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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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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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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.

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Lindquist receives inaugural social affective neuroscience fellowship

By Lauren Pond

Professor Kristen Lindquist has been elected as one of six inaugural fellows of the Social Affective Neuroscience Society (SANS). New in 2026, the fellowship recognizes scholars who have made…

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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 –…

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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…

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$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…

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How doubting your doubts may increase commitment to goals

A recent study by social psychology professor Patrick Carroll suggests that doubt in one's uncertainties can boost confidence.

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Department of Psychology named one of top psychology programs in U.S. and world

By Lauren Pond

The Ohio State University Department of Psychology has been named one of the top psychology programs nationally and worldwide.

The 2025 ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Global Academic…