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COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the fourth consecutive year, The Ohio State University College of Optometry has received the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education...

For family members and friends who are unable to attend the Class of 2025's White Coat Ceremony, the College of Optometry is pleased to offer a live video stream of the ceremony beginning at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 27, 2022. The livestream will be available at https://optometry.osu.edu...

The University Staff Advisory Committee recognizes Ohio State staff members who exemplify what it means to be a Buckeye. This month, they focused their staff spotlight on #OSUopt Grants and Contracts Administrator Karla Gengler-Nowak, PhD, CRA. Learn more about Dr. Gengler-Nowak in the Q&A below...

No embellishment necessary – Dean Karla Zadnik’s latest publication is top notch Dean Karla Zadnik, OD, PhD, has more than 170 scientific publications to her credit, and although her latest piece might not line up with her established pattern of vision research, it’s spectacular in its own right...

Ohio State University College of Optometry Vision Science PhD students Rebecca Deffler (OD, MS’19), Erica Shelton (OD/MS’18), and Marielle Reidy (OD/MS’19), are among 15 recipients of 2022 American Academy of Optometry Foundation William C. Ezell Fellowships. Dr. Deffler is a PhD student advised by...

David A. Damari, OD, has joined The Ohio State University College of Optometry as a Clinical Professor, effective July 1, 2022. After graduating from SUNY College of Optometry in 1983 and completing a residency in Vision Therapy Rehabilitation there, Dr. Damari was in private practice in Rochester...

Dr. Mawada Osman, OD MS FAAO, has been appointed as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Optometry in The Ohio State University College of Optometry, effective July 1, 2022. Dr. Osman earned her OD and MS degrees from The Ohio State University College of Optometry in 2020, followed by the completion...

Shane Foster (OD’08) Exemplifies How Alumni Play a Vital Role in Recruiting the Best and Brightest Optometry Students Year after year, Ohio State Optometry’s incoming class statistics reveal a clear theme: excellence. A prospective student pipeline composed of well-positioned, respected alumni who...

Stephanie Baxter (OD’08) has been selected to serve on The Ohio State University Alumni Association Board of Directors. Her four-year term will begin in September. Dr. Baxter is an optometrist living and practicing in South Bend, Indiana. She is originally from Youngstown, Ohio and completed her...

Lauren Haverly, OD, received The Ohio State University College of Optometry’s Early Professional Achievement Award during the Class of 2022’s Convocation Ceremony on May 7. “Dr. Lauren Haverly represents the best of the best from Ohio State Optometry,” said Dean Karla Zadnik. “She is a jewel in our...