Psychology

Feathered friends

Wright State students travel to Poland to study bird behavior

The study abroad trip offered psychology and biology majors a chance to study animals in their natural state. Continue reading

A family affair

Erica Curtis, who graduated in December with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, is the third member of her family to attend Wright State. Continue reading

First-year students receive free calendars

Sarah Cicora, an academic adviser in the Department of Psychology, helped secure a donation from ACCO brands of 951 calendars for students taking first-year seminars at Wright State this fall. Continue reading

Wright state of mind

Two sisters and their cousin have more than family in common: they all majored in psychology at Wright State. Continue reading

Revolutionary outlook

Wright State junior Rachel Ebert traces ancestry back to U.S. war of independence

Wright State psychology major Rachel Ebert is a member of Children of the American Revolution and Daughters of the American Revolution. Continue reading

Stressful situation

Wright State associate professor Jeremy Schumm to train Canadian clinicians in PTSD therapy for military veterans

Canadian clinicians want to adopt a model used by Jeremy Schumm when he was associate director of the PTSD program at the Cincinnati VA. Continue reading

Workplace violations

Wright State psychology professor Nathan Bowling releases book on workplace aggression

“Research and Theory on Workplace Aggression,” co-edited by Nathan Bowling, examines research on aggression in the workplace. Continue reading

Breathtaking

Wright State graduate student Ryan Rakoczy’s neuroscience research takes on new meaning after premature birth of his son

Physiology and neuroscience graduate student Ryan Rakoczy hopes to develop better treatments for prematurely born infants and others with breathing ailments. Continue reading

Wright State’s Stephanie Goodwin honored with Leadership Award from the ACE Ohio Women’s Network

As director for faculty development and leadership, Stephanie Goodwin is responsible for assessing, developing and implementing campus-wide faculty development/leadership initiatives. Continue reading

Feathery touch

Wright State animal behavior students study bird migration, predator evasion during research trip to Poland

The students on the trip made observations about various animal behavior experiments and produced research papers. Continue reading