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Dr. Ryan Johnson, Assistant Professor of Psychology, co-edited The Cambridge Handbook of  Global Work-Family Interface, addressing how people manage work and family around the world. His co-editors on the book are Kristen M. Shockley, University of Georgia, and Winny Shen, University of Waterloo, Ontario. Book Description: The Cambridge Handbook of […]

An Ohio University Sleep and Cognition Study is seeking participants who are 50 years of age or older and who are concerned about their sleep or cognitive abilities. “You may be interested in participating in a study that will examine how sleep affects cognitive abilities in older adults,” says Dr. […]

Dr. Brett Peters, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, authored an article on “Making the good even better: A review and theoretical model of interpersonal capitalization” in the journal Social and Personality Psychology Compass. Abstract: When good things happen, individuals will often retell this good news to others, a […]

New research by Dr. Kimberly Rios, Associate Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, shows that sexual harassment is related to feeling threatened and wanting to maintain one’s social status. The numerous high-profile men who have recently been accused of sexual harassment may not have been simply exercising their power. Instead […]

Dr. Christopher France, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, was invited to present at the Institute of Blood Transfusion at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in Chengdu, China. His April 18 lecture was titled “Enhancing blood donor recruitment and retention.” Abstract: The presentation focused on more than 20 years of research […]

From Office of Research News Eight graduate Psychology students received Ohio University Student Enhancement Awards for their original research, scholarship and creative work this spring. A total of 27 students received $131,187 in funding. The Student Enhancement Awards are funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research and […]

From Research Communications Dr. Steve Evans is the principle investigator on a newly funded project to develop and study the efficacy of a web-based tool to help school clinicians implement evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems. The a $300,000 grant from Ohio University is one […]