{"id":17268,"date":"2016-05-17T09:48:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T13:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=17268"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:43:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T13:43:10","slug":"ucf-junior-sociology-major-amanda-ashby-selected-nsf-reu-international-community-scholar-belize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-junior-sociology-major-amanda-ashby-selected-nsf-reu-international-community-scholar-belize\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Sociology Student Selected for NSF REU in Belize"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_17279\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17279\" class=\"wp-image-17279 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/05\/Amanda-Ashby-revised-2.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda Ashby revised 2\" width=\"168\" height=\"234\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 168px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 168\/234;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amanda Ashby working in the GIS space at UCF.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sociology.cos.ucf.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Central Florida Department of Sociology<\/a> and the UCF geographic information systems (GIS) cluster initiative are pleased to announce that Amanda Ashby, a UCF junior sociology major, has been selected as a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Science Foundation<\/a> international community scholar in the University of Central Florida <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizensciencegis.org\/ucf-reu-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community GIS and Citizen Science Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site<\/a>.\u00a0The REU Site is funded by a $374,480 grant from NSF to <a href=\"https:\/\/sociology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/hawthorne-timothy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Timothy L. Hawthorne, Ph.D.,<\/a> assistant professor of GIS in the department of sociology and core member of the GIS cluster initiative at UCF.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Amanda and the other eight REU scholars will have a unique, interdisciplinary opportunity to engage in GIS mapping research with impact that helps to better connect international research partners, including citizen scientists, in understanding coastal management from a human perspective, &#8221; said Dr. Hawthorne.<\/p>\n<p>The research team will work on\u00a0exploring marine debris with citizen scientists along the Belizean coast.\u00a0 \u201cWhile our study site is in Hopkins, Belize, the work aims to demonstrate a transferable model for scholars interested in engaging in citizen science work across international borders,\u201d said Dr. Hawthorne.<\/p>\n<p>Amanda was one of eight students selected nationally from a pool of over 360 applications.\u00a0 &#8220;I am interested in being an international community scholar in the UCF REU Site because of my passion for community based research and involvement,&#8221; Amanda explained. &#8220;I believe that community members are our best resource and by working with them we will learn from their extensive knowledge of the local area and develop a stronger understanding of what we can do to assist them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>GIS and qualitative methods will be used by Amanda and the research team,\u00a0in partnership with Dr. Hawthorne, the University of Belize, the Pan American Development Foundation and the Smithsonian Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Program. 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