SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Holmes, M.A., & O'Connell, S., 2008. Gender Parity in the Geosciences: data and geoscientists' perceptions; Nature Geoscience, 1(2):79-82.

Holmes, M.A., & O'Connell, S., 2007. Leaks in the Pipeline: Why do women remain curiously absent from the ranks of academia? Nature, vol. 446 (15 March 2007), pg 346.

Holmes, M.A., & O'Connell, S., 2005. Where Are the Women Geoscience Professors? A workshop report. Holmes & Suzanne O’Connell. Published by the authors. Available online at Where Are the Women Geoscience Professors?.

O'Connell, S. and Holmes, M.A., 2005 Women of the Academy and the Sea; Oceanography , 18(1): 12-24.

Holmes, M.A., Watkins, D. K. and Richard Norris, 2004. Paleocene cyclic sedimentation in the western North Atlantic , ODP Site 1051, Blake Nose, Marine Geology, 209:31-43.

Holmes, M.A., O'Connell, S., Frey, C. & Ongley, L.K. 2003. Academic specialties shifting; hiring of women geoscientists stagnating. EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union, vol 84, No. 42, pp. 457, 460-461.

Holmes, M.A., O'Connell, S., Frey, C., & Ongley, L.K., 2003. The status of women in the geosciences, 2001. Geotimes 48(9):24-25.

Holmes, M.A., 2000. Clay Mineral Composition of Glacial Erratics, McMurdo Sound. in Paleobiology and Paleoenvironments of Eocene Rocks, McMurdo Sound, East Antarctica. Stilwell, J.D., and Feldmann, R. M. (eds.). Amer. Geophys. Union - Antarctic Research Series, vol. 76, pp. 63-72.

Holmes, M.A., 1998 Thermal Diagenesis of Cretaceous Sediment recovered during ODP Leg 159 to the Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Margin. Proc. ODP, Sci. Results, 159:53-70.

Heiden, Kraig A., and M. A. Holmes, 1998. Grain Size Distribution and Significance of Clay and Clay Sized Minerals in Eocene to Holocene age Sediments from ODP Sites 918 and 919 in the Irminger Basin. Proc. ODP, Sci. Results, 152:39-49.

Holmes, M.A., 1998. Alteration of Uppermost Lavas and Volcaniclastics Recovered During ODP Leg 152 to the East Greenland Margin. Proc. ODP, Sci. Results, 152:115-129.

Helland, P.E., and M. A. Holmes, 1997. Surface Textural Analysis of Quartz Sand Grains from ODP Site 918: Evidence for Late Miocene Glaciation of Southern Greenland at 11 Ma. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, and Palaeoecology, 135:109-121.

Holmes, M.A., 1995 Pedogenic Alteration of Basalts Recovered During Leg 144. Proc. ODP, Sci. Results, 144: 381-398.

Buchardt, B., and Holmes, M. A., 1995. The Initial Transgressive Phase of Leg 144 Guyots: Evidence of Extreme Sulfate Reduction. Proc. ODP, Sci. Results, 144: 895-913.

McLoughlin, S., D. W. Haig, J. Backhouse, M. A. Holmes, G. Ellis, J. A. Long, and K. J. McNamara, 1995. Oldest Cretaceous Sequence, Giralia Anticline, Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia: Barremian-Aptian. Journal of Australian Geology & Geophysics, 15(4):445-468.

Ghazi, A.M., K.J. Reinhardt, M.A. Holmes, and E. Durrance, 1994. Brief Communication: Further Evidence of Lead Contamination of Omaha Skeletons. Amer. Jour. of Phys. Anthropology, vol. 95:427-434.

Larsen, H. C., Saunders, A. D., Clift, P. D., Beget, J., Wei, W., Spezzaferri, S., and ODP Leg 152 Scientific Party, 1994. Seven Million Years of Glaciation in Greenland. Science, 264:952-955.

Holmes, M.A., and D. K. Watkins, 1992. Middle and Late Cretaceous History of the Indian Ocean. American Geophysical Union Geophysical Monograph 70:225-244.

Holmes, M.A., 1992. Cretaceous subtropical weathering followed by cooling at 60°S latitude: The mineral composition of southern Kerguelen Plateau sediment, ODP Leg 120. Proc. ODP, Sci. Results, 120:99-111.

