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All Clinical Psychology Graduate Students Placed in APA-Accredited Internships
Aug. 16, 2014
The Department of Psychological Sciences has once again placed all 13 of its Clinical Psychology graduate students who applied for internships at APA-accredited sites this summer. According to Psychology Department Chair Maria Zaragoza, Ph.D., nationally, the match…
Read More »Department of Psychology Hosts U-Night to End Stigma
March 17, 2014
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Department of Psychology will host U-Night to End Stigma on April 14 from 5-9 p.m. at the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Attendees can come and go as their schedule allows. This event will provide a platform for students, community members, professionals…
Read More »51³Ô¹ÏÍø Psychology Professor Is Honored with Outstanding Teaching Award
Feb. 10, 2014
A compassionate teacher who is able to make the class laugh and still maintain a serious learning environment is a teacher who has proven to be outstanding in many ways. Robin Joynes, assistant professor in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Department of Psychology, is one of those…
Read More »51³Ô¹ÏÍø Research Finds Meditation Effective in Reducing Blood Pressure
Oct. 28, 2013
Two researchers at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Universities have found that mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) can reduce high blood pressure, which affects nearly 60 million adults in the United States. MBSR, which involves the practice of meditation, body awareness and some gentle yoga…
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Professor to Discuss Alzheimer’s and Obesity at Medical Innovation Summit
Oct. 10, 2013
A 51³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty member whose research found that weight loss after bariatric surgery can improve brain functioning will speak at the Cleveland Clinic’s 2013 Medical Innovation Summit in October.
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø doctoral student, Ryan Marek, interviewed
Sept. 28, 2013
Dr. Denise D. Ben-Porath, an Associate Professor of Psychology at John Carroll University, and Ryan Marek, a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology with a minor in Quantitative Methodology at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, were recently interviewed by Dug Dug.
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Research Shows Surprising Shifts in U.S. Knowledge
Sept. 9, 2013
The average college student heading to classes this fall probably can’t tell you much about the game of backgammon or name the comic character who gets energy from spinach. While that might not be too surprising, many of the changes in U.S. knowledge over the last three decades…
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Professor to Receive American Psychological Association Award
July 30, 2013
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Professor of Psychology Mary Ann Parris Stephens, Ph.D., has been selected to receive the 2013 Developmental Health Award by the Aging and Health Committee of the American Psychological Association. Stephens will receive the award and give an invited…
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Psychology Professor Wins Outstanding Research and Scholar Award
July 8, 2013
Unlike students who try to master copious material the night before an exam — only to forget about half of it the next semester, Katherine Rawson, Ph.D., associate professor in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Department of Psychology, will not soon fo
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