developing a “Picture Yourself as an Earth Scientist" (PYES) Pop Up Photo Booth. This outreach activity will mainly target middle and high school students from underrepresented groups to advertise how a geoscience career can provide a good income while ameliorating environmental and societal issues. The PYES pop-up booth uses a green screen, iPad and props to educate school students about geoscience career paths by helping the audience get into the role of a geoscientist. It is part of a larger initiative to promote geoscience careers among underrepresented groups in North Carolina.

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