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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…
Marilynn Brewer, professor emerita and Ohio Eminent Scholar in the Department of Psychology, has been selected for the 2026 class of the prestigious institution.
Issued by C-SPAM, one of the department's interdisciplinary research collaboratives, the awards will support projects in political science and behavioral health.
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.
Nine students nominated the Psychological Services Center director for the award, which recognizes individuals that meaningfully support student mental health and wellbeing.
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…
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…
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.
The…
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…
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 –…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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."
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…
The 2025 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching recognizes the Marion campus professor's excellence and impact in the classroom.
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.
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…
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…
Vladimir Sloutsky, a professor of developmental psychology in The Ohio State University Department of Psychology, has received a $3 million award from the National Institutes of Health to conduct…
Could persuading people to brush their teeth more hold the key to preventing insurrection?
From abortion clinic bombings to violent protests and coup attempts, extremism has played a…
The AAAS Fellowship, recognizing scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications, is one of the most prestigious honors a U.S. scientist can receive…
Dr. Charles Emery received the Cynthia D. Belar Award for Excellence in Health Psychology Education and Training from APA Division 38 (the Society for…
Laurence Coutellier is awarded a 3-year grant from the Whitehall Foundation to study the adolescent maturation of neural circuit underlying social behaviors.
Dr. Barbara Andersen recently received the Leadership in Science Advocacy Award from the American Psychological Association (APA) during the Advocacy Summit on Addressing the Impact of Climate…
The Department of Psychology would like to congratulate Dr. Katy Lenz and Dr. Benedetta Leuner. They were recently awarded a new 4-year grant from NSF titled ‘Neuroimmune Contributions to Maternal…
Jolynn Pek will receive the Anne Anastasi Distinguished Early Career Contributions Award from Division 5 (Quantitative and Qualitative Methods) of the American Psychological Association during the…
Ian Krajbich has been awarded a new 3-year grant from The National Science Foundation titled ‘The Dynamics of Unique Decisions.’
Congratulations Ian!
The Department of Psychology would like to congratulate Dr. Katy Lenz and Dr. Benedetta Leuner on being awarded The Ohio State University Addiction Innovation Initiative Seed Grant.
The…
Scott Hayes has recently been awarded a new 5-year, NIA R01, 'Contributions of modifiable physical attributes to cognitive and brain aging', with total costs over $3 million.
Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan has received the 2021 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring award from the office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry. Sarah was nominated by an…
Rosalee Meyer is the recipient of the 2021 Provost’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Lecturer. This is the most prestigious teaching recognition for lecturers at OSU, awarded to no more than…
Laura Wagner is the recipient of the 2021 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. This is the most prestigious teaching recognition for tenure-track faculty at OSU, awarded to no more than 10…
The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP), Division 2 of the American Psychological Association, has announced that Dr. Melissa Beers is the recipient of the 2021 STP Mentorship of Teachers…
Professor Paul De Boeck has been awarded the 2021 Career Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Psychometric Society. This award honors individuals whose publications, presentations, and…
Roger Ratcliff, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Psychology, ranks among the top 1% worldwide in career-long citations across all scientific disciplines,…
Dr. Elizabeth Kirby has been awarded a $5000 grant from ALX to support her time working on the open access textbook that she is coordinating.
Human brains pre-wired for words is coolest science story of 2020
The polls have closed, the ballots have been counted, and when it comes to the coolest Ohio State science story of the year, we’re…
Tao Jiang, a graduate student in Jenny Crocker's lab, has been awarded a Presidential Fellowship by the Graduate School. The Presidential Fellowship is the most prestigious award given by the…
Nancy Betz, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, is recipient of the 2020 APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research. Congratulations Nancy! This…
Jay Myung, Professor, Department of Psychology | Was named 2020 AAAS Fellow for distinguished applied and basic research on computational cognition, Bayesian…
Dr. Ian Krajbich has recently been recognized for his sabbatical research, supported by the APS Cattel Fund.
Dr. Ian Krajbich and his research
Dr. Jolynn Pek and an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Ohio State has been awarded grant funding for a recent project.
Dr. Pek, along with PI JaNelle Ricks, Deena Chisolm and Anna…
Dr. Melissa Beers, program director for Psychology 1100, was interviewed by the College of Arts and Sciences to discuss her ALX grant and what this means for the course content of Introduction to…
Dr. Kathryn Lenz is recipient of the 2020 College of Arts and Sciences Early Career Faculty Excellence Award. This award recognizes the top candidate for promotion to Associate Professor in Social…
Courtney L. Benjamin Wolk Ph.D., an undergraduate alumni of the Psychology Department, was recently named the 2020 recipient of the Judy E. Hall Early Career Psychologist Award.
The annual…
Andy Leber, Associate Professor of Psychology, has received a 3-year, $548,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, titled "Developing a comprehensive profile of attentional control…
The Administration for Children and Families has approved grant funding for Dr. Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, Professor of Developmental Psychology, at Ohio State.
