KS
Member Since 1996
Kristen K. St John
Professor, James Madison University
Immediate Past President, Education Executive Committee
Dr. Kristen St. John: Professor of Geology at James Madison University. B.S. in Geology at Furman (1992), M.S. (1995) & Ph.D. (1998) in Geoscience from Ohio State University. Research fields: (1) undergraduate geoscience curriculum design and community development and (2) marine sedimentology/paleoceanography. Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Geoscience Education from 2012-2017. Lead researcher and editor of A Community Framework for Geoscience Education Research. Co-Chief for IODP 377: Arc-OP.
Professional Experience
James Madison University
Professor
2005 - Present
Education
Ohio State University Main Campus
Doctorate
1998
Publications

Geoscience Education Perspectives on Integrated, Coordinated, Open, Networked (ICON) Science
Practitioners and researchers in geoscience education embrace collaboration applying ICON (Integrated, Coordinated, Open science, and Networked) pr...
May 13, 2022
AGU Abstracts
Preliminary Results from IODP Expedition 403 - Eastern Fram Strait Paleo-Archive
ARCTIC MARINE PROCESSES AND ICE SHEET–OCEAN INTERACTIONS IN THE CENOZOIC: INSIGHTS FROM MARINE SEDIMENT RECORDS POSTER
paleoceanography and paleoclimatology | 10 december 2024
Kristen K. St John, Renata Lucchi, Thomas Ronge, M...
The Fram Strait gateway connecting the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans is an area of high importance for understanding relationships between ocean cu...
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Environmental Changes Based on a Multi-Proxy Analysis of a 1500-year Tidal Marsh Core from Benedict, MD.
UNDERGRADUATE EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC, OCEAN, AND SPACE SCIENCE RESEARCH AND OUTREACH POSTERS POSTER
education | 09 december 2024
Kathryn Howard, Casey Card, Mason Chandler, Annie ...
This research focuses on sediment core B1A, collected in summer 2023 from a tidal marsh in the Patuxent River watershed near Benedict, Maryland. The c...
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ICON Science Relevance to Geoscience Education Research
EDUCATION RESEARCH IN THE EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS, METHODS, AND RESULTS II ORAL
education | 12 december 2022
Leilani Arthurs, Bridget K. Mulvey, Kristen K. St ...
Geoscience Education Research (GER) is a subdiscipline of Geoscience and Discipline-Based Education Research (DBER). GER investigates and tests hypoth...
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Volunteer Experience
2025 - 2026
Immediate Past President
Education Executive Committee
2023 - 2024
Chair
Education Stout Lecturer Selection Committee
2023 - 2024
Chair
Education Fellows Committee
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