AU Professor and Student Mikaela Bush Attend Annual Conference

2016 Apr 7

AU Professor Dr. Deborah Sullivan of Ashland and senior Mikaela Bush of Radnor, Ohio, attended the Ohio Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (OAFCS) Conference held March 17 and 18 in Dublin, Ohio.

Bush, a family and consumer science education major, gave an oral presentation, "Advancing Nutrition Education with Interactive, Technology-Based Lessons" during one of the peer-reviewed educational sessions. She shared activities and information from her student teaching internship under the direction of Andrea Young, a 1988 AU graduate, at Crestview High School. Sullivan serves as Bush's academic advisor. Bush shared resources, curriculum ideas and technology-based lessons with her audience.

Bush is the daughter of Mike and Debbie, and is a 2012 graduate of Mount Gilead High School.

In addition to her involvement in the department, Bush is involved in varsity athletics, running on both the cross country team and track and field team. Her honors include being named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team, Alpha Lambda Delta honorary and making the dean's list every semester of her college career. At AU, Bush served as a resident assistant, as well as a member of the Family and Consumer Sciences Club.

OAFCS is an affiliate of AAFCS, the comprehensive, integrative source of knowledge and the primary of voice of individual, family, and community well-being in the United States. AAFCS is the only national organization uniting, and promoting professionals in all areas of family and consumer science. These include human development, personal and family finance, housing and interior design, food science, nutrition and wellness, textiles and apparel and design, and family resource management.

Ashland University, ranked in the top 200 colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report's National Universities category for 2016, is a mid-sized, private university conveniently located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Ashland University (www.ashland.edu) values the individual student and offers a unique educational experience that combines the challenge of strong, applied academic programs with a faculty and staff who build nurturing relationships with their students.