Conference Presentations
Dickerson, D.L., McConnell, W., Hathcock, S., & Nelson, L. (November, 2013). Environmental advocacy through self-produced literature. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers. Hampton, VA.
St. John, K., Dickerson, D.L., & McNeal, K. (October, 2013). Guide to aspiring authors: Getting started in geoscience education scholarship and JGE publication. Presented at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. Denver, CO.
Hathcock, S., & Dickerson, D. (April, 2013). Lights, camera, action: Promoting environmental stewardship through documentary film creation. To be presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
Hathcock, S. & Dickerson, D. (January, 2013). Real-World STEM: Explorations in field-based oceanography. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Educators. Charleston, SC.
Dickerson, D. & Hathcock, S. (January, 2013). Using documentary film making as a teaching and learning tool for environmental education. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Educators. Charleston, SC.
Dickerson, D., Nelson, L., Garcell, J., & Pollard, S. (Novermber, 2012). Student-made documentary films may save the world. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers. Williamsburg, VA.
Dickerson, D., Hathcock, S., & Nelson, L. (Novermber, 2012). Project SEARCH real-time data. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers. Williamsburg, VA.
Hathcock, S. & Dickerson, D. (November, 2012). STEM in action: Fieldwork experiences in Antarctica. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers. Williamsburg, VA.
Dickerson, D., Hathcock, S., Hofmann, E., Stewart, C., McKinney, S., Katsioloudis, P., & Nelson, L. (April, 2012). Urban fifth grade students’ ideas about the local environment, environmental stewardship, and science-related careers. To be presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Vancouver, British Columbia.
Dickerson, D. & Hathcock, S. (March, 2012). Urban elementary students' ideas about the environment, activism, and jobs. To be presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Indianapolis, Indiana.
Dickerson, D., Hathcock, S., Gunter, A., Deans, S., & Sandie, D. (November, 2011). The great build-a-buoy challenge. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers. Roanoke, VA.
Dickerson, D., Hathcock, S., Deans, S., Sandie, D., & Gunter, A. (November, 2011). Impact of Project SEARCH on environmental advocacy. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers. Roanoke, VA.
Hathcock, S., Dickerson, D., Sandie, D., Gunter, A., & Deans, S. (November, 2011). Impacts of peer teaching in environmental education. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers. Roanoke, VA.
Dickerson, D. & Hathcock, S. (October, 2011). Project SEARCH – Buoys, non-traditional STEM fields, and policy-ready citizen science. Presented at the annual meeting of the North American Association of Environmental Educators. Raleigh, NC.
Dickerson, D. & Hathcock, S. (October, 2011).The great build-a-buoy challenge. Presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Marine Education Association. Williamsburg, VA.
Dickerson, D., Horne, P., Hathcock, S., Hofmann, E., & Nelson, L. (April, 2011). Combining environmental education and integrated STEM instruction: A model and case study. To be presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Orlando, FL.
Horne, P., Dickerson, D., Bol, L., & Butler, L. (January, 2011). Urban elementary students’ views of environmental scientists, environmental caretakers, and environmentally responsible behaviors. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Educators, Minneapolis, MN.
Dickerson, D., Hofmann, E., Horne, P., Hathcock, S., & Nelson, L. (January, 2011). Project SEARCH - Bringing STEM and environmental education together. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Educators, Minneapolis, MN.
Dickerson, D. & Hathcock, S. (December, 2010). The application of BOBs in Project SEARCH. Presented at the BOB III Conference, Jacksonville, FL. *(Invited Speaker).
Horne, P., Dickerson, D., Bol, L., and Butler, L. (November, 2010). Project SEARCH - Urban elementary students’ views of environmental roles and actions. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Hampton, VA.
Dickerson, D.L., ndunda, m., Van Sickle, M., Duffy, D., Horne, P., Hotchkiss, R., & Stonier, F. (2009, April). The role of culture in students’ mental models of groundwater. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Duffy, D. & Dickerson, D.L. (2008, April). The tablet pc in geoscience education. Presented at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America - Southeastern, Charlotte, NC.
Dickerson, D.L., Stewart, C.O., Hotchkiss, R., & Cutshaw, D.V. (2008, March). Rhetorical analysis of global warming and other socioscientific issues in popular news media. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD.
Dickerson, D.L., Horne, P., & Hotchkiss, R. (2007, November). Groundwater in karst, sand, and stone. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Williamsburg, VA.
Hotchkiss, R. & Dickerson, D.L. (2007, November). Studying local wetlands through remote sensing. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Williamsburg, VA.
Hotchkiss, R. & Dickerson, D.L. (2007, November). Remote sensing earth science mission. Presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Science Teachers Association, Greensboro, NC.
Dickerson, D.L., Adcock, A., & Dawkins, K.R. (2007, April). The role of groundwater in students’ understandings of our environment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, New Orleans, LA.
Dickerson, D.L. & Adcock, A. (2007, April). Secondary students’ understandings of groundwater. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Dickerson, D.L. (2006, November). Using groundwater models in earth/environmental science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Richmond, VA.
Dickerson, D.L. (2006, November). Exploring groundwater using physical models. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Science Teachers Association, Greensboro, NC.
Beilfuss, M., Hagevik, R., & Dickerson, D. (2006, April). Literature review: Multiple representations in science education. As part of the paper set, Use of Multiple Representations in Science Education to be presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco, CA.
Dickerson, D.L. (2005, November). Groundwater: Is it part of your water cycle? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers in Roanoke, VA.
Dickerson, D.L., ndunda, m., & Van Sickle, M. (2005, April). Issues of content and culture regarding ground water. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching in Dallas, TX
Brannan, N. & Dickerson, D. (2005, March). The role of practitioner research in developing and refining environmental education/ environmental science WebQuests. Paper presented the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association in Dallas, TX. .
Dickerson, D.L. (2005, January). Twelfth grade students’ conceptions of scale regarding groundwater. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science in Colorado Springs, CO.
Dickerson, D.L. (2004, November). Groundwater: The missing component of the water cycle. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the South Carolina Science Council in Charleston, SC.
Dickerson, D.L. & Callahan, T. (2004, November). Hydrogeology students’ conceptions of scale regarding ground water. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Denver, CO.
Beilfuss, M., Dickerson, D.L. , Boone, W., and Libarkin, J. (2004, April). Exploring Conceptual Understandings of Groundwater Through Student’s Interviews and Drawings. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching in Vancouver, B.C.
Slykhuis, D., Reid-Griffin, A., Park, J., Carter, G., Butler, S., Wiebe, E., Parsons, E.C., Haefner, L., Flynn, L., and Dickerson, D. (2004, January). 3-D geomapping earth science modules. Interactive paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science in Nashville, TN.
Dickerson, D.L. & Wiebe, E. (2003, March). The relationship of spatial visualization to naïve conceptions concerning groundwater. Paper presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching in Philadelphia, PA.
Dickerson, D.L. (2003, March). Comparison of eighth graders' and pre-service teachers' conceptualizations of groundwater. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Association of Research in Education in Holly Springs, NC.
Dickerson, D.L. & Wiebe, E. (2002, November). What do students know about groundwater? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Science Teachers Association, Greensboro, N.C.
Dickerson, D.L. & Dawkins, K.R. (2002, October). Middle grade students’ conceptions of groundwater. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Natural Bridge, VA.