Hannah Nelson received their Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Anthropology with a minor in Game Studies from The Ohio State University and is in the process of completing their Master of Philosophy in Screen Cultures from the University of Oslo. As a student, they were involved in Ohio State’s Honors program, the University of Oslo’s Environmental Humanities and Sciences program, and both their bachelor’s and master’s theses focus on the intersections of video games, genre, and culture. Hannah currently serves as the temporary Academic Success Coach and Learning Community Coordinator for the Office of Retention and Student Success Initiatives at Ohio State Newark, and they are passionate about helping students achieve their goals and make the most of their college experience. In their free time, Hannah enjoys reading (primarily science fiction, fantasy, and historical or scientific nonfiction), gaming, and (newly) triathlon training. You can reach Hannah at:
Email: nelson.1375@osu.edu
Office: Hodges Hall 1120
Phone: 740-755-7089
Ashley Moore received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from The Ohio State University and is an alumnus of the Newark campus. During her undergraduate career as a first-generation college student, Ashley served as an Academic Peer Coach and Lead Coach for the Buckeye Generation Learning Community and the Engineering Learning Community for three years until she graduated in 2020. As a student, Ashley was involved as a research assistant for the psychology department and served as one of the 150 sesquicentennial scholars for the university where she focused on developing leadership and engaging in service work. Ashley currently serves as Academic Success Coach for the Office of Retention and Student Success Initiatives and oversees the Engineering Learning Community, Buckeye Generation Learning Community, academic probation programs, and more. She is passionate and excited about working with students from diverse backgrounds and using her experience as a Newark campus alumnus to encourage students to be the best versions of themselves. In Ashley’s free time, she enjoys hiking, being outdoors, and adding to her plant collection- which is now over 100 different plants! You can reach Ashley at:
Email: moore.3541@osu.edu
Office: Hodges Hall 1120
Phone: 740-755-7380
Scott Aubry is a lecturer of anthropology. For the past couple of years he has become increasingly involved in programs and issues associated with first generation students. He was a first generation student himself who started at a community college and later received an M.A. from Southern Illinois University and a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University. His research focuses on morphological variation in human dentition, with a focus on developmental genetics and population genetics. His main focus has been on investigating human migration in the past by analyzing human skeletal material from archaeological collections. He has worked throughout Latin America since the mid-1990s, and he has been working on skeletal populations from the Midwest in the United States since 2010.
Dr. Bob Calhoun is a lecturer in the history of art. He left a career in the software industry to return to school and fulfill the goal of teaching college students. Working with first generation students has been a rewarding way to orient a new generation students toward success in higher education. He got his bachelor degree in Philosophy at Connecticut College and pursued several careers before receiving his Ph.D from The Ohio State University. His research focuses on modern sculpture from the first half of the 20th century. Exploring a wide variety of interests, Dr. Bob has been a professional brewer, teaches motorcycle instruction for Motorcycle Ohio during the summer, and is also a student of wheel-thrown pottery.