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!

Shout out to I-O graduate student Jorge Lumbreras who was one of the recipients of UGA Center for Teaching and Learning 2020 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award! Thank you for all you do in supporting our Psychology students and their learning!

Congratulations to Dr. Kristen Shockley and co-PI Tammy Allen who received a RAPID grant from the National Science Foundation to study the work-home balance issues involved in transitioning to remote work during the COVID-19 crisis entitled "RAPID: Collaborative Research: Adjustment and Effectiveness of Rapid Transition to Remote Work." Keep up this important work!

Congratulations to Dr. Dorothy Carter, a recipient of the UGA Charles B. Knapp Early Career Scholar Award! Named in honor of the University of Georgia’s 20th President, this award recognizes outstanding accomplishment and evidence of potential future success in scholarship, creative work or research by an early career faculty member in the social and behavioral sciences. Dr. Carter's work helps organizations rethink the management of complex human systems comprised of multiple teams. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor!

Huge shout out to Arturia Melson-Silimon who is a recipient of the 2020 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship! She is the ONLY student in the nation to win in the Industrial-Organizational Psychology category, and one of only 5 students at UGA to receive the award! Congratulations, Arturia!!

Congratulations to Psychology senior Kaela Yamini, who has been selected by Franklin College to receive a UGA Presidential Award of Excellence. This selection was made based upon her excellent academic credentials and her outstanding leadership as a member of her class.