BHRI and its members in the news
Kent State Researcher Studies Obesity in At-Risk Youth to Help Reveal Path to Healthy, Mindful Eating
Jan. 24, 2020
Weight management can be challenging for all adolescents, but those from low-income families face added stressors that can make weight loss even more difficult. Those are the findings of Amy Sato, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, who…
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Peg’s Foundation Gifts Kent State’s College of Nursing $165,000 Grant to Advance Mental Health Care in Northeast Ohio
Dec. 17, 2019
Kent State University’s College of Nursing recently received a grant totaling $165,000 from Peg’s Foundation, formerly the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation, a private grant-making foundation that supports mental health programs in Northeast Ohio.
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BHRI Member Dr. Rachel Blasiman Receives Distinguished Teaching Award
Dec. 6, 2019
“Small successes matter, even when students understand a complex idea, attend tutoring to improve their exam grade or make personal connections to learning,” said Rachael Blasiman, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Psychology for Kent State University at Salem.…
Read More »BHRI Research Interest Groups Starting Up
Nov. 25, 2019
Five new BHRI Research Interest Groups (RIGs) have been created, with the purpose of facilitating collaborations among BHRI members which will hopefully lead to new externally-funded grants. The organizational meetings for these RIGs will be in December, with plans to continue…
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Empathy Researchers to Speak at Kent State on Dec. 5
Nov. 20, 2019
The Department of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, in partnership with the national public radio affiliate WKSU 89.7 FM and the KSU Brain Health Research Institute, will host the first of a two-part distinguished speaker series…
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Kent State Biologist Lands NIH Grant to Research Cannabinoids’ Effect on Sleep Cycles
Nov. 14, 2019
There are two cycles most people can’t avoid — sleep and the news. And If you’re awake, you can’t help hearing the news reporting about cannabinoids. A Kent State researcher may soon have news about how these substances affect our body’s natural clock.
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Kent State and University of Akron Team Up to Develop Online Treatment for Neurological Condition
Nov. 14, 2019
Researchers at Kent State University and the University of Akron have partnered to develop a new intervention program for a relatively common but largely unrecognized neurological condition.
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Kent State Healthcare Design Researcher Receives $2.47 Million to Design Safer and More Efficient Level I Trauma Rooms
Nov. 12, 2019
Traumatic injuries are the third leading cause of death nationally and the first in Americans age 44 and younger, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Level I trauma rooms are intended to stabilize and save the lives of patients with the most…
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Brain Health Research Institute Hosts First Town Hall Meeting
Oct. 11, 2019
The Kent State Brain Health Research Institute hosted the first Town Hall Meeting at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center on Friday, September 27, 2019. The meeting focused on four DataBlitz! sessions, series…
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