Natasha Ball, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies (Dec. 2005). Tasha is a jack of all trades when it comes to writing and publishing. She is the blogger behind Tasha Does Tulsa, was the managing editor of This Land Press and, most recently, helped launch and run The Tulsa Voice alternative paper. You can sample her writing in This Land Press, the Urban Tulsa, The Tulsa Voice, and other local venues as well as national outlets like The Believer. She’s living proof that writing pays!

 

Alan Barker, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies (2005). Alan works as a legal assistant for a legal firm in Manhatten, NYC. He is part of the Environmental and Land Use Group working with attorneys on issues of variance to the zoning laws in areas both inside and outside of the five boroughs. “One of my other duties is to manage all of our lobbying efforts.”

 

Scott Childers, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies (2005). Scott received his teaching license through the alternative teacher certification process after graduating from OSU, and has gone on to receive a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from OU-Tulsa. He is currently records retention and compliance officer and fleet manager for the operations department at OU-Tulsa and a part time teacher at TCC, OU-Tulsa and OSU-Tulsa.

 

Lori Coggins, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies (2004). Lori is currently the manager of OSU-Tulsa’s Graduate Student Services Center. In 2005, she received a Master’s Degree of Science in Educational Leadership/Higher Education at OSU-Tulsa and is enrolled in the English graduate program at OSU Stillwater.

 

Jake Cornwell, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies (2013). Jake went on to receive his Masters degree in History at OSU and is currently pursuing a history Ph.D. His fields of expertise are general U.S. history, African American history, leisure culture and public history. He has taught Intro to American Studies and the Cultural History of American Sports for the AMST program and curated local events related to Tulsa’s hot rod culture and Negro League baseball team and players.

 

Taylor Cunningham, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies (2015). Taylor is currently in graduate school at the University of Minnesota Law School and a law clerk at Meshbesher & Spence in Minneapolis. In 2015, he served as undergraduate research assistant for Dr. Bin Liang in Sociology and American Studies.

Tiffany Deason, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies (2010). Hear Tiffany speak about the degree in the video above. Last we heard, Tiffany was enrolled in the American Studies Masters Program at Northeastern State University.

 

Maria DeLong, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies (2007). Maria writes historical fiction and non-fiction and has had her work published in Wild West Magazine (Oct/Nov 2007) and other venues. Check out: “She was a Daisey in Oklahoma Territory,” a story about a woman involved in the Oklahoma land run of 1889. The story is based on research Maria did for her senior seminar thesis at OSU-Tulsa.

 

Amanda Emerson (nee Valenzuela), Bachelor of Arts in American Studies (2006). Amanda is now the vice president of Marketing for Head Country Food Products, Inc., and lives in Miami, OK. She has also worked as marketing and market research coordinater for Blitz USA and has handled external affairs for The Portable Fuel Container Manufacturers Association. She says she is putting her research skills to good use in marketing (and you can too!).

 

Krista Evilsizor, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies (2006). Krista works for the self-publishing company AuthorHouse, now called Author Solutions since being acquired by the publishing power Penguin-Random House. She has overseen the company’s digital distribution processes, working with vendors such as Amazon, Ingram and Barnes & Noble, and now heads the group’s offset print processes. In this capacity, she has overseen the production of several high profile titles, including Carl Reiner’s recent autobiography.

 

Brock Johnson, Bachelor of Arts, OSU (2009). Brock served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Fiji post-graduation. How cool is that?

 

Tabitha Layman, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies (2005). After graduation, Tabitha served as an intern for Congressman John Sullivan in Washington, D.C. Upon completion of that internship, she accepted a job as staff assistant/deputy press secretary for Congressman Frank Lucas (3rd District of Oklahoma). In 2008, Tabitha joined John McCain’s presidential election team. Since then, she has been working as the government affairs officer for the non-profit Military Families United. Last we heard, she was applying to graduate schools for a Masters in Social Work.

Nate McGuire, Bachelor of Sciences in Sociology with a minor in American Studies (2012). Nate went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Social Work and currently works for the Oklahoma Department of Health and Human Services.

 

Kara Medina, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, English minor (2005). Kara works for the Muskogee (Creek) Nation’s National Council Office in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, as assistant legislative research specialist. The bulk of her work consists of legal research and preparation of tribal legislation to be enacted at monthly regular sessions of the National Council.

 

Joe Myers, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies (2006). A creative writer and film-maker, Joe has published his short stories in Papyrus (vol. 11) and Ripe Magazine (July 2006). He also has three collections of short fiction out with pulpbits.com. Joe recently completed a film called Find Me, shot partially on OSU-Tulsa’s campus, and served as an extra for the Hollywood production Oklahoma native Jim Thompson’s The Killer Inside Me. He recently completed his MFA in the English department at OSU and is assistant professor of English at Langston University.

 

Abby Roads, Bachelor of Arts, University Studies (with American Studies concentration, 2013). Since graduation Abby has attained her Masters in Human Relations from OU-Tulsa (2017). She has served as a caregiver to multiple friends and family members and dreams of creating a community-centered retirement village for low income folks. While she moves toward that dream, Abby is returning to work in the medical field.

 

Debbye Scroggins, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies (2011). Debbye graduated Summa Cum Laude, with honors, from OSU-Tulsa and was voted Outstanding Senior that year. She was also named a Senior of Significance by the College of Arts & Sciences. She recently earned her law degree from Tulsa University (2013). As part of her training in entertainment law, she completed internships with Oklahoma music legend Jim Halsey and Nashville entertainment lawyer and talent developer, Bruce Phillips. In addition, Debbye has worked with a variety of feminist organizations in Oklahoma and beyond.

 

Bryan Wilson, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies (2012). Bryan studied law at the University of Missouri, Kansas City; he was expected to graduate in 2016. While studying, he worked as an intern for the chief innovation officer of Kansas City. This work “focused on how to make the city a more efficient place by analyzing new developments in the areas of law, technology and public policy,” he said. Interdisciplinarity in its best application!