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By Corinne Colbert From Perspectives She was a classic case of a child with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: A first-grader who impulsively pinched, shoved, and even bit her classmates. She failed to follow her teacher’s instructions and rarely completed her work. Luckily, her teacher was part of a research project run […]

Ben Braddock ’15, majoring in Psychology and African American Studies, earned second place in the National Council for Black Studies College Student Essay Contest in February. His essay was on “The Invisible (Wo)Man and Miley Cyrus:  Toward a Definition of Ratchet.” Braddock is also a College of Arts & Sciences […]

The News-Gazette of East Central Illinois reports that Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences alum Dr. Tara Riddle ’11PhD joined the staff at Carle. The Carle Foundation Hospital is in Urbana, IL. “Riddle, who joined the neuropsychology department, earned a doctorate in clinic psychology at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. […]

DSM-5: What You Need to Know — A Master Workshop From the APA Experts is Friday, Nov. 1, at the Ohio University Baker Center. The cost is just $24.50. The agenda and registration information is at http://southeastohiodsm5.eventbrite.com. This workshop is designed for psychiatrists, other physicians who treat individuals with mental […]

“My gender means freedom,” says Ryan Vollrath ’14 in WOUB’s “Gay Perspectives: Ohio University Student Tells Coming Out Story” video. Vollrath is studying History and Psychology and pursuing Gender and Women’s Studies Certificate in the Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences. “It’s freed me in a lot of ways […]

Dr. Peggy Zoccola, Assistant Professor of Psychology, appears in the “Real women, real-world advice” section an article in the October 2013 edition of Good Housekeeping with simple advice from her recent study on how dwelling on stressful events can increase inflammation in the body. “If you only do one thing […]

From Compass On Aug. 7, Ohio University alumna Kat Wargo ’03 and ’04  took on the newly created position of program outreach coordinator for the Ohio University Survivor Advocacy Program (OUSAP) for Meigs and Perry counties, which is funded by a grant from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office as part […]