My department is hiring a Lecturer! If you are passionate about educating the next generation of geoscientists, send us an application!

Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island, Georgia. Got bit by so many flying insects but what a great sunrise!

Had a great time at GSA with the geo community! But I definitely need to clarify that I have not been director of (or active in) the IAGD @accessiblegeo.bsky.social since January. The current executive committee can help with info, networking, and connecting with the org.

We are excited to bring back GeoSPACE in it's full version - complete with virtual participation option for summer 2026. Content focus is planetary, volcanology and basic field geology. Come hang with the cool kids next summer!

Coming of a long pause in posting to thank the colleagues and former students that nominated @geospace-field.bsky.social at @ufgeology.bsky.social for this award, it really means a lot. And huge thanks always to my amazing team of GeoSPACE collaborators that contribute so much to this project ❤️

GSA Connects 2025 Attendees: My collaborators and I invite you to our hybrid workshop - Building a Culture of Access for Geoscientists with Disabilities in the Workforce. Travel grants are available for in-person attendees. Learn more at: store.geosociety.org/products/sc2... @geosociety.bsky.social

Abstracts are due July 30th! Please consider submitting to our “Indigenous Science to Action” session- I’ve had the distinct pleasure being part of this session since 2019, of working and meeting with both Indigenous and Indigenous allied scholars.

Should #lpi and #usra restore all censored abstracts? Should they commit to preserving scientific freedom of speech at #lpsc? And should they commit to not censoring #lpsc2026 submissions? If the answer is yes, then sign this petition! https://forms.gle/G1yAxZqmDujbVDHR7

The 4th year of GeoSPACE is underway in Arizona. We are so grateful for the donations that supported running the course this year and supporting a great group of students! Here's some of our crew with an extra crew member at Meteor Crater 🚀👩‍🚀

ICYMI: Nominate disabled chemists & chemical engineers for C&EN's Trailblazers by June 4! Self nominations welcome! More details and nomination form here: cenm.ag/nominatetrai...

Everyone needs to understand that dismantling NSF will have devastating long term consequences in our competitiveness and innovation in science, technology and beyond. 1/

🧪 If you had your NSF grant terminated, I'd *highly* recommend going to this Friday's webinar. Friday May 9 at 2-3 pm ET Will talk about both the appeals process, in addition to allowable closeout costs. Share widely. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🚨We're Hiring!🚨 UF Geology is searching for an Associate or Full Professor with tenure with a research program in the very broadly defined area of globally significant geoscience relevant to subsurface or sedimentary geology for the endowed Thompson Chair of Geological Sciences! ⚒️🧪🔭🌊 Link below:

Carleton University and the IAGD are putting on an accessible geology field trip on May 11, 2025. We hope you can join us! Details on the attached flyer. Apply at shorturl.at/DkBOO or contact [email protected] for more information.

One week ago, I got to witness an eruption at Kilauea Halemaʻumaʻu crater. The fire fountain was hundreds of feet tall, it was incredible! I am just getting around to playing with my photos from that night, so enjoy this belated look at eruption #11 in the 2025 sequence 😍🌋

Heading home from a wonderful seminar visit to U of Hawaii Hilo and Manoa. Saw humpback whales, sea turtles, amazing landscapes and one of my bucket list natural wonders- a fire fountain!! Thanks Kilauea (episode 11 on 2/25/25 for the volcano nerds who want to know) 🤩

Please read, then call your legislators to demand they protect the most vulnerable in our society. Our daughter with complex medical needs (CDKL5) relies on the protections and supports provided by IDEA and Medicaid to preserve her quality of life. open.substack.com/pub/erinraff...

Please read and share. But especially share with folks that might not realize how critical Section 504 is to so many people. I tried to write a simple clear explanation at the break. Gift link here: www.startribune.com/why-are-repu...

We just hit our 50 donor target, thank you all so much - I recognized many familiar names on the donor list! February 20 is the finale of this fundraiser so it's not too late to chip in. More funds means we can accept more students, and I am so grateful for everyone's support!

Geo-community: GeoSPACE needs your help. It costs about $2,500 per student to run this accessible field course and many of our students simply can't afford that. Bonus points if you donate this week and help us unlock a donor pledge with 50 donations of any size. Thank you in advance!!

Update: UF has decided my work is exempt from the DEIA ban as long as it focuses on research and doesn't "stray into advocacy". I'm happy I can move forward, but feel like I'm moving forward on a tightrope.

Just a reminder folks, this earthquake data comes from the USGS. The tsunami information comes from NWS. The educational information comes from EarthScope. ALL FEDERALLY FUNDED. These are your tax dollars at work for the public good.

Every single one of my grants is likely to get pulled out of consideration if this is true. I had millions of dollars of potential funding wrapped up into these opportunities, wasted potential for students in Hawai‘i.

