Department of Psychology

Mission: Graduation Surprise
When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University this spring, she was already brimming with emotion. She had just earned not one, but two degrees — in psychology and sociology — and was celebrating the end of her college journey that began in 2021. But the most unforgettable moment wasn’t the walk or the tassel turn.

Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants
Ideastream® talks with Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.

Acting too White: Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Psychologist Explains How the Accusation Causes Anxiety
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Professor Angela Neal-Barnett shares her Acting White Accusation research with WKYC-TV and Anxiety.org.

The Connection Between Belly and Brain
Shape Magazine shares Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State professor's research connecting weight loss with improved memory.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Hosts Global Adolescence Research Summer School
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Professor to Discuss Alzheimer’s and Obesity at Medical Innovation Summit
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Professor to Receive American Psychological Association Award
