Archive for April, 2017

Psychology Student Earns Award, Studies Factors Affecting Social Functioning in Adolescents with ADHD

From left, Dr. Joseph Shields, Psychology graduate student A. Raisa Ray, and Dr. David Koonce

Psychology graduate student A. Raisa Ray received the 2017 Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools/Pro Quest Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award at the association’s recognition dinner on April 5 in Indianapolis. The award recognizes her research on the factors that help or hinder the social functioning of adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity […]

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April 9, 2017 at 3:31 pmNews Research

Anthropology Alum Prepares for Professional Midwife Certification

Erica Andrews

Five years post graduation Erica Andrews lives on an 85-acre farmstead creamery in the hills of Meigs county, Ohio. She spends her time writing articles for magazines, midwifing families through pregnancy and childbirth, and raising her five children. Andrews graduated with her B.A. in Anthropology from the College of Arts […]

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April 7, 2017 at 2:16 pmAlumni

Geography Alum Uses ‘Science of Where’ to Help People, Environment

Lo attending the 2015 Asia Pacific User Conference.

by Kristin M. Distel Geography alum Tim Lo ’07 and his company are applying “the Science of Where” to help people and the environment around the world. “My studies at OHIO helped me to understand the scientific way to fight deadly disease transmission, trace chemical spills, preserve habitats for endangered […]

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April 7, 2017 at 9:01 amAlumni

Career Corner | Sociology Majors Get Career, Internship Information

Career Corner | Sociology Majors Get Career, Internship Information

By Carrie Ramage ’17 “Take Charge of Your Career Path in Sociology and Criminology” was the message to students with Sociology-related majors and minors at a recent advising event. The purpose was into inform students in the Sociology major about guidance and opportunities available to students through the Sociology & […]

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April 7, 2017 at 8:30 amNews

Drabold Article Figure Featured on Front Page of Physical Review B

Drabold Article Figure Featured on Front Page of Physical Review B

A figure in an article co-authored by Dr. David Drabold was selected to be featured on the front page of Physical Review B in the Kaleidoscope section this month. The article, “First-principles simulations of vibrational decay and lifetimes in a-Si:H and a-Si:D,” was published on March 21. Drabold is Distinguised […]

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April 6, 2017 at 4:49 pmResearch

Botte Discusses Importance of Electrochemical Engineering at Science Cafe

Dr. Gerardine Botte

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern In recent years, the need for sustainable manufacturing has become increasingly apparent. In a recent Science Cafe presentation, Dr. Gerardine Botte discussed how electrochemical engineering can be used to minimize costs and environmental impact at the industrial scale. Botte, Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular […]

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April 6, 2017 at 12:58 amNews

Sociology-Criminology Student Interns with the Adult Parole Authority

Sociology-Criminology Student Interns with the Adult Parole Authority

By Mercedes Lewis ’19 Sociology and English Creative Writing double major I recently interviewed a Sociology-Criminology major about his post-graduate internship this past fall. Zachary Walden graduated in December 2016 and headed to an internship at the Athens Adult Parole Authority office, where he learned about the day to life […]

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April 5, 2017 at 12:46 pmIn Class News