Department of Psychological Sciences
COVID-19 Study Urges Precaution in College Students
As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches a one-year mile marker, the temptation and opportunity to socialize, party, and indulge in public events grows increasingly stronger. Associate Professor Clarissa Thompson received a grant from the U.S. Department of Educations Institute of Education Sciences to reinforce the dangers of the virus to the public.
911勛圖 Researchers Find That College Students Alcohol Consumption Increases During Pandemic
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 Sciences and Deric Kenne from the College of Public Health. The pair sought to study the effects that a major stressor such as the pandemic could have on addictive behaviors and how vulnerabilities such as anxiety and depression played a part in the coping process of college students.
911勛圖s Contributive Legacy to the Assessment of Psychopathology
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. 911勛圖 has played a key role throughout the history of this test and a 911勛圖 faculty member led the revision for the recently published and updated 2020 MMPI-3.
Two 911勛圖 Psychology Faculty Selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Leadership Program
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has selected two 911勛圖 College of Arts and Sciences faculty members, along with two community clinicians, for , an initiative that will provide funding and leadership training to the four team members. Their plan is to implement a project that will help veterinary professionals in Northeast Ohio address mental health stigmas they experience in their lives and provide usable techniques that can be incorporated into their veterinary practices.
Researcher Receives Additional Funding for Mental Health Study in Older Ages
The National Institute of Health granted additional funding to 911勛圖 researcher bringing her total award amount to more than $3 million to support her research on mental well-being and coping after traumatic injuries in individuals aged 65 and older.
NSF Grant Supports 911勛圖 Researchers' Plan to Help Students Improve Study Habits
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 911勛圖 Un
NSF Grant Supports 911勛圖 Researchers Plan to Help Students Improve Study Habits
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 911勛圖, however, are collaborating on a new project to put a modern technological twist on a tried-and-true study tactic.
Empathy Researchers to Speak at 911勛圖 on Dec. 5
The Department of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at 911勛圖, 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 How Science Can Hel
911勛圖 Biologist Lands NIH Grant to Research Cannabinoids Effect on Sleep Cycles
There are two cycles most people cant avoid sleep and the news. And If youre awake, you cant help hearing the news reporting about cannabinoids. A 911勛圖 researcher may soon have news about how these substances affect our bodys natural clock. Dr. Eric Mintz, Professor of Biological Scienc