Psychology
Honors College
![Kent State University arch on campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Arch1-%20Actual.jpg?VersionId=y8OSZJShKLPGr_P4yW7k1ksQBsMqKX6v&itok=kSTSCUF2)
Honors College
![Alena Miskinis Playing Piano](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/alena%201_0.jpeg?VersionId=S7.jeWaOiHkqUexrkpIhET_y69tenXUc&h=4a7d1ed4&itok=3xoFxibt)
Honors College
![Sierra Duncan standing inside in Massillon, Ohio.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Duncan%20landscape.jpeg?VersionId=a7irnApbi0_A1kNA1gQ0UMceGccM_5tV&h=4c1fc98e&itok=xrfmbadq)
College of Arts & Sciences
![(Left) Dr. Mary Dozier, a developmental psychologist at the University of Delaware; (Right) Dr. Jamil Zaki, a social neuroscientist at Stanford University (Left) Dr. Mary Dozier, a developmental psychologist at the University of Delaware; (Right) Dr. Jamil Zaki, a social neuroscientist at Stanford University](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Dozier_Zaki_web_0.jpg?VersionId=nd7wN4DeLkEZNtcoR9TwGm_iYpSxASUo&h=24b9399c&itok=1ktchU3j)
Division of Research & Economic Development
Several factors — including, age, gender, and medical history — determine how a child processes a trauma and what treatments may be most effective at preventing long-term psychological distress. But what role do parents play?
College of Arts & Sciences
![Neurons Neurons](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/page/neuron12.jpg?VersionId=hg6X5bKF46GIniJ_N4PdRoHmeYAa.oxv&h=5d1d91c8&itok=tH-qTREC)
College of Arts & Sciences