Buckeye Paws Program returns to CATALYST office with new visitor
By Tyler Griesenbrock
CATALYST scientific editor
Published March 19, 2025
The Buckeye Paws Program made a return visit to the CATALYST office, this time offering faculty and staff the chance to meet Russell and his owner. The visit was 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.
Jill Davis, PhD, MS, and Alicia Bunger, PhD, MSW, sit with Russell as he enjoys scratches.
Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, MS, the Executive Director of CATALYST, and Mireille Bitangacha, crouch to pet Russell as he draws all the attention in a meeting room.
Russell takes a break on the floor while Jill Davis, PhD, MS, scratches his belly.
Alice Gaughan, MS, the Associate Director of CATALYST, and Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, MS, the Executive Director of CATALYST, are greeted by Russell.
Leah Roth, Anneliese Sinclair, and Sadie Chen, MLIS, greet Russell as he makes his way through the office.
Fourteen CATALYST members smile for a photo in a conference room as Russell lies patiently at their feet.
Russell smiles for a photo near the end of his visit to CATALYST.