Post Tagged with: "faculty in the news"

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor & Chair of History at Ohio University, was quoted in a Georgia Newsday story headlined “Melania Trump won’t hit campaign trail despite president’s blitz.” Melania Trump’s speech at the 2016 Republican convention was criticized for sounding like one Michelle Obama gave eight years before. That speech […]

Ohio University President M. Duane Nellis authored an article headlined “President Speaks: Helping students believe college is ‘worth the investment’” on Education Dive. Despite some recent claims to the contrary, I still believe the United States is a land of opportunity and that higher education remains the key to upward […]

Dr. Brian Collins was quoted in a Post story headlined “Before trick-or-treating, commercialization and block parties, Halloween was rooted in Celtic religion.” Collins is the Drs. Ram and Sushila Gawande Chair in Indian Religion and Philosophy at Ohio University. “People would leave gifts to the fairies so they wouldn’t mess with […]

Dr. Kimberly Rios, Associate Professor of Psychology, was quoted in a Post article headlined “Seeking Scares: Why Do People Like Watching Horror Films?” Kimberly Rios, associate professor of psychology and director of experiential training at Ohio University, discussed the science and psychology of watching horror films at a screening of […]

Dr. Peggy Zoccola, Associate Professor of Psychology, was quoted in a Science Magazine article and headlined “Family acceptance of LGBT identity linked to reduced stress.” ATHENS, Ohio (Oct. 23, 2018) – Ohio University Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Peggy Zoccola has determined that those who identify as LGBT and have […]

A Brookings Institution report quoted Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, in an article headlined “Betsy DeVos and her cone of silence on for-profit colleges.” Not all that long ago, Republicans believed that career programs that used billions of federal dollars to train college students in specific […]

A study jointly authored by Dr. Robert Klein was quoted in an Iowa Farmer Today story headlined “Rural schools show strong graduation rates.” Klein is Associate Professor of Mathematics and Interim Dean of Ohio University Eastern. More than 25 percent of the public schools in America are rural, with one in […]