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The Correlation Between Self-Esteem & Social Support
David Lee, a postdoctoral psychology fellow at Ohio State, recently had a study on self-esteem and social support published by Health Psychology. According to his research (co-authored…
Child Trends: Dr. Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan
Dr. Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, a professor of Developmental Psychology at Ohio State, recently had research in her lab concerning co-parenting and father-…
Zeynep Saygin's TedTalk
Zeynep's talk focuses on new research that delves into the complexities of fetal development and the implications it has on a child's unknown future. Dr. Saygin is a professor at The Ohio State…
Modality-Specific Forgetting Publication
Ashleigh Maxcey Ph.D., a visiting Associate Professor in the Psychology Department, has recently had a paper examining modality-specific forgetting published in the journal, Psychonomic,…
Congratulations to CogFest Undergraduate Poster Winners!
The CogFest Undergraduate Poster Session was held on Monday, March 25th in the Thompson Library Campus Reading Room. The poster session was an opportunity for 20 undergraduate students to share…
Kathryn Lenz's Prenatal Allergy Study
A single allergic reaction during pregnancy prompts sexual-development changes in the brains of offspring that last a lifetime, new research suggests.
Female rats born to mothers exposed to…
John Gibbs on Positive Parenting: Disciplining Your Teen
When your teen or tween lets you down, you could dole out punishment or take away privileges.
But developmental psychologists say there’s another option for correcting their behavior that…
Vladimir Sloutsky on BBC: Mental health support in the community; Awareness in children; Insiders' Guide
As we grow up we get better at tasks involving thinking. But there is something at which 5 year olds excel and that adults are really not very good at - and that is noticing things. New research…
Elizabeth Kirby finds having a social circle is key to protecting the aging mind
Memory and cognitive function naturally decline as we age, but there are things that we can do to preserve our brain health. A new study by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner…