NSF Summer Research Program for Undergraduates and K-12 Teachers in Community GIS and Citizen Science

[TimothyHawthorne]

Funded, Virtual Summer NSF Undergraduates and Teachers Program Announcement

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Citizen Science GIS NSF REU/RET Site Overview: This summer virtually through Citizen Science GIS at University of Central Florida [citizensciencegis.org], we are pleased to host the fifth year of our National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates & Teachers (REU/RET) Site “Preparing the Next Generation of Scholars through Community GIS and Citizen Science.” Our virtual program (due to COVID) offers fully funded summer research experiences for eight undergraduate students and two K-12 teachers. Participants will also be invited to a fully funded ten-day fieldwork experience to Belize in early 2022 as COVID conditions improve. 

Program Dates: Virtual from June 1-July 9, 2021. Belize fieldwork, early 2022.

Application process: Priority application deadline is Friday, April 9th at: https://www.citizensciencegis.org/nsf-reuret-site [citizensciencegis.org].

3/31 Zoom session: Join us from 4-5 pm EST on Zoom to ask questions/learn more about the program with our REU/RET faculty. Register at: https://tinyurl.com/52zjdvzk [tinyurl.com].

Eligibility requirements: As an NSF-funded program, open to all U.S. citizens and permanent residents. We are interdisciplinary emphasizing community geography, community GIS, and citizen science through mixed methods, including sketch mapping, mobile mapping applications, focus groups, in-depth interviews, GIS, spatial analysis, and drones. Since 2016, over 70% of participants have been from underrepresented groups in STEM, and from several disciplines including geography, GIS, environmental studies, sociology, anthropology, biology, chemistry, political science, business/economics, education, and more.

Research directions: Work with community partners and mentors from University of Central Florida, George Mason University, University of Belize, Georgia State University, and The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Program. Research Direction 1: Leveraging community geography & GIS to map disparities in flooding. Research Direction 2: Leveraging community geography & GIS to reduce waste and prevent marine debris.

Funding: $4200 research stipend, $750 for post-REU conference travel or industry visits, research methods books, technology support, and all expenses covered for 2022 Belize fieldwork.

Questions directed to:

• Dr. Timothy Hawthorne: Principal Investigator, Associate Professor of Geographic Information Systems, Director of Citizen Science GIS at University of Central Florida. Email: timothy.hawthorne@ucf.edu
• Dr. Hannah Torres: Co-Principal Investigator, Assistant Director of Research Operations Center for Resilient and Sustainable Communities at George Mason University. Email: htorres3@gmu.edu

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Website: https://www.citizensciencegis.org/nsf-reuret-site [citizensciencegis.org] 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/citizen_gis [webmail.ucf.edu]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/citizensciencegis/ [facebook.com]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/citizensciencegis/ [instagram.com]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/18997812/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg6_1giYaXQ6mcalJH-kMuw [youtube.com]

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Timothy L. Hawthorne, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Geographic Information Systems

Graduate Director, UCF Sociology

Faculty Fellow, Burnett Honors College

Associate Editor, Journal of Geography
Associate Editor, The International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research
Founding Director of Citizen Science GIS and GeoBus™

University of Central Florida
Department of Sociology
Orlando, Florida 32816

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