Check it out! SSRI Affiliate Nonna Sorokina, assistant professor of business at Penn State Scranton, was recently featured in WalletHub's article "Best Comprehensive Car Insurance."

We'll be having several more workshop presentations like this through the fall, for more about the Consortium check here, and email if you'd like to be in the loop: moralconsortium.psu.edu @psuliberalarts.bsky.social @rockethics.bsky.social @ssripennstate.bsky.social #socialpsychology #psychscisky

On Fri. Nov 14 from 12pm-1pm, SSRI's newest unit, the Community-Engaged Research, Action and Partnerships (CERAP) will host their inaugural monthly huddle, "Building Our Community of Practice." Register Now:

Here's some newsletter highlights: SSRI's newest unit, CERAP, will be hosting a monthly huddle meeting; two PSU faculty were named fellows of the National Academy of Kinesiology, a new film highlights @dcameron.bsky.social's work, & new research on veterans' mental health.

A new study led by Christian Connell, director of SSRI's Child Maltreatment Solutions Network & professor of human development & family studies, says children who are mistreated at a young age are more likely to experience a wide range of developmental delays & health problems. ➡️

Check out @dcameron.bsky.social 's, director of SSRI’s Consortium on Moral Decision-Making, appearance in the film "Deep Dive: Face Value" by the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration with film maker Caitlin Bailey. ➡️

🚨Social scientists! @psuanthro.bsky.social & @ssripennstate.bsky.social are hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor exploring how social & ecological environments shape reproduction, growth, &/or development. Review starts soon! Please share widely! psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

Two PSU Kinesiology faculty members, Lacy Alexander, professor of kinesiology, & Danielle Symons Downs, SSRI associate director & professor of kinesiology & obstetrics & gynecology, were recently named fellows of the National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK). ➡️

SSRI will host an Open House, P. Gabrielle Foreman, "Know Your Value/s: Strategies for Success and Sustenance in Uncertain Times ," on Mon. Nov. 3 from 12pm-1pm in the 314 Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building/Zoom. Attendees must register & a light lunch will be served for in-person attendees. More ➡️

New research shows that veterans’ mental health after leaving the military is shaped by more than just combat, with childhood trauma, deployment experiences and gender all influencing post-9/11 veterans’ well-being, according to SSRI's Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness.

A pilot study recently published by Kathleen Keller, SSRI cofund & Helen A. Guthrie Chair of nutritional sciences at Penn State by In Frontiers in Nutrition demonstrated that the AI system is currently about 70% as successful as human bite counters. ➡️

On the theme of interdisciplinary research, I'll be hosting a hybrid retreat of the Consortium on Moral Decision-Making Monday, October 20, 12:15-3:15pm EST at Penn State. Open to our internal and external affiliates, in person & online. To join the conversation, contact me! moralconsortium.psu.edu

Check out this Q&A with SSRI Affiliate Kelley Cotter, assistant professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), who was awarded the Tom O’Regan Visiting Fellowship by the University of Queensland (UQ).

SSRI will host an Open House, "Know Your Value/s: Strategies for Success and Sustenance in Uncertain Times ," on Monday, Nov. 3 from 12pm-1pm in the 314 Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building/Zoom. Attendees must register & a light lunch will be served for in-person attendees. More ➡️

New study from @pop.psu.edu Director, Jenny Van Hook, shows dramatic aging of the undocumented immigrant population. Nearly half of undocumented Asians and more than one in five undocumented Mexicans are aged 50 or older, raising the uncertainty of aging in United States. buff.ly/jJzBdfU

New publication with my colleagues @melissaboppphd.bsky.social & Mallika Bose on quality park access for disinvested communities doi.org/10.1080/2374... @ssripennstate.bsky.social @pennstategeography.bsky.social #academicsky #geosky 🛟 #urban #health

SSRI is accepting applications for the Keesler Graham Early Career Professorship award, which provides supplemental funding to PSU social & behavioral science faculty whose research focuses on relationships between the human brain & human behavior. Deadline is Oct. 20. Learn More ➡️

SSRI's Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative's podcast is back w/ a new ep about #policing, #recovery & #crimereduction feat. Aleksandra Zgierska, professor of family & community medicine; retired Capt Joe Balles & Capt Diana Nachtigal, captain of community outreach at the Madison, WI PD.

Penn State's Prevention Research Center will host the Elevate PA, CSUA & other Substance Use-related work at Penn State seminar featuring SSRI Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction director, Joel Segel, on Wed. Oct. 8 from 12pm-1pm in 312BBH & via Zoom. Register ➡️

Join us for a Public Health Seminar on "Moving beyond sub-national prevalence - novel secondary uses of population-based HIV impact assessment (PHIA) data in research" with Kristen Stafford, MPH, PhD on Oct. 15, 12 - 1 p.m.

