Transitioning into adulthood is a difficult thing to do, but having to come out of the criminal justice system as a young adult has different effects on your maturity and experience. Elias Nader, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology, wants to better understand why....
The new Leadership Certificate Program at Kent State focuses on enhancing students’ intrapersonal, interpersonal, and socially just leadership skills.The program is a culminated experience of what the Pepsi Leadership Center offers. From workshops and annual institutes (Culture of Care Institute and Student Leadership Institute) to leadership classes for credit, the center holistically paired these with Kent State's Leadership Model and created a program that provides students with a comprehensive view of leadership. ...
College of Communication & Information
Todd Thompson '16, a first-generation college student from a small town in Ashtabula County, never imagined he'd one day be filming social media content with Progressive Insurance's iconic fictional saleswoman “Flo” in Los Angeles. College wasn’t on his radar until a teacher recognized his talent for video, urging him to pursue it. But today, Thompson works as a creative visual specialist at one of the biggest companies in Northeast Ohio and has worked with some of the largest names in the entertainment industry.“I felt like my GPA was never great; I had teachers kicking me out the door ...
What started as just a tip from an archivist quickly captured the attention and imagination of a Kent State University professor and their student.Senior Psychology Major Alex Moir and Lauren Vachon, an assistant professor of LGBTQ studies, realized that what they were reading was a 130-year-old love letter between two women, a rare artifact of queerness from that era.Moir is one of many students who participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program in 2023. Alongside mentor Lauren Vachon, the two were determined to investigate Ohio’s LGBTQ history and were led to the...
If you frequent the Kent State University Library for Starbucks and studying, you may not have noticed you were within feet of one of the most important resources for students on campus. The Student Multimedia Studio (SMS) on the first floor provides a space for academic and creative play for students, faculty and staff.{"preview_thumbnail":"/s3/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/914859090.jpg?itok=_kW5eZhN","video_url":"https://vimeo.com/914859090","settings":{"responsive":true,"width":"854","height":"480","autoplay":false},"settings_summary":["Embedded Video (Re...
Recent Clinical Health Graduates
Our clinical health research focus has been particularly successful in placing our graduates in professorships and postdoctoral training programs. Here’s what some of our grads are doing now.
Faculty With Related Interests
Dr. Karin Coifman (Adult Psychopathology) studies emotion processing and the development of psychopathology in the context of acute stress and chronic illness.
Dr. Amy Sato The role of stress and family influences in the etiology, maintenance, and treatment of pediatric health conditions (e.g., obesity).
Psychological Science Faculty
Dr. Judith Gere - Studies personality and romantic relationship processes that influence people's self-growth and subjective well-being (i.e., happiness).
Dr. John Updegraff - Health communication and health behavior; Cognitive and emotional processes involved in well-being and adjustment to stress.