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“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 […]

Arts & Sciences Career & Internship Information By Avant Griffith ’16 Ian Thompson’s internship at the Adult Parole Authority in Columbus spanned from May to August 2015, and he worked 15 hours a week as a clerk. His daily duties included filling and scanning paperwork, mail delivery and research analysis. […]

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 […]

“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 […]

By Kelli Chapman Travis Speice talked to a sociology class in March about the role of masculinity in gay men’s identity construction. Students became particularly engaged in the conversation around gay stereotypes and the construction of various labels such as “bear,” “otter,” “queen,” and “twink.” Drawing from previous discussions of […]

The Fall 2016 courses for the Law, Justice & Culture Certificate includes 14 courses, many of them addressing topics from today’s headlines. The following list includes course name, time, instructor and prerequisites. The certificate is offered by the Center for Law, Justice & Culture at Ohio University. AAS 3691 U.S. […]

“I’ve got a great job, have great students, love doing research, and I get to work on my own schedule,” says Ohio University alum John Boman ’07, Assistant Professor at the University of Wyoming. “It’s hard to separate out just one part of being a ‘professor’ that’s my favorite.” Boman […]