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of psychology programs worldwide in ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

3rd

largest major at Ohio State

119

years in the making

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Undergraduate Studies

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Graduate Studies

Research Areas

Our more than 50 tenure-stream faculty conduct groundbreaking studies across nine specialties. Learn more →

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Behavioral Neuroscience

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Clinical Psychology

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Cognitive Neuroscience

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Cognitive Psychology

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Decision Psychology

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Developmental Psychology

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Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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Quantitative Psychology

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Social Psychology

Research Centers and Collaboratives

Our interdisciplinary centers and collaboratives connect the department with experts across Ohio State and with partners around the world.

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Collaborative on the Science of Polarization and Misinformation

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Decision Sciences Collaborative

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Collaborative for the Advancement of Health and Wellbeing

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Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Brain Imaging

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Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Psychological Service Center Therapy Services

Psychological Services Center

In our outpatient clinic, clinical psychology doctoral students offer free treatment to central Ohio adults.

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April 23, 2026

Leading political scientist offers new perspective on a divided America

By Lauren Pond

Anti-establishment feeling may be shaping a new dimension of politics, Joseph Uscinski suggested during a C-SPAM colloquium.

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April 17, 2026

Psychology graduate students, research staff receive NSF fellowships

By Lauren Pond

Two doctoral students and two research lab managers in the Ohio State Department of Psychology have received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, one of the most…

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April 9, 2026

Psychology students receive top awards at Hayes, Denman research events

By Lauren Pond

Department of Psychology students received top awards at Ohio State research showcases this spring.

Grace Amadon and Olivia Horn, both clinical psychology graduate students, received first…

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March 26, 2026

Postdoctoral scholar receives Ohio State presidential fellowship

By Lauren Pond

Dr. Justin Palmer, a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Scott Hayes’ Buckeye Brain Aging Lab (B-BAL), has received the Ohio State President’s Postdoctoral Scholars Program fellowship.

The…

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people_David Osher

Assistant Professor, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience

osher.6@osu.edu

Dr. Richard Jagacinski

Professor, Cognitive Psychology

jagacinski.1@osu.edu

Dr. Steven Spencer

Professor, Social Psychology

spencer.670@osu.edu

Dr. Derek Houston

Associate Professor, jointly w/Otolaryngology; Developmental area

Derek.Houston@osumc.edu