
Wes Ricketts
Contributing Author
Wes Ricketts has created award-winning content in higher education and for nearly 20 years. He founded OMD in 2021 to give advanced college students a go-to resource for information on earning a master's degree. Wes’s research and writing interests include Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, education reform, and online learning success. Wes holds a master’s degree in history from Western Washington University, where he also led workshops focused on historical research and long-form writing skills.
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