Bitschene, P.R., M. A. Holmes, and J. R. Breza, 1992. Composition and origin of Cr-rich glauconitic sediment from the southern Kerguelen Plateau (ODP Leg 120, Site 748). Proc. ODP, Sci. Results, 120:113-134.

Schlich, R., M. Munschy, H. Whitechurch, and 25 others. 1989. Resultats preliminaires de la campagne de forages du Joides Resolution sur le plateau de Kerguelen (ODP 120), C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris, t. 308 Serie II, P. 1597-1603.

Salisbury, M.H., J.H. Scott, C. Auroux, and 12 others. 1989. Old oceanic crust: synthesis of logging, laboratory and seismic data from Leg 102. In Salisbury, M.H., Scott, J.H., et al., Proc. ODP, Sci. Results, 102: College Station, TX (Ocean Drilling Program), 155-180.

Holmes, M. A., 1988. Evidence for continuous and discontinuous alteration in DSDP Hole 418A basalts and its significance to natural gamma ray log readings. in Salisbury, M. H., Scott, J. H., et al., eds., Proc. ODP, Sci. Results, 102: College Station, TX (Ocean Drilling Program), p. 135-151.

Holmes, M.A., J.R. Breza, and S. W. Wise, Jr. 1987. Provenance and deposition of Lower Cretaceous turbidite sands at Deep Sea Drilling Project Site 603, Lower Continental Rise off North Carolina. In van Hinte, J.E., Wise, S.W., Jr., et al., Init. Repts. DSDP, 93: Washington (U.S. Govt. Printing Office), 941-960.

Holmes, M.A., 1987. Clay Mineralogy of the Lower Cretaceous Deep-Sea fan, Deep Sea Drilling Project Site 603, Lower Continental Rise off North Carolina. In van Hinte, J.E., Wise, S.W., Jr., et al., Init. Repts. DSDP, 93: Washington (U.S. Govt. Printing Office).


Non-Refereed

O’Connell, S., and M.A. Holmes. 2007. Retreating to advance women geoscience faculty. Eos Trans. American Geophysical Union, vol. 88, no. 47. 20 Nov. 2007.

Holmes, M.A., and O’Connell, S. 2007. Women Geoscientists’ Writing Retreat. AWIS Magazine, vol. 36(4): 22-23.

Holmes & Suzanne O’Connell. 2005. Where are the Women Geoscience Professors? A workshop report. Published by the authors. Available online at http://www.awg.org/gender-workshop03/download.html.

Foos, A., Holmes, M. A., and S. O’Connell., 2004. What does it take to get tenure? Geotimes, vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 38-39.

O’Connell, S., and Holmes, M.A., 2004. Where are the Women Geoscience Professors? AWIS Magazine, vol 33(1):11-16.

Holmes & Suzanne O’Connell. 2004. Reply to Comment on “Academic Specialties in U.S. are shifting: hiring of women geoscientists is stagnating”, Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, vol 85, No. 6, pg. 58.

Holmes and Suzanne O'Connell. 2003. Where Are the Women Geoscientist Professors? Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, vol 84, No. 50, pg. 564.

Holmes, Suzanne O’Connell, Connie Frey, and Lois K. Ongley. 2003. Academic Specialties Shifting; Hiring of Women Geoscientists Stagnating. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, vol 84, No. 43, pp. 457, 460-461.

Holmes, Connie Frey, Suzanne O’Connell, and Lois K. Ongley. 2003. The Status of Women in the Geosciences. Geotimes, 48(9):24-25.

