Current Pre-Optometry Clubs
If you are a new club and would like to be included on this list, please register your club by submitting this form to ASCO. If your club’s information needs updating, please send an email to Paige Pence at ppence@opted.org with that information.
Best Practice Guidelines for Faculty/Health Professions Advisors Mentoring and Advising Pre-Optometry Students
Nationwide
Black EyeCare Perspective
Club Name: Black EyeCare Perspective
Pre-Optometry School
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Drs. Jacobi Cleaver and
Essence Johnson
Alabama
Auburn University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor: Candice Hamilton
Troy University
Club Name: Alpha Epsilon Delta
Advisor Contact: Janet Gaston
University of Alabama
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email
Advisor Contact: Amy Caudle
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Christina Abdelmalak
Alaska (No Pre-Opt Clubs)
Arizona
Arizona State University
Club Name: The Pre-Optometry Club at ASU
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Tonya Penkrot
University of Northern Arizona
Club Name: Eyes of Northern Arizona
Pre-Optometry Club
Arkansas
Harding University
Club Name: Harding University Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Laurie Walker
University of Arkansas – Fayetteville
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Shane Barker
University of Central Arkansas
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Kari Naylor
California
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Club Name: CPP Pre-Optometry
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Laurie Starkey
California State Polytechnic University-San Luis Obispo
Club Name: Caly Poly Pre-Optometry Club
Email
California State University-Bakersfield
Club Name: CSUB Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Paul Smith
California State University-Channel Islands
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Lorna Profant
California State University-East Bay
Advisor Contact: Professor Oscar Wambuguh (510-885-2366)
California State University-Fresno
Club Name: Fresno State Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Daqing Zhang
California State University-Fullerton
Club Name: tEYEtans Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: TBD
California State University-Long Beach
Club Name: M.A.P.S. Pre-Optometry Committee
Email
California State University-Los Angeles
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Carlos Gutierrez
California State University-Northridge
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Student Association (POSA)
Email
Chapman University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Student Association (POSA)
Email
Advisor Contact: Payton Kim
Cosumnes River College
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Michael Carney
Pepperdine University
Club Name: Pepperdine Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Todd Bennett
Saddleback College
Club Name: Saddleback Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Anthony Huntley
San Diego State University
Club Name: FOCUS
Email
San Francisco State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Student Association (POSA)
Email
Advisor Contact: Barry Rothman
San Jose State University
Club Name: Irisight: Pre-Optometric Association
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Sulekha Anand
University of California-Berkeley, Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science
Club Name: Foresight Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Irene Hwang
University of California-Davis
Club Name: Foresight Pre-Optometry Club
Email
University of California-Irvine
Club Name: U See Eyes Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
University of California-Los Angeles
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society at UCLA
Email
University of California-Merced
Club Name: iSight Pre-Optometry and Vision Club
Advisor Contact: Kristin Hlubik
University of California-Riverside
Club Name: Precision for Vision
Email • Website
University of California-San Diego
Club Name: Insight Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Claude A. Valenti, OD, FCOVD
University of California-Santa Barbara
Club Name: Envision
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Steven Fisher
University of California-Santa Cruz
Club Name: iSEE Pre-Optometry Club
Email
University of the Pacific
Club Name: Pacific Pre-Optometry
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Jianhua Ren
University of San Francisco
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Bryan Whaley
University of Southern California
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society at USC
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Kent Nguyen
Colorado
University of Colorado Boulder
Club Name: The Optomists: Pre-Optometry Club at CU
Email
Connecticut
University of Connecticut
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club, UConn
Website
Advisor Contact: Krista Rogers
Delaware (No Pre-Opt Clubs)
District of Columbia
Howard University
Club Name: Health Professions Society (HPS)
Email
Florida
Florida Atlantic University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society (POPS)
Email
Florida International University
Club Name: Future Optometry Students of America
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Joseph Lichter
Florida State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Nova Southeastern University
Club Name: NSU Pre-Optometry Club
Email
University of Central Florida
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Email
Advisor Contact: Susie Yantz
(407-823-2670)
University of Florida
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Pupils
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Elaine Turner
University of Miami
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
University of South Florida
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email • Website
Advisor: Ashok Upadhyaya
Georgia
Georgia State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email
Advisor Contact: Amy Reber
Kennesaw State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club at Kennesaw State University
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Tabitha Robinson
Mercer University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Anita Bhagat
University of Georgia
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Lise Kalla
Guam
University of Guam
Club Name: University of Guam
Pre-Optometry Professional Society
(UOG POPS)
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Katherine Lofdahl
Hawaii
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Gailyn Bopp
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Jonathan Awaya
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Advisor Contact: Kiana Shiroma
Idaho
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Advisor Contact: Cody Smith
Idaho State University
Club Name: Pre-Health Professions Association (PHPA)
Email • Website
Advisor: Karen Fullmer
Illinois
Aurora University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Chih-Chiun Chen
Illinois Institute of Technology
