CJS students share adventurous study-abroad experience

Jennifer Obmann and Nicole Golebiowski have one thing in common—they love to travel and knew that leaving their comfort zones would not only be a life-changing experience with new friends and connections, it would also give them new perspectives on their careers.

Forging ahead in forensic science

Colored photo of test tubes

Jensen leveraged her passion, previous achievements, high GPA, and participation in the Illinois State University Honors Program to score a seat at the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility.

Protecting pets in the face of disaster

Ashley Farmer and Sarah DeYoung with one of the Hurricane Harvey cats at an animal shelter.

While working on a project on hurricane evacuation and sheltering, as a graduate student at the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center, Ashley Farmer, currently a criminal justice science professor at Illinois State, discovered the gap in research on pet preparedness in the face of disasters.