Jenny R. Vermilya is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of North Georgia on the Dahlonega campus in the Department of Sociology & Human Services. She earned her Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She has a B.A. in Sociology and a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Georgia where she graduated Cum Laude. Her specialties lie in the sociological areas of gender, human-animal studies, social psychology, and qualitative methodology. She is a former fellow of the Animals & Society Institute's Human-Animal Studies Fellowship. Dr. Vermilya was one of the recipients of The Best Should Teach Silver Award from the Graduate Teacher Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

• Ph.D., Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2015
• Certificate , College Teaching, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2013
• B.A., Sociology, Cum Laude, University of Georgia, 2006
• B.S., Psychology, Cum Laude, University of Georgia, 2006

Vermilya, Jenny R. 2012. "Contesting Horses: Borders and Shifting Social Meanings in Veterinary Medical Education." Society & Animals 20(2):123-137.

Irvine, Leslie, and Jenny R. Vermilya. 2010. "Gender Work in a Feminized Profession: The Case of Veterinary Medicine." Gender & Society 24(1):56-82.