People of Wright State

Doubling down

2018 Wright State grad Julia Gomez-Cambronero combines her love of theater and Spanish for double degrees
Posted on May 14, 2018 by Jim Hannah

2018 Wright State graduate Julia Gomez-Cambronero’s Spanish heritage influences her theatre performances. Continue reading →

Museum material

Wright State art students to display work at Dayton Art Institute as part of prestigious Yeck fellowship program
Posted on May 4, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Wright State students Matthew Helton, Nanci Payne and Nancy Shuler will have their artwork displayed at the Dayton Art Institute from May 10 through Aug. 19. Continue reading →

Active voice

Wright State professional psychology student Eleanor Tripp helped found Dayton Indivisible for All
Posted on April 30, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Activism came early to Eleanor Tripp, a third-year student at the Wright State School of Professional Psychology. Continue reading →

Photo finish

Megan Valle’s three-year memory wall of snapshots captures her journey at Wright State
Posted on April 16, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Megan Valle, a senior musical theatre major, documented her time at Wright State by taking a photograph every day. Continue reading →

Music of the night

Wright State graduate Kate Mueller performs in the North American tour of “The Phantom of the Opera”
Posted on April 9, 2018 by Kim Patton

For Kate Mueller, a 2015 graduate of Wright State’s acting and musical theatre program, being part of “The Phantom of the Opera” ensemble is a dream come true. Continue reading →

Shore thing

New lakeside apartments at Wright State’s Lake Campus big hit with students
Posted on April 2, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Katelyn Richardson, a sophomore at the Lake Campus, wants to get her bachelor’s degree in nursing and then her master’s so she can become a nurse practitioner. Continue reading →

Foreign service

Two-time Wright State graduate Kathryn Chaney helps prep military personnel and other government employees for embassy assignments in Europe.
Posted on March 29, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Kathryn Chaney weaves together her passion for travel, work experiences and two degrees from Wright State to thrive at the Defense Institute of Security Cooperation Studies. Continue reading →

Journal joy

Research by Wright State senior Marquise Crosby accepted for publication in prestigious science journal
Posted on March 20, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Marquise Crosby, a senior biochemistry and molecular biology major, works as a lab assistant at Wright-Patterson in the Soft Matter Branch of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate. Continue reading →

Axle ability

Wright State engineering student R.J. McCoy helps design new axle line at Navistar
Posted on March 5, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Wright State mechanical engineering student R.J. McCoy plays a major role in producing trucks during an internship at Navistar in Springfield. Continue reading →

Prizeworthy poster

Wright State biology student Johana Barrientos scores big in national Louis Stokes poster/presentation competition
Posted on February 19, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Johana Barrientos was recognized for creating a poster that explains her research on a complicated heart disease it in a detailed, colorful and reader-friendly way. Continue reading →