Archive for January, 2021

Men’s Health Blogger Interviews Allan about ‘Mythbusting’ in FEAR Lab

Dr. Nicholas Allan

3RY men’s health blogger Nicholas Carleton interviews Dr. Nicholas Allan in an article headlined “The Incredibly Complex World of Fear.” Allan is Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at Ohio University and oversees the Psychology and Social Work Clinic, an outpatient mental health clinic staffed primarily by doctoral student therapists of […]

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January 21, 2021 at 9:31 amFaculty in the News In the News

When Was the Last Time You Focused on Your Mental Health?

Porter Hall on the Athens Campus of Ohio University

The Ohio University Psychology and Social Work Clinic is here to help with comprehensive teletherapy and teleassessment services. The clinic is a supportive, affirming outpatient mental health clinic that is primarily staffed by doctoral student therapists of the Ohio University Clinical Psychology program. Contact the clinic by email at PSWC@ohio.edu […]

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January 20, 2021 at 1:15 pmAnnouncements News

Financial Times Quotes Dutcher on Creativity and Serendipitous Conversations

Dr. Glenn Dutcher

The Financial Times quotes Dr. Glenn Dutcher, assistant professor of Economics at Ohio University, in a story headlined “Where’s the spark? How lockdown caused a creativity crisis.” In recent years, office design has focused on creating collaborative spaces where people can meet to discuss ideas and hold serendipitous conversations. Yet […]

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January 20, 2021 at 12:14 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Hines, Chemistry Students ID Potential Achilles Heel of COVID-19 Virus

From left, Hannah Boesger, Emily Marino and Dr. Jennifer Hines

From Ohio University News While the world awaits broad distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, researchers at Ohio University just published highly significant and timely results in the search for another way to stop the virus — by disrupting its RNA and its ability to reproduce. Dr.  Jennifer Hines, a professor in […]

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January 20, 2021 at 10:10 amResearch

O’Keefe Authors Book on Immigrants and Citizenship in Early America

Dr. John O'Keefe

Dr. John O’Keefe examines the topic of foreign migrants and citizenship during the formative years of the United States in his new book, Stranger Citizens: Migrant Influence and National Power in the Early American Republic (Cornell University Press, 2021). O’Keefe is Associate Professor of History at Ohio University’s Chillicothe campus. […]

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January 20, 2021 at 8:26 amResearch

Alumni Judge Assists in Preparing OHIO Mock Trial to Compete at University of Illinois Invitational Tournament, Jan. 23-24

Alumni Judge Assists in Preparing OHIO Mock Trial to Compete at University of Illinois Invitational Tournament, Jan. 23-24

The Ohio University Mock Trial Team will compete in the 13th Annual Illini Mock Trial Invitational Tournament via Zoom on January 23 and 24.  This invitational is one of several that Ohio University Mock Trial has competed in this year, all in preparation for the Regional Tournament in February.  Participating […]

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January 19, 2021 at 10:51 amAlumni Events News

Lee Illuminates the Role of Kōji in Japanese Fermentation

Dr. Victoria Lee

Dr. Victoria Lee joined epidemiologist and shōchū ambassador of Japan Dr. Stephen Lyman in a public lecture hosted by the Japan Foundation of Toronto. Their discussion of the brewing mold kōji is part of the series “Healthy Hakkō: The Fermented Culinary Arts of Japan.” “From soy sauce to miso to […]

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January 19, 2021 at 10:50 amResearch