The project is titled
Roger Ratcliff has made vast contributions to the field of cognitive psychology, and his research focuses on modeling application and methodology for rapid decision-making. His diffusion model of…
Dr. Jolynn Pek, Assistant Professor of Quantitative Psychology, has been named an American Psychological Association Fellow for Division 5: Quantitative and Qualitative methods. Fellows are…
Jiyeon Denninger, MD/PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Kirby Lab, has received a 2020 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award from the Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Office…
Dr. Gary Berntson, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, has been selected as recipient of the 2020 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychophysiology from the Society for Psychophysiological…
Dr. Trish Van Zandt, Professor of Quantitative Psychology, has been selected as a Purdue University Distinguished Woman Scholar for 2020. This award is intended to recognize the doctoral alumnae…
Dr. Beatriz Schmidt, an Ohio State Visiting Scholar from Brazil who worked with Dr. Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, Professor of Developmental Psychology in 2018, recently won two major awards for her…
CCBBI Research Day was hosted by the Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Brain Imaging on Friday, Dec. 6th. The event was attended by around 90 faculty, students, and research staff from across…
Professor Andrew Hayes, specializing in Quantitative Psychology, is one of nine Ohio State researchers to make the 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list based on the ISI/Web of Science/Clarivate…
Dr. Jolynn Pek, Assistant Professor of Quantitative Psychology, has been awarded the Affordable Learning Exchange High Support Grant from Ohio State for her project titled "Learning from Data:…
The Society of Experimental Social Psychology held its annual conference in Toronto last week. The SESP is an internationally recognized scientific organization that is dedicated to the…
At the 2019 National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Global Awards Ceremony in Louisville, Kentucky, Dr. Alisa Paulsen, Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Department of…
The American Psychological Association recently launched a three-year initiative to take a focused look at the way Introductory Psychology courses are taught and will make recommendations to…
The Coutellier Lab has recently been awarded a 2-year NIH (National Institutes of Health) grant towards "Prefrontal modulation of vulnerability to stress-induced emotional dysregulation." The goal…
Meet Stephen Lo, 2019 Pelotonia Fellowship recipient and Department of Psychology graduate student, helping to build the future of cancer research and care at The Ohio State University.
In a recent article published by Ohio State, professor Vladimir Sloutsky's newest study examines the way children and adults process information in various situations. According to the results of…
Dr. Jennifer (Jenny) Crocker, a Social Psychology professor, has recently been awarded the Service to Society for Personality and Social Psychology this year for her achievements. Her many…
According to Shanghai Ranking's newest global academic report, Ohio State's Psychology program has moved up a spot in the rankings to #12 out of 500 best psychology departments, inlcuding public…
The Kirby lab has recently been awarded a three year grant from the National Science Foundation titled "Adult neural stem cell self-regulation via soluble growth factor." The scientific goal of…
Dr. Brandon Turner, an assistant professor in cognitive psychology at Ohio State, has been selected by The Psychonomic Society as the recipient of this year's Early Career Award. This prestigious…
Dr. Mark Pitt has been selected as College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Psychology. This honorific title is reserved for full professors who have excelled in teaching, service…
Dr. Alisa Paulsen, the Psychology Department's Director of Undergraduate Programming, has been awarded the NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising's 2019 Award for Outstanding…
At the Spring Alumnus Awards and Reception, a number of individuals within the Psychology Department received recognition for their outstanding work for the 2018 school year. View this year's…
Zeynep's talk focuses on new research that delves into the complexities of fetal development and the implications it has on a child's unknown future. Dr. Saygin is a professor at The Ohio State…
Julian Thayer will be presented with the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) 2019 Distinguished Scientist Award at the SBM Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, March 6-9 in Washington, D.C. This…
Julie Golomb has received another award in recognition of her outstanding work. She is the recipient of the 2018 American Psychological Foundation (APF) Robert L. Fantz Memorial Award. The Fantz…
Julie Golomb has been awarded the Early Career Award from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS) in recognition of her major research contributions to the sciences…
Julian Thayer received the Society for Psychophysiological Research Distinguished Contributions to Psychophysiology Award on October 6th in Quebec City, Canada. The Award for Distinguished…
Last week, Barbara Andersen of the Department of Psychology was named a Distinguished University Professor, being surprised by the provost and college leadership at the department…
Samantha Goode, a senior undergraduate psychology major, working in Dr. Charles Emery's Cardiopulminary Behavioral Medicine lab, was awarded Honorable Mention in the Three-Minute Thesis…
Psychology freshman Jazmyn Agudelo-Mustafa received the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A Gilman International Scholarship to support her education abroad experience in…
Zeynep Saygin, assistant professor of psychology, and Hannah Shafaat, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, have been named recipients of the 2018…
Ashleigh Maxcey, a visiting associate professor in the Department of Psychology, has co-authored 15 peer-review publications and penned an additional eight more on her own, but…