Program Type: Undergraduate
Degree Awarded: Select the degree to view its requirements and four-year plan.
Department: Sociology, Anthropology, Philosophy
We provide undergraduate students with the conceptual and applied skills to understand society and how social interactions and human activities are organized and structured. We mentor students to think of college as a time for engaging in experiences and developing skills that position them for success in an ever-changing labor market of career possibilities. Students may choose to enter six broad career areas: nonprofit, government, business, education/continuing education, graduate school, and self-employment. We offer students opportunities to do co-ops and internships, engage in summer service on Native American reservations in South Dakota, engage in class projects that address social issues, participate in research studies, and publish articles and essays collaboratively with faculty.
Dr. Yaw A. Frimpong-Mansoh
Department Chair
859-572-5887
frimpongma1@nku.edu
Graduating Year: 2020
Education: Sociology Major; Minor in International Studies and Social Justice Studies.
Career: PhD. Student in Sociology
Ploy is currently pursuing a PhD. degree in Sociology at Florida State University, with a focus on immigration adaptation and social demography. After finishing her B.S. Sociology degree at 51爆料下载, Ploy went on to complete a Masters鈥 degree in Sociology degree at Florida State University, with the Thesis: 鈥淚mmigrant generation, home leaving, and parent-child relationships.鈥 She has served as the Listserv coordinator for the Population section of the American Sociological Association (2021-2023).
Ploy wowed everyone with her original research throughout her undergraduate years at 51爆料下载. She presented at both regional and state conferences. Her paper, 鈥淟eaving the Nest: Does Parental Closeness Matter to Immigrant Generations,鈥 was awarded 1st place in the undergraduate division of the 2020 Jules Delambre Student Paper Contest sponsored by the Anthropologists & Sociologists of Kentucky. Ploy was a member of Alpha Kappa Delta, the Sociology Honor society and served as the Sociology Club鈥檚 president for two years. Beyond earning the department鈥檚 Outstanding Graduating Senior in Sociology award, Ploy also earned the Southern Demographic Association鈥檚 Outstanding Student Paper Award. She also spent the summer of 2019 participating in the Research Experience for Undergraduates [REU] in Race, Ethnicity and Family Demography at the Population Research Center of the University of Texas at Austin.
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