Irwin Bernstein Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus Research Interests My research interests focus on the social organization of nonhuman primates with an emphasis on the expression and control of agonistic and reproductive behavior. Work is done in both field and captive settings with a variety of taxa being used in a comparative framework. Ontogeny, dominance, hormones and stress have been central issues. Selected Publications Bernstein, I.S. (2003). The study of things that I have never seen. American Journal of Primatology, 60, 77-84. Cooper, M.A. & Bernstein, I.S. (2002). Counter aggression and reconciliation in assamese macaques, Macaca assamensis. American Journal of Primatology, 56, 215-230. Cooper, M., Bernstein, I., Fragaszy, D., and de Waal, F. (2001). Integration of new males into four social groups of tufted capuchins (Cebus apella). International Journal of Primatology, 22,4, 663-683. Bernstein, I.S. (2001). Why do animals move and what does it mean. A book review of: "On the Move and Why Animals Travel in Groups" by Boinski and Garber. American Journal of Primatology, 133-135. Srivastava, A., Das, J., Biswas, J., Buzarbarua, P., Sarkar, P., Bernstein, I.S. & Mohnot, S.M. (2001). Population decline in response to habitat loss: Borajan Reserve Forest of Assam India. Primates 42, 401-406. Bernstein, I.S. (2000) Cognitive capacities of Old World monkeys based on studies of social behavior. In "Old World Monkeys". Whitehead, P.F. and Jolly, C.J. (eds), Cambridge University Press, 368-392. Matheson, M.D. and Bernstein, I.S. (2000) Grooming, social bonding and agonistic aiding in rhesus monkeys. American Journal of Primatology 51:177-186. Bernstein, I.S. and Cooper, M.A. (1999) Dominance in Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis).American Journal of Primatology 48:283-289. Bernstein, I.S. (1999) The study of behavior (176-180) and Kinship and behavior of nonhuman primates (202-205) In The Nonhuman Primates. Dohlinow, P. and Fuentes, A. (eds) Mayfield Mountain View California. Bernstein, I.S. (1998) Old World monkeys (456-464) and Agonistic behavior (635-636) In Comparative Psychology: A Handbook. Greenberg, G. and Haraway, M.W. (eds) Garland New York. Selected Professional Activities I am a member of the American Association of Primatologists, the International Primate Society and Animal Behavior Society. I am active in editorial reviews and grant reviewing and have served as an officer in several societies. I was also active in University governance. Teaching Interests My teaching includes: Primate Phylogeny, Primate Social Organization, Sociobiology, Developmental Psychology, Experimental Methods, and Introductory Honors Psychology. I have a strong background in Evolutionary Biology and an interest in Evolutionary Psychology. I am very keen on experimental rigor and design. Mentoring Philosophy I will give you as much guidance as you ask for. I will not give you specific directions or projects. Your work will be your own. I will serve as your mentor, but if I have not hired you as a technician, you do not work for me. If we collaborate, I will make my expectations clear from the start. I am very demanding with regards to design, analysis, logic and writing. I believe that getting it right is more important than getting it done quickly. I expect your dedication to your chosen science to come first in your life.
Visual Perception Laboratory, Dr. James Brown Research in the Visual Perception Laboratory is aimed at trying to understand how we organize, perceive, and attend to our visual world. Our general research approach could be described as a combination of cognitive psychophysics and visual neuroscience. We use psychophysical methods to explore the relationship between the physical stimulus and what is perceived (i.e., cognitive psychophysics) while at the same time seeking to understand these perceptual experiences based on current knowledge about the neural machinery of the visual brain (i.e., visual neuroscience). Examples of topics of study include the perception of figure-ground, illusions, objects, and scenes, and recent collaborative research on eye movement behavior. Lab site: Visit the Visual Perception lab site Read more about Visual Perception Laboratory, Dr. James Brown
Emotional Perception Lab, Dr. Dean Sabatinelli The Emotional Perception Lab is broadly interested in the brain mechanisms that underlie emotional stimulus processing. Through the use of noninvasive measures including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), dense-array electroencephalography (EEG), and peripheral psychophysiological recording, we investigate the functions of cortical and subcortical networks during emotional perception and imagery. Our research is generally consistent with the hypothesis that affective cues engage basic brain processes that have evolved to mediate appetitive and defensive behaviors. Tracking the action of the brain requires exquisite resolution in space and time, and thus our lab is also focused on refining the techniques used to acquire and analyze high-resolution brain imaging data. Faculty: Dean Sabatinelli Graduate Students: Maria Jia Read more about Emotional Perception Lab, Dr. Dean Sabatinelli
Brian Frost IOMP Director, Industrial-Organizational Psychology Program Brian Frost is currently the Director of the Professional Industrial-Organizational Psychology Master’s Program (IOMP) where he both teaches and manages the administrative responsibilities of the program. He joined the faculty of the Psychology Department at the University of Georgia in 2015 after spending the previous twelve years as a talent strategy consultant and consulting manager. Brian’s consulting experience encompasses nearly every industry and covers every area of strategic talent management. Most recently, Brian was the Manager of Leadership Solutions Consulting on the Smarter Workforce team at IBM. The Smarter Workforce team specializes in utilizing predictive analytics to develop metrics-driven assessments and diagnostic solutions that help organizations optimize their human capital and leadership capabilities. In his role, Dr. Frost led a team of senior consultants in developing and deploying a comprehensive package of best-in-class leadership consulting products and services designed to accommodate the diverse needs of a global market. During that time, Dr. Frost also managed assessment solutions for a client portfolio consisting of national and multi-national organizations in the telecommunications, energy, retail, hospitality, and healthcare industries. Prior to IBM, Brian was in charge of survey and 360 feedback solutions for a boutique consulting firm, he worked as an internal consultant on the Organizational Effectiveness team at The Home Depot, and he delivered managerial and executive assessments centers as part of a small team of assessment consultants. Dr. Frost has presented numerous webinars on assessment and leadership development best practices and spoken at conferences, trade shows, and summits about his consulting work. He has also shared his expertise at the University of the Rockies where he taught doctoral seminars in Leadership and Organizational Development. Brian holds a Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from The University of Tennessee Business School and a B.S. from The University of Georgia. His academic work has been published in Organizational Research Methods, International Journal of Manpower, and the Journal of Applied Psychology.
