Department of Psychological Sciences
Award-Winning Psychology Researcher Seeks to Advance Math Cognition
Finding Healthy Ways To Help Those Facing Trauma
A series of fast-moving wildfires erupted on Jan. 7 roaring across the Los Angeles area, killing more than 25 people, including some who died trying to prevent the fires from destroying their homes, while engulfing thousands of structures. How will the people who live there cope with the trauma?
Building Bridges in Healthcare
Neuroscience Student Working to Uncover Role of PMAT Protein in Fear and Anxiety Disorders
Psychology Professor Receives Prestigious 2024 Web People鈥檚 Voice Award and Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Impactful Podcast Series
Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences was recently honored with both a 2024 Webby Award and a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for her exceptional contributions on the Evergreen Podcasts and NPR Ideastream podcast 鈥Living For We,鈥 an impactful exploration of the health and well-being of Black women in Cleveland, Ohio.
Students Wanted: Sign Up to be Part of Largest-Ever Study of University Students
Researchers at 麻豆影院 are beginning the second year of their largest and most ambitious study ever to track 10,000 university students and follow them throughout their lifetimes.
She's Staying for Graduate School!
As a high school senior just three years ago, Hannah Fender was not overly excited about attending 麻豆影院. Now, she loves it so much, she鈥檚 staying for graduate school.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Awards Additional $300,000 to 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 Spirit of Motherhood Program to Combat Infant Mortality and Prevent Preterm Births
麻豆影院鈥檚 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.
Finishing the Race: 麻豆影院 State Senior Is Weeks Away from Defending her Honors Thesis
Hannah Fender is entering the home stretch.
She crunched her bachelor鈥檚 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.
Coping with Anxiety: What Triggers it and How to Get Treatment
Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., a psychology professor at 麻豆影院 and an expert in the field, emphasizes that triggers for anxiety disorders vary depending on the specific disorder.