Dr. Dorothy Fragaszy Receives Distinguished Primatologist Award

Dr. Dorothy Fragaszy was presented with the Distinguished Primatologist Award on Sunday by the American Society of Primatologists.  The Distinguished Primatologist Award honors a primatologist who has had an outstanding career and made significant contributions to the field. The society presents the award to one individual per year and it is the highest honor the society gives. Congratulations Dr. Fragaszy!!

Val Markos

Part-time Clinical Assistant Professor
Industrial-Organizational Master's Program

As founder of Vmark Consulting, Val Markos works with leaders to be the best they can be. His decades of experience within large companies working in leadership development, coupled with his educational background in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, uniquely qualify him for the work he does. Val consults in leadership development, focusing on leadership assessment and feedback, coaching, succession planning, executive selection, and talent management systems. He has over 25 years of experience in the design and implementation of talent development processes and programs. Over the last decade Val has worked with many hundreds of executives providing individual assessment and coaching. He has worked with varied industries from healthcare to hospitality, from technology to financial services.

Prior to founding Vmark Consulting in 2006, Val led the Leadership Development efforts at BellSouth, now AT&T. In that capacity, he directed the identification and development of current and future leaders for the organization. He was responsible for the succession planning process, high potential development programs, executive education through the BellSouth Leadership Institute, and staffing of the top 1000 positions within the company. Prior to joining BellSouth, he worked as an internal consultant in personnel selection and organizational development in both the private (USX) and public sector (City of Miami, Florida). Val has designed and implemented talent review processes, coaching and mentoring programs, educational offerings, and formal assessment processes.

Val’s education includes an MS and Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia and BA degree in Psychology from Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, where he grew up.

Val is heavily involved in leadership in his community and church. He is anxiously engaged in the development of others, especially youth. He is an avid exerciser and endurance athlete having completed a full ironman, numerous half ironman events, many marathons, and dozens of century (100 mile) or longer bike rides. Val and his wife, Blanche are the proud parents of 3 children and 10 grandchildren. Their family now touches both the west and east coasts of the United States.

Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute

The Biomedical and Translational Sciences Institute (BTSI) was established in 2021 to advance the University’s basic and scientific research through the development of diagnostic tools, therapies and training. BTIS is committed to providing novel biomedical interventions and education in an effort to enhance the health of individuals and the community. BTSI’s extensive scientific network aims to lead the translational discourse as a primary site for research discoveries, training, and new technologies relevant to understanding, diagnosing, preventing and treating disease. Through our publications and competitive training opportunities, we aim to translate promising research into compelling patient care.

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Bio-Imaging Research Center (BIRC)

BIRC is a multi-imaging research suite designed to provide a full range of biological tissue imaging technologies to multiple biomedical investigators in programs across the UGA campus, their students, and other researchers. The state-of-the-art facility serves as a resource across disciplines and fosters collaborative, extramurally funded research among human, animal and cellular scientists at UGA and scientists in other federal, state and private agencies or businesses.

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Welcome to the Department of Psychology

The UGA Department of Psychology, within the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, is a nationally recognized department with award-winning professors who are dedicated to providing the highest quality education possible to our students. The UGA Psychology Department is committed to fostering a safe, welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment for all students, faculty and staff.

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