The department would like to congratulate Lillian Eby for being named director of the Owens Institute for Behavioral Research. Dr. Eby's work was recently recognized by UGA Columns for the 2013 Creative Research Awards. Dr.

The department would like to congratulate the Coverdell Center for Neuroimaging Program at the University of Georgia for being awarded renewed support by the John and Mary Franklin Foundation. This award will provide stipends, intensive training, and travel funds for outstanding graduate students using neuroimagin techiniques. The award funding is also used to sponser visiting lectures and keynote speakers.

The department of Psychology was just ranked the 3rd best graduate program for psychology by Graduateprograms.com. These rankings were based off of student responses and a cumulative rating system. For more information on this story, please click here.

UGA Today recently interviewed Dr. James Brown about his research into visual misperception. To read this article, please click here.

Students in the Clinical program recently received recognition for their poster presentation at the National Academy of Neuropsychology’s Conference in San Diego. First author Nick Puente, along with graduate students Cutter Lindbergh and Doug Terry and undergraduate students Kirstin Chu and Sarah Evans as coauthors, received a “Best Student Poster” award for their work entitled “Exploring the Relationship between Cognitive Reserve and Functional Ability: the role of cognitive functioning." Congratulations!

Antonio E. Puente, Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and UGA alum, has been nominated and now seeks the vote for the Presidency of the American Psychological Association. After 35 years of leadership with the APA and other nation health organizations, Puente seeks to establish the APA as a leader in healthcare reform while holding true to its century long and rich history. To learn more about Puente's campaign, click here.

We are proud to announce that our very own Elizabeth Davis was selected for the 2014 Franklin College Staff Excellence Award in the category of professional staff. Congratulations, Elizabeth!

Congratulations to our recent graduates! To download pictures from the undergraduate graduation ceremonies, click here.

The Psychology Department is pleased to welcome Dr. Danielle Dickens to our faculty! Dr. Dickens will be a new lecturer in our department, offering courses in social psychology, cultural diversity, and (in the spring) Psych of Prejudice. Look for her brand new section of social psychology opening this fall, and she will also be joining this fall's cultural diversity class. Dr. Dickens received her Ph.D. from Colorado State University, and got her undergraduate from Spelman, so she is familiar with Georgia and is glad to be back. Let's give her a hearty welcome to campus!

The Psychology Department is pleased to recognize Dr. Lloyd Stephen Miller for his election as an APA Division 40 Neuropsychology fellow. Congratulations, Dr. Miller!