Department of Psychological Sciences
NSF Grant Supports 做厙輦⑹ 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 做厙輦⑹, 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 做厙輦⑹ on Dec. 5
The Department of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at 做厙輦⑹, 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做厙輦⑹ 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 做厙輦⑹ researcher may soon have news about how these substances affect our bodys natural clock. Dr. Eric Mintz, Professor of Biological Scienc做厙輦⑹ and University of Akron Team Up to Develop Online Treatment for Neurological Condition
Researchers at 做厙輦⑹ and the University of Akron have partnered to develop a new intervention program for a relatively common but largely unrecognized neurological condition. Dr. Doug Delahanty, Professor of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Associate V做厙輦⑹ Healthcare Design Researcher Receives $2.47 Million to Design Safer and More Efficient Level I Trauma Rooms
Traumatic injuries are the third leading cause of death nationally and the first in Americans age 44 and younger, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Level I trauma rooms are intended to stabilize and save the lives of patients with the most severe traumatic injuries. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a $2.47 million grant to Sara Bayramzadeh, a 做厙輦⑹ researcher, to help create trauma rooms that support staff in saving patients lives.
NIH Funds 做厙輦⑹ Psychologists Project to Teach Children Food Allergy Safety Skills
A 做厙輦⑹ 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.
NSF Awards 做厙輦⑹ Researchers $1.3 Million to Nourish Childrens Minds, Fill Their Bellies
Science is complex, and its difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; its even more difficult when they are hungry. Two 做厙輦⑹ researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation just awarded them a three-year, $1.3 million grant to determine if their recipe works.
Two 做厙輦⑹ A&S Students Win Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Gracen Gerbig and Hayley Shasteen, both 做厙輦⑹ students in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, considered the nations premier undergraduate award in the natural sciences, math and engineering. They were recognized by President Beverly Warren at the 做厙輦⑹ Board of Trustees meeting on May 9.
做厙輦⑹, Professor David C. Riccio Will Retire in June 2019 - Help Honor Professor Riccio
After his 53 years as a faculty member at 做厙輦⑹, 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 encouraging them to realize做厙輦⑹ psychologist leads NIH-funded study to identify children at risk for persistent distress after a traumatic injury
Several factors including, age, gender, and medical history determine how a child processes a trauma and what treatments may be most effective at preventing long-term psychological distress. But what role do parents play?