Careers in Humanities

Join A&S Humanities alumni and current students for an afternoon of flash mentoring & discussion about humanities careers!

  • Hear from alumni about the paths they have taken with their humanities degrees since graduating from UC!
  • Complementary lunch provided.

Learn about our Alumni Participants

Asian Studies Alumni

B. Nathaniel Garrett, A&S '10, Law '13

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BA, Asian Studies

Co-President and Shareholder at Helmer Martins Tate & Garrett Co., LPA 

Nathaniel Garrett is the Co-President and named Shareholder of Helmer, Martins, Tate & Garrett Co., LPA—a boutique law firm that focuses on representing whistleblowers under the federal False Claims Act.  Nathaniel has a nationwide legal practice based out of his office in East Walnut Hills.  Nathaniel is a double Bearcat: he graduated magna cum laude and with honors, double majoring in International Affairs and Asian Studies, from the College of Arts and Sciences and earned his law degree summa cum laude and Order of the Coif from the College of Law.  During law school, Nathaniel was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review.  Nathaniel is a U.S. Air Force veteran, having earned his commission as an officer through the R.O.T.C. program at UC.  Nathaniel was a Captain in the Judge Advocate General’s (“JAG”) Corps, serving as a prosecutor and then criminal defense attorney.  In January 2017, he deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom’s Sentinel.

English Alumni

Katie Taylor, PhD ’10

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MA, English, University of Cincinnati

CEO, Narratize

Katie Trauth Taylor is CEO and Cofounder of Narratize AI, the Generative AI storytelling platform for innovative enterprise. Katie is a growth-focused entrepreneur executive with 10+ years’ experience inspiring teams to design and deliver magnetic products, memorable experiences, and groundbreaking impacts. She has led strategic innovation narratives and served as a senior content strategist within fast-growth tech startups and the Fortune 500, including Boeing, NASA, Hershey, Sunoco, AAA, IFF, Dupont, Edgewell, Cincinnati Children's, Argonne National Lab, Crossover Health, Parsley Health, Omada, Physera, US Dept of Veterans Affairs, Millennium Challenge Corporation, World Food Forum, and the United Nations. She believes that everyone can be an innovator. empowered to share their bold ideas.

Philosophy Alumni

Julian Johnson ’18

Julian Johnson

BA, Philosophy; BA, Psychology

JD, The Ohio State University Mortiz College of Law

Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Ohio Attorney General

Julian serves as an Assistant Attorney General in the Public Utilities Section of the Office of the Ohio Attorney General. In this role, Julian handles transportation and utility matters before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, the Ohio Power Siting Board, and the Supreme Court of Ohio. Prior to starting this role, Julian practiced commercial litigation at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP from 2022 to 2024.  Julian began his career as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Pierre H. Bergeron on the Ohio First District Court of Appeals from 2021 to 2022. Julian graduated from University of Cincinnati magna cum laude, double majoring in Philosophy and Psychology. He earned his law degree from The Ohio State Mortiz College of Law.

Jennifer Boll ’06

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BA, Philosophy

Title Officer/Researcher

Blum & Associates Co./ Millennium Title Agency, Ltd. and Commercial Title Services

Jennifer is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Arts and Sciences with a degree in Philosophy and a minor in Women's Studies. Jennifer was a founding member of Triota, the national Women's Studies honor society. Jennifer has 20 years of experience in legal services, management and insurance. She has used her passion for research, writing, and editing to work in family-owned law firms, as well as large title insurance companies; including projects for large commercial clients and the county prosecutor’s office.

German Languages and Literatures Alumni

Emily Brichant '20

Emily Brichant

MA, Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Cincinnati

Study Abroad Advisor, University of Cincinnati

Emily Brichant is a Study Abroad Advisor in the Carl H. Lindner College of Business at the University of Cincinnati. She received her master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati in 2020 following her bachelor’s degree in German that she received from Ohio University in 2016. Between her undergraduate and graduate careers, she lived and studied abroad for a combined two years in Austria and Germany. After graduating from UC, Emily taught high school German for two years. She now works in a role that aligns her passion of travel, working with students, and study abroad; she is excited to continue to give back to UC and help students have their own life-changing experiences abroad.

Communications Alumni

Andy Bloch ’87 

Andy Bloch

BA, Communications

Playwright/Freelance Writer

Andy is an award-winning playwright and freelance writer. His works have been performed in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Off Broadway. He's also written several TV pilots, a show for PBS, and a holiday screenplay for Reel One Entertainment. As a freelance writer, Andy has written for several websites and magazines such as Music ConnectionSongtalk Magazine, Ink Wire Magazine, turntablelive.comand Entertainer Magazine, a popular entertainment magazine in Cincinnati. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.