News & Events
Upcoming Colloquia:
- October 8th, 2009: Dr. Hal Grotevant, University of Massachussetts at Amherst
- This colloquium will be held at Moulton Hall Ballroom, 3:45-5pm
- February 4th, 2010: Dr. Steven Lopez, University of Southern California
- February 18th, 2010: Dr. Henry Roediger, Washington University
- April 15th, 2010: Dr. John Lavigne, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago
- April 22nd, 2010: Dr. Earl Miller, Massachussetts Institute of Technology
All colloquia at 3:45pm in Kent Hall 102, unless otherwise noted
The PSYCHE, the Department of Psychology Newsletter
Department News:
2009
- Katherine Rawson wins 2009 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. Read more. Read article about her research from WKYC.
- Dan Neal awarded grant from NIAAA to study "Self-control and alcohol problems: Psychological mechanisms" (6/8/09)
- Tom Dowd was elected to the National Academies of Practice as a distinguished practitioner-member.
- David Fresco began a four-year term as Associate Editor of Behavior Therapy
- John Gunstad received an Ohio Board of Regents Research Incentive Award for “The Effects of High Altitude on Physical & Cognitive Functioning.”
- John Gunstad received the Early Career Research Award from the International Neuropsychological Society
- Joel Hughes received an Ohio Board of Regents Research Incentive Award for “Depression, inflammation, and vagal function among patients in phase-II cardiac rehabilitation.” He also received a 2nd OBR award as a co-investigator with John Johnson (Dept. of Biological Sciences) for “Development of interdisciplinary, translational research model to study depression in laboratory animal and human subjects.”
- Katherine Rawson recognized as Education Sciences Finalist for the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
- Angela Neal-Barnett awarded a KSU Foundation Grant to develop “Successful Transitioning Action Team for Education” (3/11/09)
- David Fresco discusses "Happiness and the Brain" on TVO's The Agenda. Link here. (1/13/09).
2008
- Bryan Karazsia, graduate student in clinical psychology, awarded the Lizette Peterson-Homer Injury Prevention Grant from APA Division 54 and the American Psychological Foundation. (11/25/08).
- Irene Gianakos awarded KSU's Distinguished Teaching Award. (10/31/08).
- Steve Fountain awarded grant from NIH to study "Adolescent Nicotine Exposure and Adult Cognitive Processes in Rats". (9/22/08)
- John Gunstad (PI), Joel Hughes, and Manfred van Dulmen awarded grant from National Heart Lung and Blood Institute to study “Cognitive Benefits of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Heart Failure”. 9/12/08.
- John Updegraff's "Hey Ya! All About the Brain" song from his General Psychology class featured on YouTube. 9/9/08
- Manfred van Dulmen awarded grant from the Centers for Disease Control to study "Prospective risk and protective factors for suicide and co-occurring risk factors". 8/19/08.
- Katherine Rawson and John Dunlosky awarded grant from Department of Education to study "Developing the Retrieval-Monitoring-Feedback Method for Improving the Durability and Efficiency of Student Learning". July 21, 2008.
- Katherine Rawson appointed as associate editor of Memory. May 8, 2008.
- Graduate student Laura Brumariu received KSU's Reuter Fellowship for next year, and graduate student Brian Hall received KSU's Lillian Friedman Award. April 20, 2008.
- John Gunstad awarded the College of Arts and Science's Distinguished Teaching Award. April 16, 2008.
- Wire Mother, the "best all-psychology faculty band in Northeast Ohio", is profiled in the April 2008 issue of APA's The Monitor (article here). April 1, 2008.
- Angela Neal-Barnett received a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study "Sister Circles for Professional African American Women with Panic Attack". February 28, 2008.
- Josefina Grau and Patty Castellanos, a graduate student in clinical psychology, were awarded a 3-year supplement to Dr. Grau’s NICHD-funded study of "Maternal Behavior Among Puerto Rican Adolescent Mothers." January 22, 2008.
- Jeff Ciesla awarded a grant from Ohio Board of Regents to study "Stress reactivity in depression: Trait rumination and history of depressive episodes as vulnerability factors." January 15, 2008.
- Kristin Mickelson awarded a grant from Ohio Board of Regents to study "Postpartum distress in first-time mothers and fathers: Risk and protective factors". January 15, 2008.
2007
- E. Thomas Dowd elected President of the American Board of Cognitive & Behavioral Psychology and named as International Editor of the Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly. December 20, 2007.
- Nancy Docherty receives Kent State University's 2007 Distinguished Scholar Award. September 26, 2007
- John Updegraff received a grant from the National Cancer Institute to study "Promoting Mammography Usage with an Individualized Approach to Message Framing". June 1, 2007.
- Angela Neal-Barnett is featured on CNN, discussing her National Science Foundation-funded research on the phenomenon of black teenagers who are accused of "acting white." February 26, 2007. Listen to the "acting white" podcast (MP3) .
