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Psychology Alum Named Graduate Dean at Wheeling Jesuit University

Christopher Petrosino

Ohio University alum Christopher Petrosino ’88, ’97M, 04Ph.D. has been named Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies at Wheeling (WV) Jesuit University, reports WVNSTV. Petrosino earned a B.A. in Psychology from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University, followed by a BSPT in Physical Therapy, an M.Ed., and […]

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January 7, 2015 at 9:40 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Evans Named to Belgium Foundation Review Panel

Dr. Steven Evans

Dr. Steven Evans, Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, was invited to serve on a review panel for the Flanders Research Foundation (FWO) to review grants in May and September each year. The meetings are held at the organization’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The FWO is part of the European […]

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January 7, 2015 at 9:26 amNews

Grad Student Mixon Presents on Teacher Application of Behavioral Principles

Psychology graduate student Clifton Mixon a poster on “Development and Validation of  Measure of Teacher’s Knowledge and Application of Behavioral Principles to the Classroom Setting” at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies annual convention Nov. 20-23 in Philadelphia. His co-authors were graduate students Theresa Egan and Anne Dawson, J. […]

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January 6, 2015 at 1:07 pmResearch

Dawson, Holdaway Present ‘Validation of a Tool to Assess Teacher Burnout’

Ohio University Psychology graduate students Anne Dawson and Alex Holdaway presented a poster on “Validation of a Tool to Assess Teacher Burnout” at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies annual convention Nov. 20-23 in Philadelphia. Dr. Brian Wymbs, Assistant Professor of Psychology, was a co-author.  Abstract: Teacher-implemented school-based interventions […]

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December 22, 2014 at 9:47 amResearch

Byham Gift Increases Graduate Support for Industrial/ Organizational Psychology

William C. Byham

By Hailee Tavoian From Compass This spring, the College of Arts & Sciences received a significant gift that will further enhance extra-curricular programming in the Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology program. The alumnus responsible for the gift is no stranger to the field. William C. Byham, 1958 and 1960 graduate of the […]

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December 15, 2014 at 3:03 pmNews

Free “Saturday Camp” for K-4 Children Jan. 10 and 17

A free “Saturday Camp” for K-4 children Jan. 10 and 17 will help future teachers learn classroom management skills in a real classroom. Faculty from the Center for Intervention Research in Schools (Dr. Julie Owens) and College of Education (Dr. Sara Helfrich) are creating an enhanced training experience for student […]

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December 12, 2014 at 9:07 amAnnouncements

Simpson Article Probes Models that Underlie Prototypical Left and Right Positions

Dr. Ain Simpson, a post-doc research associate in Psychology at Ohio University, published a journal article on “Different relational models underlie prototypical left and right positions on social issues.” The article is in the Nov. 14 issue of the European Journal of Social Psychology. Abstract: Social issues are important dividing […]

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December 8, 2014 at 11:49 amResearch