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Psychology professor named to National Academy of Sciences
Honored for his work on beliefs, attitudes and behaviors, Richard Petty receives one of the highest honors in the sciences.

Richard Petty elected to National Academy of Sciences
The social psychology professor is among 120 members and 30 national members recently chosen "in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research."

Alumna Ariana Hoet receives Emerging Leader Award
Psychology alumna Dr. Ariana Hoet, '11, has received the College of Arts and Sciences' 2025 Emerging Leader Award. Given at a campus ceremony on April 4, the annual honor recognizes alumni who…

Nikole Patson honored with university’s most prestigious faculty award
The 2025 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching recognizes the Marion campus professor's excellence and impact in the classroom.

Patson receives Undergraduate Research Access Innovation Seed Grant
Patson, a professor at the Ohio State Marion campus, will use the $10,000 award to research whether people remember language-related inferences over time.

Daddis receives grant to help study teens’ beliefs about school misbehavior
Daddis, an associate professor at Ohio State's Marion campus, will use the $10,000 seed grant to research the relationship between school misbehavior and the ways that youth think about its…

Ohio State-edited text expands access to behavioral neuroscience coursework
Elizabeth D. Kirby, an associate professor in The Ohio State University Department of Psychology, has helped launch a groundbreaking digital textbook on behavioral neuroscience. Published online…

$3 million NIH award funds new research on language and cognitive development
Vladimir Sloutsky, a professor of developmental psychology in The Ohio State University Department of Psychology, has received a $3 million award from the National Institutes of Health to conduct…

$1.47 million grant funds new Ohio State research on extremism
Could persuading people to brush their teeth more hold the key to preventing insurrection?
From abortion clinic bombings to violent protests and coup attempts, extremism has played a…