Advisory Board

Building and Strengthening the Shoulders of Sisters and Allies, I am involved with the Margaret Boyd Scholars Program to support and encourage every Queen to A.C.E. it, to Step into Their Queendom, and to protect each Scholar's Right to be their very BEST and Achieve their Greatest! 

Kasey Daniel (BA'12, MEd'14) currently serves as the Director of the Allen Center in University College. She is a two-time graduate of OHIO with a BA in Psychology and a Masters of Education in College Student Personnel. Kasey has over a decade of experience in higher education, academic advising, new student programs, and accessibility services and is passionate about improving systems and processes that maximize student success. Prior to returning to OHIO, Kasey held positions at the Columbus College of Art and Design and the University of California, Davis. Kasey enjoys spending time with her family, reading, sewing/crafting, weightlifting, and a good meal at Casa.  What most excites her about serving on the MBS Advisory Board is the opportunity to connect with students, learn about their goals, and encourage them to reach new heights!

The Margaret Boyd Scholars Program is near and dear to my heart because it provides the type of mentorship and support I wish I would have had when I was a student. To me, the most rewarding part of being a faculty member is getting to know students on a personal level, challenging them to set big goals, and cheering for them as they chase their dreams; I am excited to get to know each cohort of MBSP, to learn and grow together, and continue this strong community as a legacy of Margaret Boyd.

Rhianna joined the New Student and Family Programs Team in the Fall of 2025 and serves as the Assistant Director. Rhianna started as a Bobcat in 2017 and loved her undergraduate experience so much, she chose to become a two-time alumna. As a first-generation college student, she is very proud to have both a B.S. in Biological Sciences (2021) and a M.Ed. in College Student Personnel (2025).

Margaret Boyd Scholars Program holds a special place in her heart as she worked with the program for her Graduate Assistantship. She recently joined the Emerging Leaders Program 2025 – 2026 cohort through NODA, the Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention in Higher Education. Prior to her current role, she served as a Success Advisor in OHIO’s College of Business where she was fortunate enough to teach a Learning Community seminar and multiple transition seminars for internal transfer students. During her time as a student at OHIO, she worked closely with Bobcat Student Orientation, progressing from Orientation Leader to College Representative, to Orientation Coordinator and finally serving as a Graduate Intern.

Outside of work, Rhianna loves spending time with her husband and three cats, reading fantasy novels, visiting the local Athens Farmers Market, and volunteering to support the Nelsonville-York Marching Buckeyes. 

My favorite part of teaching is engaging with students and getting to see them grow to their full potential both inside and outside of the classroom.  Being a Margaret Boyd Advisory member allows me to have these opportunities with a cohort of bright young women.

With a background in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, I am thrilled to be part of the Margaret Boyd Scholars Program!  Helping students explore and understand gender and its intersections, and supporting women and female identifying students pursuing their goals is both personally and professionally rewarding to me.  The MBSP provides critically important opportunities for these students to grow, learn, develop and flourish.

Paula Linscott is the Assistant Dean for Student Services in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University. With over a decade of experience supporting Ohio University students, she is dedicated to fostering an inclusive, growth-oriented environment that meets students' academic, emotional, and professional needs. Paula holds a bachelor's degree in communication, a master's in psychology and counseling, and a Ph.D. in higher education. She is especially interested in interdisciplinary and place-based learning, cornerstones of the Margaret Boyd Scholars program.

I am engaged with the Margaret Boyd Scholars Program because I value fostering a profound sense of belonging and participating in a collective endeavor that champions growth and empowerment in gender equity.

I am part of the Margaret Boyd Scholar Program. I firmly believe that educating and empowering women from diverse backgrounds will create leaders and innovators. Women empowerment will fuel to strengthen the next generation of younger women and contribute to build a better, stronger community and a great nation. As a researcher, I am delighted to do my part by teaching, training, and empowering woman in the field of biomedical sciences. I envision young women thriving and excelling in diverse fields of science.

Megan Vogel currently serves as the Chief of Staff in the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs at OHIO. Prior to joining OHIO she worked in marketing & events, both in the corporate and non-profit sectors. She is a proud fourth generation alum and holds two degrees from OHIO (BA in Psychology and Master’s in Organizational Communications).  She enjoys working with and mentoring students and is excited to join the Margaret Boyd Scholars Program as an opportunity to connect more regularly with this outstanding group of leaders.

In Megan’s spare time she enjoys traveling and time with family and friends.  She has a husband (Greg) and two sons (Christian and Chase).

My scholarship and teaching interests are situated at the intersection of three sub-fields of human geography: geographies of development, social geography, and feminist geography. The majority of my work contributes to these sub-fields by addressing the ways that the non-standard labor relations, and in particular informal work, constitute an important element of changing economic structures (or development broadly defined). My research also analyzes the processes by which informal work is mutually constituted with gender, place, and unequal power relations. In other words, I employ informal work as a lens to analyze the way that economic activity has implications for, and is itself constituted by, non-economic social processes.