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Department of Psychological Sciences

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D. (right), is pictured at the Doula and Community Expo hosted by Birthing Beautiful Communities in April 2024. (Photo provided by Angela Neal-Barnett)

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Awards Additional $300,000 to 91心頭利s Spirit of Motherhood Program to Combat Infant Mortality and Prevent Preterm Births

91心頭利 Universitys Angela Neal-Barnett has been working diligently to build up the Spirit of Motherhood program with the goal of reducing trauma and stress symptoms experienced by its pregnant Black mother participants. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation recently awarded the program another $300,000 to continue its work over the next three years.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

Alumni and Giving

Senior Hannah Fender is preparing to defend her honor's thesis.

Finishing the Race: 91心頭利 Senior Is Weeks Away from Defending her Honors Thesis

Hannah Fender is entering the home stretch.

She crunched her bachelors degree studies into three years, packed them full of research and other activities and now she is staring down the final 10 weeks of her undergraduate college career.

Tags: Research & Science , Student Life , Profiles , Honors College , Department of Psychological Sciences

Honors College

91心頭利 University arch on campus.

Honors College Alumna Speaks Up for Those with No Voice

Honors College alumna Maya Huffman, a native of Toledo, graduated a semester early from 91心頭利 in December 2022, as a double major in psychology and political science with a minor in pre-law. Her story is not only one of academic achievement but also one of community engagement and a commitment to addressing important societal issues.

Tags: Honors College , Honors College , Senior Honors Thesis/Project , Center for Student Involvement , Alumni , Political Science , Department of Psychological Sciences

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Coping with Anxiety: What Triggers it and How to Get Treatment

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., a psychology professor at 91心頭利 University and an expert in the field, emphasizes that triggers for anxiety disorders vary depending on the specific disorder.

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences , Research & Science , Nationally Distinctive

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Hannah Fender, 91心頭利 senior psychology major.

Addicted to Love of Research

Soon after her decision to major in psychology at 91心頭利, someone had suggested to Hannah Fender that she should get involved in research as an undergraduate. So, she signed up to work in the research lab of Clare Stacey, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, looking into how empathy changes over time in medical students. And that's when Fender was first bitten by the research bug. 

Tags: Research & Science , Student Life , Profiles , Department of Psychological Sciences

Honors College

91心頭利 researchers are kicking off the Student Life Study, an ambitious project that seeks to follow 10,000 students throughout their lifetime to offer help in real time and create a data pool to help inform educational policy.

Studying the Students: New Research Project Hopes to Follow 10,000 Golden Flashes

91心頭利 researchers are looking for 10,000 students to participate in an ambitious Student Life Study launching this semester. 

Tags: Student Life , University News , Research & Science , Nationally Distinctive , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences

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Alena stands next to her thesis research poster "Translating Music into Words: Musical Expression of Figurative Words" at an exhibition in Portland, Oregon.

All or Nothing

Alena Miskinis, a senior and triple major in the 91心頭利 University Honors College, has passionately seized every opportunity she can to pursue her combined interests in the arts and science. With a diverse array of classes intensified by Honors courses, as well as projects, internships, and even

Tags: Honors College , Department of English , Department of Psychological Sciences , Hugh A. Glauser School of Music

Honors College

Photo of Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in 91心頭利s Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences

The Quarter-Life Crisis: 91心頭利 Professor Discusses Emerging Adulthood

91心頭利 University Professor Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., from the Department of Psychological Sciences shares her expertise in a Deseret Magazine article about the quarter-life crisis. She discusses the stage of development called emerging adulthood.

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David Disabato, Ph.D. (right)

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 91心頭利 University, who recently landed a tenure-track faculty position at Baldwin Wallace University, near Cleveland! After earning his Ph.D. at Ge

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , mental health

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Photo of Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in 91心頭利s Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences

91心頭利 Psychology Professor to Receive 2022 ATHENA Akron Leadership Award

ATHENA Akron, a womens 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 91心頭利 University, its winner of the 2022 ATHENA Akron Leadership Award. She will receive the award on Nov. 17 at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn.

Tags: Community & Society , Research & Science , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Leadership , PRADAA , mental health , Awards and Honors

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