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Coolest Science Story of 2020 Winner Zeynep Saygin and her Team
Human brains pre-wired for words is coolest science story of 2020The polls have closed, the ballots have been counted, and when it comes to the coolest Ohio State science story of the year, we’re…

Dr. Ian Krajbich Highlighted in Cattel Fund Project Article
Dr. Ian Krajbich has recently been recognized for his sabbatical research, supported by the APS Cattel Fund.
Dr. Ian Krajbich and his research

Racial Justice and Intro to Psychology: An article featuring Melissa Beers
Dr. Melissa Beers, program director for Psychology 1100, was interviewed by the College of Arts and Sciences to discuss her ALX grant and what this means for the course content of …

Kathryn Lenz receives Early-Career Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Kathryn Lenz is recipient of the 2020 College of Arts and Sciences Early Career Faculty Excellence Award. This award recognizes the top candidate for promotion to Associate Professor in Social…

Courtney L. Benjamin Wolk Named Judy E. Hall Award Winner
Courtney L. Benjamin Wolk Ph.D., an undergraduate alumni of the Psychology Department, was recently named the 2020 recipient of the Judy E. Hall Early Career Psychologist Award.
The…

Role-play shows which expectant dads will thrive as new fathers
A study co-authored by professor of psychology Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan in which men interacted with a doll depicting their soon-to-be child predicted the quality of their parenting once…

Dr. Jolynn Pek named American Psychological Association Fellow
Dr. Jolynn Pek, Assistant Professor of Quantitative Psychology, has been named an American Psychological Association Fellow for Division 5: Quantitative and Qualitative methods. Fellows are…

New article from Dr. Brittany Shoots-Reinhard
A new article from Dr. Brittany Shoots-Reinhard, a Research Assistant Professor, has been published by The Conversation. The article is entitled "Americans still trust doctors and…

Ohio State Visiting Scholar, Dr. Beatriz Schmidt, wins major awards
Dr. Beatriz Schmidt, an Ohio State Visiting Scholar from Brazil who worked with Dr. Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, Professor of Developmental Psychology in 2018, recently won two major awards for her…