Lucia Jenkusky
Dr. Lucia Jenkusky joined the College of Nursing in 2012. She teaches in the Midwifery and Women's Health graduate program.
Education
Dr. Jenkusky earned her BSN from The Ohio State University and her MS in Midwifery from State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Clinical Interests
Adolescent Pregnancy Care & Pregnancy Prevention, Centering Pregnancy, Infant Mortality Reduction
Clinical Practice
Dr. Jenkusky has 15 years of midwifery experience. She was the co-founder and owner of Birth and Beyond Midwifery Practice in Oneonta, NY before returning to Ohio.
Dr. Jenkusky was the first midwife at Nationwide Children's Hospital and facilitated the first Centering Pregnancy group in the Teen and Pregnant Program. She is the Director of Midwifery Services and practicing Certified Nurse Midwife at Nationwide Children's Hospital in the Teen and Pregnant Program.
Professional Service/Membership
Dr. Jenkusky is a member of The American College of Nurse-Midwives and serves as the Secretary of the Southern Ohio Chapter of The American College of Nurse Midwives. She is also a member of the Council for Ohio Health Care Advocacy.
Volunteer Service
Central Ohio Rescue and Restore Human Trafficking Hotline Volunteer, Olentangy Friends of Football Fundraising Committee
News
When there was a change in her father’s behavior, Belva Tibbs feared what the diagnosis could be. David Denmark, 91, had suddenly begun hallucinating, says his wife, Reba, also 91. Reba and Belva suspected that dementia was the cause of David’s new symptoms and behavior changes.
Test developed at The Ohio State University examines how immune cells react to common challenges during pregnancy