Kristina M. Hash, Ph.D.

She has been an investigator for four geriatric education grants funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation, the National Institute of Health/National Institute on Aging, and the DHHS/HRRSA/Bureau of Health Professions. She was a recipient of the Outstanding Principal Investigator Award from the New York Academy of Medicine’s Social Work Leadership Institute, the David Z. Morgan Award for Excellence in Geriatric Education from the WV Geriatric Education Center and WV Geriatrics Society, the Alumni Making a Difference Award from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work, the West Virginia University Foundation Outstanding Teaching Award, the WVU Eberly College Faculty Teaching Award, the WVU Community Engagement Award, the WVU Digital Learning Award, and the Judith Gold Stitzel Award from the West Virginia University Center for Women’s Studies.

Her practice background includes positions in home health care, social work continuing education, and research and program evaluation. She currently serves in community as a family court mediator, a conflict coach, and a support group facilitator.  Additionally, she has been involved in several volunteer activities with community-based agencies serving older adults. Her experience as a caregiver for her grandmother was the driving force behind her interest in social work and aging. She also sees older adults and caregivers in private, clinical practice.