OUR ALUMNI
SOCIOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD
Sociology Advisory Board members with professors Andrew Martin, Hollie Nyseth Brehm, Ryan King and Claudia Buchmann. From left to right: Brian Hunt, Pam Conrad, Michael Brooks, Dean Gibson and Heidi Gossett. Advisory board members not pictured: Risa Dinitz Lazaroff, Jose Lopez and Ramiro Martinez.
The Sociology Advisory Board was established in 2015 as the primary alumni service organization for the department. Board members serve by invitation of the department chair and provide advice, financial support and opportunities to advance the long-term goals of the department.
Risa Dinitz Lazaroff Professor, Legal Research and Writing Capital University Law School (JD, The Ohio State University, 1987)
MEMBERS
Jose M. Lopez Attorney, Lopez, Severt & Pratt Co., L.P.A. (BA, sociology, 1975)
John Michael Brooks Emeritus Professor, Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice Valdosta State University (PhD, sociology, 1970) Pamela Conrad Retired Director, State Government Sales IBM Watson Health (BA, sociology, 1980) H. Dean Gibson, chair Retired Partner, Aon Hewitt (BA, sociology, 1974) Heidi Gossett Claims Manager, NiSource (BA, criminology and criminal justice, 1995) Brian Hunt Retired, U.S. Probation Officer (BA, sociology, 1981)
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Ramiro Martinez Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice Sociology, and Anthropology Northeastern University (PhD, sociology, 1992)
ROSTER OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Funding a new study-abroad scholarship program for students participating in sociology’s exclusive programs in Poland and Rwanda. To date, more than 20 students have been awarded funds. • Helping the department to enhance outreach and messaging to prospective majors. • Consulting with faculty on a new data analytics-based courses to help students broaden their knowledge of social science data sources, sharpen analytic skills and graphically present their research findings. • Launching the Sociology Salon, an annual public lecture on a pressing sociological issue.
