Kevin P. Kaut
Ph.D. Kent State University

Assistant Professor: Psychology

Contact Information

Office: Arts and Science Building, room 363
Phone: (330) 972-2196
Email: kpk@uakron.edu

Dr. Kaut's research deals with the neurobiology of learning and memory in animal models, head trauma (including human applications), factors influencing post-injury recovery of functions, and age effects on cognitive/behavioral responses to injury.

Recent Publications

Kaut, K. P., Werth, J. L. Sever, A., & Hasan, N. (2004). Suggestions for clergy ministering to dying persons and their loved ones: Conceptualizing death and developing a framework for life’s final stage. In D. Herl and M. L. Berman (Eds.), Building Bridges Over Troubled Waters: Enhancing Pastoral Care & Guidance. Lima, OH: Wyndham Hall Press

Kaut, K. P. (2005). End of life assessment within a biological, psychological, and spiritual framework. In J. L. Werth & D. Blevins (Eds.), Attending to Psychosocial Issues Near the End of Life: A comprehensive Guidebook. Washington, DC: APA Press.

Allen, P. A., Kaut, K. P., Lord, R. G., Hall, R. J., Bowie, T., & Grabbe, J. W. (2005). An emotional mediation theory of differential age effects in episodic and semantic memory. Experimental Aging Research, 31, 355-391.

Kaut, K. P., Bunsey, M. D. & Riccio, D. C. (2003). Long-term retention of simple olfactory information is spared following specific hippocampal lesions, but impaired following rhinal cortex lesions. Behavioral Neuroscience, 117, 304- 319.

Kaut, K. P., DePompei, R., Kerr, J., & Congeni, J. (2003). Reports of head injury and symptom knowledge among college athletes: Implications for assessment and educational intervention. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 13, 213-221.

Dr. Kaut's Vita



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