Worried about losing access to US federal data that may go off-line, or already is? You’re not alone—but duplication isn’t the answer. Many ongoing efforts have already archived key datasets and many more are ongoing. Check out these existing resources and, if you can, support their work. 🧵

Yesterday UF sent out a stop work order on DEIA activities, impacting my entire research program, likely including @geospace-field.bsky.social. I put my whole heart into my accessibility work. It's hard to see it, and so many other worthy equity projects crushed 💔 www.alligator.org/article/2025...

There are plenty of awful things happening in the world right now, but I got a nose boop from a little manatee yesterday and I'm gonna coast on that happy feeling all week 😊

Traveling home from facilitating a workshop on creating accessible field trips for UVA's environmental science department. So happy to see the energy and enthusiasm for creating accessible field labs for their students! Big thanks to grad student Heather Christensen and crew for organizing.

Trump has signed an executive order eliminating all funding for diversity and inclusion in the federal government, sending home DEI staff who will then be laid off. The historical echo for this is when Woodrow Wilson resegregated the federal government in 1913. We have reached the second nadir.

You had different dreams for yourself than having to meet this shit historical moment. I did too. I did too.

Submit a talk at GeoConnects 2025 in a session on Disabled/Neurodivergent Perception, Community, and Identity in Geoscience! Help us make this session happen - sign up by Jan. 31st: forms.gle/tRYSyTNMb2Yf... #DisabledinSTEM #ActuallyAutistic @nagtgeo.bsky.social @accessiblegeo.bsky.social

Hello Bluesky community! #ESWN is a non-profit providing opportunities for peer mentoring, community building, and career development for scientists, educators, and professionals who contribute to and support the earth, space, and environmental sciences. Give us a follow and say hi!

New story about efforts to increase accessibility in STEM featuring our accessible field trip at #GSAConnects2024 and contributions from a who's-who of amazing folks working to make science a better place for people with disabilities! apnews.com/article/acce...

GeoSPACE 2025 applications will be accepted through the end of this month! Get those applications in and join us for an accessible inclusive field camp online or in person this summer! sites.google.com/ufl.edu/geos...

Back in Iceland aurora hunting, and the hunting has been good so far! #Iceland #aurora

Paid summer internships in geodesy! Know of an undergraduate student who might be interested in learning more about geodesy? Let them know about MSU's new summer geodesy internship program. We have funding for multiple interns next summer. Application deadline is Feb. 1, 2025. bit.ly/3CKbZ0O

Know a geoscientist who is making amazing contributions? Nominate them for a GSA Award! www.geosociety.org/GSA/GSA/Awar...

I saw folks posting favorite images from 2024, so here goes! These two photos of the total eclipse were taken at a Choctaw viewing event at Wheelock Academy - the boarding school my great granny attended. There was something poetic about seeing the sun burst out from the eclipse over that place!

We tried for sunrise photos this morning at Driftwood Beach while visiting family in coastal Georgia. Socked in with fog and we never did see the sun, but got some interesting moody shots anyway.

I taught an ENTIRE course on why this mine is representative of the “nobody wins” angle of the green energy transition without embracing the “reduce” portion of “reduce, reuse, recycle.” This is an unmeasurably important site, but maybe, just maybe, the byline should mention that mining this deposit

One day I will post something without typos, but today is not that day lol. But anyway, please share this post, especially with geoscience workplaces outside of academia, or people that have left the geoscience workforce due to access issues. Those groups will be harder the reach than academics.

Ableism is glorifying the 'resilience' of disabled individuals while ignoring the systemic barriers we face. Stop praising perseverance in a broken system—demand accountability and change it. #Disability #HumanRights #Poverty #a11y #Equity #WeAreBillionStrong

If you are still around #AGU24, I got the absolute graveyard shift of a talk slot - the last talk in a Friday afternoon session. Come to the Future of Field Camp session to hear me talk about EASI (Ethical, Accessible, Sustainable & Inclusive) field education!

I finally made it to AGU after a rough travel day! If anyone wants to find me at #AGU24, I'm either in a talk or in that Relax Lounge. Like, basically gonna camp out in that lounge lol

Geoscientists with disabilities at #AGU24 - come say hello at Pod 5 at 1:30 pm every afternoon this week. Hope to see you there!

#AGU2024: Here are some presentations and events we'd like to highlight for next week. If you have an AGU presentation or event relevant to disability and/or diversity in the geosciences you'd like to highlight, please reply to this post with details. Let's build a list!

Students: Looking for an excellent field course in planetary geology and volcanology? Need field course credits in an accessible format? If yes to either or both, join us this summer for GeoSPACE, lead by myself and some fantastic colleagues!

Enjoyed the talk from @jessepopp.bsky.social today about the cool research that can be accomplished when scientists and local tribal communities work together on environmental studies. Thanks for coming to UF, Jesse!

Hey Everyone, The IAGD was on Twitter/X for more than a decade. It's hard to switch platforms and lose all of that, so please give us a follow here! We are working to make the geosciences a more inclusive place for everyone, especially people with disabilities.

GeoSPACE is making the move to Blue Sky! Follow at @geospace-field.bsky.social for project updates, field accessibility tips, and us bragging about our amazing student alumni. And if you are looking for an accessible geoscience field camp, check us out 🧪