Dublin Speaker Series
Bringing health-centered conversations to the community
OHIO Dublin Speaker Series
Ohio University and the City of Dublin are partnering on a health-related speaker series focused on relevant health topics that can benefit the surrounding community.
This series includes two programs each academic year — one in the spring and one in the fall — and is free for anyone to attend.
Upcoming Speakers
Understanding Psychological Stress From Your Everyday Interpersonal Relationships to Athletic Performance and Injury
Wednesday, April 22, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The Abbey Theater of Dublin
Dublin Recreation Center
5600 Post Road ∙ Dublin, Ohio
Presentation by Dr. Dustin Grooms and Dr. Brett Peters, specialists with Ohio University’s College of Health Sciences and Professions, College of Arts and Sciences and Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Brett Peters will highlight the fascinating world of psychological influences on your everyday relationships and how stress gets “under your skin” to influence how you think, feel, and act in social interactions.
This program will explore how researchers quantify interpersonal stress and what that means for healthy living. Building on the psychology theme Dr. Dustin Grooms will explore how stress influences athletic performance and injury, showcasing the latest interventions using new technologies such as virtual reality and brain imaging.
- Dustin Grooms, Ph.D., AT, CSCS
Associate Director of the Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute
Professor, Physical Therapy - Brett J. Peters, Ph.D.
Director of Experimental Training
Associate Professor, Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences, Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute
Open to participants of all ages.
Previous Events
Toward Healthy Aging: Bridging Metabolic Therapies and Strategies Against Infection
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
The program highlights cutting-edge therapies for bacterial infections and therapeutic advances in cardiometabolic health and healthy aging.
- Ronan Carroll, Ph.D.
Ann Lee Konneker Chair in the Sciences
Professor & Graduate Chair - Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University - Vishwajeet Puri, Ph.D.
Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O. Endowed Professor in Diabetes
Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Diabetes Institute
Executive Director, Diabetes Institute
The Impact of Growth Hormone: Aging, Cancer, Osteoarthritis
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
This program included cutting-edge research in the area of growth hormone and its impact on aging and cancer, as well as research on osteoarthritis.
Presentation by Dr. John Kopchick and Dr. Shouan Zhu, specialists with Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and Institute for Molecular Medicine and Aging:
- John J. Kopchick, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar Institute for Molecular Medicine and Aging & Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University
- Shouan Zhu, Ph.D., OHF Ralph S. Licklider, D.O. Endowed Professor in Orthopedic Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI); Diabetes Institute (DI), Ohio University
Eating for Tomorrow: Patterns that Promote Lifelong Health
November 7, 2024
This program included research-informed advice on diet strategies that promote optimal health as you age from OHIO's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and Institute for Molecular Medicine and Aging:
- Darlene Berryman, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., Associate Dean, Research and Innovation, Heritage College; Professor, Biomedical Studies
- Edward List, Ph.D., Associate Investigator, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Aging
The Art of Aging with a Healthy Brain
April 8, 2024
This program included research-informed advice for keeping your cognitive skills at their best as you age with featured faculty from OHIO's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and College of Arts and Sciences:
- Graciela Muniz-Terrera, Ph.D., Professor, Social Medicine; Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O. Endowed Professor in Health and Aging
- Julie A. Suhr, Ph.D., Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology
Healthy Aging: How to Stay Active
September 27, 2023
This talk focused on healthy aging, maintenance of mobility, and health benefits of lifestyle modification and exercise. It summarized science-based tips for healthy aging, with a deeper dive that looked into the role of exercise/physical activity for promoting both brain and physical health.
This program included research-informed advice for keeping your cognitive skills at their best as you get older with featured faculty from OHIO's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine:
- Dr. Brian Clark, executive director of the Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute and Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Harold E. Clybourne, D.O., Endowed Research Chair Professor of Physiology
- Dr. Leslie Consitt, associate professor of Microanatomy, Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O., Endowed Faculty Fellow in Enhanced Metabolic Aging
Series presented by Ohio University Dublin and the City of Dublin.
