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3rd

largest major at Ohio State

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Undergraduate Studies

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Graduate Studies

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Our more than 50 tenure-stream faculty conduct groundbreaking studies across nine specialties. Learn more →

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Behavioral Neuroscience

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Clinical Psychology

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Cognitive Neuroscience

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Cognitive Psychology

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Decision Psychology

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Developmental Psychology

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Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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Quantitative Psychology

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Social Psychology

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Psychological Services Center

In our outpatient clinic, clinical psychology doctoral students offer free treatment to central Ohio adults.

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Mon, February 23, 2026

Developmental Seminar Series: Jiangmeng Wang and Laura Bradley

12:00 pm
Psychology Building Room 217

Denny Borsboom

Mon, February 23, 2026

Joint Quantitative Brownbag: Denny Borsboom

12:30 pm
Zoom

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Mon, February 23, 2026

Info Session: Master’s Level Mental Health 

4:30 pm
Psychology Building, RM 006

Colorful Books on a Shelf

Mon, March 2, 2026

Psychology Book Club

4:30 pm
TBD

Recent News

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Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan

February 4, 2026

Schoppe-Sullivan quoted in New York Times story on parenting research

A recently published study suggests that fathers' early parenting behaviors may significantly impact children's health. Dr. Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan cautioned against overinterpreting the findings.

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February 2, 2026

Doctoral student receives grant for research on head trauma and Alzheimer’s Disease

By Lauren Pond

Erica Howard, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Psychology’s clinical psychology graduate program, has received the Brain Injury Association of America’s Dissertation Grant.  A fifth…

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February 2, 2026

$3 million NIH award funds Ohio State research on concussion and neurodegenerative disease

By Lauren Pond

Jasmeet Hayes, a Scarlet and Gray Associate Professor in The Ohio State University Department of Psychology, has received a $3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to study biological…

Laura Wagner

January 30, 2026

Laura Wagner on making research public

In a recent episode of Voices of Excellence, Dr. Laura Wagner discusses the unique setup of her lab at COSI, which allows visitors to participate in and observe language research.

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Financial Operations Senior Coordinator

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Duane Wegener

Professor and Department Chair, Social Psychology, Decision Psychology

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Professor, Cognitive Psychology, Marion Campus

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