Janice Kroeger, Ph.D., a professor in EHHS' department of Curriculum and Instruction, recently teamed with Alex Gunn, Ph.D., University of Otago in New Zealand, to present on a panel about their two-country, mixed-methods research, The Gender-Diversity Project, at the 2024 European Early Childhood Educational Research Association (EECERA).  The Gender Diversity Project documents the advocacy effort of parents and teachers of young, gender-diverse children via survey and in-depth interviews. Kroeger is a recipient of the Universities Research and Creativity Award of (AY 24/25) an...

For a group of elementary students from the Salem area, this past summer was not a time to take a break from learning. Instead, they participated in a series of workshops that introduced them to the science of psychology in fun and interactive ways. Rachael Blasiman, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at Kent State Salem, and three of her students hosted the Mind Blown workshops at the Salem Public Library over five weeks in June and July. The sessions were designed for students in third through sixth grade with attendance ranging from six to 12 students per workshop.Psychology majo...

With the general election right around the corner, members of Kent State’s United Greek Council (UGC) held a voters registration event on the "K" at Risman Plaza on Tuesday to provide voter education and registration information to the campus community in preparation for the Nov. 5 election.The event gave Aiyanna Johnson, a first-year student from Columbus, the opportunity to check her voter registration.“I came over to make sure I was able to vote,” Johnson told Kent State Today. “It will be good to vote, especially now. It is such a coincidence that now that I am 18, I can vote when all thes...

Michele E. Ewing is a professor and public relations sequence coordinator in the School of Media & Journalism in Kent State University's College of Communication and Information. The following point of view perspective was first shared online via the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). As the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on public relations evolves, educators must integrate AI ethics into their curriculum to prepare future professionals for the challenges of this increasingly tech-driven industry.From brainstorming and content creation to chatbots and AI-powered sent...