People of Wright State

Psychological moment

Wright State graduate student Gillian LaRue serving national leadership position in The Association of Black Psychologists’ Student Circle
Posted on November 13, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Gillian LaRue is pursuing a PsyD. at the Wright State School of Professional Psychology and hopes to work with patients at a state mental hospital after graduating. Continue reading →

Getting physical

Wright State professor Karen Wonders spreads gospel of exercise for cancer patients
Posted on October 29, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Karen Wonders, director of the Wright State Sports Science Program, founded the Maple Tree Cancer Alliance, which provides exercise, nutritional guidance and fellowship to people battling cancer. Continue reading →

Home sweet health

Wright State nursing student studying to create her “American dream” in health care
Posted on October 29, 2018 by Nicole L. Craw

Wright State nursing student Rosa Aguilar wants to provide care in the Hispanic community within the greater Dayton area. Continue reading →

Making a case

Wright State senior Andrew Puthoff played defendant in re-enactment of historic Dayton murder trial
Posted on October 15, 2018 by Jim Hannah

As an intern at Dayton History, Andrew Puthoff played the defendant in a special courtroom drama. Continue reading →

Alexa, who is Joe Jessup?

Joe Jessup ’98 is paving the way for innovation at Amazon, one Alexa at a time
Posted on October 3, 2018 by Nicole L. Craw

The senior manager of software development on Amazon’s Alexa, Joe Jessup established a scholarship to support undergraduate business and computer science students at Wright State. Continue reading →

Spiritual minded

Wright State philosophy major Paola Bellini awarded the Erik C. Banks Memorial Scholarship
Posted on October 1, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Paola Bellini received a scholarship established in honor of Erik Banks, the late professor of philosophy. Continue reading →

Flight path

Wright State mass communication student Brody Beaver sets his sights on becoming an Air Force pilot
Posted on September 17, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Mass communication student Brody Beaver has enlisted in the Air Force, is in the Ohio Air National Guard, has his private pilot’s license, studies aviation history and takes photos using drones. Continue reading →

Radio Raider

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Kris Sproles

Justin Kinner was promoted to program director and also hosts the Kinner and Schlemmer Show. Continue reading →

Poster popularity

Wright State SOPP student Peyton Jones honored for posters at Ohio Psychological Association Convention
Posted on September 4, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Peyton Jones, who is pursuing his Psy.D. at Wright State, was honored for his poster exploring psychological assessments of people whose assigned sex at birth does not match their gender identity. Continue reading →

Naval force

Wright State medical student Christiana Draper brings Navy experience to medical school, neuroengineering research
Posted on August 20, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Christiana Draper, an M.D./Ph.D. student at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, won a National Institutes of Health Diversity Supplement Award to support for her ALS research. Continue reading →