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Congratulations to Exercise Physiology doctoral student and BHRI student member Brittany Smith for winning first place in the 2024 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Aging Interest Group Thematic Poster Research Awards!
The awards program recognizes exemplary achievements by promising students and early-career scientists in the field of aging and exercise. This year's theme is: "Physical Activity, Fitness, and Function: Emerging Findings on Aging".
Brittany presented a poster titled "Motor Responses to Patient-Specific Adaptive Dynamic Cycling in Individuals with Deep Brain Stimulation".
Please read more in the link to the story below:

EHHS doctoral student wins first place in ACSM Research Awards. | Kent State University EHHS doctoral student wins first place in ACSM Research Awards. | Exercise Science and Exercise Physiology , School of Health Sciences, College of Education, Health and Human Services | Health Sciences doctoral studentwins first place in the American College of Sports Medicine Aging Interest Group R...

Kent State University Biology Graduate Student Council and Brain Health Research Institute present our 4th annual Kent Brain Day 5K! The event will take place on July 20th at 10 am on KSU's Kent campus in front of Cunningham Hall, and we'd love for you to come walk, jog, or run with us!
This year's theme is "Brain Health and Prevention"! Proceeds benefit KSU Biology Graduate Student Council's Award Fund and The Providence House. Providence House (https://www.provhouse.org/about-us/who-we-are) is a service organization providing emergency shelter and support for children 0-12 and their families experiencing crisis situations.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kent-brain-day-5k-tickets-911522005857?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
T-shirt sales will only be open for a few weeks until late June so don't wait! Please direct any questions to: [email protected].

Kent Brain Day 5K Kent State University Biology Graduate Student Council and Brain Health Research Institute present our 4th annual Kent Brain Day 5K!

Please read the new story by Kent State Today:
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Awards Additional $300,000 to Kent State's "Spirit of Motherhood" Program to Combat Infant Mortality and Prevent Preterm Births:

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Awards Additional $300,000 to Kent State’s Spirit of Motherhood Program to Combat Infant Mortality and Prevent Preterm Births | Kent State University Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Awards Additional $300,000 to Kent State’s Spirit of Motherhood Program to Combat Infant Mortality and Prevent Preterm Births | Kent State Today, Kent Campus, Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Philanthropy and...

The BHRI's Neurodiversity Research Initiative event: "Let's Make the Rules: A Game Creation Experience" took place on April 5th at the Design Innovation Hub (DI Hub).
The afternoon of April 5th was filled with fun, games, and community as students interested in neurodiversity gathered to explore game creation for a purpose at the "Let's Make the Rules" event.
This Neurodiversity Research Initiative event, made possible with funding from the Brain Health Research Institute and supported by the Design Innovation, allowed KSU College Students to work alone and together to design and create games. They celebrated their creations with all participating, leading to new connections in a student-friendly space, with lots of laughs. This was the first, but will not be the last, event designed by and for neurodivergent KSU students and their allies. All who attended said they would love more relaxing, fun, creative, student-driven events like "Let's Make the Rules".
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Please join us at the next in-person seminar featuring Jaideep Bains, Ph.D., the Krembil Research Institute Director and the Krembil Brain Institute Interim Director & Senior Scientist at the University Health Network. The seminar will take place on Tuesday, April 9, at 9:30 am in the Integrated Sciences Building, Suite 069.

The presentation title is: "Threat and urgency - a role for CRH neurons in tuning innate survival behavior."

The event is open to everyone; please feel free to share the event flyer with anyone who might be interested in attending!

Please join us today at 6 pm for the Brains-on-Tap event at the Bell Tower Brewing Company in Kent Ohio.
Angela Barnett, Ph.D., and Diane Robinson, M.A. will present their talk entitled: "Spirit of Motherhood: A community-based multi-generational intervention for PTSD among low-income perinatal Black mothers".
The event is free and open to the public.

Tonight is the next Brains on Tap presented by the Brain Health Research Institute. This free, public lecture is titled Spirit of Motherhood, a community-based multi-generational intervention for PTSD among low-income perinatal Black mothers. The event is in our West Room and starts at 6pm!
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Please join Brain Health Research Institute on February 21 at 6 pm at our third "Brains-on-Tap" event at the Bell Tower Brewing Company in Kent, Ohio.

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., PRADAA, Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, and her colleague, Diane Robinson, M.A., Immediate Past President, Greater Stark County Urban League, will be presenting: “Spirit of Motherhood: A community-based multi-generational intervention for PTSD among low-income perinatal Black mothers.” Ideastream and WKSU will be recording the event for later airing, and Dr. Mike Lehman, Professor of Biological Sciences and Director of the Brain Health Research Institute, Kent State University, will be emceeing the event.

Please feel free to share the attached flyer with others as the event is free and open to the public.

