News and Events

• Kent State Hosts Global Adolescence Research Summer School Kent State University will host the annual 2013 European Society for Research on Adolescence (EARA)/Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Summer School from June 16-22. The summer school brings together established researchers, who are recognized for their expertise and teaching abilities, and doctoral students from around the globe for six intensive days of research training.
  
• Kent State Hosts Global Adolescence Research Summer School Kent State University will host the annual 2013 European Society for Research on Adolescence (EARA)/Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Summer School from June 16-22.
  
• Spring 2013 Research Incentive Awards The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce Research Incentive awards for Academic Year 2013-2014.
  
• The Department Congratulates Multiple Graduate Recipients Congratulations to Laura Buchholz, Kelsey Dickson, Brian Don, Jessica Flynn, Bryce Hruska, and Anthony Tarascavage for their continued success.
  
• Undergraduates Present Research at Undergraduate Research Day The Fourth Annual Undergraduate Research Day, proudly sponsored by the Undergraduate Psychology Office and Psi Chi, provides a unique opportunity for undergraduates working in faculty labs to present projects based on their experiences and to answer questions about their work.
  
• Kent State Recognizes Outstanding Research and Scholar Award Recipients on March 19 Three Kent State University faculty members will be recognized during a ceremony on March 19 as the university honors its Outstanding Research and Scholar Award recipients. The recipients of the 2013 award are Michael Loderstedt, School of Art; Katherine Rawson, Department of Psychology; and Carrie Schweitzer, Department of Geology, Kent State University at Stark.
  
• 2013 Kent State University Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award Recipients Announced Awards Ceremony and Concert to be held March 19
  
• The Department of Psychology is hosting two Brown Bag Lunch Talks Pack your lunch and join us! The Department of Psychology encourages students, faculty, and staff to attend any, or all, of the upcoming Brown Bag Lunches. Eva Lefkowitz, Associate Professor from Penn State University, will be hosted at 1:00 p.m. in room 224 Kent Hall. Bryan Jones, Assistant Professor at KSU, Ashtabula, will follow at 2:30 p.m. in room 145.
  
• Kent State Holds Third Annual Spirit of Women in Business Conference on March 6 Kent State University presents its third annual Spirit of Women in Business Conference on Wednesday, March 6, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Kent Student Center. The theme of this year’s conference is “The Enlightened Woman.†Students, professionals and seasoned business veterans are encouraged to attend.
  
• Investigating the Underpinnings of Fear, Trauma, and Depression How does the human brain handle fear? How are our emotions regulated? What role do genes play? Currently, we do not have all the answers to these questions, but neuroscientist Aaron Jasnow, among others, at Kent State University are taking a closer look.
  
• All Study Strategies Not Created Equal, According to Kent State Researchers Students everywhere, put down those highlighters and pick up some flash cards! Some of the most popular study strategies – such as highlighting and even rereading – do not show much promise for improving student learning, according to a new report authored in part by two Kent State University researchers.
  Kent State’s John Dunlosky, professor of psychology, and Katherine Rawson, associate professor of psychology, and a team of distinguished psychological scientists review the scientific evidence for 10 learning techniques commonly used by students. Their findings are published in the published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
  
  
• Graduate Student Michael Alosco Receives Award Michael Alosco is a recipient of the 2012 APA Early Graduate Student Researcher Award. Michael is a clinical student in the Psychology Program.
  
• Dr. John Updegraff featured on NBCNews.com Dr. John Updegraff is featured on NBCNews.com with the article "Why men are less likely to eat veggies".
  
• Inaugural Internal Postdoctoral Seed Program to support 14 postdoctoral research fellows The Division of Research and Sponsored Programs would like to congratulate the recipients of the inaugural Internal Post-doctoral Seed Program. In this initial round, 12 proposals were selected which resulted in awards for the support of 14 post-doctoral associates for one year. In addition, each of these awards was augmented by the investigators’ departments and/or colleges to provide a total of two years of post-doctoral support.  
  
• Outstanding Teaching Awards for Kent State’s Best Educators Every year, the University Teaching Council recognizes Kent State’s outstanding full-time, non-tenure track and part-time faculty by awarding three educators with the Outstanding Teaching Awards.
  
• Kent State Researcher Awarded Grant Kathryn Kerns, Manfred van Dulmen, and Karin Coifman received a grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research to study children and their pet dogs.
  
• Kent State Psychology Professor Awarded for Neuropsychological Effects of Obesity and Heart Disease Research John Gunstad, Ph.D., faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Kent State University since 2005, recently received an Outstanding Research and Scholar Award for his work on neuropsychological effects of obesity and heart disease.
  
