Following are a list of presentations from interdisciplinary Mentors, Federal Agency Representatives and Professional Trainers from past DISCCRS symposia. The links below were compiled in order to make these valuable resources available to the broader community.

DISCCRS VI

Mentors

Simon D. Donner, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia

Maria Carmen Lemos, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan

Amy Luers, Climate Change Group, Skoll Global Threats Fund

Ronald B. Mitchell, Department of Political Science, University of Oregon

• Improving the Science/Policy Interface (pdf)

Richard D. Morgenstern, Resources for the Future

Terry L. Root, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University

Richard C. J. Somerville, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego

Communication & Facilitation Mentors

Susan J. Hassol, Climate Communication

• Climate Communication Strategies (pdf)

Christina Olex, The Point

• Communication Training: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (pdf)
• Facilitation Techniques (pdf)

Funding Agency Representatives

Ming-Ying Wei, Earth Science Education and Outreach Program, Earth Science Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Jared Entin, Science Mission Directorate, Earth Science Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• NASA Earth Science Division Overview (pdf)

C. Susan Weiler, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, National Science Foundation

• NSF: History, Form, and Function (pdf)
• NSF CAREER Program (pdf)

DISCCRS V

Mentors

Julia E. Cole, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona

• Presentation not available

Susan A. Crate, Environmental Policy and Social Sciences, George Mason University

• Presentation not available

Ronald B. Mitchell, Department of Political Science, University of Oregon

• Why Climate Change Is Harder Than You Think (pdf)
  

Jonathan T. Overpeck, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona

• The Challenge of Abrupt Earth System Change (pdf)
• Future Southwest Climate: A Betting Guide (pdf)

David A. Randall, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University

• Climate Change on the Back of an Envelope (pdf)
  

Billie L. Turner II, Environment and Society, Arizona State University

• Land Architecture and Tradeoffs: Foundations for Sustainability (pdf)
  

Michael A. White, Climate Sciences Editor, Nature

• Climate Science at Nature: The Present and the Future (pdf)

Communication and Team Mentors

Susan J. Hassol, Climate Communication

• Climate Change Communication (pdf)    

Christina N. Olex, Professional Trainer, The Point 

• Emotional Intelligence (pdf)
• Facilitation Techniques (pdf)
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator - MBTI (pdf)

Funding Agency Representatives

Robert E. O'Connor, Program Director, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate, NSF

• How to Get NSF to Support Your Research (pdf)

Robert "Buck" Sanford,Jr., Program Director, Biosciences Directorate, NSF

• Opportunities for Early Career Scientists (pdf)

Ming-Ying Wei, Science Mission Directorate, NASA

• NASA - Earth Sciences Division, Science Mission Directorate (pdf)

C. Susan Weiler, Program Director, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, NSF

• NSF Geosciences Directorate (pdf)

DISCCRS IV

Mentors

John J. Bates, Division Chief, Remote Sensing Applications, NCDC/ NOAA
Robert B. Cialdini, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University
Kristina A. Dahl, Rutgers University
Dale Jamieson, Department of Environmental Studies, New York University
Ann P. Kinzig, School of Life Sciences & School of Sustainability, Arizona State University
Charles Perrings, Department of Environmental Economics, Arizona State University
Brent L. Sohngen, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, Ohio State University
Christopher J. Still, Department of Geography, UC-Santa Barbara 

Communication and Team Trainers

Bud Ward, Editor, Yale University Forum on Climate Change and the Media

Christina N. Olex, Professional Trainer, The Point 

Funding Agency Representatives

Robert E. O'Connor, Program Director for Decision, Risk and Management Sciences, National Science Foundation

DISCCRS III

Mentors

Stephen H. Schneider, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University

• Class Session: The Science and Politics of Climate Change (Quicktime video)
• Global Warming: Is the Science Settled Enough for Policy (pdf)
• "Facing the Heat" - Interview with Steve Schneider in Stanford Magazine
• Planting the Seeds of Change - Article from the Kohala Center Newsletter
• "The Right Stuff: Perspectives on Building a Successful Interdisciplinary Career" -- Powerpoint Presentation by Steve Schneider at 2003 Biocomplexity Workshop

Terry L. Root, Center for Environmental Science & Policy, Stanford University
Charles D. Kolstad, Department of Environmental Economics, Bren School, U.C. Santa Barbara
Kenneth H. Broad, Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
Susanne C. Moser, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Communication and Team Trainers

Christina N. Olex, Professional Trainer, The Point 

Funding Agency Representatives

Herman B. Zimmerman, National Science Foundation (retired) 

DISCCRS II

Mentors

Jorge L. Sarmiento, Professor of Geosciences, Princeton University
Edward L. Miles, Professor of Marine & Public Affairs, University of Washington
Lisa Dilling, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Colorado
Leigh S. Raymond, Associate Professor of Political Science, Purdue University
Pamela A. Matson, Dean of the School of Earth Sciences, Stanford University

Communication and Team Trainers

Ashley Simons, Communications Consultant, SeaWeb

Jane Kay, Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle

Monty Schmitt, Water Resources Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council

Christina N. Olex, Professional Trainer, The Point 

Funding Agency Representatives

Patrick L. Brezonik, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
(Program Director for Environmental Engineering at NSF at the time)

DISCCRS I

Mentors

Jerry D. Mahlman, Senior Research Associate, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Ronald B. Mitchell, Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon

Communication and Team Trainers

Ashley Simons, Communications Consultant, SeaWeb

Christina N. Olex, Professional Trainer, The Point 

Funding Agency Representatives

Fae L. Korsmo, Staff Associate, Integrative Activities, National Science Foundation