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Associate Professor Amy Sato's Research Team, includes from left, doctoral student Kara Hultstrand, visiting professor Giane Bientinez Sprada, Sato, and doctoral students Clarissa Shields and Caroline West

91�ֿ� Researcher Studies Obesity in At-Risk Youth to Help Reveal Path to Healthy, Mindful Eating

Friday, January 24, 2020 - 03:39pm

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…

2020 Jerilyn Ross Clinician Advocate Award

Friday, January 24, 2020 - 10:20am

91�ֿ� 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…

(Left) Dr. Mary Dozier, a developmental psychologist at the University of Delaware; (Right) Dr. Jamil Zaki, a social neuroscientist at Stanford University

Empathy Researchers to Speak at 91�ֿ� on Dec. 5

Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 11:51am

The Department of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91�ֿ�, 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…

Psychology Professor Tells O, The Oprah Magazine How Black Women Suffer From Financial Anxiety

Wednesday, September 4, 2019 - 03:32pm

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, says there is a stressful expectation for black women in corporate America to financially provide for their family.

A woman sits at a table with small children eating healthy food.

NIH Funds 91�ֿ� Psychologist’s Project to Teach Children Food Allergy Safety Skills

Thursday, August 8, 2019 - 11:02am

A 91�ֿ� researcher with a background in safety training models — and a very personal motivation — has devised a method to help some children with food allergies stay safe, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) just granted him the funding to test it.

A man in a chef's hat shows young children how to make food.

NSF Awards 91�ֿ� Researchers $1.3 Million to Nourish Children’s Minds, Fill Their Bellies

Thursday, August 1, 2019 - 08:49am

Science is complex, and it’s difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it’s even more difficult when they are hungry. Two 91�ֿ� researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation…

Gracen Gerbig (left) and Hayley Shasteen (right), both 91�ֿ� students in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

Two 91�ֿ� A&S Students Win Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Thursday, May 23, 2019 - 10:34am

Gracen Gerbig and Hayley Shasteen, both 91�ֿ� students in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, considered the nation’s premier undergraduate award in the natural sciences, math and engineering. They were…

91�ֿ�, Professor David C. Riccio Will Retire in June 2019 - Help Honor Professor Riccio

Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 03:34pm

After his 53 years as a faculty member at 91�ֿ�, Professor David Riccio will retire in June 2019. Over the course of his career, Professor Riccio has taught thousands of students in the classroom, and mentored countless others in research, empowering and…

• TT faculty position in Psychological Science and Health – Open Rank

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - 08:36am

Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Psychological Science and Health

• TT faculty position in Behavioral Neuroscience – Open Rank

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - 08:34am

Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Behavioral Neuroscience

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