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Participating in heavy-contact youth sports, dropping out of sports linked to acts of violence
Simply playing organized youth sports does not reduce the likelihood of committing violence in one’s lifetime, according to a new study led by psychology graduate Emily Nothnagle.
Guzzo Scholarship prepares students for versatile careers
As a summer policy intern in Washington, D.C., Rajeev Rai ’26 was asked to evaluate a perplexing issue: Why did many recipients of WIC nutritional assistance abandon their benefits after two years…
Psychology graduate students, research staff receive NSF fellowships
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…
Psychology students receive top awards at Hayes, Denman research events
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…
Study finds complex relationship between age, fitness and cortical thickness
Recently published research by graduate student Jillian Graham used an advanced nonlinear modeling technique to study how cardiorespiratory fitness relates to cortical thickness in adults.
Doctoral student awarded for research on head trauma, Alzheimer’s disease
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…
Doctoral students honored for research presentations
Three Department of Psychology doctoral students received awards for their presentations at the Autumn 2025 Graduate Student Research Forum, held Nov. 10 in the Psychology Building.
Emma…
Birthday celebration for Brutus shatters Guinness World Record
Nearly 2,000 Ohio State community members donned conical party hats and broke records in an event co-sponsored by the Department of Psychology.
Presidential Fellowship supports student's dissertation research
Developmental Psychology doctoral student F. Kübra Aytaç-DiCarlo was one of 35 Presidential Fellows named by the Ohio State University Graduate School during the 2024-2025 academic year. With…