Department of Psychology
Mission: Graduation Surprise
When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University this spring, she was already brimming with emotion. She had just earned not one, but two degrees — in psychology and sociology — and was celebrating the end of her college journey that began in 2021. But the most unforgettable moment wasn’t the walk or the tassel turn.
Honors Student Supports Community and Prepares for Graduate Programs Through Internship
Marcus Haase is a senior Honors College student majoring in psychology. Throughout his course work at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«, Marcus has found that he has a special interest in clinical psychology. When he told Dr. Shannon Ciesla, one of his psychology professors, about his interest in clinical psychology,…
Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants
Ideastream® talks with Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.
Acting too White: Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Psychologist Explains How the Accusation Causes Anxiety
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Professor Angela Neal-Barnett shares her Acting White Accusation research with WKYC-TV and Anxiety.org.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« and Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute to Conduct NIH Research Study on Rehabilitation for Aphasia
When someone suffers a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or brain tumor, one of the common symptoms is aphasia, a disorder that arises from damage to portions of the brain, usually the left side, that are responsible for language. It impairs the expression and understanding of language as well as read…
The Connection Between Belly and Brain
Shape Magazine shares Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« professor's research connecting weight loss with improved memory.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Hosts Global Adolescence Research Summer School
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University will host the annual 2013 European Society for Research on Adolescence (EARA)/Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Summer School from June 16-22. The summer school brings together established researchers, who are recognized for their expertise and teaching abilities, and d…Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Professor to Discuss Alzheimer’s and Obesity at Medical Innovation Summit
A Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University faculty member whose research found that weight loss after bariatric surgery can improve brain functioning will speak at the Cleveland Clinic’s 2013 Medical Innovation Summit in October. John Gunstad, Ph.D., associate professor in Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s Department of Psychology, will …Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Professor to Receive American Psychological Association Award
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Professor of Psychology Mary Ann Parris Stephens, Ph.D., has been selected to receive the 2013 Developmental Health Award by the Aging and Health Committee of the American Psychological Association. Stephens will receive the award and give an invited address at the association’…