Clinical psychology faculty member, Dr. Isha Metzger, was recently featured in a Q & A with UGA Research. Dr. Metzger discusses her commitment to helping minority populations cope with racial trauma and reducing mental health disparities within the Black community. Dr. Metzger and the EMPOWER Lab are addressing these issues through several research projects, including a $1 million nationally-funded research project, Project NaviGAte, focused on providing prevention, testing and treatment for trauma, HIV and substance use in the Atlanta area.

Congratulations to 4th year clinical psychology graduate student, Kelly Rea, who was recently awarded a national research grant, the Mary Jo Kupst Trainee Grant for Research in Resilience, from the Society of Pediatric Psychology! Her research under the mentorship of a UGA clinical psychology alumna Dr. Bonney Reed, will examine resiliency among children recently diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease to inform future research and intervention. Keep up the great work!

Great feature on UGA Neuroscience graduate student, Colin Gardner, discussing his research on how video games stimulate your brain!

Are you a psychology major or interested in a career in psychology? Join UGA’s chapter of Psi Chi: the International Honor Society in Psychology! Anyone is welcome to attend our monthly meetings regardless of your official membership status, year in school, or major. If you would like to get to know professors in the psychology department, learn about attending grad school, gain valuable career advice, or be notified of research opportunities, then Psi Chi is the place for you!

Dr. Dorothy Carter's research on factors that enable groups to tackle complex challenges was recently featured by the Franklin College of Arts and Science news! Read more about her work with NASA, U.S. Army Research Institute, and other organizations here.

Dr. Keith Campbell’s new book, in collaboration with Grady College alumna Carolyn Crist, was recently released: “The New Science of Narcissism: Understanding one of the greatest Psychological challenges of our time – and what you can do about it”.

Check it out! https://www.amazon.com/New-Science-Narcissism-Understanding-Psychological/dp/1683644026

Center for Family Research receives $10M NIH grant to continue their studies of health risks of poverty and racial discrimination. Investigators include Drs. Gene Brody, Steven Beach, Brett Clementz, Katie Ehrlich, and Larry Sweet. Congratulations!

Read more here.

Huge congratulations to 2nd year BBS graduate student, Dominique La Barrie, who has been awarded an APAGS/Psi Chi Junior Scientist Fellowship for 2020-21! Keep up the outstanding work!

Dr. Greg Strauss and his lab are among 27 international institutions collaborating to further understand phenotypes associated with the clinical high risk or prodrome state of schizophrenia in adolescents and young adults. This is the largest multisite collaborative psychosis risk study conducted in the world to date!