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Congratulations to Reagan Hunt on successfully defending his MA thesis, entitled “How do you pay for debt without money? Just pay with your health.” Understanding the association between Legal Financial Obligations and Physical Health. Reagan's committee included Trina Hope (Chair), Ann Beutel, and Julie Gerlinger.
Congratulation to DR. Carrie Leslie who has successfully defended her Doctoral Dissertation titled Legacy Industrial Air Pollution and Racial Health Disparities: Identifying Barriers for Environmental Health Equity Through Policy Development and Community-Engaged Research. Her committee members included Drs. Tom Burns (chair), Annabel Ipsen, Ian Carrillo, Jennifer Koch (Dept. of Geography), and Hongwan Li (OU's Hudson College of Public Health).
Congratulations to Taylor Gamble who successfully defended his thesis entitled, "Cloudy with a Chance of Conservation: How Perception Shapes Conservation Behavior." His committee included Julie Gerlinger, Chris Garneau (Chair) , and Tom Burns.
Congratulations to Nate McKnight who successfully defended his M.A. thesis, "Freedom and Restraint: A Self-Control Perspective on Political Ideology." His committee included Dr. Trina Hope (Chair), Dr. Julie Gerlinger and Dr. Thomas Burns. Nate has accepted a full time position at the University of Oklahoma, within it's academic advising unit.
Congratulations to OU Sociology's Dr. Sam Perry who was named the Viersen Family Foundation Presidential Professor. The Presidential Professorships were established to recognize those faculty members who excel in all of their professional activities and who relate those activities to the students they teach and mentor. The Professorship is awarded for a four-year term and includes bonus of $40,000. In addition, Sam will retain the Presidential Professor title permanently. Dr. Perry recieved this award due to his work on Religion, Politics, and Public Sociology.
