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2020 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award Recipients
Nov. 30, 2020
91ֿ has announced the recipients of the 2020 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards (ORSA). Sponsored by the University Research Council and the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, this award honors 91ֿ’s exceptional researchers and…
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Alcohol Consumption Increases During Pandemic
Nov. 19, 2020
While it's no secret that many college students drink alcohol, how COVID-19 affected these behaviors and patterns is the focus of recent research published in the journal Addictive Behaviors by the collaboration of William Lechner from the Department of Psychological…
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91ֿ’s Contributive Legacy to the Assessment of Psychopathology
Nov. 17, 2020
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, MMPI, is a standardized psychometric test that was first published by the University of Minnesota Press in 1943 and quickly became the gold standard for assessing psychopathology. 91ֿ has played a key role…
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Two 91ֿ Psychology Faculty Selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Leadership Program
Oct. 5, 2020
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has selected two 91ֿ College of Arts and Sciences faculty members, along with two community clinicians, for , an initiative that will provide funding and…
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Honorary Degree Conferred Upon Renowned Neuroscientist Alumnus
Aug. 10, 2020
91ֿ has conferred an honorary Doctor of Science degree on alumnus Earl K. Miller, Ph.D., a world-renowned neuroscientist.
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91ֿ Professor Receives $2.6 Million Grant for Alzheimer's Research
March 4, 2020
91ֿ psychology professor John Gunstad, Ph.D., has received at grant of nearly $2.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to expand his Alzheimer’s disease research into a national study.
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NSF Grant Supports 91ֿ Researchers’ Plan to Help Students Improve Study Habits
Feb. 3, 2020
The “C” in “college” might as well stand for “cramming.” Studies show students are notoriously bad at adopting and adhering consistently to high-impact study habits that help them retain knowledge long-term. Researchers and faculty at 91ֿ, however, are…
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91ֿ Researcher Studies Obesity in At-Risk Youth to Help Reveal Path to Healthy, Mindful Eating
Jan. 24, 2020
Weight management can be challenging for all adolescents, but those from low-income families face added stressors that can make weight loss even more difficult. Those are the findings of Amy Sato, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, who…
Read More »2020 Jerilyn Ross Clinician Advocate Award
Jan. 24, 2020
91ֿ University's Department of Psychological Sciences is pleased to announce that Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett has been selected for the 2020 Jerilyn Ross Clinician Advocate Award by the Anxiety and Depression Association…
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Empathy Researchers to Speak at 91ֿ on Dec. 5
Nov. 20, 2019
The Department of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91ֿ, in partnership with the national public radio affiliate WKSU 89.7 FM and the KSU Brain Health Research Institute, will host the first of a two-part distinguished speaker series…
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