Kristina P. Brant, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, Penn State

Jen Bartlett (she/her) graduated from Hocking College in 2010 with a degree in Interactive Multimedia. She went on to be a graphic designer for The Athens Messenger for 11 years designing advertisements, digital web ads, posters and other promotional work for the newspapers and their clients. Jen is a co-founder of the Athens County Independent, officially joining as Creative Director in September 2022.

Kristina P. Brant, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, Penn State

Severe flooding raises deadly overdose risk in rural Appalachia, study finds – and the harm lasts for years