College of Arts and Sciences
Postdoc Explores Psychological Well-Being and the Positive Side of Mental Health
The College of Arts and Sciences wishes to congratulate David Disabato, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Ā鶹¹ū¶³, who recently landed a tenure-track faculty position at Baldwin Wallace University, near Cleveland! After earning his Ph.D. at Geā¦
Kent State Psychology Professor to Receive 2022 ATHENA Akron Leadership Award
ATHENA Akron, a womenās leadership organization in Summit County, Ohio, has named Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences at Ā鶹¹ū¶³, its winner of the 2022 ATHENA Akron Leadership Award. She will receive the award on Nov. 17 at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn.
STEM Professors Receive NSF ADVANCE Grant to Explore Impact of Gender and Other Factors on Workload of STEM Faculty
āWho is Counted and What Counts: Tracking Womenās Engagement in Low-Prestige/High-Workload Service Activities at Ā鶹¹ū¶³ā will examine whether faculty members with underrepresented and/or historically excluded intersecting gender and racial/ethnic identities (IGREs) perform more high-workload, low-prestige service work than their faculty peers.
Five Kent State Experimental Archaeology Graduates Earn Full Rides to Grad Schools
Sometimes it just takes a small spark to ignite a fire within you. For Anna Mika of Parma, Ohio, who started as a geology major her freshman year at Ā鶹¹ū¶³ and switched to anthropology the following year, that spark came in 2017 while taking an anthropology course called North Americaās Ice Aged Hunters, taught by Metin I. Eren, Ph.D., associate professor and director of archaeology in the College of Arts and Sciences. She said that course changed her perspective on everything.
Min-Ho Kim, Ph. D. and Woo-Yang Kim, Ph. D. Awarded for Research in Alzheimerās Disease Treatments
Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., associate professor of Biological Sciences, and Woo-Yang Kim, Ph.D., associate professor of Biological Sciences, have been awarded an NIH grant, a $1,876,627 five-year grant from the NIHās National Institute on Aging, for their research in āMagnetothermal brain stimulation towardsā¦
Neurological Research Helps Develop Potential Autism Pharmaceuticals
Autism spectrum disorder is a group of neurodevelopmental disabilities characterized by social communication deficits and stereotypic behaviors. Currently, little is known about the cellular and molecular mechanisms of autism spectrum disorder, but the research of Kent State Associate Professor Woo-Yang Kim, Ph.D., might lead to a change.
Recording the History of the Liquid Crystal Institute With Ohio History Fund Grant
The development of liquid crystal technology in Northeast Ohio - and specifically at Ā鶹¹ū¶³ - is an important part of the regionās and universityās legacies and ongoing global impact.
Putting the Patients First in Brain Fog Research
Hayley Shasteen (she/her) is a Ā鶹¹ū¶³ alumna who graduated with a degree in Psychology in 2021. She currently works as a science writer for BioSpace and has been accepted into the Ph.D. program in the Biobehavioral Health Department at The Pennsylvania State University. Her primary reā¦
Evaluating the Impact of Chat Messaging in Synchronous Learning on Information Retention
Taylor Miller (she/her), undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences, is supervised by Associate Professor Christopher Was, Ph.D. (he/him), associate professor in the department of psychological sciences, to complete her honors thesis. Together, they explore the relationship between mind-wandeā¦