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Dr. Andrew Hayes makes 2019 Highly Cited Researchers List
Professor Andrew Hayes, specializing in Quantitative Psychology, is one of nine Ohio State researchers to make the 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list based on the ISI/Web of Science/Clarivate…

New study reveals similar brain patterns between friends
A new study, featuring the work of Dr. Dylan Wagner, Assistant Professor of Social Psychology, shows that brain activity patterns found in your friends' brains when they consider your personality…

Dr. Jolynn Pek Receives Affordable Learning Exchange High Support Grant
Dr. Jolynn Pek, Assistant Professor of Quantitative Psychology, has been awarded the Affordable Learning Exchange High Support Grant from Ohio State for her project titled "Learning from Data:…
Addictive properties of soda, according to Dr. Gary Wenk
In an article recently published by CNN, Dr. Gary Wenk, a professor of Behavioral Neuroscience in the Department and author of Your Brain on Food, was interviewed to explain why soda is often hard…

Russell Fazio receives Distinguished Scientist Award
The Society of Experimental Social Psychology held its annual conference in Toronto last week. The SESP is an internationally recognized scientific organization that is dedicated to the…

Alisa Paulsen receives NACADA Outstanding Advising Administrator Award
At the 2019 National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Global Awards Ceremony in Louisville, Kentucky, Dr. Alisa Paulsen, Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Department of…

APA grants 3-year initiative to strengthen Intro Psych courses
The American Psychological Association recently launched a three-year initiative to take a focused look at the way Introductory Psychology courses are taught and will make recommendations to…

New study reveals reading to your children on a tablet can be distracting
ABC 6 News posted an article discussing the well-known importance of reading to your child. However, in the digital age we live in, many parents utilize tablets or other online reading devices,…

The Coutellier Lab receives NIH grant
The Coutellier Lab has recently been awarded a 2-year NIH (National Institutes of Health) grant towards "Prefrontal modulation of vulnerability to stress-induced emotional dysregulation." The goal…