Jason Rice
Program Coordinator
Jason has lived in Morgantown all of his life, graduating from Morgantown High School and West Virginia University with a degree in Criminology & Investigations. He began working for the department in April 2023. Prior to working for WVU, Jason worked at the Monongalia County 9-1-1 center and Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. He then worked at NASA's Katherine Johnson Independent Verification & Validation facility for ten years.
Jason manages the daily operations of the department, including assisting undergraduate and graduate students, providing administrative support to departmental leadership and faculty, and coordinating the online M.A. in Strategic Organizational Communication program while advising students in the program around the world. He enjoys his job and his interactions with students and faculty.
In his free time, Jason enjoys spending time at home with his wife, Cassie, and their two dogs, Pepper and Cosmo. He has been a volunteer firefighter since the age of 16 and enjoys the opportunity to give back to the community while helping people. He also enjoys reading and binge-watching a good TV series, but was told "that's not a hobby."
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