Thania Galvan

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Assistant Professor, Clinical Program

I am an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Georgia and the director of the FUERTE lab. I earned my PhD in clinical psychology with a child emphasis from the University of Denver, did an APA-accredited internship in the child track at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and completed an NIMH-funded T32 postdoctoral fellowship in traumatic stress at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Broadly, my research is focused on understanding the mechanisms that contribute to, maintain and/or exacerbate mental health disparities in Latino/a youth and families. 


I plan to review applications for Fall 2027 admission to the clinical psychology program. 

Education:

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology (child emphasis), University of Denver, Denver, CO 

M.A., Clinical Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO 

B.A., Psychology, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX 

Research Interests:

Mental Health Disparities, Latino/a Youth and Families, Traumatic Stress, Developmental Psychopathology, Community-Engaged Research Methodologies

Articles Featuring Thania Galvan

UGA Department of Psychology assistant professor Thania Galvan has received a five-year, $425,000 William T. Grant Scholars Award to study how parenting stress affects Latino families with teenagers. Her research aims to develop culturally responsive…

Thania Galvan, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology Clinical Program, has been awarded a $425,000…