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By Lauren Pond

As a summer policy intern in Washington, D.C., Rajeev Rai ’26 was asked to evaluate a perplexing issue: Why did many recipients of WIC nutritional assistance abandon their benefits after two years…

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Marilynn Brewer, professor emerita and Ohio Eminent Scholar in the Department of Psychology, has been selected for the 2026 class of the prestigious institution.

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Issued by C-SPAM, one of the department's interdisciplinary research collaboratives, the awards will support projects in political science and behavioral health.

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Recipients of the 2025-2026 endowed and college-wide honors include Dr. Peter Kvam, Dr. Russell Fazio, Dr. Jay Myung, Dr. Trisha Van Zandt, Dr. Kathryn Lenz, Ashley Sweaney and Tinu Oduloye.

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Nine students nominated the Psychological Services Center director for the award, which recognizes individuals that meaningfully support student mental health and wellbeing.

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By Lauren Pond

Two doctoral students and two research lab managers in the Ohio State Department of Psychology have received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, one of the most…

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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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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.

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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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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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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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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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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…

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Professor Kurt Gray's "Outraged: Why We Fight about Morality and Politics and How to Find Common Ground" has been named one of Greater Good Magazine's favorite books of 2025.

Jolynn Pek
By Lauren Pond

Ohio State psychology professor Jolynn Pek has been appointed as President of American Psychological Association (APA) Division 5: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods.

As president, she…

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By Lauren Pond

Three Department of Psychology doctoral students received awards for their presentations at the Autumn 2025 Graduate Student Research Forum, held Nov. 10 in the Psychology Building.

Emma…

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By Lauren Pond

Psychology professor Kristen Lindquist has been installed as the new Robert K. and Dale J. Weary Chair in Social Psychology at The Ohio State University. Her appointment to the endowed position…

Kurt Gray
By Lauren Pond

Ohio State social psychology professor Kurt Gray has received the SESP Career Trajectory Award for his pioneering research in the field. Announced by the Society of Experimental and Social…

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By Lauren Pond

Developmental Psychology doctoral student F. Kübra Aytaç-DiCarlo was one of 35 Presidential Fellows named by the Ohio State University Graduate School during the 2024-2025 academic year. With…

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By Lauren Pond

Three social scientists affiliated with The Ohio State University Department of Psychology have received the prestigious Frontiers of Knowledge Award from the BBVA Foundation in Bilbao, Spain.

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Honored for his work on beliefs, attitudes and behaviors, Richard Petty receives one of the highest honors in the sciences.

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The social psychology professor is among 120 members and 30 national members recently chosen "in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research."

Dr. Ariana Hoet
By Lauren Pond

Psychology alumna Dr. Ariana Hoet, '11, has received the College of Arts and Sciences' 2025 Emerging Leader Award. Given at a campus ceremony on April 4, the annual honor recognizes alumni who…

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The 2025 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching recognizes the Marion campus professor's excellence and impact in the classroom.

Nikole Patson

Patson, a professor at the Ohio State Marion campus, will use the $10,000 award to research whether people remember language-related inferences over time.

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Daddis, an associate professor at Ohio State's Marion campus, will use the $10,000 seed grant to research the relationship between school misbehavior and the ways that youth think about its…

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By Lauren Pond

Elizabeth D. Kirby, an associate professor in The Ohio State University Department of Psychology, has helped launch a groundbreaking digital textbook on behavioral neuroscience. Published online…