SSRI is accepting applications for the Keesler Graham Early Career Professorship award, which provides supplemental funding to PSU social & behavioral science faculty whose research focuses on relationships between the human brain & human behavior. Deadline is Oct. 20. Learn More ➡️

SSRI will host an Open House, "Funding Opportunities at the Russell Sage Foundation," on Monday, October 6th from 12:00pm to 1:00pm in the 314 Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building and on Zoom. Attendees must register and a light lunch will be served for in-person attendees. More ➡️

Scientists at Penn State, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the University of Southern California and other institutions have formed a new research network to detect the earliest signs of dementia years before symptoms emerge. ➡️

Danielle Symons Downs, professor of kinesiology & SSRI associate director, was recently inducted as fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK). Symons Downs was among 12 distinguished scholars honored on September 13 during the Academy’s 94th Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh. ➡️

According to a new study led by Charleen Hsuan, assoc. prof of health policy & administration, Hispanic & non-Hispanic Black patients in FL who experienced a severe type of heart attack were less likely to receive the recommended treatment compared to non-Hispanic white patients. buff.ly/uG0j4ri

A new 5-year, $3.6M grant will from the NIMH will study brain patterns in children with #ADHD & behavior problems. ➡️ buff.ly/keYBBYj

SSRI will host an Open House, "Funding Opportunities at the Russell Sage Foundation," on Monday, October 6th from 12:00pm to 1:00pm in the 314 Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building and on Zoom. Attendees must register and a light lunch will be served for in-person attendees. More ➡️

Associate professor of Psychology at Penn State and director of SSRI's Consortium on Moral Decision-Making @dcameron.bsky.social was featured on WPSU's "Reach" podcast for a conversation about empathy. Listen Now ➡️

SSRI will host the, "Revising and Reframing Funding Proposals to Meet the Moment" Open House on Monday, September 29th from 12pm-1pm in the 314 Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building and on Zoom. It will feature several panelists sharing their experiences. Attendees must register. More ➡️

A recent study found that young boys ate less during a meal if they had already consumed a serving of fruit, but girls ate the same amount of the meal whether or not they had eaten fruit, researchers led by SSRI cofund, Kathleen Keller. ➡️

Six new faculty members have joined SSRI! Please welcome Miranda Galvin, Riley Tucker, Janette Watkins, Kari Sherwood, Kathryn Spearman & Elizabeth Skowron. @psuedu.bsky.social Read more about them here ➡️

You can now you can subscribe to SSRI events via your Calendar in Outlook. Simply click on "Subscribe to SSRI Calendar" link at the top of the SSRI events page and follow the step-by-step directions. The calendar will automatically update. ➡️

SSRI's Evidence-to-Impact's podcast is back & exploring the opioid crisis as it relates to recovery and de-stigmatization. Listen now ➡️

SSRI cofund & professor of human development & family studies, Lisa Gatze-Kopp, has been named the head of the Dept. of Human Development & Family Studies. Her research focuses on the development of emotional and behavioral problems in childhood. ➡️

Martin Sliwinski, director of the Center for Healthy Aging, will present the 2025 Schmitt Russell Research Lecture, “Measuring a Moving Target: Cognition-on-the-go and the new science of brain health,” on Wed. Sept. 24, in the Bennett Pierce Living Center, 110 Henderson Bldg. ➡️

The College of Health and Human Development's Center for Childhood Obesity Research has been renamed to the Child Health Research Center to reflect a broader range of child health research initiatives. ➡️

SSRI cofund & assistant professor of sociology, Julia Szabo, has been recognized for enhancing teaching with technology with the New Faculty Recognition Award from Teaching and Learning with Technology. ➡️

SSRI will host its first Open House, "Understanding the New NIH Research Priorities" on Mon. Sept. 22 from 12pm-1pm in Room 202 in the Welch Liberal Arts Bldg/Hybrid. Lunch is provided for in-person attendees, but registration is required. Register Now ➡️

SSRI is accepting applications for the Keesler Graham Early Career Professorship award, which provides supplemental funding to PSU social & behavioral science faculty whose research focuses on relationships between the human brain & human behavior. Deadline is Oct. 20. Learn More ➡️

SSRI's Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to evaluate two innovative employment programs aimed at reducing underemployment among military veterans. ➡️

The Center for Nursing Research is hosting their 2025-206 seminar series. The seminars are free & hosted virtually from 12-1pm. Registration is required. Learn More ➡️

According to researchers in the Penn State Department of Kinesiology, #Endometriosis is often treated as a purely gynecological condition. In a new study, they demonstrated how the condition, which affects 10% of women around the world, alters how the body responds to feedback. ➡️

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) turned to Robert Turrisi, SSRI cofund & Professor of Biobehavioral Health, to help create a program that would help parents talk to their teen about alcohol & drugs & engage in how to reduce unsafe behaviors. ➡️

Penn State's Timothy J. Piazza Center for Fraternity & Sorority Research has been awarded $70,000 to study student learning outcomes from fraternity memberships. It will examine the potential impact of fraternity involvement on critical thinking, leadership skills, & more. ➡️

Kent Vrana, director of the Penn State Center for Cannabis and Natural Product Pharmaceuticals (CCNPP), did a Q&A about #marijuana & how reclassifying the drug's status at the federal level would change medical research. ➡️

Missed our newsletter? Here's some highlights: SSRI's Fall Welcome will be held on Sept. 16, SSRI affiliate Florence Becot was honored, the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network is holding their annual conference on Oct. 3, and more! Subscribe ➡️

SSRI's Child Maltreatment Solutions Network is hosting an in-person conference, “Innovative Pathways in Child Welfare Practice”, in the Eric J Barron Innovation Hub on Oct. 3. Interested attendees can register now. ➡️

SSRI's Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness have developed a new online assessment tool for assisting veteran-serving organizations identify individualized risks and provide targeted, evidence-informed support ➡️

Researchers at Penn State have launched a new website focused on tracking the PA Opioid Settlement Trust. Check it out here ➡️

Florence Becot, SSRI cofund & Nationwide Insurance Early Career Professor in Agricultural Safety and Health, received the Jim Williams Early Career Achievement Award from the International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health. ➡️