College of Health Sciences and Professions Stories

Tom Johnson

Meet Workforce Development Lead Tom Johnson

After retiring from a career in international banking, Mayor Thomas Johnson returned to his roots and has helped to drive investment to Perry County and Ohio’s Appalachian region.

Michal Searls

Meet Program Coordinator Michal Searls

Michal Searls joined Ohio University in 2016 to continue her career in public service with the College of Health Sciences and Professions in Continuing Education.

Tracy Plouck

Meet Behavioral Health Lead Tracy Plouck

Plouck spent more than twenty years developing and implementing human services policy for the State of Ohio, takes the lead in recruiting expert presenters from across the state and region.

Orman Hall

Meet Research Lead Orman Hall

Orman Hall comes to the Alliance with a long history in behavioral health care management and a commitment to making data-driven decisions.

Rick Hodges

Meet Alliance Director Rick Hodges

Rick Hodges came to the Ohio Alliance for Population Health in 2017 after serving as the Director of the Ohio Department of Health under Governor John Kasich for three years.

Tommy Rees

CHSP, University community mourns the death of Tommy Rees

“Tommy made a difference by preparing the future health care workforce, and we ‘re grateful for his contributions,” said Interim CHSP Dean Dr. John McCarthy.

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Board of Trustees to receive academic, collaboration updates during January meetings

The Board of Trustees will receive an update on the efforts of three colleges that serve as a national model for collaboration among medical, health sciences and public service colleges.

OHIO students stand by a poster board

Evidence-Based Practice in Healthcare students present final projects

On Dec. 6, junior nursing students in Ohio University’s Evidence-Based Nursing Practice (EBP) course presented their final projects for the fall semester.

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Ohio University partners with Jackson County to train community health workers

The Jackson County Health Department is working in partnership with OHIO to train and deploy 13 community health workers to address public health concerns and impacts of COVID-19 across 11 counties.

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Child and Family Studies’ Child-Life program offers support to children at vaccine clinics

Child and Family Studies’ Child-Life program have been working with the Athens City-County Health Department 5- to 11-year-old child vaccine clinics to help ease the children's anxiety.

Sara Helfrich

Executive Vice President and Provost provides update on dean searches

Sara Helfrich and John McCarthy will continue their appointments as interim dean of the Patton College of Education and the College of Health Sciences and Professions, respectively.

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Dean McCarthy shares congratulatory message with the Class of 2021

Ohio University College of Health Sciences and Professions' Interim Dean Dr. John McCarthy shares his congratulations and excitement for the future in this brief message to CHSP graduates.

Leslie Consitt

Consitt receives NIH grant to study metabolic pathways that contribute to insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes

Ohio University’s Leslie Consitt, Ph.D., will lead a study to identify cellular mechanisms in muscle that contribute to disease and physical disability related to insulin resistance as people age.

Aerial view of the Athens campus with the Hocking River on one side and rolling Appalachian hills on the other

Ohio University awarded INSPIRE Initiative Award from ARC to help provide training and work support to individuals recovering from substance use disorder

OHIO was awarded $500,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission to create a series of paths through which individuals in recovery will obtain training and work support.

Virtual Reality simulations in nursing classes

Technology provides nursing students in 100% online programs with practical experience

“There are many opportunities for virtual and augmented realities to be utilized in nursing education. Our profession as... potential for this type of learning" Dr. Buchman explained.

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