2000-01 6 President’s Columns, Gaea, newsletter of the Association for Women Geoscientists
            Vol. 23, No. 6: AWG Reorganization
            Vol. 24, No. 1:  Science Education: What’s Our Future Look Like?
            Vol. 24, No. 2: Women Geo-Presidents of Major Geo-Societies
            Vol. 24, No. 3: Status of Women in the Geosciences: Salaries, Jobs
            Vol. 24, No. 4: Towards Equity: Time Won’t Fix It
            Vol. 24, No. 5: Finding Out Where We Are: AWG Gets Funding from NSF
            Other articles for Gaea:
            Vol. 24, No. 2: The Millenium for Women in the Geosciences,
                        Interview with Dr. Gail Ashley, Past President of GSA
                        Interview with Dr. Marcia McNutt, President of AGU
            Vol. 24, No. 3: AWG Board of Directors Votes to Reduce Student Dues, Report on the AWG Spring Board of Directors Meeting.
                        Interview with Robbie Gries, President and CEO of Priority Oil & Gas LLC

1998    5 Site Reports and Synthesis chapter, In Norris, R. D., Kroon, D., Klaus, A., and Scientific Shipboard Party, Proc., Init. Repts. (Part A), ODP, Vol. 171B, 47-91.

1996    4 Site Reports and Principle Results chapter, In Mascle, J., Lohmann, G.P., Clift, P.D., and Scientific Shipboard Party, Proc., Init. Repts. (Part A), ODP, Vol. 159, 65-150.

1994    Drilling Unearths "Fire and Ice" at Southeast Greenland Margin. Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 75(35):401-406. authored by Leg 152 Shipboard Party.
            6 Site Reports, In Larsen, H. C., Saunders, A. D., Clift, P. D., and Scientific Shipboard Party, Proc., Init. Repts. (Part A), ODP, Vol. 152, 53-71.
            Shelf Stratigraphic Synthesis. In Larsen, H. C., Saunders, A. D., Clift, P. D., and Scientific Shipboard Party, Proc., Init. Repts. (Part A), ODP, Vol. 152, 159-175.
            Summary and Principal Results. In Larsen, H. C., Saunders, A. D., Clift, P. D., and Scientific Shipboard Party, Proc., Init. Repts. (Part A), ODP, Vol. 152, 279-292.

1989    5 Site Reports, In Schlich, R., Wise, S.W. Jr., and Shipboard Scientific Party, Proc., Init. Repts. (Part A), ODP, Vol. 120, 89-156.

1988    That Sinking Feeling. Nature, 334:385-386. Shipboard Scientific Party, ODP Leg 120. .
            Leg 120 explores origins and history (of the Kerguelen Plateau, southern Indian Ocean). Geotimes, 33:12-16. Shipboard Scientific Party, ODP Leg 120.

1986    Site 418: Bermuda Rise. In Salisbury, M.H., Scott, J.H., Auroux, C.A., and Shipboard Scientific Party, Proc., Init. Repts. (Part A), ODP, Vol. 102, pp. 95-149.

1985    Looking Down an Old Hole. Nature, 316:682. Shipboard Scientific Party, ODP Leg 102.
            Old Hole Yields New Information. Geotimes, 30:13-15. Shipboard Scientific Party, ODP Leg 102.


Abstracts

2008    Strategies to successfully recruit and retain women geoscientists. Holmes, M.A., and L. E. Scheuing. AIPG-AH3-3rd IPGC

2008 Symposium, Abstacts with Program, pp. 76-77. American Institute of Professional Geologists, 45th Ann. Mtg; AZ Hydrological Society, 21st Ann. Symp., 3rd International Professional Geolgoy Conference. 20-24 Sept 2008.

2007    Attracting a diverse student body into the Geosciences is critical to the future of Geoscience departments. O’Connell, S. and Holmes. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 39, No. 6, p. 212.

         Strategies To Improve the Retention of Women Science Professors. Holmes, M.A., and O’Connell, S. American Association for the Advancement of Science Ann. Mtg. Abstracts, San Francisco. p. A55 Invited.

2005    Dinosaurs and Disasters Day at University Of Nebraska’s State Museum: a Joint Effort to Explain Natural Disasters to the Public. Holmes and Kathy French. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 7, p. 47.

          Best Practices for Hiring and Retaining Women Geoscience Faculty. O’Connell, S. and Holmes. Invited. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 7, p. 260.

2004    Hiring and Retention: Key Factors in Increasing Gender Diversity in the Geosciences, Invited, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED23B-0099. Holmes, Suzanne O’Connell, and Connie Frey.

          The Status of Women in Geoscience Academia: data and perceptions. Holmes, Suzanne O’Connell, Connie Frey. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, Denver, CO, November 2004,  Vol. 36, No. 5, p. 278.

