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ALT Lori Stevens smiling, next to her retirement cake.
ALT Lori Steven poses with members of CHRR's staff at her retirement party.
ALT Lori flanked by two generations of leadership: At left, Stephen Gavazzi, the current director she's retiring under, and at right, Randy Olsen, the former director that first hired her.
ALT Portrait of Jeremy Alexander
ALT Headshots of researchers, from left to right: Stephen M. Gavazzi, professor of human sciences and director of Research Center CHRR at The Ohio State University; President Emeritus E. Gordon Gee, one of the most respected voices in higher education; David V. Rosowsky, senior advisor to the president at Arizona State University Text overlay: How Higher Ed Can Rebuild Trust with the Public Webinar on higher ed research with expert insight
ALT Quote: “The demographers at CHRR were very good, were fantastic partners, and I think we really did well in terms of representing all the demographics and all the regions of Ohio.” -- Dr. Anthony King, PhD, psychologist and assoc. professor, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Source: Juravich, A. (2026, April 1). Ohio State College of Medicine researchers working on large-scale mental health study [Radio broadcast]. WOSU Public Media. wosu.org/show/all-sides/2026-04-01/ohio-state-college-of-medicine-researchers-working-on-large-scale-mental-health-study
ALT Ohio State headshot of Stephanie Moulton, professor and associate dean for faculty and research at Glenn College, who will soon be acting dean of the John Glenn College of Public Affairs.
ALT In a recent study, health support workers were 43% less likely to receive blood pressure screenings than clinicians. Source: Jun, J., Frogner, B., Carle, A., and Tubbs-Cooley, H. (2026). Preventive Care Utilization, Employer-Sponsored Benefits, and Influences on Utilization by Healthcare Occupational Groups. Workplace Health & Safety, 74(4). doi.org/10.1177/21650799251408100 Note: Survey conducted using CHRR’s American Population Panel.
ALT Steve McClaskie, research sr. associate at CHRR at The Ohio State University, meets with students to answer data questions and show them how to use a web tool to access free, public data from the National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS). McClaskie also is a user services rep for the NLS, which is a key program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
ALT From left to right: Stephen Gavazzi, Katie Jennings, and Steve McClaskie pose together after participating in the Secondary Data Fair. Gavazzi is director of CHRR at The Ohio State University and a professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology. Jennings is a research associate at the Ohio Education Research Center, a CHRR partner. McClaskie is a CHRR research sr. associate and also a user services rep for the Bureau of Labor Statistics' National Longitudinal Surveys.
ALT Stephen Gavazzi, director of CHRR at The Ohio State University, gives a presentation on CHRR's data repository solution that is configured to meet federal rules for data sharing, even for sensitive data. Gavazzi is also a professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology.
ALT Mark Oleson, Ohio Education Research Center data scientist, gives a presentation about state administrative data available through the Ohio Longitudinal Data Archive (OLDA). The OLDA is managed by CHRR at The Ohio State University in collaboration with Ohio's state workforce and education agencies.
ALT UniPrint customer service reps and press operators stand next to the offset printing press with a basket of #BuckeyeLove cookies from CHRR at The Ohio State University.
ALT UniPrint bindery operators pose with #BuckeyeLove cookies from CHRR at The Ohio State University.