College of Health Sciences and Professions Stories

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Faculty Newsmakers

OHIO's June 2026 Newsmakers

Char Miller, Vic Matta, Gaurav Bansal, Berkeley Franz and Thom Stevenson were named newsmakers for June 2026.

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OHIO Community

Ohio University Libraries’ support of Open Access publishing continues to remove financial barriers for researchers

Open Access is the practice of publishing scholarly work without any subscription barriers to access.

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Career Opportunities

OHIO Chillicothe’s Bobcat Nursing Camp lets area high school students explore nursing careers

A group of high school students from Fairfield, Franklin, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike, Ross and Vinton counties gathered at Ohio University Chillicothe on Friday, June 26, for the Bobcat Nursing Camp.

TyLynn Smith
Student Opportunities

OHIO Eastern student selected for competitive undergraduate research apprenticeship focused on Appalachian storytelling

Ohio University Eastern student TyLynn Smith has been selected for the competitive Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program through Ohio University's Honors Tutorial College.

Aiden Payne
Research

Researcher Aiden Payne helps create new tool for understanding balance decline

New research by Aiden Payne sheds light on why balance becomes more difficult with age and Parkinson’s disease, offering insights that could lead to treatments that restore automatic balance control.

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Community Impact

Telling Our Story: OHIO Southern students help document the African American experience in Appalachia

Faculty and students at Ohio University Southern are documenting the African American experience across the tri-state region, as part of a nine-county Appalachian heritage initiative.

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OHIO Community

No cost, no questions: Bobcat Boutique opens at OHIO Southern

The new Bobcat Boutique at Ohio University Southern is helping students and community members across the tri-state dress for interviews, internships and new jobs, with dignity built into every detail.

Sean Cawood
Student Success

Chillicothe social work student overcomes addiction, finds purpose in helping others

As Sean Cawood prepares to celebrate eight years of sobriety, the OHIO Chillicothe senior looks forward to earning his social work degree and continuing to build a career focused on helping others.

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Annual Awards

Recognizing OHIO excellence

Celebrating contributions and achievements from students across the University for the 2025-26 academic year.

Stacey Saunders-Adams
Faculty Experts

Associate Professor Stacey Saunders-Adams named interim chair of Department of Social Work

Ohio University has appointed Stacey Saunders-Adams, associate professor of social work at OHIO Chillicothe, as interim chair of the Department of Social Work.

Rebecca Miller
Alumni Success

MPA graduate Rebecca Miller prompts public advocacy at OHIO

Rebecca Miller is the executive director of community relations and engagement for the College of Health Sciences and Professions at Ohio University.

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Experiential Learning

OHIO announces Spring 2026 Experiential Learning Stewardship Award recipients

These faculty and staff projects span a wide range of disciplines and experiential modalities on the Athens and regional campuses, including community engagement, research, internships and global learning.

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Nursing

OHIO’s RN to BSN program named top in state, third in nation for Online RN to BSN Programs for 2026 by Nurse.org

OHIO's online RN to BSN program has been recognized as the top program in Ohio and the 3rd-best asynchronous online RN to BSN program in the nation by Nurse.org.

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Community Events

Ohio University Chillicothe to host prevention conference

Ohio University Chillicothe will host their fourth annual prevention conference on June 24, 2026.

Tracy A Pritchard May 2026
Dedicated Faculty

From classroom to community: Tracy Pritchard retires after decades of impact in social work education

Tracy A. Pritchard leaves behind a lasting legacy of mentorship, community partnership and compassionate leadership that has shaped generations of social workers throughout southeastern Ohio.

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