Kristel Aoun

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Kristel Aoun Portrait
First Name
Kristel
Last Name
Aoun
Credentials
DNP, MBA, APRN-CNP
Clinical Assistant Professor of Practice
Columbus Free Clinic Nurse Practitioner
Address
1577 Neil Avenue
City
Columbus
State
OH
Zip Code
43210

Dr. Kristel Aoun is a clinical assistant professor in the College of Nursing, where she serves as course head for the Advanced Practice Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum II course. She is also an adult-gerontology nurse practitioner at the Columbus Free Clinic. Dr. Aoun’s research interests include diabetes, depression screening, improving patient outcomes and communication by providers and innovative approaches to graduate nursing education.  

News

January 27, 2026
Two master’s specialties and online bachelor’s programs also rank among the nation’s top five

U.S. News & World Report released new rankings today that place The Ohio State University College of Nursing’s online Master of Science in Nursing program No. 1 in the nation for 2026.

January 13, 2026

Joyce Calamese put off scheduling a routine preventive medical procedure for more than a decade until an Ohio State-trained community health worker strongly encouraged her to make the appointment. That intervention likely saved her life, the 67-year-old said.