Owens Institute for Behavioral Research (OIBR) is proud to sponsor a showing of “Picture a Scientist,” a Tribeca Award Winning short film on the barriers facing women in science. 

The viewing will be available from March 4th-6th and offered free of change thanks to our generous endowment by the Bill and Barbara Owens Foundation. Please note that registration is required using this link.

Picture a Scientist is a feature-length film chronicling the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. A biologist, a chemist and a geologist lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, overcoming brutal harassment, institutional discrimination, and years of subtle slights to revolutionize the culture of science. From cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we also encounter scientific luminaries who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.

The website and movie trailer can be found here: www.pictureascientist.com/

Graduate student Olutosin Adesogan was recently awarded funding from the National Institute on Aging through the NIH Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research Program!

Dr. Steve Beach was recently named Regents’ Professor, an honor  bestowed by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia for faculty whose scholarship or creative activity is recognized both nationally and internationally as innovative and pace-setting.

Congratulations, Dr. Beach!

Clinical psychology faculty member, Dr. Isha Metzger, was recently featured in a Q & A with UGA Research. Dr. Metzger discusses her commitment to helping minority populations cope with racial trauma and reducing mental health disparities within the Black community. Dr. Metzger and the EMPOWER Lab are addressing these issues through several research projects, including a $1 million nationally-funded research project, Project NaviGAte, focused on providing prevention, testing and treatment for trauma, HIV and substance use in the Atlanta area.

Congratulations to 4th year clinical psychology graduate student, Kelly Rea, who was recently awarded a national research grant, the Mary Jo Kupst Trainee Grant for Research in Resilience, from the Society of Pediatric Psychology! Her research under the mentorship of a UGA clinical psychology alumna Dr. Bonney Reed, will examine resiliency among children recently diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease to inform future research and intervention. Keep up the great work!

Great feature on UGA Neuroscience graduate student, Colin Gardner, discussing his research on how video games stimulate your brain!

Are you a psychology major or interested in a career in psychology? Join UGA’s chapter of Psi Chi: the International Honor Society in Psychology! Anyone is welcome to attend our monthly meetings regardless of your official membership status, year in school, or major. If you would like to get to know professors in the psychology department, learn about attending grad school, gain valuable career advice, or be notified of research opportunities, then Psi Chi is the place for you!

Dr. Dorothy Carter's research on factors that enable groups to tackle complex challenges was recently featured by the Franklin College of Arts and Science news! Read more about her work with NASA, U.S. Army Research Institute, and other organizations here.

Dr. Keith Campbell’s new book, in collaboration with Grady College alumna Carolyn Crist, was recently released: “The New Science of Narcissism: Understanding one of the greatest Psychological challenges of our time – and what you can do about it”.

Check it out! https://www.amazon.com/New-Science-Narcissism-Understanding-Psychological/dp/1683644026

Center for Family Research receives $10M NIH grant to continue their studies of health risks of poverty and racial discrimination. Investigators include Drs. Gene Brody, Steven Beach, Brett Clementz, Katie Ehrlich, and Larry Sweet. Congratulations!

Read more here.