Featured People: Alumni

  • Danielle Sharpe

    Degree:  B.S. History, Technology, and Society, 2014
    Position:  Geospatial Epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • Alyssa Ribeiro

    Degree:  B.S. History, Technology, and Society, 2004
    Position:  Henry A. Logan Senior Professor of American History at Allegheny College

    Ribeiro says the coolest part of her job is introducing people the inner workings of racial, ethnic, and class barriers that shaped U.S. cities over time.

  • Antwan Owens

    Degree:  B.S. History, Technology, and Society, 2021
    Position:  Founder, The Owens Group Consulting

    Making history, and passing on the lessons learned, are all in a day's work for this Ivan Allen College alumnus.

  • Brian Jirout

    Degree:  M.S. and Ph.D. History and Sociology of Technology and Science
    Position:  Historian and Archivist at Boeing

    Jirout is passionate about history and preserving scientific knowledge for the future.

  • Dante' Zanders

    Degree:  B.S. History, Technology, and Society, 2014
    Position:  Fourth-year Medical Student at Mercer University School of Medicine

    "Surgery is a specialty that brings out the bravest versions of me," Zanders says.

  • Dave Morton

    Degree:  M.S. and Ph.D. in the History of Technology (now renamed History and Sociology of Technology and Science), 1995
    Position:  Grants Development Manager at Amplify Philanthropy

    Morton does fundraising and grant writing work social justice agencies, hospitals, and academic institutions.

  • Emily Gibson Blevins

    Degree:  M.S. and Ph.D. in History and Sociology of Technology and Science, 2017
    Position:  Science Policy Analyst at the National Science Foundation

    Blevins says the coolest part of her job is "Having a front-row seat to some of the most exciting scientific discoveries of our time."

  • Jahnavi Phalkey

    Degree:  Ph.D. History and Sociology of Technology and Science, 2008
    Position:  Founding Director of Science Gallery Bengaluru

    Building from the ground up — sometimes literally at their new building — Phalkey created the first public lab space in India, supporting research and public engagement in the natural sciences, social sciences, engineering, and the arts.

  • Jonah Bea-Taylor

    Degree:  Ph.D in the History and Sociology of Technology and Science, 2018
    Position:  Historian at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

    "My hope is that my work as a government historian preserving these materials will in some way contribute to broader histories undertaken in an independent, academic setting."

  • Marcela Moreno

    Degree:  B.S. in History, Technology, and Society and M.S. of City & Regional Planning (College of Design)
    Position:  Transit Technologist at the Community Transportation Association of America

    "Public transportation touches on a lot of topics that I am very interested in, such as social justice, environmental sustainability, public health, and generally building better communities," Moreno says.

  • Patrick G. Zander 

    Degree:  M.S. and Ph.D History and Sociology of Technology and Science, 2009
    Position:  Associate Professor of History at Georgia Gwinnett College

    Along with teaching history, Zander has also published books on history and historical fiction.

  • Sybrina Atwaters

    Degree:  M.S. and Ph.D., History and Sociology of Technology and Science, 2014
    Position:  Director of the Office of Minority Educational Development at Georgia Tech

    Atwaters is the 2022 recipient of the School of History and Sociology Distinguished Alumni Award.