麻豆果冻

Department of Psychological Sciences

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Two Kent State Psychology Faculty Selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Leadership Program

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has selected two 麻豆果冻 College of Arts and Sciences faculty members, along with two community clinicians, for , an initiative that will provide funding and leadership training to the four team members. Their plan is to implement a project that will help veterinary professionals in Northeast Ohio address mental health stigmas they experience in their lives and provide usable techniques that can be incorporated into their veterinary practices.

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Researcher Receives Additional Funding for Mental Health Study in Older Ages

The National Institute of Health granted additional funding to 麻豆果冻 researcher  bringing her total award amount to more than $3 million to support her research on mental well-being and coping after traumatic injuries in individuals aged 65 and older. 

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NSF Grant Supports Kent State Researchers' Plan to Help Students Improve Study Habits

      The 鈥淐鈥 in 鈥渃ollege鈥 might as well stand for 鈥渃ramming.鈥濃嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧 鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧 Studies show students are notoriously bad at adopting and adhering consistently to high-impact study habits that help them retain knowledge long-term. Researchers and faculty at Kent State Un鈥

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Science of Learning & Education Center

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NSF Grant Supports Kent State Researchers鈥 Plan to Help Students Improve Study Habits

The 鈥淐鈥 in 鈥渃ollege鈥 might as well stand for 鈥渃ramming.鈥
Studies show students are notoriously bad at adopting and adhering consistently to high-impact study habits that help them retain knowledge long-term.
Researchers and faculty at 麻豆果冻, however, are collaborating on a new project to put a modern technological twist on a tried-and-true study tactic.

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Psychological Sciences , Science of Learning & Education Center , National Science Foundation , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Department of Biological Sciences , Department of Physics , Brain Health Research Institute

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Kent State Biologist Lands NIH Grant to Research Cannabinoids鈥 Effect on Sleep Cycles

There are two cycles most people can鈥檛 avoid 鈥 sleep and the news. And If you鈥檙e awake, you can鈥檛 help hearing the news reporting about cannabinoids. A Kent State researcher may soon have news about how these substances affect our body鈥檚 natural clock. Dr. Eric Mintz, Professor of Biological Scienc鈥

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Psychological Sciences , Brain Health Research Institute , National Institutes of Health

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Kent State and University of Akron Team Up to Develop Online Treatment for Neurological Condition

Researchers at 麻豆果冻 and the University of Akron have partnered to develop a new intervention program for a relatively common but largely unrecognized neurological condition. Dr. Doug Delahanty, Professor of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Associate V鈥

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Sara Bayramzadeh, Ph.D., serves as coordinator and Elliot Professor in the Healthcare Design Program in 麻豆果冻's College of Architecture and Environmental Design.

Kent State Healthcare Design Researcher Receives $2.47 Million to Design Safer and More Efficient Level I Trauma Rooms

Traumatic injuries are the third leading cause of death nationally and the first in Americans age 44 and younger, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Level I trauma rooms are intended to stabilize and save the lives of patients with the most severe traumatic injuries. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a $2.47 million grant to Sara Bayramzadeh, a 麻豆果冻 researcher, to help create trauma rooms that support staff in saving patients鈥 lives.

Tags: Health , Research & Science , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Brain Health Research Institute , College of Nursing , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences

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NIH Funds Kent State Psychologist鈥檚 Project to Teach Children Food Allergy Safety Skills

A 麻豆果冻 researcher with a background in safety training models 鈥 and a very personal motivation 鈥 has devised a method to help some children with food allergies stay safe, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) just granted him the funding to test it.

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A man in a chef's hat shows young children how to make food.

NSF Awards Kent State Researchers $1.3 Million to Nourish Children鈥檚 Minds, Fill Their Bellies

Science is complex, and it鈥檚 difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it鈥檚 even more difficult when they are hungry. Two 麻豆果冻 researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation just awarded them a three-year, $1.3 million grant to determine if their recipe works.

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麻豆果冻, Professor David C. Riccio Will Retire in June 2019 - Help Honor Professor Riccio

After his 53 years as a faculty member at 麻豆果冻, Professor David Riccio will retire in June 2019. Over the course of his career, Professor Riccio has taught thousands of students in the classroom, and mentored countless others in research, empowering and encouraging them to realize 鈥

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