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UGA Psi Chi Virtual Convention

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Virtual (Discord)
Conference

Psi Chi is excited to announce that this year’s convention will be taking place on April 20th, 2021. The convention will be held virtually on Discord, a platform similar to Zoom and Slack. Attendance is free and presentations will be given live from 9:00 am to 11:00 am.

Our keynote speaker this year is Dr. Sophie Trawalter, a professor of public policy and psychology at the University of Virginia. Dr. Trawalter’s research focuses on phenomena related to social diversity. Her keynote address will begin after poster presentations have concluded.

If you have any questions, please bring them to our attention in the Psi Chi GroupMe. We are looking forward to seeing you at the convention later this month!

Four Psychology Graduate Students receive 2021 Summer Research Grants from the Graduate School!

Congratulations to these four UGA Psychology graduate students who are recipients of 2021 Summer Research Grants from the Graduate School:

  • Christina Leckfor
  • Violeta Rodriguez
  • Heidi Sarles-Whittlesey
  • Hayley Trainer

These awards will provide direct funding to support students' doctoral research! Great work!

UGA Psychology Department's 2021 Virtual Undergraduate Commencement

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Live Broadcast --- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYRLDJ28tR5BlWXCiOYkPA
Ceremony

You are Invited to the Psychology Department’s 2021 Virtual Undergraduate Commencement! We look forward to celebrating our Class of 2021 UGA Psychology graduates in a live-streamed ceremony on Thursday, May 13 starting at 10:30 a.m.

Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYRLDJ28tR5BlWXCiOYkPA

Honoring Dr. Louise McBee

Dr. Louise McBee, a psychologist and former University of Georgia administrator and state legislator from Athens, died Tuesday March 2nd, 2021 at 96. Dr. McBee served in several positions at UGA, including dean of women, vice president for academic affairs, and associate professor of psychology and associate professor of higher education. She is the namesake for the Louise McBee Award, given each year to a female grad student in clinical, school, and counseling psychology at UGA, and sponsored by the Athens Area Psychological Association.

Online Screening of “Picture a Scientist”

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Free online viewing (with registration)
Seminars

Owens Institute for Behavioral Research (OIBR) is proud to sponsor a showing of “Picture a Scientist,” a Tribeca Award Winning short film on the barriers facing women in science. 

The viewing will be available from March 4th-6th and offered free of change thanks to our generous endowment by the Bill and Barbara Owens Foundation. Please note that registration is required using this link.

Picture a Scientist is a feature-length film chronicling the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. A biologist, a chemist and a geologist lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, overcoming brutal harassment, institutional discrimination, and years of subtle slights to revolutionize the culture of science. From cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we also encounter scientific luminaries who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.

The website and movie trailer can be found here: www.pictureascientist.com/

Dr. Isha Metzger Featured in Q & A Article with UGA Research

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.

Graduate student Kelly Rea receives national trainee research grant from the Society of Pediatric Psychology!

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!

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