Buckeye Paws Program brings smiles to CATALYST office
By Tyler Griesenbrock
CATALYST scientific editor
Published November 18, 2024
Toula, a golden retriever with the Buckeye Paws Program, visited the CATALYST office with her owner as part of a program at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center to support the mental and emotional health of faculty and staff members. For more information about the program, visit the Buckeye Paws website.
CATALYST faculty and staff members gather around Toula during her visit as part of the Buckeye Paws Program.
Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, MS, the Executive Director of CATALYST, and Nikki Thomas, PhD, MS, pet Toula.
Toula and her owner stop by the office of CATALYST's clinical research assistants.
Christine Swoboda, PhD, MS, gets her chance to pet Toula.
Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, MS, the Executive Director of CATALYST, and Alice Gaughan, MS, the Associate Director, were among those ready to greet Toula as she made her way through the office.
Alicia Bunger, PhD, MSW, and Nikki Thomas, PhD, MS, listen with Toula as her owner discusses the Buckeye Paws Program.
Toula takes a break while visiting the CATALYST office.