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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

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Mon, March 23, 2026

Developmental Seminar Series: Yujia Zhang and Huiyu Yang

12:00 pm
Psychology Building Room 217

Qiwei He

Mon, March 23, 2026

Joint Quantitative Brownbag: Qiwei He

12:30 pm
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Mon, March 23, 2026

The OSU Suicide Prevention Program Presents: An Information Session for Undergraduate Student Involvement

4:30 pm
Psychology Building, RM 14

Thu, March 26, 2026

SBIG Colloquium: Elisa Baek

4:00 pm
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March 10, 2026

Smyth receives Distinguished Scientist Award for health research

By Lauren Pond

Ohio State psychology professor Josh Smyth has received the 2026 Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine. The honor – the society’s highest –…

Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan

February 4, 2026

Schoppe-Sullivan quoted in New York Times story on parenting research

A recently published study suggests that fathers' early parenting behaviors may significantly impact children's health. Dr. Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan cautioned against overinterpreting the findings.

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February 2, 2026

Doctoral student receives grant for research on head trauma and Alzheimer’s Disease

By Lauren Pond

Erica Howard, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Psychology’s clinical psychology graduate program, has received the Brain Injury Association of America’s Dissertation Grant. A fifth-year…

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February 2, 2026

$3 million NIH award funds Ohio State research on concussion and neurodegenerative disease

By Lauren Pond

Jasmeet Hayes, a Scarlet and Gray Associate Professor in The Ohio State University Department of Psychology, has received a $3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to study biological…

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Associate Professor, jointly w/School of Environment Natural Resources, Decision area

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Dr. Roger Ratcliff

Professor, Cognitive Psychology, Decision Psychology

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Dr. Gary Wenk

Emeritus Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience

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Laura Whitaker

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