With emancipation must come education.

The University of Georgia Psychology Clinic and The EMPOWER Lab have developed a Racial Trauma Guide that is free and available to the public. This initiative is aimed at providing education about racial stressors and symptoms of racial trauma, tips for coping with racial trauma, suggestions for being a better ally, ways to discuss race in white families, and resources for coping.

Dr. Kristen Shockley was recently featured on APA podcast, Speaking of Psychology. Dr. Shockley discussed her research on how new teleworkers are adapting to the challenges of telework during COVID-19, and talked about what the pandemic may mean for the future of remote work.

Happy Pride Month! The UGA Psychology department is committed to affirming and supporting our LGBTQ students, faculty, and staff and their valuable contributions to our community. 



We'd particularly like to acknowledge Associate Professor Justin Lavner, who serves as a faculty mentor for the UGA LGBT Resource Center. We encourage you to learn more about the LGBT Resource Center’s important work at lgbtcenter.uga.edu.   

Many congratulations to clinical graduate student Violeta Rodriguez who has received the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 2020 Early Stage Graduate Student Achievement Award for Research! Violeta received this award based on her innovative research examining differential item functioning by race and ethnicity in the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. Congratulations, Violeta! Keep up the outstanding work!

One of our outstanding Psychology undergraduate students, Ivan Campbell, led the creation of an incredible virtual Minecraft graduate for fellow UGA students! We are in awe of your creativity, Ivan! Thanks for helping your fellow students make wonderful graduation memories.

Check out the Wall Street Journal feature here: https://on.wsj.com/2T0YMXE

Check out this article featuring Dr. Anne Shaffer's work in collaboration with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital developing interventions to use in addition to family-based therapy to treat teens with anorexia nervosa. This study uses a tool called a “five-minute speech sample” to screen families for hostility and criticism and then redirect to emotional coaching.

The faculty, advisors, and staff of the University of Georgia Department of Psychology congratulate our Bachelors of Science graduates!



To honor you, we have compiled a message featuring two student commencements speeches (and a goat!), well wishes delivered by video and others provided in spirit, and a slideshow recognition of our graduates. We hope that this virtual celebration enhances the pride felt by our graduates and their families and friends on this significant occasion. Congratulations, Class of 2020! We miss you!

Presenting the 2020 Psychology Department Awards! While we missed having our traditional celebration this year, we still want to acknowledge our award-winning faculty, staff, and students. Please join us in this online recognition of these accomplishments in research, teaching, and service. Congratulations! 

A testament to her many early career successes for which she was recently honored, Dr. Dorothy Carter is also now co-PI & Institutional PI on a $6 million Army Research Institute grant! Keep up the outstanding work!