- Nancy Docherty received a grant from the National Instititue of Mental Health to study "Cognitive bases of schizophrenic language symptoms". January 9, 2007.
- Brian Hall and Martin Sellbom, graduate students in clinical psychology, received Division 12 Distinguished Student Awards from American Psychological Association.
2006
- Dan Neal received a grant from the Alcohol Beverage Medical Research Foundation to study "Self-regulation, alcohol use, and alcohol-related consequences: An electronic diary study". December 6, 2006
- Cassie Simpson and Janessa Imdorf, undergraduates in psychology, were awarded KSU's Distinguished Student Leadership Awards. Nov. 18, 2006
- Stevan Hobfoll was awarded the Robert S. Laufer Award for Scientific Achievement from the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies. Nov. 10, 2006
- Tracy Loye, graduate student in clinical psychology, was awarded a Dissertation Traineeship Grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Nov 10, 2006
- Susaye Rattigan, graduate student in clinical psychology, received an APA Division 45 award for her research on "Predicting PTSD Severity: Does Ethnicity Matter?". Nov 10, 2006
- Britt Lamoureux and Katie Horsey, graduate students in clinical psychology, received the Best Poster award from the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies. Nov 10, 2006
- Diane Poston received KSU's 2006 Distinguished Staff Recognition Quality Service Award. Nov 1, 2006
- Joel Hughes (PI), David Fresco, and Manfred van Dulmen received an NCCAM grant to study "Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction for High Blood Pressure". Sept 26, 2006
- Sarah Ostrowski, graduate student in clinical psychology, received a Student Research Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Sept 26, 2006
- Stevan Hobfoll received an NIMH grant to study "Terrorism and Traumatic Responding: Exposure and Resiliency Factors." July 26, 2006
- John Gunstad received an NIDDK grant to study "Cognitive Effects of Bariatric Surgery". July 26, 2006
- David Fresco (Co-PI) received an NIMH grant with Richard Heimberg (PI) of Temple University to study "Emotion regulation therapy for generalized anxiety". February 17, 2006
- Josefina M. Grau and Manfred Van Dulmen received a grant from NICHD to study "Maternal Behavior among Puerto Rican Adolescent Mothers". January 31, 2006
- John Gunstad received a Research Challenge Award from Ohio Board of Regents to study "Cognitive Benefits of Cardiac Rehabilitation". January 3, 2006
2005
- John Dunlosky appointed as Associate Editor of Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. December 7, 2005
- Michael Armey, graduate student in clinical psychology, received a 2005 Dissertation Research Award from American Psychological Association. November 29. 2005
- Yossi Ben-Porath and Jack Graham awarded funding from the University of Minnesota Press for their research on the MMPI-2. July 29, 2005
- Angel Lugo, a graduate student in clinical psychology, received the Dalmas A. Taylor Award for Outstanding Student Research by Division 12 of the American Psychological Association. Sheethal Reddy, also a graduate student in clinical psychology, received an Honorable Mention for her research. June 8, 2005
- John Dunlosky and Katherine Rawson awarded a grant by the Institute of Education Sciences to study "Supporting Efficient and Durable Student Learning". April 15, 2005.
- Ben Newberry received a 2005 Outstanding Faculty Advising Award from the National Academic Advising Association. April 15, 2005
- Doug Delahanty received a grant from NIMH to study "Prevention of PTSD with Early Cortisol Treatment". February 14, 2005
2004
- Stevan Hobfoll received a Research Challenge Award from the Ohio Board of Regents to study "The Impact of Terrorism on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Support for Political Violence: Resiliency and Vulnerability Factors". December 30, 2004
- Joel Hughes received a Research Challenge Award from the Ohio Board of Regents to study "Autonomic Nervous System Functioning in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder at Rest and During Stress: The Role of the Parasympathetic Nervous System". December 30, 2004
- Doug Delahanty received a grant from NIMH to develop "Pilot Intervention for PTSD, Nonadherence and HIV Risk". December 30, 2004
- Martin Sellbom, a graduate student in clinical psychology, has been awarded the Mary C. Cerney Award from the Society for Personality Assessment, for his paper entitled "Assessing Psychopathic Personality Traits with the MMPI-2". November 9, 2004
- D. J. Angelone, a graduate student in clinical psychology, received the Outstanding Student Achievement Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality for his presentation "Peer Sexual Harassment: Personal and Situational Influences in a Laboratory Paradigm". November 9, 2004
- Nicole Nugent, a graduate student in clinical psychology, has been awarded a Student Research Grant by the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. November 9, 2004
- Mary Ann Stephens received a grant from the National Institute on Aging to study "Mind-Body Interactions in Management of Type II Diabetes". September 28, 2004