College of Health Sciences and Professions Stories

Ohio University partners with Jackson County to train community health workers

December 21, 2021 6 min

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.

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

December 20, 2021 5 min

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.

Executive Vice President and Provost provides update on dean searches

December 14, 2021 1 min

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.

Class of 2021 forms a 2021 on the football field

Dean McCarthy shares congratulatory message with the Class of 2021

December 10, 2021 1 min

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.

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

December 8, 2021 4 min

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

November 23, 2021 4 min

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

November 16, 2021 10 min

“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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Alliance research shows shift to fentanyl overdose deaths

November 15, 2021 4 min

A new report released by the OHIO Alliance for Population Health shows a troubling shift in drug use trends amongst Ohioans.

CHSP’s Fall Symposium virtual event to feature OHIO experts, panel discussion about implicit learning, memory

November 10, 2021 2 min

OHIO’s College of Health Sciences and Professions (CHSP) will host a fall symposium that will highlight the knowledge and research of multiple college faculty on Friday, Nov. 19 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Institute for the Empirical Study of Language celebrates 25 years of collaboration, camaraderie

November 8, 2021 5 min

The Institute for the Empirical Study of Language is marking its 25th anniversary this fall by celebrating the collaboration and camaraderie of a small group of faculty and their impact on language.

Dr. Rebecca Robison-Miller and Dr. Joe Gay

CHSP's Rebecca Robison-Miller recognized with regional behavioral health advocacy award

November 8, 2021 3 min

The Athens-Hocking-Vinton Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board announced CHSP's Rebecca Robison-Miller as the recipient of the Behavioral Health Advocacy Award.

CHSP Fall Symposium event to feature OHIO experts, panel discussion about implicit learning, memory

November 7, 2021 2 min

OHIO’s College of Health Sciences and Professions will host a fall symposium that will highlight the knowledge and research of multiple college faculty on Friday, November 19 from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Alumnus returns as visiting research scholar, adds international dimension to research on speech

November 4, 2021 4 min

Ohio University alumnus Mark Gibson, Ph.D., returns to Athens this semester to share his experimental work studying speech with faculty and students in two colleges.

Hearing, Speech and Language Clinic offering hearing aid demonstrations

October 26, 2021 1 min

Ohio University's Hearing, Speech and Language Clinic is offering hearing aid demonstrations on the Athens Campus during the 2021-22 academic year.

School of Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Organization to host blood drive Oct. 27

October 21, 2021 2 min

The Ohio University School of Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Nursing Organization will host a blood drive on Oct 27, from 1-7 p.m., in the Baker Center Ballroom on Ohio University’s Athens.

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