Faculty in the News

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, authored a column in the Columbus Dispatch headlined “Astronomy: Sky might seem constant, but it’s a fluid place.” When we look at the night sky, there is a feeling of permanence. The stars appear to be unchanging, always in […]

The Times of London did a video interview with Dr. Glenn Dutcher for a Facebook video titled “Q&A: Are we more productive when working from home?“ Research conducted by Dr. Glenn Dutcher, now an assistant professor at Ohio University, suggested that in some ways, we’re less efficient when working from […]

Medium referenced a study by Dr. Glenn Dutcher, Assistant Professor of Economics at Ohio University, for a news story headlined “Remote Work (WFH) Tech Landscape.” Freeriding/ productivity loss (???? backed by some data) -> as mentioned above some studies point towards a productivity loss associated with working remotely. A Study […]

WalletHub featured Dr. Kimberly Rios, Associate Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, in an article headlined “Best States for Working from Home.” Rios answers several questions in the article: In evaluating the best work from home infrastructure, what are the top 3 indicators? Given the current COVID-19 pandemic, what are […]

The Washington Post Style section quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor & Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story headlined “Melania Trump, a most private first lady, finds her voice in a stay-at-home pandemic.” “Between the two of them, she certainly is the person who is more sensitive to […]

Dr. Kevin R. Spiker, Associate Professor of Political Science at the Ohio University Eastern Campus, co-authored a set of books on capital punishment, reports the CantonRep.com. Dr. Kevin Spiker, Associate Professor of Political Science at Ohio University Eastern, and Dr. James B. Whisker, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at West […]

 Dr. Zachary Meisel, Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, is featured in an American Astronomical Society inaugural video chat its a new AAS Journal Author Series. In the 24½-minute inaugural video, Meisel discusses his recent article “Spallation-Altered Accreted Compositions for X-Ray Bursts: Impact on Ignition Conditions […]