The overall mission of the Office of Geriatrics and Gerontology at The Ohio State University is to foster through teaching, research, and consultation the cost-effective delivery of high-quality health and social services to meet the needs of society’s older citizens.

Our Advisory Board

Chris Nguyen, PhD, ABPP

Board Certified in Geropsychology

Director of Neuropsychology | Geriatrics & Gerontology
President, Asian Neuropsychological Association

christopher.nguyen@osumc.edu

Jennifer Bechtel

Program Manager

Office of Geriatrics and Gerontology
210D Hamilton Hall
1645 Neil Ave.
Columbus, Ohio 43210

E-mail: j ennifer.bechtel@osumc.edu
Phone: 614-293-4815 (Main)

Ashley Rosko, MD

Associate Professor

Co-Director of the Cancer and Aging Resiliency Clinic at the James

Email: ashley.rosko@osumc.edu

Ashley Subler, MD

Geriatrics Psychiatrist, Clinical Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Email: ashley.subler@osumc.edu

Bailey Lessig, DO

Geriatrician

Department of Family Medicine

Email: bailey.lessig@osumc.edu

Douglas Scharre, MD

Professor of Clinical Neurology and Psychiatry

Director of Division of Cognitive Neurology

Email: doug.scharre@osumc.edu

Holly Dabelko-Schoeny, PhD

Professor

College of Social Work

Email: dabelko-schoeny.1@osu.edu

Jackiethia L . Butsch, C-CHW, C-CP

Senior Outreach Coordinator

Community & Civic Engagement
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Health Science Colleges

Email: Jackiethia.Butsch@osumc.edu

Jessica Krok-Schoen, PhD, MA

Assistant Professor of Health Sciences

School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences,
Faculty Contact for Aging Minor and Graduate Specialization in Aging

Email: jessica.schoen@osumc.edu

Kathy D. Wright, PhD, RN, APRN-CNS, PMHCNS-BC

Assistant Professor

Center for Healthy Aging, Self-Management, and Complex Care College of Nursing

Email: wright.2104@osu.edu

Katie White, MSW

Director of the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging

Email: kwhite@coaaa.org

Marisa Sheldon, MSW, LISW-S

Director of Age-Friendly Innovation Center

Email: sheldon.127@osu.edu

Scott Collins

President/CEO of Link-age

Email: scollins@linkageconnect.com

Kedar Hiremath, MBA, MPH

Associate Director

Chronic Brain Injury Program, Office of Research

Email: hiremath.7@osu.edu

Memberships

The Office of Geriatrics and Gerontology maintains several memberships with geriatric and gerontology associations and societies so that we may be better informed about aging events, information and opportunities for networking and extending gerontological education. For more information, click on the links below.

About the Office of Geriatrics and Gerontology