Alumni

Sociology Alumnus Enjoys Work with Doctors and Scientists

Sociology Alumnus Enjoys Work with Doctors and Scientists

After Will Wemer graduated with a B.A. in Sociology and B.S.J. in Magazine Journalism in 2008 from Ohio University, he went on to earn his M.A. in Communication Management in 2010 at Emerson College, where his research focused on online communication and health advocacy. Grant Proposals and New Discoveries in […]

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March 31, 2016 at 1:34 pmAlumni News

Anthropology Alumna’s Work is “dynamic and rewarding”

Jackie (Smith) Kloepfer holding a small mouth bass in Sharps Fork, a tributary of Federal Creek, in Athens County. "I was helping with a water quality monitoring project, one of many that ODNR-DMRM performs every year in various watersheds across southeast Ohio.

“I am currently splitting my time between two professions: Research Associate at the Voinovich School and Environmental Specialist for Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mineral Resources Management.” Jackie (Smith) Kloepfer graduated with her B.A. in Anthropology and minor in Geography in 2008 from the College of Arts & […]

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March 31, 2016 at 1:09 pmAlumni News

Sociology Alumnus Enjoying Role in Academia

Sociology Alumnus Enjoying Role in Academia

“I enjoy building relationships with students who are thoughtful and reflective, but also push back when they don’t agree.” Brandon Brooks earned his M.A. in Sociology in 2010 from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University and recently received his Ph.D. in Media and Information Studies from Michigan […]

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March 31, 2016 at 12:07 pmAlumni News

Sociology Alumna Enjoys Being a Change Catalyst

Sociology Alumna Enjoys Being a Change Catalyst

Holly Burkett’s consulting firm helps diverse clients develop people, programs and processes geared towards engaging talent, improving performance, and guiding strategic change. Holly graduated with her Bachelors degree in Sociology in 1974 from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. As Principal of Evaluation Works, a performance consultancy […]

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March 31, 2016 at 10:21 amAlumni News

Sociology-Criminology Alum Loves Job in Business Development

John Jenkins

“I just started a new role in Santa Monica at IBISWorld (a global market research firm) as a Business Development Manager. Prior to that, I was at ZipRecruiter, a tech startup in Santa Monica, doing Business Development there, too,” says alum John Jenkins. Jenkins graduated in 2007 with a B.A. in Sociology-Criminology and […]

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March 31, 2016 at 9:22 amAlumni

Alum Named Sociology Professor at Santa Barbara City College

Alum Named Sociology Professor at Santa Barbara City College

Ohio University alum Dr. Patrick O’Brien ’04, ’06M is a new sociology professor at Santa Barbara City College. He studied psychology and sociology in the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. The Channels reports “SBCC hires a second full-time sociology professor.” An eight-year search for a second full-time […]

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March 30, 2016 at 1:41 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Geography Alum Joins WDBR as Meteorologist in Louisville

Katie McGraw

WDBR posted a profile of its new meteorologist—Ohio University alum Katie McGraw ’12. Follow McGraw on Twitter. Connect with her on LinkedIn. She earned a B.S. in Geography-Meteorology from the College of Arts & Sciences. The first thing Katie ever wrote down in her first meteorology class was: “The number […]

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March 24, 2016 at 7:54 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News