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Notable Alumni | Lisa Maatz Is a Respected Advocate in D.C., Mentors Students at OHIO

Lisa Maatz

Editor’s Note: The College of Arts & Sciences launches the Notable Alumni Awards, honoring 37 Notable Alumni in 2017 for broad accomplishments in their careers, a commitment to community service, and valuable contributions to Ohio University, the College of Arts & Sciences, and its students. Lisa Maatz ’89 Sociology and […]

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October 25, 2017 at 12:51 pmAlumni News

Sociology Alum Loves Role as Student Retention Manager

Abigail (McDonald) Drescher

Ohio University alum Abigail (McDonald) Drescher M’09 is the Student Retention Manager at Augusta University. She works primarily with faculty and other staff on campus in student success efforts for upper division students. “I love what I do because I work with a wide variety of people and disciplines,” she […]

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October 25, 2017 at 10:59 amAlumni

Sociology Alum Published in Motorcycle Studies

Dr. Patricia Gagné

Dr. Patricia Gagné ’86 is a Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Louisville. Her research focuses on gender and includes numerous articles on intimate partner violence, transgenderism, women and body work, and the personal and social benefits women derive from serious edgework leisure. The […]

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October 24, 2017 at 4:40 pmAlumni

Sociology Alum Enjoys Role as Assistant Director of Admissions

Jacklyn Hockenberry Callihan

Jacklyn (Hockenberry) Callihan ’17M is the Assistant Director of Admissions at Washington State Community College in Marietta, Ohio. During admission appointments, she works with traditional and nontraditional students to help them through the enrollment process and provide them with the information they will need to be successful. She also travels […]

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October 20, 2017 at 1:54 pmAlumni

Sociology-Criminology Alum is Juvenile Probation Officer

Tara (Smith) Brewster

Tara (Smith) Brewster ’15 is a Juvenile Probation Officer/I-VE Case Manager with the Fairfield County Juvenile Court. After graduating from the College of Arts and Sciences with a B.A. in Sociology-Criminology, Brewster worked at the Athens County Sheriff’s Office as a 911 dispatcher. From there, she moved on to helping […]

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October 19, 2017 at 10:18 amAlumni

Senior Learns about Community Corrections during Summer Internship

Mackenzie Bibler

Mackenzie Bibler ’18 is a senior studying Sociology-Criminology with a minor in Psychology. She spent Summer 2017 interning at the Adult Parole Authority in her hometown – Athens, Ohio. She shadowed probation officers and support staff two days a week by sitting in on office visits with offenders, attending court […]

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October 17, 2017 at 9:49 amNews

Sociology-Criminology Senior Interns In Court of Common Pleas

Arianna Spalding

Arianna Spalding’17 worked as an intern for the Athens County Court of Common Pleas during the 2016-17 summer session. As a graduating senior with a Sociology-Criminology major and Certificate in Law, Justice and Culture, she was looking for an internship that would give her exposure to the criminal justice system […]

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October 17, 2017 at 8:26 amNews