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Please join BHRI at our upcoming in-person seminar featuring Dr. Eric D. Wilkey, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology & Human Development at the Vanderbilt University.

The seminar will take place on February 13 at 9:30 am in the Integrated Sciences Building, Room ISB 069 (ISB Lower-level Lobby).

The title of the seminar will be: "The domain-specificity of domain-generality: Attention, executive function, and academic skills".
Please share the information about this event with anyone who you think might be interested in attending.

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Thanks to everyone who attended yesterday's BHRI Series seminar featuring Dr. D. Kimbrough Oller, Professor and Plough Chair of Excellence at the University of Memphis. Dr. Oller presented a talk entitled: "Infant vocal development and the origin of language: the importance of developmental research in autism and congenital deafness".
Thank you so much for your support!

Safer, More Efficient Trauma Room Design Wins Touchstone Award | Kent State University Safer, More Efficient Trauma Room Design Wins Touchstone Award | KENT STATE TODAY, Division of Research & Sponsored Programs Featured Story, Health, Research & Science, Nationally Distinctive | A substantial amount of time and effort goes into the design of health care environments. In an emergency....

https://www.kent.edu/kent/news/earl-k-miller-phd-and-marlene-m-wicherski-pledge-2-million-support-brain-health-research

Earl K. Miller, Ph.D., and Marlene M. Wicherski Pledge $2 Million to Support Brain Health Research at Kent State | Kent State University Earl K. Miller, Ph.D., and Marlene M. Wicherski Pledge $2 Million to Support Brain Health Research at Kent State | Kent Campus, KENT STATE TODAY, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, Alumni, Division of Research & Sponsored Programs, Brain Health Research Institute , College of Arts & Sci...

https://www.kent.edu/research/news/health-and-well-being-students-faculty-and-staff-brought-light-healing-stanzas?utm_source=KentStateToday&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=KST_Mar_7_2022&utm_id=KentStateToday

Health and Well-Being of Students, Faculty and Staff Brought to Light by Healing Stanzas | Kent State University Health and Well-Being of Students, Faculty and Staff Brought to Light by Healing Stanzas | Division of Research & Sponsored Programs, Brain Health Research Institute , Healthy Communities Research Institute, College of Arts & Sciences, KENT STATE TODAY Health, Research & Science, Student Life, Brain...

Thank you for your participation in the 9th Annual Neuroscience Symposium! The winners of our poster awards can be found below:

Undergraduate Students
Two-way tie for 1st place
Alena Miskinis
Teressa Wesley

Graduate Students
1st Place
Zackery Knauss

Three-way tie for 2nd place
Gabrielle Frame
Mandalynn Slupek
Keaton Somerville

Postdocs
Mahtab Tehrani

Don't forget to register for the 9th annual neuroscience symposium! October 20-22 (Virtual). Registration links, speaker information, and a detailed schedule can be found here: https://www.kent.edu/brainhealth/9th-annual-neuroscience-symposium-kent-state-university-changing-brain

Members of Brain Health Research Institute- Kent State University are featured on The Academic Minute this week. Click the link below to listen to their segments. https://academicminute.org/

The Academic Minute - Astronomy to Zoology Astronomy to Zoology

Join us for today's webinar with Dr. Jacob Barkley. This event is co-hosted by the Health Communities Research Initiative and BHRI.
https://www.kent.edu/hcri/event/webinar-initial-impact-covid-19-pandemic-physical-activity-sedentary-behavior-and

Webinar: The Initial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Bodyweight Across a University Campus | Kent State University Webinar: The Initial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Bodyweight Across a University Campus Healthy Communities Research Initiative, Brain Health Research Institute | 2021-03-11 20:00:00 to 2021-03-11 21:00:00 | Speaker: Jacob Barkley, PhD, Professor of E...

Dr. Amy Sato (Kent State - Department of Psychological Sciences) and Dr. Krista Caldwell (Akron Children's Hospital) have been awarded a pilot grant and are collaborating regarding childhood eating disorders https://kent.edu/brainhealth/abstract-sato-and-caldwell Kent State University Kent State University College of Arts and Sciences https://tinyurl.com/4uye6e9r

Akron Children's Hospital on Twitter “The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated many concerns for children and teens. Eating Disorder Awareness Week sheds light on a problem that continues to grow as a side effect of the pandemic. Read on for info on eating disorder symptoms and guidance on treatment: ”

Congratulations to the BHRI Pilot Grant 2020 Awardees! We look forward to the results of your research! Kent State University
https://tinyurl.com/zqxcbocy

Brain Health Research Institute Pilot Grants Awarded to Kent State Researchers and Collaborators | Kent State University Brain Health Research Institute Pilot Grants Awarded to Kent State Researchers and Collaborators | Brain Health Research Institute brain health, kent state research | The Kent State University Brain Health Research Institute is pleased to announce the following Pilot Grant 2020 award winners:

Join us for this webinar co-hosted with the Healthy Communities Research Initiative. February 11th from 3-4pm. https://www.kent.edu/brainhealth/event/webinar-initial-and-sustained-psychological-distress-during-covid-19-pandemic

Webinar: Initial and Sustained Psychological Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Kent State University Webinar: Initial and Sustained Psychological Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic Brain Health Research Institute | 2021-02-11 20:00:00 to 2021-02-11 21:00:00 | Webinar: Initial and Sustained Psychological Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic Speaker: Joel Hughes, PhD, Professor of Psychological S...

Join Dr. Will Kalkhoff and Dr. Josh Po***ck,
Kent State - Department of Sociology faculty and BHRI members, as they discuss "Is Video Chat a Sufficient Proxy for Face-to-Face Interaction? Biosociological Reflections on Life during the COVID-19 Pandemic" February 2, 12-1pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86500544430
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BHRI undergrads: Here's your chance to present your research at the Kent State Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors. Abstract deadline: Feb. 15 https://www.kent.edu/research/student-research/undergraduate-research-symposium

Undergraduate Research Symposium | Kent State University Undergraduate Research Symposium Office of Student Research | UNDERGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM ON RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND CREATIVE ENDEAVORS Sponsored by the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, Office of the Provost, Honors College, University Libraries, and University College.

BHRI Director and Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - FASEB Board Member Dr. Mike Lehman recently participated in discussions providing biomedical science policy insights and guidance recommendations to the Biden-Harris transition team.

BHRI Director participates in FASEB’s recommendations to Biden-Harris transition team | Kent State University BHRI Director participates in FASEB’s recommendations to Biden-Harris transition team | Brain Health Research Institute Brain Health Research Institute; Research | Dr. Mike Lehman, Director of the Brain Health Research Institute at Kent State, recently had the opportunity to providebiomedical scie...

Read about BHRI Undergrad Fellow Hayley Shasteen's experience with and her research. Kent State University Research Kent State University College of Arts and Sciences

Hayley Shasteen knows what it’s like to live with brain fog. | Kent State University Hayley Shasteen knows what it’s like to live with brain fog. Kent State Magazine | And millions of other people do, too—although some don’t have the vocabulary to describe it. Now she’s working on a study to develop a working definition for this common cognitive impairment.

Virtual reality research by members Dr. Will Kalkhoff and Dr. Josh Po***ck is leading edge in social and behavioral sciences

New Funding Leads to New Full-Body Virtual Reality Lab | Kent State University New Funding Leads to New Full-Body Virtual Reality Lab | Division of Research & Sponsored Programs, KENT STATE TODAY Research & Science, Brain Health Research Institute, Healthy Communities Research Initiative | Two Kent State sociology researchers are moving towardgaining insight into how people’...

Congratulations to Dr. Mary Beth Spitznagel, Department of Psychological Sciences Associate Professor and member, on her selection for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Leadership Program for her research re. reducing in medicine

Two Kent State Psychology Faculty Selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Leadership Program | Kent State University Two Kent State Psychology Faculty Selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Leadership Program | College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Psychological Sciences, Brain Health Research Institute , KENT STATE TODAY, Division of Research & Sponsored Programs Research & Science, Department of Psychol...

Students, you are not alone. 's Jeff St. Clair shares
member Dr. Joel Hughes' findings re. the psychological effects of on young people.

Jeff St.Clair on Twitter “We're all feeling the emotional strain from what 2020 has thrown at us. But for young people trying to launch a life, the mental health impact of the pandemic has been devastating. https://t.co/V9XUb6gUem ”

Join us for this webinar co-hosted with the Healthy Communities Research Initiative. October 22nd from 3-4pm.
https://www.kent.edu/brainhealth/event/science-mindfulness-and-meditation-invitation-practice-mary-ann-raghanti-phd-chair

The Science of Mindfulness and Meditation: An Invitation to the Practice with Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., Chair and Professor of Anthropology & Melissa Celko, Kent State of Wellness Director | Kent State University The Science of Mindfulness and Meditation: An Invitation to the Practice with Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., Chair and Professor of Anthropology & Melissa Celko, Kent State of Wellness Director Brain Health Research Institute | 2020-10-22 19:00:00 to 2020-10-22 20:00:00 |

BHRI Undergrads, Grad Students and Postdocs: You may be eligible for a Trainee Professional Development Award from the Society for Neuroscience!

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) on Twitter “As an undergraduate or graduate student, or postdoctoral researcher, you may be eligible for the Trainee Professional Development Award (TPDA) program. Applications reopen September 28 – Learn more: https://t.co/I49Kh8wBwJ https://t.co/8a469GXFpY”