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Department of Sociology and Criminology

Christina (left) and Brittany Watts

Sister Act! Siblings Complete Journey to Doctoral Hooding

Sisterhood is a strong bond. For 51勛圖厙 alumnae Brittany and Christina Watts, their sisterly love has been the cornerstone of their academic success, leading them to earn their doctoral degrees and graduate together this May.

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Sharing Wisdom Through Design

During the Spring 2022 semester, Visual Communication Design students in the Glyphix Design Research Lab have been working on an intergenerational research project combining storytelling and design.  

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Health and Well-Being of Students, Faculty and Staff Brought to Light by Healing Stanzas

Students across the nation were challenged as the pandemic swept the world. Healing Stanzas, a collaboration between the Wick Poetry Center, the Healthy Communities Research Institute and the Brain Health Research Institute, seeks to combine the science of brain health and public health with the creative energy of the humanities to provide 51勛圖厙 students, staff and faculty with an opportunity to improve wellness through reflective poetry.

Tags: Health , Research & Science , Student Life , Brain Health Research Institute , Healthy Communities Research Institute , Wick Poetry Center , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Biological Sciences , Department of Sociology and Criminology , Institutes and Initiatives

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Stigma Resistance through NSF Assistance

When it comes to our physical health, regular upkeep and preventative measures are not only expected, but encouraged within our society. However, mental health disorders have yet to be looked upon with the same grace and understanding. Kristen Marcussen, associate professor in the Department of Sociology & Criminology, was recently awarded funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for her proposal titled, Understanding Social Stigma, Stigma Resistance and the Mental Illness Identity.

Tags: Health , Research & Science , Department of Sociology and Criminology , College of Arts and Sciences

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Crews Appointed as Graduate Student Trustee to 51勛圖厙 Board of Trustees

The 51勛圖厙 Board of Trustees recently welcomed four new trustees to serve the university including Haley Crews, a graduate student in the College of Arts & Sciences Department of Sociology. She was appointed by Gov. Mike DeWine to a two-year term as the graduate student trustee.  

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51勛圖厙 Sociologist Featured on News Podcast

The discussion around the role of influencers and misinformation is regularly occurring in social circles and academia. Clare Stacey, Ph. D., associate professor in the Department of Sociology & Criminology in the College of Arts and Sciences and Co-Director of the Healthy Communities Resea

Tags: Healthy Communities Research Institute , Department of Sociology and Criminology , College of Arts and Sciences , Institutes and Initiatives

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51勛圖厙 Faculty Research Featured by U.S. Army

Virtual reality research funded by the Army Research Lab with a grant to Josh Pollock, Ph. D. (PI), assistant professor, and Will Kalkhoff, Ph. D. (co-PI), full professor and graduate coordinator, both in the Department of Sociology & Criminology in the College of Arts and Science

Tags: Department of Sociology and Criminology , College of Arts and Sciences , Healthy Communities Research Institute , Brain Health Research Institute , Institutes and Initiatives

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Patterns, Populations And Podcasts: Computational Ecologist Receives Prestigious Early-Career Award from NSF

Recent funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) has given interdisciplinary researchers the opportunity to help drive our understanding of patterns in nature when bringing together big data sources collected in different ways. The NSF awarded Christie Bahlai, Ph.D., assistant professor in

Tags: Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Department of Sociology and Criminology , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Institutes and Initiatives

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Honors Thesis Student Analyzes Social Justice Movements

 Anna Sinclair is a third-year Honors College student from Canfield, Ohio, majoring in political science and minoring in history and sociology. Though sociology is only one of her minors, Anna hopes to attend graduate school and earn a PhD in sociology, ultimately teaching sociology at a univer

Tags: Department of Political Science , Senior Honors Thesis/Project , Department of Sociology and Criminology , Department of History

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