Careers and Graduate Success in Sociology

The following sample of alumni from Augustana's Sociology Department show the variety of career options available to students who graduate with an understanding of society:
Hannah Rehome ’17 (Sociology)
Consumer Insight Specialist at Lawrence and Schiller Marketing & Advertising
Kayla (Bickett) Eitreim '05 (Sociology & Business Administration)
President at Junior Achievement of South Dakota
Audrey Otto '03 (Sociology & Biology)
CEO of the Butterfly House and Aquarium
Shauna (Smith) Welker '97 (Sociology)
MBA USF, Director of Business Development/Community Relations at The Inn on Westport (hospice & health care)
Manaal Ali ’20 (Sociology & Government/International Affiairs)
Director of Communication, Dakota Research and Consulting Organization
Covenant Awardee (2020 for Service)
Jordan Cardenas ’19 (Sociology & Government/International Affiairs)
Staff Assistant, Office of Senator John Thune; Doctorate of Law (JD) Candidate ('23), University of St. Thomas
Tracy Lindsay ’16 (Sociology)
Doctorate of Law (JD) Candidate ('23), Georgetown University
Trevor Houser '15 (Sociology)
Deputy, Minnehaha County Sheriff's Department
Kaleb Boese '09 (Sociology, International Studies, & Economics)
Corporate Counsel at Ruhrpumpen Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jason Leach 04' (Sociology & Psychology)
Sargent, Sioux Falls Police Department, and Sioux Falls Police Department School Resource Supervisor
Liz Colby '19 (Sociology, Psychology, & Business)
Intake Care Representative, Cigna Behavioral Health
Ben Skelly '15 (Sociology)
Behavioral Specialist, Sioux Falls School District
Alison (Champine) Christopherson '13 (Sociology & Spanish)
MEA USD, Academic Advisor, Red Rocks Community College, Denver, CO
11/12th Grade Special Education Teacher, Baseball & Volleyball Coach, Pipestone Area Schools
Shawnda (Otto) Schroeder '08 (Sociology)
PhD UND, Research Assistant Professor, Center for Rural Health, University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Jeri Light '06 (Sociology, Communications, & Gender Studies)
Library Associate, Siouxland Libraries
Cortney Mabry ’17 (Sociology & Spanish)
Volunteer Program Coordinator, The Gathering Place, a day shelter for individuals experiencing poverty & homelessness in Denver, CO
Covenant Awardee (2017 for Liberal Arts)
Zachary Jones ’16 (Sociology & Mathematics)
2nd Year, Pre-theology at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, St. Louis, MO, Seminarians Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa
Covenant Awardee (2016 for Christian Faith)
Kadyn Wittman ’13 (Sociology & Gender Studies)
Client Advocate, Bishop Dudley Hospitality House, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Erika Jacobson ’11 (Sociology & Psychology)
MSW UN Omaha, Clinical Social Worker
Stacy Stahl '99 (Sociology)
Executive Director of Youth Programs at EmBe
Alex van Gerrevink '19 (Sociology/Medicine and Health Emphasis & ACS Chemistry)
Clinical Imaginetics Specialist, Sanford Health
Reed Ritterbusch ’18 (Sociology (Honors)/Medicine and Health Emphasis, & Biochemistry)
Medical Student, University of Washington School of Medicine
Hayley McCarron ’17 (Sociology (Honors) & Communications)
MPH UMN, Public Health Analyst, CDC Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
Mallory Frantsen ’16 (Sociology & Psychology)
Behavioral Health Patient and Family Navigator, Avera Behavioral Health Center and Graduate Student, Master’s of Social Work, University of South Dakota
Michael Dulitz '13 (Sociology)
MPH UND, Opiate Response Project Coordinator, Grand Forks Public Health Department
Read more about how sociological preparation and can lead to success in a variety of careers!