Project Leader

Principal Investigator: Dr. Michele L. Cooke, University of Massachusetts, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences

Field Trip Leaders

Dr. James Evans, Utah State University

Dr. John Solum, postdoctoral researcher, USGS-Menlo Park

Educators and Students at Schools for the Deaf

Indiana School for the Deaf: Teresa Huckleberry and two students

Minnesota State Academy of the Deaf: Michael George and two students

Model Secondary School for the Deaf: Mary Ellsworth, Del Wynne, and Kamilla Joskowiak and eight students

North Carolina School for the Deaf: Dr. Jana Lollis and three students

University High School Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Irvine: Chris Gonzales and six students

Additional Researchers

Career-Efficacy Assessment: Patricia Jepson PhD candidate, department of Education Psychology and Cognition at the University of Connecticut

Scotty Salamoff, MS candidate, Colorado State University

Dr. Mario Del Castello, postdoctoral researcher, UMass

Scott T. Marshall, PhD candidate, UMass