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Graduate Student Caroline Jones' Project with Zoo Atlanta Receives Media Attention

Graduate Student Caroline Jones' project with Zoo Atlanta has received exciting media coverage over the last week, as her work was featured on WSB-TV in Atlanta! Caroline's project, in collaboration with UGA engineers and Zoo Atlanta, created a 3,000 point artificial terminate mound to examine gorilla's activity and problem solving. Learn more about her work here: WSB-TV News Feature.

Dr. Allison Howard Receives CTL Technology Grant

Dr. Allison Howard has received a Learning Technology Grant from the UGA Center for Teaching and Learning! The grant will cover a classroom set of virtual reality headsets, two augmented reality headsets, and a computer system to support development of virtual reality simulations. In addition, it will provide funds for an undergraduate assistant familiar with the development of virtual environments. 

Benjamin Listyg

My name is Ben Listyg and I’m a PhD Candidate studying Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology at the University of Georgia advised by Dr. Malissa Clark. My dissertation looks at work-family spillover from a neurodiversity perspective by examining the relationship between executive functioning and work-family spillover. Methodologically, I am interested in item response theory, applied graph theory, mixed effect models, and natural language processing. Publications and patents I've authored can be viewed here: ‪Benjamin Listyg‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬

Education:

M.S. - Psychology, University of Georgia (2022)

Thesis: "Examining Global Model Fit Index Cut-offs for Multidimensional Item Response Models"

B.S. - Psychology, University of Georgia (2016)

Research Interests:

Vocational Interests

Occupational Choice

Quantitative Methods

Other Affiliations:

Jocelyn Anker

Education:

B.S., Psychology, Washington & Lee University

Jeffrey Nightingale

Education:

Master of Science (2021)

University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Major: Psychology, Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Thesis: The Effect of Macular Pigment Optical Density on Glare Acuity

 

Certificate in Gerontology (2021)

University of Georgia, Athens, GA

 

Bachelor of Science (2019), Magna Cum Laude

Arizona State University, Glendale, AZ

Major: Psychology

 

Barrett the Honors College (2019)

Arizona State University, Glendale, AZ

Thesis: The PTSD Problem: Self-Efficacy and Susceptibility

Josh McMains

Education:

M.S., Experimental Psychology - Georgia Southern University - 2018

B.S., Psychology - University of Georgia - 2015

Research Interests:

My research focuses on understanding the brain mechanisms underlying the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, and risk behaviors such as substance use and unhealthy dietary habits. My primary method of research involves investigating brain structure and function using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). 

Dominique La Barrie

Dominique La Barrie is a graduate student in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences Ph.D. program with a concentration in Developmental Psychology. She is currently a member of the FRESH lab at UGA. Dominique completed her Bachelor of Science at Georgia State University with a major in Psychology and a minor in Sociology in 2017. As an undergraduate, she worked in GSU’s Developmental Lab, focusing on how typically developing toddlers, toddlers with autism, and other developmental delays shared musical sounds with their parents via gesture and speech. After graduating, she was a research coordinator for the FANS lab at Emory University, assisting with a clinical intervention examining the effects of mindful meditation on dissociative symptoms of trauma. She also served as research coordinator of Carter Lab at Georgia State University, examining racial health disparities and the impact of high trauma exposure on families. These experiences led to the development of her broad interest in trauma effects on the family unit. Specifically, her main interests include intergenerational trauma and how it affects family relationships, racial socialization, parent-child dyadic relationships, and child internalizing disorders. Ultimately, she hopes to examine family relationships and how specific factors impact them.

Education:

B. A. Psychology | Minor: Sociology, 2017

Summa Cum Laude 

GPA: 4.04 | Departmental GPA: 3.90

Georgia State University, Atlanta GA

Selected Publications:

La Barrie, D.L., Zegarac, M., Mekawi, Y., Kuzyk, E., Stenson, A., Bradley, B., Jovanovic, T., & Powers, A. (2022). The Role of Specific Emotion Dysregulation Facets in the Association Between Child Violence Exposure and Psychopathology. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

Wang, A., La Barrie, D.L., Powers-Lott, A., van Rooij, S., Stevens, J., Jovanovic, T., & Fani, N. (2022). Associations of Maternal Emotion Regulation with Child White Matter Structural Connectivity. Developmental Psychobiology.

Rodriguez, V.J., La Barrie, D.L., Zegarac, M., and Shaffer, A. (2021). A Systematic Review of Parenting Scales Measurement Invariance/Equivalence of by Race and Ethnicity: Recommendations for Inclusive Parenting Research. Assessment.

Fani, N., Stenson, A, van Rooij, S.J.H, La Barrie, D.L., & Jovanovic, T. (2021). White Matter Microstructure in Trauma Exposed Children During Adolescence: Associations with Pubertal Stage. Developmental Science.

La Barrie, D.L., Hardy, R., Clendinen, C., Jain, J., Bradley, B., Teer, A., Jovanovic, T., Michopolous, V., Vance, L.A., Hinrichs, R., & Fani, N. (2021). Maternal Influences on Binge Eating Behaviors in Children. Psychiatry Research.

Rodriguez, V.J., Zegarac, M., La Barrie, D.L., Parrish, M.S., Matseke, G., Peltzer, K., & Jones, D.L. (2020). Validation of the Bayley Infant Neurodevelopmental Screener Among HIV-Exposed Infants in Rural South Africa. JAIDS.

Of note:

Headshot Credit: Patrick Heagney

Other Affiliations:

Michael Harvey

Mike is a sixth-year graduate student working with Dr. Rich Slatcher in the Close Relationships Lab. He is generally interested in understanding the mechanistic links among familial and romantic relationships, health, and psychological well-being. Further, he is interested in using data science methods (e.g., machine learning) to explore his research interests. Once he graduates, Mike plans to pursue a job as a data scientist, so he is currently mastering R, SQL, machine learning, and Git.

Education:

University of Delaware (Honors College), Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Honors Degree with Distinction)

Wayne State University, Master of Arts in Psychology

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