Miriam Zegarac Alumni, Clinical Program Research Research Interests: Parenting, emotion socialization, parental emotion regulation, maltreatment prevention, early childhood, transition to parenthood
Briana Spivey Alumni, Clinical Program Selected Publications Selected Publications: Watson-Singleton, N. N., Black, A. R., & Spivey, B. N. (2019). Recommendations for a culturally-responsive mindfulness and compassion-based intervention for African Americans. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 34, 132-138. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.11.013
Ian Raugh Alumni, Clinical Program Research Research Interests: My research focuses on emotion regulation, mindfulness, and the application of ecological designs to research question. Key questions I seek to answer include the mechanisms of mindfulness training, the role of acceptance, and how these affect the emotion regulation process. Selected Publications Selected Publications: Raugh, I. M., Chapman, H. C., Bartolomeo, L. A., Gonzalez, C., & Strauss, G. P. (2019). A comprehensive review of psychophysiological applications for ecological momentary assessment in psychiatric populations. Psychological assessment, 31(3), 304.
Dr. Dorothy Carter Receives NSF Grant! Congratulations to Dr. Dorothy Carter who received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as Principal Investigator! The project is a collaboration with Dr. Kristin Cullen-Lester (Co-PI) who is an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Houston. Dr. Carter and Dr. Read more about Dr. Dorothy Carter Receives NSF Grant!
Neal Outland Assistant Professor, Industrial-Organizational Program Dr. Outland is not accepting PhD students for 2026 admissions. Dr. Neal Outland came from DePaul University in Chicago where he studied what and how teams are successful in the workplace. His research answers questions concerning the necessary qualities of individual team members and the optimal patterns of interaction for teams to follow for superior performance. He has two main research streams: one in which he explores how teams dynamically interact and perform in complex and dynamic environments such as sports; and another where he uses computer simulated teams as analogies to real human teams in a variety of contexts.
Allison L. Skinner Associate Professor, Behavioral and Brain Sciences Program, Social Psychology Dr. Skinner is an associate professor in the psychology department at the University of Georgia. Her research examines how biases are established, maintained, and facilitated through subtle messages present in everyday life. She is particularly interested in how situational cues in our social environments shape our perceptions, attitudes, and biases against other individuals and groups. These cues range from nonverbal signals demonstrated in interpersonal interactions (e.g., warmth and friendliness) to explicit messages that may appear to be positive but are actually ironically negative (heightening intergroup bias). She utilizes correlational and experimental approaches and employs multiple methods (including physiological, behavioral, and self-report measures) to identify the basic cognitive, affective, and perceptual processes that lead to the establishment, maintenance, and activation of attitudes and biases. Dr. Skinner will be considering applications for PhD students in the current application cycle (to begin PhD studies in Fall 2026). Dr. Skinner is the director of the study abroad in Togo (West Africa) program, where the Psychology of Attitudes, Biases, and Culture is periodically taught during Maymester. The University of Georgia is located on the ancestral lands of the ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East), S’atsoyaha (Yuchi), and Mvskoke (Muscogee / Creek) people. Click here to learn more. Education Education: 2015 Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Experimental Psychology (emphasis Social Cognitive Neuroscience), Minor: Quantitative Psychology 2009 M.A., California State University, Chico, Psychological Science 2005 B.A., California State University, Chico, Psychology Research Research Interests: In the Georgia Attitude, Bias, and Behavior Acquisition Lab (GABBA Lab) we examine how systemic forms of oppression are maintained and reinforced through subtle patterns of thought and behavior, and how those systems can be challenged. More specifically, we study how situational cues in our social environments shape our attitudes and behavior toward other individuals and groups. The situational cues that we investigate are subtle but powerful features of social contexts and interactions (e.g., nonverbal cues, microaggressions) that influence observers’ affective associations with others. Selected Publications Selected Publications: Skinner-Dorkenoo, A. L., ^Rogbeer, K. G., ^Sarmal, A., *Ware, C., & *Zhu, J. (2023). Challenging race-based medicine through historical education about the social construction of race. Health Equity, 7(1), 767-772. http://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2023.0036 Skinner-Dorkenoo, A. L., George, M., Wages, J. E., ^Sánchez, S., & Perry, S. P. (2023). A systemic approach to the psychology of racial bias within individuals and society. Nature Reviews Psychology, 2, 392-406. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-023-00190-z Skinner-Dorkenoo, A. L., ^Sarmal, A., *Rogbeer, K., ^André, C. J., ^Patel, B., & *Cha, L. (2022). Highlighting COVID-19 racial disparities can reduce support for safety precautions among White U.S. residents. Social Science & Medicine, 301, 114951. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114951 Skinner-Dorkenoo, A. L., ˆ^Sarmal, A., ˆ^André, C. J., & *Rogbeer, K. (2021). How microaggressions reinforce and perpetuate systemic racism in the U.S. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 15(5), 903-925. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916211002543 Other Information Of note: Postdoctoral Scholar, Northwestern University (emphasis Social Psychology and Psychophysiology), June 2017 – July 2019 Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Washington Institute of Learning and Brain Sciences (emphasis Social and Developmental Psychology), May 2015 – May 2017