• Kent State Researchers Examine Emotional Impact of Acting White Accusation Acting white is an accusation faced by many black adolescents, and it is one of the most negative accusations a black adolescent can receive from another, according to a team of Kent State University researchers.
  
  A recent study published in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders highlights the emotional implications of being on the receiving end of the acting white accusation. Kent State researchers who surveyed African-American adolescents in Northeast Ohio found higher levels of anxiety among those who had been accused of acting white.
  
• Research Incentive Awards The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce Research Incentive awards for Spring 2012.
  
• Two Kent State Professors Receive Farris Family Innovation Awards
  
• Dr. Gunstad Receives Award Dr. Gunstad is one of six recipients of the Outstanding Research and Scholar Award.
  
• Emerging Adulthood Journal Dr. van Dulmen is the founding editor of Emerging Adulthood.
  
• Social Sciences Research Activity Since June 2011, faculty research activities in the social sciences have included many publications, grant awards, and invited presentations which have contributed to excellence at KSU. Examples include work by: Amoaba Gooden, David Kaplan, Katherine Rawson, John Dunlosky, Mark Seeman, Joshua Stacher, and Tiffany Taylor.
  
• Kent State Recognizes Outstanding Research and Scholar Award Recipients on March 28 Six Kent State University faculty members will be recognized during a ceremony on March 28 as the university honors its Outstanding Research and Scholar Award recipients.
  
• Self-management of Chronic Conditions: Adherence, behavior, and cognition The collaborative research of Joel Hughes and John Gunstad, both faculty members in the Department of Psychology, addresses issues of how cognitive functioning relates to self-management behaviors such as medication adherence among those with chronic conditions.
  
• Psychology Professor Addresses Hoarding Disorder at Kent State Event
  
• Longtime Kent State Professor David C. Riccio Honored by Former Students and Colleagues
  
• Longtime Kent State Professor David C. Riccio to be Honored by Former Students and Colleagues, May 19-21 Kent State University Professor David C. Riccio just wrapped up his 46th year as a faculty member in the university’s psychology department, and he has no plans of calling it quits anytime soon. From May 19 to May 21, Kent State’s Department of Psychology is hosting a Festschrift to recognize Riccio’s life’s work and service to the university with a scientific meeting and a reception.
  
• Save the Date for Festschrift Honoring Professor David C. Riccio, May 19-21
  
• Weight Loss Improves Memory, According to Kent State Researcher John Gunstad, an associate professor in Kent State University’s Department of Psychology, and a team of researchers have discovered a link between weight loss and improved memory and concentration. The study shows that bariatric surgery patients exhibited improved memory function 12 weeks after their operations.
  
  
• Angela Neal-Barnett Receives Harold K. Stubbs Humanitarian Award
  
• Writing Commons Presents Workshops in Scientific Writing, April 2011 Writing Commons Tutors Jessica Kreiger and Jonathan Tietz will present their Scientific Writing Workshop series in two parts and in several locations on campus in the next few weeks.
  
• Kent State's Angela Neal-Barnett Receives Harold K. Stubbs Award Angela Neal-Barnett, an associate professor in Kent State University’s Department of Psychology, was awarded the 2011 Harold K. Stubbs Humanitarian Award recognizing her important work in the study of anxiety disorders among African-Americans.
  
• John Gunstad Receives Early Career Award from the International Neuropsychological Society Dr. Gunstad receives the Early Career Award at the INS meeting in Boston.
  
• Researchers from Kent State Say Practice Tests Improve Memory Although most people assume that tests are a way to evaluate learning, a wealth of research has shown that testing can actually improve learning, according to two researchers from Kent State University. Dr. Katherine Rawson, associate professor in Kent State’s Department of Psychology, and former Kent State graduate student Mary Pyc publish their research findings in the Oct. 15, 2010, issue of the journal Science.
  
• Jill Folk Awarded Grant from March of Dimes Foundation 3-year project will investigate the cognitive and linguistic skills that underlie the ability to comprehend written language in congenitally deafened readers.
  
• NIH Awards $2.7-Million Grant to Kent State The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $2.7-million grant to Kent State University for a collaborative research project with Case Western Reserve University School of Nursing, Summa Health System in Akron and University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland to study cognitive impairment in heart failure patients. The four-year grant from NIH’s National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute runs through Jan. 31, 2014.
  
• Clinical Assessment PhD program top ranked Kent State's program ranked in top 5 based on research productivity and impact.
  
• John Updegraff awarded NIDCR grant to improve oral health 2-year grant will develop strategies to improve adherence to oral health behaviors.
  
• Katherine Rawson wins 2009 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers Katherine Rawson, associate professor of psychology, was named among the nationwide winners of this year's Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). This presidential award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers. 
  
• Dan Neal awarded grant from National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Study will examine the effects of self-control on alcohol use and abuse.