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Sociology-Criminology Alum Loves Role as Disability Claims Adjudicator

Ian Thompson after the Department of Sociology and Anthropology Awards Ceremony, April 2016.

Ian Thompson ’16 graduated Cum Laude with a B.A. in Sociology-Criminology and a minor in Anthropology from the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio University. “I had no idea what I wanted to do once I left college,” he says. “My main goal, I suppose, was to land an […]

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March 2, 2017 at 12:24 pmAlumni

Wealth and Poverty | 3 Get Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty Internships

Chloe Wooster

Ohio University, the newest member of the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty, awarded the first consortium summer internships to OHIO students. Angela Green (Social Work), Kees VandeStadt (Geography), and Chloe Wooster (Social Work) will join the SHECP internship program this summer. Green says she is very much looking forward to […]

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February 28, 2017 at 5:55 pmNews

Sociology Alumna Enjoys Recreation Programming and Youth Coaching

Kristen Low

Kristen Low ’16 works just outside the Cleveland area in recreation programming, specifically sports and fitness, by assisting the sports coordinator in setting up youth leagues, evaluating at tryouts, scheduling practices and games, assigning equipment, reporting scores, etc. Changing Majors and an Internship Low graduated with her B.A. in Sociology […]

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February 23, 2017 at 1:27 pmAlumni

Li Chairs Panel and Presents on Chinese Dream and Reform at International Conference

Dr. Jieli Li

Dr. Jieli Li, Professor of Sociology in the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University, chaired a panel on “Chinese Dream” and reform and presented a research paper on “Wallerstein’s World System and Challenges of ‘Chinese Dream and Peaceful Rise’” at the 22nd Association of Chinese Professors of Social […]

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February 23, 2017 at 9:18 amResearch

Lee Gives Talk at Yale First-Generation Conference

Dr. Elizabeth Lee

Dr. Elizabeth Lee, Assistant Professor of Sociology, makes the closing remarks Feb. 26 at Yale University at the Inter-Ivy, First-Generation College Student Network, according to the Yale News. Rayan Alsemeiry ’19 arrived at Yale last year from Mesa, Arizona. His family had emigrated to the United States from Saudi Arabia […]

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February 23, 2017 at 8:23 amFaculty in the News In the News

Psychology Alum with Sociology Minor Enjoys Work as Psychotherapist

Thomas Zigo

Thomas Zigo ’14 ’16M is a psychotherapist at a university counseling center in Michigan. “What I love most is working with students to overcome challenges or barriers so that their college experience is pleasant and enriching,” he says. “Students make decisions during college that have implications for the rest of […]

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February 22, 2017 at 10:48 amAlumni

Sociology Alum Enjoys Work as Network Compliance Manager with AT&T Mobility

Jeremy Blazier

After years as archaeologist, Sociology alum Jeremy Blazier ’98 ‘02M now enjoys work as Network Compliance Manager with AT&T Mobility. Blazier is assigned to the geographic zone of North Florida. He graduated with his M.S. in Environmental Studies after earning his B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Classical Civilizations […]

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February 20, 2017 at 10:23 amAlumni