2003    Focus Groups Reveal Differences in Career Experiences Between Male and Female Geoscientists, Invited, O’Connell, Suzanne, Connie Frey, and Holmes. Eos Trans. AGU, 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED22D-1255.

          What Makes a Geoscience Major? What Makes a Geoscientist? Results from Focus Groups of Geoscientists, 2003. Holmes, Connie Frey, and S. O’Connell. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, Seattle, November 2003, Vol. 35, No. 6, p. 567.

2002    Gender Diversity in the Geosciences: Current Status and Future Trends. Holmes, Suzanne O’Connell, Connie Frey, and Lois K. Ongley. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, December 2002, p. 199, Fall Meeting Program.

          Geoscience Gender Diversity in the Academy: We are Still Waiting. Holmes, Suzanne O’Connell, Connie Frey and Lois K. Ongley. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, Denver, October 2002, v. 34, no. 6, 205-12, p. 469.

2001    Association for Women Geoscientists: enhancing gender diversity in the geosciences, Invited, Holmes, O’Connell, and Annabelle Foos. Eos Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED21B-0196.

1996    Thermal alteration of sediments in the Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana Basin. Geological Society of America, Denver, October 1996.

1995    Tertiary-Age, Laterite-Derived Facies from the East Greenland Continental Margin, with Heiden, K. A., Geological Society of America, New Orleans, November 1995.

           Evidence for Late Miocene Glaciation of Southern Greenland at 12 ma from Surface Textural Analysis of Quartz Grains from ODP Site 918: Helland, P. E., and Holmes, Geological Society of American, New Orleans, November 1995.

           Principal Results From the Sedimentary Section, Ocean Drilling Program Leg 152 to the East Greenland Margin, with Heiden, K. A., and Helland, P. E. Invited, American Geophysical Union, Baltimore, MD., May 1995.

          Cenozoic Sediments Drilled in the Irminger Basin, ODP Leg 152: Implications for Changes in Oceanography, Climate, and Tectonics; co-authors: Vallier, T., Holmes, Clift, P., and Israelsen, K. Invited, American Geophysical Union, Baltimore, MD., May, 1995.

          Tropical Paleosols From the Deep Sea: Diagenesis and Diagnostic Criteria. Geological Society of America, North and South Central Sections; Lincoln, NE, April 1995.

         Heiden, K.A. and Holmes: Mineralogy of the Clay and Silt-Sized Fractions of Neogene Sediments From ODP Leg 152, Site 918. Geological Society of America North and South Central Sections; Lincoln, NE, April 1995.

        Helland, P. E., and Holmes: Indications of the Earliest Occurrence of Late Miocene Glaciation of Southern Greenland from Surface Texture Analysis of Quartz Grains From ODP Site 918. Geological Society of America North and South Central Sections; Lincoln, NE, April 1995.

1994    Paleosols of Pacific Islands Recovered During ODP Leg 144 Geological Society of America, Seattle, WA.

          Principal results, Ocean Drilling Program, Leg 152 to the East Greenland Margin: From the tropics to the Arctic in 55 million years or less (Nebraska Academy of Sciences

          Death Comes to the Pliocene: New Age for Northern Hemisphere Glaciation and Other Startling Results from the Ocean Drilling Program's Leg 152 Nebraska Geological Society, Lincoln, Ne.

1989    Bitschene, P.R., Breza, J., and Holmes, Composition and geotectonic significance of Cr-rich glauconitic sediments from Site 748, Leg 120, Kerguelen Plateau, southern Indian Ocean, International Geologic Congress, Washington, D.C.

         Near tropical weathering in the Southern Indian Ocean during the Late Cretaceous; evidence of kaolinite, gibbsite and glaucony from ODP Sites 748 and 750, southern Kerguelen Plateau Geological Society of America, St. Louis, Mo.

1986    Clay mineralogy of Lower Cretaceous deep-sea fan sediments, western North Atlantic Basin. American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Atlanta, Ga.


Books

2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Physical Geology Laboratory Manual,  with Instructor’s Manual. Houghton-Mifflin Publishing. Boston, MA. 288 pp.

2001, 2002      Physical Geology Laboratory Manual, Pearson Custom Publishing. Boston, MA. 235 pp.


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