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Dr. Nicole Kaufman, Assistant Professor of Sociology, presented a paper on “Governing through Collaboration: Governing through Partnerships: Ohio’s Church-State Relationships in Drug and Alcohol Policy,” at the annual meeting of The American Society of Criminology in Philadelphia in November. The theme for this year’s conference was Crime, Legitimacy and Reform: […]

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. by Logan Stark ’18 Bryttani Barker ’12 ’16M, currently working with the Salvation Army of Central Ohio as the Anti-Human Trafficking Coordinator, visited Dr. Nicole Kaufman’s SOC […]

Sociology master’s candidate Babz Jewell ’14 attended a workshop in November by Data & Society, a research institute focused on the social and cultural issues arising from data-centric technological development. Jewell served as a participant in a full-day workshop in October at the organization’s New York City office. Her role […]

In addition to spending time with the Wealth & Poverty theme this semester, former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland also spent some time in sociology classes. In Dr. Nicole Kaufman’s Punishment and Society class, Strickland talked about the possible roots of the punitive culture in authoritarian child-rearing practices, problems with the […]

Kathrina “Kat” Maramba ’06 works as a communications specialist at Blue Engine Message & Media in Washington, D.C. The firm specializes in brand and reputation management, digital communication, crisis management, issue advocacy, coalitions and strategic partnerships, message development and public relations planning & outreach. Maramba is happy to say that […]

Anna Colaner ’08 is the Director of Evaluation and Research at SGA Youth and Family Services, a social service non-profit in Chicago. Prior to taking on this role, she was Data and Outcomes Manager in the Illinois Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development. Colaner graduated with a B.A. in Sociology […]

  Dr. Amanda Cox is a new Sociology lecturer at Ohio University this fall—and a Center for Law Justice & Culture affiliate. She is teaching Introduction to Sociology and a Sociology Capstone titled “The Death Penalty in the United States.” Cox’s interest in the death penalty began in high school […]