Lucia Jenkusky
Dr. Lucia Jenkusky joined the College of Nursing in 2012. She teaches in the Midwifery and Women's Health graduate program.
Clinical Interests
Adolescent Pregnancy Care and 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.
Volunteer Service
Central Ohio Rescue and Restore Human Trafficking Hotline Volunteer, Olentangy Friends of Football Fundraising Committee
News
New research shows that overall, the prevalence of adverse and positive childhood experiences reported by parents of teenagers hasn’t changed substantially in the United States in recent years.
The findings suggest that interventions designed to boost positive family experiences and shield children from negative experiences may not be hitting the mark on a national scale, the study’s authors say.
Read the Ohio State News story
The Ohio State University is investing $14 million into expanding one of its programs.
The university plans to nearly double undergraduate enrollment within the College of Nursing amid a nationwide nursing shortage.
“We need to answer that call, answer the calling to care and help people in the healthcare community,” said Dr. Wendy Bowles, Associate Dean for Baccalaureate Programs at Ohio State’s College of Nursing.
