Polly Bouker
Associate Professor Life & Earth Sciences- Education
Master of Science, Geology, June, 1996, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Bachelor of Science, Geology, May, 1994, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
- Biography
- Recognitions and Awards
Robert Simmons Micrograph award for light microscopy entries at the 57th annual Southeastern Microscopy Society meeting - 2022
STEM grant recipient for Museum Field Trip - 2022
STEM grant recipient for Sapelo Island Field Trip - 2022
Master Course Project Lead - 2020
Outstanding Senior Faculty Award - 2020
SAGE 2YC Change Agents Team Award/Grant - 2020
- Committees and Organizations
Recent College Committees/Organizations:
Prison Education Project Site Coordinator – 2022
Life and Earth Science Bylaws Committee – 2022
Promotion and Tenure Committee – 2021-2022
Promotion and Tenure Peer Review Panel – 2020
Non-tenure Track Promotion Review Panel – 2020Recent Presentations:
PC Faculty Development Day Presentation, Teaching Experiences with the Georgia State University Prison Education Project, Fall 2022
PC Faculty Development Day Presentation, Enhancing Online Labs with 3-D videos made using GSU Camera Systems, Fall 2022
Geology at Walker State Prison and the Prison Education Project, Poster Presentation, 2022
Innovative Online Geology Course Template Features, Implementation and Student Performance, Poster Presentation, Fall 2022
PC Faculty Development Day Presentation, “The Geology Master Online Templates, A Success Story” – Spring 2022
Attempts at Increasing Student Success and Improving the Learning Experience in Two-Year College Online Geology Courses, Poster Presentation – 2019
- Publications
Bouker, P.A., Ballero, D.Z.A., and Iasiello, S., 2022, Geology at Walker State Prison and the Prison Education Project, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs
Ballero, D.Z.A., Bouker, P.A., Stewart, D., Ullrich, A., and Gore, P., 2022, Innovative Online Geology Course Template Features, Implementation and Student Performance, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs
Ballero, D.Z.A., and Bouker, P.A., 2019, Attempts at Increasing Student Success and Improving the Learning Experience in Two-Year College Online Geology Courses, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs