Research Archives - Page 9 of 11 - Department of Psychological Sciences

Congratulations Juliana Yoon, 1st place SOURCE Virtual Intersections Award Winner!

May 26, 2020

Undergraduate Juliana Yoon received 1st place honors in the Social Sciences category for her presentation titled: Workplace Bullying in the Nursing Profession: Dangers and Potential Solutions. Faculty Mentor: Anastasia Dimitropoulos, Department of Psychological Sciences.

Maria Viscomi, Psychology undergraduate presented her capstone project at the 39th Annual Mid-America Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference

May 22, 2020

Rita Obeid co-writes paper on racial bias and autism identification

May 22, 2020

Rita Obeid, full-time lecturer in the Department of Psychological Sciences, recently co-wrote a paper exploring the relationship between racial bias and autism identification. The paper, published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, builds on research showing minority populations are frequently misdiagnosed or diagnosed later in life for autism...

Elizabeth Short is lead author on study about role of language in children’s play

May 22, 2020

Elizabeth Short, professor of psychological sciences, was lead author of a study about the role of language in children’s play. The study explored how children who have various developmental disabilities (ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and language delay) played compared to their peers of typical development. Results suggested language delays highlighted...

Participants needed for research in children with traumatic brain injury (TBI)

May 21, 2020

Department of Communication Sciences Case Western Reserve University Participants needed for research in children with traumatic brain injury (TBI). We are looking for volunteers to take part in a study to learn about the experiences of families who have a child with TBI. Participants (caregivers of children with TBI) would be asked to...

How the Coronavirus Is Influencing Children’s Play

April 13, 2020

Play is children’s language, and parents shouldn’t be concerned if the pandemic has been showing up in kids’ games lately. In the middle of a disaster—such as the current pandemic—many parents witness episodes like these. “It’s upended lives. It’s natural that it would be on their minds,” Sandra Russ,...

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