91心頭利

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 Sciences and Humanities , 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 , College of Honors and Global Education , Department of Psychological Sciences

Honors Education

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

Honors Education

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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

91心頭利 Today

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 Education

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 Sciences and Humanities

91心頭利 Today

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: College of Honors and Global Education , Department of English , Department of Psychological Sciences , Hugh A. Glauser School of Music

Honors Education

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.

Tags: Health , Nationally Distinctive , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Sciences and Humanities , Featured Story

91心頭利 Today

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 Sciences and Humanities , mental health

College of Sciences and Humanities

Chemistry professor working with student at lab

STEM Professors Receive NSF ADVANCE Grant to Explore Impact of Gender and Other Factors on Workload of STEM Faculty

Who is Counted and What Counts: Tracking Womens Engagement in Low-Prestige/High-Workload Service Activities at 91心頭利 University 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.

Tags: Research & Science , College of Sciences and Humanities , STEM , Research & Science , Department of Psychological Sciences ,

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