Image: Josh Patterson (PhD 2020) recently was named the research director for higher education studies at SoundRocket, a research study design implementation and analysis service. "I'm excited to join a company with an established reputation for sound social science research and to help build on their success in multi-institutional studies and campus climate research in higher education," said Patterson. Prior to this appointment, he had served as a research fellow at the American Academy of Religion in Atlanta and had recently worked on a grant with the Interfaith Diversity Experiences and Attitudes Longitudinal Survey that explores organizational decision making at the intersection of religion and higher education. Type of News/Audience: Alumni