
PolicyJuly 26, 2018
Why Don't the Geosciences Have More Diversity?
One factor may be minorities’ lack of significant childhood experience with outdoor spaces
Michelle Guitard is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science. Her research investigates Antarctic margin ice-ocean interactions during the Quaternary (the last 2.5 million years). In addition to her own research, Michelle's scientific interests include high-latitude climate dynamics, geochemistry, and geochronology. In her free time, she loves to hike, rock climb, travel, and read.

Why Don't the Geosciences Have More Diversity?
One factor may be minorities’ lack of significant childhood experience with outdoor spaces