Faculty in the News

The New York Times quoted Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor & Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story headlined “A White House Challenge: Balancing the Roles of the First Lady and First Daughter.” Historians have struggled to place the relationship between the two women in context. Katherine Jellison, a professor […]

Dr. Sarah Wyatt, Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology and Director of Molecular and Cellular Biology, was featured in the Parkersburg News and Sentinel in a story headlined “Scientist discusses research on plants, space at Washington State Community College.” Sarah Wyatt, a research scientist in plant biology at Ohio University, […]

Dr. Sarah Wyatt’s team was mentioned in an Ohio Wesleyan University news release about researchers getting a NASA Ames Research Center Honor Award for problem-solving on the International Space Station during their study of how plants grow in outer space. Wyatt is Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology and Director […]

Dr. Sarah Poggione, Associate Professor & Chair of Political Science at Ohio University, was quoted in a Post article headlined “Campaign Finances: Here Is a Breakdown of How Much Money Was Spent in Some of Ohio’s Major Races.” “You’ll likely see Democrats shying away from PAC money use during this election while […]

The Post quoted Dr. Lauren Elliott-Dorans in an article headlined “How the Internet Is Shaking Up the World of Political Elections.” Elections differ in candidate platforms and voter turnout during every cycle. Technology, a driving force behind elections, changes based off of the time as well. Dr. Lauren Elliott-Dorans, Assistant Lecturer […]

AccuWeather quoted Ian Klein, Lecturer in Biological Sciences at Ohio University,  in a story headlined “University of Maryland students protest, football coach fired following athlete’s heatstroke-related death last spring.” “When you have heat exhaustion, which is down at the second level after heat cramps, heat exhaustion then becomes heatstroke once […]

The Post quoted Dr. Barry Tadlock, Associate Professor of Political Science, in a story headlined “The Blue Island: How Athens Has Been Disempowered by Gerrymandering.” Beyond just heavily favoring Republicans, this district also presents a unique challenge to its representative, Ohio University political science professor Barry Tadlock said. Both Stivers […]