Janine Overcash

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Janine Overcash
First Name
Janine
Last Name
Overcash
Credentials
PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FAAN
Clinical Professor
Co-Director, Academy for Teaching Innovation, Excellence and Scholarship
she/her/hers
Address
344 Newton Hall
Address (Line 2)
295 W. 10th Avenue
City
Columbus
State
OH
Zip Code
43210

“Assessing and managing unpleasant symptoms associated with cancer and cancer treatment can positively impact the quality of life for people who are diagnosed with cancer. Addressing co-morbid conditions and many of the social and emotional concerns common to a diagnosis of cancer can help impact coping.”

Dr. Janine Overcash has dedicated part of her life’s work to designing and managing ambulatory multidisciplinary geriatric oncology programs. Her clinical practice and research continue to focus on cultivating and organizing a team of professionals to care for older cancer patients.

Within the College of Nursing, Dr. Overcash teaches courses on advanced health assessment and research methods and measures to engage in clinical activities that aim to improve health outcomes for older people diagnosed with cancer. This professor of clinical nursing also serves as co-director of the college’s Academy of Teaching Innovation, Excellence and Scholarship (TIES) and as editor-in-chief of the Oncology Nursing Forum, through which she plans to help upcoming oncology scholars disseminate research and build the scientific capacity of oncology nursing.

The New Smyrna Beach, Florida native earned her PhD in applied medical anthropology and her master’s in nursing from the University of South Florida, with her undergraduate degree in nursing coming from Florida State University.

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News

October 21, 2025

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

October 10, 2025

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.

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October 24, 10:00 a.m.
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1577 Neil Ave
Columbus
Oh
43210