BHRI and its members in the news
Symposium’s Keynote Focuses on Effects of Stress on Mental Health
Oct. 27, 2022
Kent State University’s 10th Annual Neuroscience Symposium began Thursday with a keynote address by Tracy L. Bale, Ph.D., titled "The biology of trauma: Understanding risk and resilience."
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All-Star Lineup of Neuroscience Alumni to Speak at Symposium
Oct. 24, 2022
Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) will be welcoming a bevy of accomplished alumni back to the Kent Campus when it hosts the 10th Annual Neuroscience Symposium on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 27 and 28.
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Kent State’s Brain Health Research Institute Hosts University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Anthropology Professor
Sept. 27, 2022
Ben Campbell spoke on the topic of how the production of the DHEA/DHEAS and GLUD2 hormones plays a role in brain development in humans and other species, a process known as “adrenarche.”
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Postdoc Explores Psychological Well-Being and the Positive Side of Mental Health
Sept. 1, 2022
The College of Arts and Sciences wishes to congratulate David Disabato, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University, who recently landed a tenure-track faculty position at Baldwin Wallace University, near Cleveland!
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BHRI helps sponsor major international neuroendocrine conference
Aug. 31, 2022
Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute recently helped sponsor and participated in the 4th World Conference on Kisspeptin, “Kisspeptin 2022”, which was held on August 5–6, 2022, in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Min-Ho Kim, Ph. D. and Woo-Yang Kim, Ph. D. Awarded for Research in Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments
July 14, 2022
Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., associate professor of Biological Sciences, and Woo-Yang Kim, Ph.D., associate professor of Biological Sciences, have been awarded an NIH grant, a $1,876,627 five-…
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Spotlight on NEOMED's Research Focus Area: Hearing Research
July 6, 2022
Merri Rosen, Ph.D., became just the second director of the Hearing Research Focus Area (RFA) in 2019, when she took over the leadership role from Jeffrey Wenstrup, Ph.D., who had served as director since the creation of the…
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Evaluating the Impact of Chat Messaging in Synchronous Learning on Information Retention
May 13, 2022
Taylor Miller (she/her), undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences, is supervised by Associate Professor Christopher Was, Ph.D. (he/him), associate professor in the department of psychological sciences, to complete her…
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The Impacts of Intersectional Identities on Math Cognition and Math Anxiety
May 13, 2022
Beginning in an individual’s educational career, math anxiety is likely to follow someone through into adulthood. Current research is being done on the impacts of intersectional identities, such as race and gender, on math cognition and math anxiety. This is exactly what…
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Kent State Presents ‘Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic’ Film Screening and Panel Discussion With Director Todd Drezner
April 1, 2022
During National Autism Acceptance Month, Kent State University will hold a film screening of “Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic” at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, in the Kent Student Center Kiva. “Loving Lampposts” is a documentary by Todd Drezner, a father of a now 13-year-old…
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