Areas, Faculty and Labs
The Department of Psychology produces exceptional, innovative research about the human mind, brain and behavior. Our more than 50 tenure-stream faculty and 140 graduate students work across nine different areas and training programs, where they prioritize strong theory and methods and their application to novel questions and problems. The department's research consistently receives more than $5 million annually in grant funding from prominent organizations including the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the United States Department of Defense, among others. Learn more →
Behavioral Neuroscience
Focuses on understanding the complex mechanisms that influence brain structure, function and behavior
Clinical Psychology
Focuses on research and training clinical scientists in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions
Cognitive Psychology
Focuses on cognitive processes such as memory, attention, perception, learning and language and their neurophysiological underpinnings
Behavioral Neuroscience
Focuses on understanding the complex mechanisms that influence brain structure, function and behavior
Clinical Psychology
Focuses on research and training clinical scientists in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions
Cognitive Psychology
Focuses on cognitive processes such as memory, attention, perception, learning and language and their neurophysiological underpinnings
Cognitive Neuroscience
Focuses on understanding how the human brain enables thought and behavior and on the use of advanced neuroimaging methods and analysis
Decision Psychology
Focuses on the psychological processes behind judgments and choices people make
Developmental Psychology
Focuses on fundamental questions in the field of psychology from the perspective of developmental change
Cognitive Neuroscience
Focuses on understanding how the human brain enables thought and behavior and on the use of advanced neuroimaging methods and analysis
Decision Psychology
Focuses on the psychological processes behind judgments and choices people make
Developmental Psychology
Focuses on fundamental questions in the field of psychology from the perspective of developmental change
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Focuses on clinical scientific training as it relates to individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions
Quantitative Psychology
Focuses on statistical models, research methods and methodological theory that support psychological research and its allied sciences
Social Psychology
Focuses on the study of attitudes, persuasion, prejudice, identity and the processing of social information, as well as how these influence thoughts and behavior
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Focuses on clinical scientific training as it relates to individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions
Quantitative Psychology
Focuses on statistical models, research methods and methodological theory that support psychological research and its allied sciences
Social Psychology
Focuses on the study of attitudes, persuasion, prejudice, identity and the processing of social information, as well as how these influence thoughts and behavior
Centers and Collaboratives
The Department of Psychology recognizes and encourages the outstanding research that emerges through interdisciplinary partnerships. Our centers and collaboratives play a key role in these efforts, connecting faculty and students with experts from other colleges, departments and schools at Ohio State, as well as national and international partners.
Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Brain Imaging
CCBBI aims to contribute to the development of future brain imaging modalities and to create and disseminate knowledge about brain, mind and imaging research.
Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences
CCBS advances the study of mind, brain and formal models of cognitive processes and promotes interdisciplinary research in cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience.
Collaborative on the Science of Polarization and Misinformation
C-SPAM facilitates research on the causes of polarization and misinformation and potential solutions to these pressing issues. It does so using an interdisciplinary scientific lens.
Decision Sciences Collaborative
DSC brings together Ohio State's diverse strengths in the decision sciences into a single community for programs, education and research.
Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Brain Imaging
CCBBI aims to contribute to the development of future brain imaging modalities and to create and disseminate knowledge about brain, mind and imaging research.
Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences
CCBS advances the study of mind, brain and formal models of cognitive processes and promotes interdisciplinary research in cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience.
Collaborative on the Science of Polarization and Misinformation
C-SPAM facilitates research on the causes of polarization and misinformation and potential solutions to these pressing issues. It does so using an interdisciplinary scientific lens.
Decision Sciences Collaborative
DSC brings together Ohio State's diverse strengths in the decision sciences into a single community for programs, education and research.
Publications
Our faculty routinely publish their findings in some of the field's leading editorial outlets.
- In Scientific Reports: Gestational stress disrupts dopamine and oxytocin signaling in the postpartum reward system of rats
- In JAMA Pediatrics: About whom are we talking when we say intellectual and developmental disabilities?
- In Journals of Gerontology: Depression, Vascular Burden, and Dementia Prevalence in Late Middle-Aged and Older Black Adults
- In Personality and Individual Difference: Do I want to do this now? Task delay as a function of valence weighting bias
Faculty Honors and Awards
Our faculty are regularly recognized for their groundbreaking research by organizations around the world. Learn more →
Faculty Editorial Positions
Department of Psychology faculty edit and serve on the editorial boards of top psychology publications. Learn more →