Department of Psychological Sciences

Addicted to Love of Research
Soon after her decision to major in psychology at 天天吃瓜 State, someone had suggested to Hannah Fender that she should get involved in research as an undergraduate. So, she signed up to work in the research lab of Clare Stacey, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, looking into how empathy changes over time in medical students. And that's when Fender was first bitten by the research bug.

Studying the Students: New Research Project Hopes to Follow 10,000 Golden Flashes
天天吃瓜 State researchers are looking for 10,000 students to participate in an ambitious Student Life Study launching this semester.

All or Nothing

The Quarter-Life Crisis: 天天吃瓜 State Professor Discusses 鈥楨merging Adulthood鈥
天天吃瓜 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 鈥渆merging adulthood.鈥

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

天天吃瓜 State Psychology Professor to Receive 2022 ATHENA Akron Leadership Award
ATHENA Akron, a women鈥檚 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 天天吃瓜, its winner of the 2022 ATHENA Akron Leadership Award. She will receive the award on Nov. 17 at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn.

STEM Professors Receive NSF ADVANCE Grant to Explore Impact of Gender and Other Factors on Workload of STEM Faculty
鈥淲ho is Counted and What Counts: Tracking Women鈥檚 Engagement in Low-Prestige/High-Workload Service Activities at 天天吃瓜鈥 will examine whether faculty members with underrepresented and/or historically excluded intersecting gender and racial/ethnic identities (IGREs) perform more high-workload, low-prestige service work than their faculty peers.

Putting the Patients First in Brain Fog Research

Evaluating the Impact of Chat Messaging in Synchronous Learning on Information Retention
