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48th Ohio Association of Gerontology and Education held at BGSU Mar 22, 2025 9:36 AM The Optimal Aging Institute was a sponsor of the 48th Ohio Association of Gerontology and Education conference March 20-21, 2025. Over two hundred academics, practitioners, policy makers and students from the state of Ohio were present. We were proud to honor Dr. Cynthia Spitler as the Educator of the Year and Jenae Fisher, social work student who received the Outstanding Undergraduate Paper Award.

BGSU’s Optimal Aging Institute helps students grades 9-12 explore careers working with older adults at summer camp Jun 15, 2024 9:36 AM The Optimal Aging Institute collaborated with the School of Nursing and the Center of Excellence in Health and Wellness to introduce high school students to health care careers working with older adults.

OAI Faculty Presents Research on Nursing Assistant Turnover at National Conference in Tampa Nov 17, 2023 9:35 AM OAI members study the root causes of nursing assistant (NA) turnover in long-term care (LTC). An innovative approach was used by directly working with NAs to identify challenges and rewards working in LTC versus using quantitative data from national databases.