People
Leah Turner
Program Director, GeoFORCELeah earned her Ph.D. in Higher Education from Ohio University as a Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Doctoral Scholar. Her primary academic interests involve research on the college choices of under-served and minoritized student populations to address prominent higher education issues such as access, retention, degree completion, student involvement, and satisfaction. Her portfolio includes positions in career development, K-12 outreach, student affairs, athletics, and academic affairs. Leah oversees the GeoFORCE pipeline program and has a passion for creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture at the Jackson School.
Jay Banner
Professor, Department of Geological SciencesDirector, Environmental Science Institute
banner@jsg.utexas.edu
Phone: (512) 471-5016
Linda McCall
Public Information Geologist, Bureau of Economic Geologylinda.mccall@beg.utexas.edu
Phone: (512) 471-0320