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PODCAST

Why Sociology?

Daniela Jauk, Angela Adkins

“Why Sociology?” is a podcast series for use in sociology classrooms featuring mini-interviews with sociology graduates of all degree levels (AA, BA, MA, PhD) who have taken career pathways beyond academia in applied and clinical careers. The goal of the series is to demonstrate the relevance of sociology to students and to highlight the applicability of the discipline in a variety of occupational fields.

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00:14:51

Estrella Lemus - President of AKD Sociology Honor's...

Why Sociology? ·

2025/09/22

Estrella's Contact Information : Email : ekl29@uakron.edu Follow Why Sociology on Instagram : @Whysociologypodcast

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00:21:34

Hannah Horrigan - Educational Initiatives Supervisor...

Why Sociology? ·

2024/02/22

Hannah Horrigan is an Educational Initiatives Supervisor at the Akron Housing Metropolitan Authority and a proud zippie. Explore her interesting journey, starting with an interest in lock-picking via sociology and moving to skillful and compassionate leadership in our community.

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00:13:26

Alex Leake - UX and Market Research

Why Sociology? ·

2022/11/21

Alex is a researcher and strategist who helps companies understand people and markets in order to solve problems and make consumer lives better. Alex graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and went on to attend the University of Texas at Austin for a Masters degree in Advertising. Alex has over 10 years of experience working in Market Research using different research methods to help inform product development, product positioning, strategy and marketing across

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00:24:00

Megan Delong - Neighborhood Network Coordinator

Why Sociology? ·

2022/06/13

Here is a bio Megan shared with us:My name is Megan Delong and I am a 2018 Sociology Alum from the University of Akron. I am currently working in the non-profit sector at Habitat for Humanity of Summit County as Neighborhood Network Coordinator. Neighborhood Network focuses on the Middlebury and University Park neighborhoods here in Akron – I’m so happy to be a resident of the Middlebury neighborhood! My favorite past times are painting, watching a new movie with homemade popcorn, and taking a walk

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00:19:10

Brett Heller - Assistant Director of Event Planning

Why Sociology? ·

2022/06/13

Brett Heller, M.S., is the Assistant Director of Scheduling and Events at the University of Akron. He double majored in Psychology and Sociology (Stony Brook University, 2014) and went on to do his Master of Science in College Student Personnel Administration (Illinois State University, 2016). He loves to serve the community around him and believes in getting engaged in as many extracurricular offers as you can. His favorite thing about the University of Akron is how his career allows him to serve

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00:11:13

Kelly Roach - Victim Advocate

Why Sociology? ·

2022/06/13

Victim Advocate for a Police Department/OH. Offers emotional support, victims' rights information, and help in finding needed resources.

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00:25:01

Kim Foreman - Executive Director of Environmental...

Why Sociology? ·

2022/06/13

Executive Director, Environmental Health Watch (www.ehw.org), Cleveland/OH. Community organizer, home inspector homes for health hazards and public policy consultant.

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00:21:11

Liza Grossman - Director of Research and Evaluation

Why Sociology? ·

2022/06/13

Dr. Liza Grossman is the Director of Research and Evaluation at a dynamic nonprofit, Stark Education Partnership (edpartner.org), working to elevate education, learning, programs and all students' success through data and data-driven decision-making. She is a trained sociologist from the University of South Carolina and the University of Akron and is honored to be a part of a vibrant community of life-long learners and collaborators in Stark County, Ohio. There is nothing like working with talented

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00:19:16

Davishay Lawrence - Mortgage Loan Originator

Why Sociology? ·

2022/06/13

Davishay Lawrence is Mortgage Loan Originator, but also has worked as a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Specialist in a nonprofit community corrections agency.

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00:24:58

Michael Rickles - VP of Research at Sharecare

Why Sociology? ·

2022/06/13

Here are some links Dr. Rickles shared for further research: CWBI link to primary project: https://wellbeingindex.sharecare.com/Contact: michael.rickles@sharecare.comDr. Rickles is happy to work with students in his available capacity. For those in/around Atlanta, there may be internship opportunities for upper-level undergrads and grad students.

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