Kelly Casler

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Kelly Casler
First Name
Kelly
Last Name
Casler
Credentials
DNP, APRN-CNP, CHSE, EBP-C, FAANP
Associate Clinical Professor
Director of DNP - Clinical Expert Track
Address
1577 Neil Avenue
City
Columbus
State
OH
Zip Code
43210

Dr. Kelly Casler believes that evidence-based practice is the key to optimizing the function of the healthcare system and mitigating healthcare system disparities. She teaches current and future nurse practitioners to address healthcare system challenges by using evidence-based practice to solve complexities within primary care. A clinical associate professor, she teaches in the MS degree’s FNP specialty track and in the DNP degree program, and she advises DNP evidence-based practice projects.

Dr. Casler aims to pursue clinical scholarship focusing on supporting primary care providers to address the burgeoning epidemic of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).

Dr. Casler earned her BSN and MS in Nursing (family nurse practitioner) from the University of Missouri-Columbia and her DNP from the University of Kansas. Her doctoral scholarship focuses on evidence-based practice in primary care, specifically in regards to MASLD.  

Teaching responsibilities
  • N7450: Pathophysiology of Altered Health States
  • N7268.01, 02, and 03: Advanced Nursing Practice FNP Clinical Practicum I-III
  • N7410: Advanced Health Assessment
  • N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing
  • NRSPRCT 8897: DNP Practice Inquiry II
Scholarship

Dr. Casler presents at a variety of nurse education and primary care conferences and has authored peer reviewed journal articles and textbook chapters. Her doctoral project was focused on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Degree Certifications
Professional Activities

News

April 09, 2025

College of Nursing community engagement leader recognized for research excellence

The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) has named Carolyn Gunther, PhD, RDN, LD, who serves as senior associate dean for community engagement and associate professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing, as part of its inaugural class of “Excellence in Nutrition” Fellows.

April 08, 2025

Doctor of Nursing Practice program vaults into nation’s top 10 overall