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Caring For Yourself When Caring for a Sick Pet: One Researcher’s Mission

March 3, 2023

Professor of psychological sciences Mary Beth Spitznagel has experienced the burden of caregiving for her beloved dog, Allo, who developed bladder cancer. This influenced her research into how a pet with chronic illness can affect caregivers.

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What Makes Someone 'a Math Person' or Not?

Feb. 19, 2023

Building a "sense of belonging to math" in underrepresented students.

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Research Forum Discusses Injection Training, Math Belonging and Cooking with STEM

Feb. 19, 2023

Forum highlights on-campus research in new ways of teaching in nursing, math and STEM.

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The Quarter-Life Crisis: Kent State Professor Discusses ‘Emerging Adulthood’

Feb. 9, 2023

Kent State University Professor Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., from the Department of Psychological Sciences shares her expertise in a Deseret Magazine article about the quarter-life crisis. She discusses the stage of development called “emerging adulthood.”

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Neuroscience Symposium Brought Top Researchers to Kent State

Nov. 1, 2022

Kent State University alumnus Earl Miller, Ph.D., a leading cognitive neuroscientist, and his wife Marlene Wicherski were recognized at the university’s 10th Annual Neuroscience Symposium, for their $2 million commitment to support research programs and students in Kent…

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Research & Innovation Forums Showcase Breadth of Scholarship of Faculty

Sept. 15, 2022

Twice each semester, Kent State University’s Division of Research and Sponsored Programs hosts Research & Innovation Forums, to bring together faculty members to publicly present their ongoing work. 

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Postdoc Explores Psychological Well-Being and the Positive Side of Mental Health

Sept. 1, 2022

The College of Arts and Sciences wishes to congratulate David Disabato, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University, who recently landed a tenure-track faculty position at Baldwin Wallace University, near Cleveland!

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Kent State Psychology Professor to Receive 2022 ATHENA Akron Leadership Award

Aug. 31, 2022

ATHENA Akron, a women’s leadership organization in Summit County, Ohio, has named Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, its winner of the 2022 ATHENA Akron…

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STEM Professors Receive NSF ADVANCE Grant to Explore Impact of Gender and Other Factors on Workload of STEM Faculty

Aug. 11, 2022

“Who is Counted and What Counts: Tracking Women’s Engagement in Low-Prestige/High-Workload Service Activities at Kent State University” will examine whether faculty members with underrepresented and/or historically excluded intersecting gender and racial/ethnic identities (IGREs…

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