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Anthroplogy Alum Makes Connections During AmeriCorps Service

Megan Norris at Lower Punch Bowl Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, in February 2016

Megan Norris ’14 served two terms of AmeriCorps State and National Service after graduating with her B.A. in Anthropology with a minor in World Religions from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. Meet her at the Anthropology Career and Networking Alumni Panel, 3:00 to 3:50 p.m. on […]

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January 25, 2017 at 11:19 amAlumni

Anthropology Alum Studies Primatology at Iowa State

Nicole Wackerly in in Senegal with Fongoli chimp Bo (adult male) in the background. Because humans are so closely related to chimpanzees, we wear masks when in close proximity as a precaution against disease transmission.

Nicole Wackerly ’14 finished her M.A. at Iowa State University during the summer of 2016 in the Anthropology Department with a focus on primatology. When she started in the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University, she was focused on Forensic Anthropology with a minor in Chemistry. Then she […]

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January 23, 2017 at 10:52 amAlumni

Anthropology Alum is Travel Abroad Coordinator

Mariel "Ellie" Koewler

Mariel “Ellie” Koewler ’15 is the International Education Programs Senior Campus Coordinator for Ohio University on the Athens campus. She earned a B.A. in Anthropology, a minor in Mathematics and a Latin American Studies Certificate from the College of Arts & Sciences. Meet Koewler on the Anthropology Career and Networking […]

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January 23, 2017 at 10:39 amAlumni

Anthropology Alum Works for National Parks Service

Jocelyn Pettit in Mount Rainier National Park in 2016

Jocelyn Pettit ’15 has seen some “pretty incredible places” while working for the National Park Service as an archaeological technician at various parks around the country since graduating with her B.A. in Anthropology from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University with Certificates in East Asian Studies and […]

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January 19, 2017 at 4:45 pmAlumni

Student Tracks Appalachian Mortality Trends Thanks to PURF Grant

OHIO sophomore Alison Harper studied three cemeteries, including St. Patrick’s (pictured here), to find demographic and mortality information about a rural Appalachia population. Her work is supported by the Provost’s Undergraduate Research Fund. Photographer: Kelee Riesbeck

  By Zulfa Rizqiya Anthropology major Alison Harper is looking below Appalachia’s surface to better understand its history. In her research paper “Mortality Analysis from Cemeteries,” Harper sheds light on demographic and mortality rates and causes in a rural area of Appalachia between 1880 and 2014. Harper’s research is supported […]

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January 13, 2017 at 10:13 amIn Class News

Summer is Coming | Plan for Summer Internship over Winter Break

by Matt McCullough ‘17 Summer internships are a great way for Sociology & Anthropology students to spend a summer because they give students career experience and skills. Summer internships are useful for graduate school applications and for entering the job market. They can also be a way to earn money […]

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December 12, 2016 at 4:34 pmAnnouncements

Anthropology Alum is Medical Examiner Specialist in North Carolina

Anthropology Alum is Medical Examiner Specialist in North Carolina

Jennifer Winner ’04 is a medicolegal death investigator. After graduating from the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio University with her B.A. in Anthropology, Winner started in the forensics field in 2005 as an autopsy assistant in Washington D.C. at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. After almost […]

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December 6, 2016 at 10:57 amAlumni