Laura Akgerman

The Ohio State University

Email: akgerman.4@osu.edu

Laura Akgerman serves as the Secretary for the Ohio Rural Health Association. She works at Ohio State University as the Disability Services Coordinator for Ohio AgrAbility & Ohio State University Extension, and the State Program Coordinator for PROSPER Ohio. She is a two-time Ohio State University Alum, with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Services and is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. She presents workshops on PROSPER Ohio, Gardening with Arthritis, Farming with a disability, AgriTourism, and other rural health, disability and agriculture related issues for Ohio AgrAbility and OSU Extension. She also plans and manages workshops and webinars for the Caregiver Support Network.