College of Health Sciences and Professions Stories

Dak Notestine trains Joe Burrow at Black Sheep Performance in Blue Ash, Ohio

Training Joe Burrow: OHIO alumnus Dak Notestine aids Bengals’ star QB

When Dak Notestine was considering where to attend college and play football, he didn’t know his choice to attend Ohio University would impact his life beyond his playing years.

Kerri Shaw

Shaw named regional social worker of the year

Kerri Shaw, an associate professor in the College of Health Sciences and Professions, was named the National Association of Social Workers’ Ohio Chapter Region Seven “Social Worker of the Year."

Breanna Oswald is shown holding a tiny starfish at the fish market in Catania, Sicily

Breanna Oswald discovered food and family on study abroad program in Sicily

Ohio University graduate Breanna Oswald says a study abroad experience changed her life when she realized that family and culture can revolve around food.

“I play a big part of this team and I know that they need me to have good spirits all the time, so I try to stay as positive as I can.” Hooks embraces teammate Kaylee Bambule after a home win.

Happy and Humble: Cece Hooks shatters OHIO and MAC basketball scoring records

The fifth-year senior has already left her mark on the OHIO women's basketball team.

1.	Graduate student Emily Fairchild, along with her advisor, Dr. Jennifer Hines, professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, and six other students recently published the first structural biology analysis of a section of the COVID-19 viral RNA called the stem-loop II motif.

Ohio University joins highest level of research institutions in the nation

Ohio University has joined the highest level of research institutions in the country by earning the R1 Classification in the latest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Dr. Zach Meisel gives a time-of-flight tunnel tour at the Edwards Accelerator Lab

Ohio University achieves prestigious Carnegie R1 Classification, joins highest level of research institutions in the nation

OHIO has joined the highest level of research institutions in the country by earning the R1 Classification in the latest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Grover Center Staircase

Hearing, Speech and Language Clinic offering free hearing aid demonstrations, speech and hearing screenings this semester

Ohio University's Hearing, Speech and Language Clinic (HSLC) is offering multiple free hearing aid demonstrations and a speech and hearing screening on the Athens Campus during spring semester.

Kerri Shaw

Meet Community Health Worker Lead Kerri Shaw

Kerri Shaw joined the Ohio Alliance for Population Health in August 2021 as the Community Health Worker (CHW) Training Program Coordinator.

Caroline Kingori

CHSP’s Kingori elected to serve as chairperson-elect for American Public Health Association’s HIV/AIDS Section

Dr. Kingori's one-year term began October 28, 2021, following the APHA’s annual meeting. She will assume the position of HIV/AIDS Section Chair beginning October 2022.

Walter Hall

Board of Trustees receives update on college collaborations

The leaders of three Ohio University colleges shared details of their cooperative efforts that serve as a national model for collaboration.

Child vaccine clinics 2

Deans highlight power of collaborations to impact Ohioans' health

Three of Ohio University’s colleges are having a significant impact on the state’s health care system and showing just how powerful such collaborations can be.

Melissa Kimmel

Meet Aging Lead Melissa Kimmel

Melissa Kimmel began her work with the OHIO Alliance for Population Health in October 2019. Prior to joining the Alliance, Melissa worked primarily in non-profits proving social services in roles...

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.

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