Ohio Scholars in Aging Program
The Ohio Department of Aging partners with the Ohio Association of Gerontology and Education to offer the Ohio Scholars in Aging program.
The program is for students who are enrolled in an internship or practicum (including clinicals, practicals and administrator in training program) that involves older adults or their caregivers. The program links students’ hands-on experience to aging-related policy at the state level. The program provides scholars of all academic backgrounds with the opportunity to learn about aging-related policy-making; establish career-long professional contacts; and gain valuable career knowledge and skills in the field of aging.
Since 2013, 107 Scholars, representing 15 Ohio colleges and universities, have participated in 10 sessions of Ohio Scholars in Aging.
Applications for the 2010 session of the Ohio Scholars in Aging Program will be open in Fall of 2020.


See The Student Scholars
2020 Student Scholars
Lynn Azar
Youngstown State University
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Susan Booher
Ohio State University
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Marissa Jackson
University of Toledo
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Devon Jones
Case Western Reserve University
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Claire Popovich
Ohio State University
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Alec Rhodes
Ohio State University
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Rachel Scrivano
Ohio State University
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Tasneem Shalash
Ohio State University
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Madison Williams
Shawnee State University
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Celeste Zeigler
Kent State University
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2019 Student Scholars

Claire Copa
University of Toledo
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Kaitlyn Daff
Youngstown State University
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Katheryn Downie
Youngstown State University
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Chrisse Edmunds
Ohio State University
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Courtney Gerten
University of Toledo
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Barbara T. Hodgdon
Ohio State University
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Katharine Magyar
Miami University
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Emily McLewis
Youngstown State University
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Abigail Sabo
Shawnee State University
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Harper Smith
Bowling Green State University
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2018 Student Scholars

Nicole Balog
Youngstown State University
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Brooke Bogdanski
University of Toledo
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Ava Eisele
Ohio State University
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Hannah Howard
Ohio University
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Lisa Juckett
Ohio State University
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Alexis Renney
Bowling Green State University
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Leslie Rubens
Case Western Reserve University
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Maria Skora
University of Akron
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Susanna Smith
Miami University
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Natasha Stewart
Wright State University
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Carmen Tyler
Cleveland State University
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Gregg Weber
Youngstown State University
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Corinn Whittaker
Miami University
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Chelsi Wilson
Shawnee State University
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Hannah Wisbey
Miami University
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2016 Summer Student Scholars



Julia Cuglewski
Kent State University







Gina Sink
Kent State University

Charity Stackhouse
Kent State University

2016 Spring Student Scholars



Rebecca Fensler
Wright State University









Antoneia Ward
Sinclair Community College

Claire Wilt
Sinclair Community College
2015 Summer Student Scholars







2015 Spring Student Scholars

Sophia Postich
Bowling Green State University

Emily Kowal
The Ohio State University

Mitchell Eyerman
Miami University

Cayleigh M. Crook
Kent State University

Rachel Briceland
Youngstown State University
2014 Summer Student Scholars




2014 Spring Student Scholars

Rita Betz
Bowling Green State University

Morgan Bunting
Bowling Green State University

Kyle Clayton
Youngstown State University

Josie Creech
University of Cincinnati

Hanna Koscinski
Youngstown State University

Amy Plant
Youngstown State University

Amanda Slattery
Youngstown State University

Joseph Voytek
Youngstown State University
2013 Fall Student Scholars




2013 Spring Student Scholars