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Advisor Contact: Kathryn Spink
Illinois Wesleyan University
Club Name: Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Loni Walker
Loyola University Chicago
Club Name: Insight Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contacts: Andrea Beaumont
Quincy University
Advisor Contact: Dr. Kimberly Hale
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Email
Advisor Contact: Amanda Truong
University of Chicago
Club Name: Pre-Medical Student Association
Website
Advisor Contact: TBD
University of Illinois – Champaign-Urbana
Club Name: U of Eye Illini Pre-Optometry Club
Email
University of Illinois-Chicago
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Indiana
Indiana University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Luke Bilotta
Website
Advisor Contact: TBD
Purdue University
Club Name: Purdue Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Amy Terstriep
Iowa
Iowa State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry/Ophthalmology Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Rachel Allbaugh
University of Iowa
Club Name: Iowa Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Tembi Bergin-Batten
University of Northern Iowa
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. David Saunders
Kansas (No Pre-Opt Clubs)
Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Club Name: Foresight Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor: Jakub Famulski
Western Kentucky University
Club Name: WKU Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor: Dr. Amy Kandler
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Advisor Contact: Robby Bowen
Maine (No Pre-Opt Clubs)
Maryland
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email • Website
University of Maryland-College Park
Club Name: UMCP Pre-Optometry Society
Email
Advisor Contact: Wendy Loughlin
Massachusetts
MCPHS University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email
Michigan
Central Michigan University
Club Name: CMU Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Peter Kourtev
Ferris State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Grand Valley State University
Club Name: Grand Valley State University Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Alexis Schewe
Hope College
Club Name: Pre-Health Professions Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Emily Baker
Michigan State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Susanne Mohr
Oakland University
Club Name: Oakland University Pre-Optometry Club (OUPOC)
Advisor Contact: Dao-Qi Zhang
Saginaw Valley State University
Club Name: Health Professions Association
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Heidi Lang
University of Michigan
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Advisor Contact: Zainab Ahmad
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Advisor Contact: Tahnee Prokopow
Wayne State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Helen Wilson
Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Club Name: University of Minnesota Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: TBD
Minnesota State University-Moorhead
Advisor Contact: Ellen Brisch
Minnesota State University-Mankato
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Murphy Conrad
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Mississippi
Mississippi State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor: Claire Palmer
University of Mississippi
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Matthew Weaver
Missouri
Drury University
Advisor Contact: Dr. Scott Petrich
Missouri State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Colette Witkowski
University of Missouri
Club Name: MU Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Darcy Holtgrave
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Advisor Contact: Claire Ruhlman
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Club Name: UMSL Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Linda Stein
Montana (No Pre-Opt Clubs)
Nebraska
Creighton University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Mike Nichols
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Club Name: Pre-Health Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Cindy Marolf
University of Nebraska-Kearny
Advisor Contact: Peggy Abels
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
University of Nebraska-Omaha
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Nevada
University of Nevada-Reno
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Student Association
Email
Advisor Contact: Jamie Benedict
New Hampshire (No Pre-Opt Clubs)
New Jersey
Rutgers University
Club Name: Rutgers Pre-Optometry Professions Society
Advisor Contact: Elizabeth Vogel
New Mexico (No Pre-Opt Clubs)
New York
Brooklyn College
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
CUNY Hunter College
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society of Hunter College
Email
Advisor Contact: Steven Silbering
Pace University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Jimmy Woods Corwin
St. John’s University
Club Name: SJU Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Jackie Lepore
State University of New York-Albany
Club Name: UA Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Kimberly Kerker
State University of New York-Binghamton
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Email
Advisor Contact: Abraham Alboher
State University of New York-Farmingdale
Club Name: FSC Pre-Optometry Club
Email
State University of New York-Oswego
Club Name: SUNY Oswego Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Kristin Gublo
Stern College for Women
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Stony Brook University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email
Advisor Contact: John Peter Gergen
North Carolina
High Point University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Corina van de Pol
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Club Name: Aggies in Vision
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Catherine White
North Carolina State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club at North Carolina State University
Email
Advisor Contact: Hannah Jaegers
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Club Name: Carolina Pre-Optometry Association
Email
Advisor Contact: Corey Johnson
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Club Name: Spartans Pursuing Eye Care Science
Email
Advisor Contact: Nicholas H. Oberlies
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Club Name: UNCW Association of Pre-Optometry Students
Email
Advisor Contact: Robert Currin
North Dakota
North Dakota State University
Club Name: NDSU Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Jill Lodde Greives
University of North Dakota
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Ohio
Bowling Green State University
Club Name: BGSU Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Carol Heckman
Denison University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Tessa Carrel
Kent State University
Club Name: Kent State Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Joan Iacobacci
Miami University of Ohio
