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People may know the best decision – and not make it
When faced with a decision, people may know which choice gives them the best chance of success, but still take the other option, a new study suggests.
People may choose based on a “gut…

Psychology Alum: DeWayne Williams
After graduating from both OSU’s undergrad (2011) and PhD (2017) programs in psychology, DeWayne accepted a position as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Irvine. His current…

Psychology Alum: Drew Downing
After receiving a B.A. in Psychology at The Ohio State University in 2009, Drew went on to earn his Masters of Public Health from the Medical University of Toledo in 2011. For 8 years, Drew…

Class of 2020: Myshellia (Shelly) Carter
Shelly, from Dayton, OH, is part of the Young Scholars Program (YSP) here at Ohio State. YSP inducted her in 6th grade and she has been a buckeye ever since. Psychology was an easy…

Dr. Gary Berntson receives SPR Award
Dr. Gary Berntson, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, has been selected as recipient of the 2020 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychophysiology from the Society for Psychophysiological…

New article from Dr. Brittany Shoots-Reinhard
A new article from Dr. Brittany Shoots-Reinhard, a Research Assistant Professor, has been published by The Conversation. The article is entitled "Americans still trust doctors and…

New publication from Dr. Benedetta Leuner
A new publication from Dr. Benedetta Leuner, an Associate Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, has been published by Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology. The article is entitled "Pregnancy,…

New publication from Dr. Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan
A new publication from Dr. Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, Professor of Developmental Psychology, has been released in the Journal of Marriage and Family. The article is titled "Transactional…

New publication from Kirby Lab
The Kirby Lab has recently published a paper in eNeuro examining the utility of common transgenic model system for testing cell autonomous gene function. Ligand-dependent Cre recombinases, such as…