Dr. Campbell's interview by the college of Arts and Sciences

The Department Head of Psychology Keith Campbell, was interviewed by the college of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia. To view this video interview of Dr. Campbell, please click here.

The University of Georgia Psychology Department would like to welcome Dr. Lawrence H. Sweet. A clinical neuropsychologist whose research explores the relationship between physical changes in the brain and conditions as diverse as dementia, nicotine dependence and obesity has joined UGA as the inaugural Gary R. Sperduto Professor of Psychology in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. For more information on this story in the Georgia Column, please click here.

The department of Psychology would like to congratulate Jennifer Lee, M.S. for being selected as a student representative for the Student Advisory Board to the Executive Committee of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. As Student Representative, Jen will attend all of the mid-winter and APA meetings of the Executive Committee, assist in organizing programming at the annual National Conference on Pediatric Psychology, help coordinate activities of the Student Advisory Board, and advocate for student interests.

The department of Psychology would like to congratulate Matt Sanders and Lenny Martin for their research being covered on the University of Georgia's main website. Their research examines the relationship between sugar and reaction time. Click here to read the research article. For more information on their research please click here.

The department of Psychology would like to congratulate graduate students Kristin Loiselle, Bonney Reed-Knight, and Natale Sciolino for their awards from the Achievement Rewards for College Students-Foundation. The ARCS funds exceptional research projects and students. For more information on the award, please click here.

The department of Psychology would like to congratulate Dr. Dorothy Fragaszy, Head of the Behavioral and Brain Sciences Program, for being featured on the home page of PLOS ONE. PLOS ONE is one of the most well respected journals in the fields of science and medicine. PLOS ONE is the journal of the Public Library of Science and uses an Open Access model of publication. Dr. Fragaszy's research can be found here.

Professor L. Stephen Miller and graduate student Douglas Terry were recently recognized by UGA Today and other news sources for their recent research on the long-term effects of concussions.

The department would like to congratulate Dr. Jennifer McDowell for being awarded the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO) Master Level Faculty Mentoring Award. These awards recognize outstanding faculty who consistently make a concerted effort to engage undergraduate researchers and enhance the learning experience of undergraduates at the University of Georgia.

We would like to congratulate all of the winners of departmental awards at our ceremony in April. For a listing of the award winners, please click here.

The department would like to recognize Dr. Randy Hammond for being covered by UGA Today for his research on obesity and vision loss.