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Senior Enjoys Internship with Adult Parole Authority

Allison Sharrock '18

Allison Sharrock is spending her final semester at Ohio University interning with the Adult Parole Authority, a branch of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. As an intern Sharrock assists with paperwork, observes supervision meetings between offenders and parole officers, helps offenders complete different supervision requirements, and takes advantage […]

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March 26, 2018 at 8:54 amNews

Miller Authors Article on ‘How White Students Enact Whiteness’

Dr. Paula Miller

Dr. Paula Miller authored an article on “How White Students Enact Whiteness” in the journal Whiteness and Education. Miller is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Ohio University. Her journal article is titled “How white college students enact whiteness: an investigation of the attitudinal, behavioural and cultural components that comprise white […]

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March 22, 2018 at 4:02 pmResearch

Welser Gets Award for Study of Rural Young Professionals and ‘Belongingness’

Dr. Howard (Ted) Welser

Dr. Howard “Ted” Welser, Associate Professor of Sociology at Ohio University, recently received the Stanley L. Saxton Applied Research Award for research he conducted with Anna Weiderhold Wolfe of Texas A&M and Laura Black of Ohio University Scripps College School of Communication. Their work is on “Living and Working in […]

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March 20, 2018 at 10:22 amResearch

Sociology & Anthropology Alumni and Students Network During Career Week

Lauren Lowe, Aissatou Boye, and Carrie Ramage

A few students took advantage of the opportunity to visit with Sociology and Anthropology alumni at lunch during the Arts & Sciences Career and Networking Week 2018. “I think the events hosted throughout the week are a great way for students and alumni to network,” said Jackie Callihan ’17M. “It […]

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March 2, 2018 at 11:13 amAlumni

Ohio Public Defender Talks to Sociology Capstone Class

David Stebbins

by Aissatou Boye ’20 David Stebbins, Assistant Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Ohio, joined Amanda Cox’s Sociology Capstone class last fall to talk about his experience working with capital defendants in Ohio. He went to Denison University for his undergraduate studies and then went on to receive […]

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February 26, 2018 at 9:35 amIn Class News

OHIO Mock Trial Team Competes in Columbus; 3 Receive Awards

OHIO Mock Trial Team Competes in Columbus; 3 Receive Awards

The Ohio University Mock Trial team sent two teams to the American Mock Trial Association Regional Competition in Columbus the weekend of Feb. 10-11, with three students recognized for outstanding performance at the regional. The competition took place in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. The 17 students were […]

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February 13, 2018 at 1:10 pmNews

Mother and Daughter Are Powerful Biological Science Duo

Mother and Daughter Are Powerful Biological Science Duo

by Kristin Distel Alum Pam Groen and student Madeline Groen have always shared an interest in biology, animals and laboratory science—as well as a longstanding love for Ohio University. They are mother and daughter, and their mutual dedication to Biological Sciences has led them to pursue careers that serve others […]

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February 12, 2018 at 9:21 pmAlumni