Club Name: Miami University Pre-Optometry and Visual Sciences Club
Email
Ohio University
Club Name: OU Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Ann Lacomb
The Ohio State University
Club Name: The Pre-Optometry Club at Ohio State
Website
Advisor Contact: TBD
University of Cincinnati
Club Name: UC Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Sue Roth
University of Toledo
Club Name: Optometry Club for UT Students
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Deborah Hendricks
Wright State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Advisor Contact: TBD
Oklahoma
Northeastern State University
Advisor Contact: Dr. Craig Clifford
Oregon
Pacific University
Club Name: Pacific University Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Lisa Sardinia
Portland State University
Club Name: Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Laura Marsh
Southern Oregon University
Advisor Contact: Roger Christianson
University of Oregon
Email
Pennsylvania
Dickinson College
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Tiffany Frey
Penn State University
Club Name: Penn State Pre-Optometry Society
Website
Saint Joseph’s University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Brianna Metzger
Temple University
Club Name: TU Pre-Optometry Association
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Lisa Thayer-McGee
University of Pennsylvania
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
University of the Sciences
Club Name: Usciences Pre-Optometry Society
Email
Advisor Contact: TBD
Villanova University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Jennifer Gannon
Rhode Island
Providence College
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Group
Advisor Contact: Carol Crafts
South Carolina
Clemson University
Club Name: Clemson Pre-Optometry Group
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Harolynn Williams
University of South Carolina
Club Name: Epsilon Psi Epsilon
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Kara Montgomery
South Dakota (No Pre-Opt Clubs)
Tennessee
Rhodes College
Club Name: Students Engaged in Eyecare
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Evan Kingsley
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Emily Neely
Texas
Baylor University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Website
Advisor Contact: Richard Sanker
Prairie View A&M University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Quincy Moore
Sam Houston State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email • Website
Texas A&M International University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society at TAMU
Email
Advisor Contact: Karla Linero-Reyes
Texas A&M University
Club Name: Aggie Optometry Association
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Anne Blum
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society (POPS)
Advisor Contact: (361-593-3803)
Texas Southern University
Club Name: TSU P.O.P.S
Advisor Contact: Dr. Ayodotun Sodipe
(713-313-7329)
Texas Tech University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Website
Advisor Contact: Andrew Vanderpool
University of Houston
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Lyle Tate
University of the Incarnate Word
Club Name: UIW Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Advisor Contact: TBD
University of North Texas
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Email
University of Texas-Arlington
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email
Advisor Contact: Gregory Hale
University of Texas-Dallas
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society (POPS)
Website
Advisor Contact: Doyen Rainey
University of Texas-El Paso
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Email
University of Texas-San Antonio
Club Name: UTSA Pre-Optometry Professional Society
University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society at UTRGV
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Matthew Terry
Utah
Brigham Young University
Club Name: Allied Health Club
Email
Southern Utah University
Name: SUU Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Matthew Weeg
University of Utah
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Christine Min
Utah Valley University
Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Lisa Draper
Weber State University
Club Name: Envision Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Barb Trask
Vermont (No Pre-Opt Clubs)
Virginia
George Mason University
Club Name: GMU Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Alexandra Masterson
James Madison University
Club Name: JMU Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Jeffrey Andre
Virginia Commonwealth University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club at VCU
Website
Advisor Contact: Current President
Virginia Tech University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Jack Evans
University of Virginia
Club Name: UVA Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Washington
Central Washington University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Linda Raubeson
Seattle University
Club Name: Foresight Pre-Optometry Club
Email
University of Washington
Club Name: VISIONEYES Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Washington State University-Pullman
Club Name: Optometric Physicians of Tomorrow (O.P. Tom)
Email
Advisor Contact: Tina Kraus
Western Washington University
Club Name: Optometry and Ophthalmology Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: TBD
West Virginia
Marshall University
Club Name: Marshall University Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Rosalynn Quinones
West Virginia University
Club Name: WVU Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Goellner
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Julie Anderson
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Michael Abler
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Arthur Polans
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Wyoming
University of Wyoming
Advisor Contact: Craig Vaske
Canada
Grant MacEwan University
Club Name: Grant MacEwan Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: TBD
McMaster University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Website: Facebook under McMaster’s Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: TBD
Simon Fraser University
Club Name: SFU’s Pre-Optometry Club
Website
University of Alberta
Club Name: University of Alberta Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Abdu Alazeez Abougoush
University of British Columbia
Club Name: UBC Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
University of Manitoba
Club Name: University of Manitoba’s Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Trisha Biswas
University of Ottawa
Club Name: uOttawa Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Jasmeet Singh
University of Waterloo
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
University of Western Ontario
Club Name: UWO Pre-Optometry Club
Email
University of Windsor
Club Name: UWindsor Pre-Optometry Society
Email • Website
University of Winnipeg
Club Name: University of Winnipeg Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Rachna Menonr



