Dr. Brian Haas and Dr. Michelle vanDellen's study featured in UGA Today!

The Department of Psychology's Dr. Brian Haas and Dr. Michelle vanDellen new study was recently featured in UGA Today. Their study compared individual self-concepts between Americans and Japanese individuals and uncovered an essential contradiction about the heroic myth of American individualism. Namely, while American culture values the freedom to change and reinvent one’s self, Drs. Haas and vanDellen revealed that Americans who do change tend to report a lower sense of well-being.

Dr. Katie Ehrlich receives 2020 APA Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology!

Huge congratulations to Dr. Katie Ehrlich who was awarded the 2020 APA Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology! This award honors exceptional early career scientists for contributions in their first nine years post-PhD.

Congratulations!