Brain Differences and Trust Research by Dr. Brian Haas Published on UGA Today The psychology department would like to congratulate Dr. Brian Haas, whose work on brain structure and trust was recently published on UGA Today. To read about Dr. Haas's interesting research, click here. Read more about Brain Differences and Trust Research by Dr. Brian Haas Published on UGA Today
Personality Studies Laboratory, Dr. Josh Miller The Personality Studies Lab studies the interplay between personality and psychopathology with a primary focus on externalizing (EXT) disorders and outcomes. Within the broad EXT grouping, our interest lies most strongly with the domain of Antagonism vs. Agreeableness. We see this as the core of multiple disorders including narcissism/narcissistic personality disorder, psychopathy/ASPD, and other related constructs (e.g., Machiavellianism). We tend to use structural models of general and pathological personality for much of our work (e.g. Five Factor Model/Big Five; DSM-5 AMPD) as we find it has great utility in organizing many of the constructs used in psychology and psychopathology with fewer concerns re: jingle-jangle fallacies. We work on a variety of issues within this topic including diagnostic models of personality disorder, creating and validating assessments for these constructs, and building parsimonious empirical models of personality and psychopathology. Lab site: Visit the Personality Studies lab site Read more about Personality Studies Laboratory, Dr. Josh Miller
Vision Sciences Laboratory, Dr. Randy Hammond Director: Dr. Randy Hammond The primary goal of our research program is to conduct basic and applied studies on the visual system. A primary focus of the laboratory has been the study of the dietary carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, concentrated within the fovea (termed macular pigment or the macula lutea) and brain. These studies have ranged across populations, infants to elderly, normal to diseased, and techniques, from pyschophysics to neuroimaging. Researchers involved in the UGA Vision Laboratory: B. Randy Hammond, Jr, Ph.D.- Principal Investigator Lisa Renzi-Hammond, Ph.D.- Co-investigator Colin Gardner- Graduate Student Jeffrey Nightingale- Graduate Student Selected Publications: Hammond, B.R. and Renzi-Hammond, L. (2016). A critical look at the ancillary Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2: Nutrition and cognitive function results in older individuals with age-related macular degeneration. Advances in Nutrition, 7, 433-37. Hammond, B.R., Miller, L.S., Bello, M.O., Lindbergh, C.A., Mewborn, C.M., Renzi-Hammond. L.M. (2017). Effects of a lutein/zeaxanthin intervention on cognitive function: a randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled trial of community dwelling older adults. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 9, 1-9. Hammond, B. R., & Renzi-Hammond, L. (2018). Individual variation in the transmission of UVB radiation in the young adult eye. PloS one, 13(7), e0199940. Stringham, J.M., Johnson, E.J. and Hammond, B.R. (2019). Lutein across the lifespan: From childhood cognitive performance to the aging eye and brain. Current Developments in Nutrition, 1-8. Hammond, B.R. et al. (2019). The effects of blue-light intraocular lenses on the protection and function of the visual system. Clinical Ophthalmology, 13, 2427-43. Hammond, B. R., Buch, J., Hacker, L., Cannon, J., Toubouti, Y., & Renzi-Hammond, L. M. (2020). The effects of light scatter when using a photochromic vs. non-photochromic contact lens. Journal of Optometry, 13, 227-34. Hammond, B. R., Buch, J., Sonoda, L., & Renzi-Hammond, L. (2021). The Effects of a Senofilcon A Contact Lens With and Without a Photochromic Additive on Positive Dysphotopsia Across Age. Eye & Contact Lens, 47(5), 265. Hammond, B. R., & Buch, J. (2020). Individual differences in visual function. Experimental Eye Research, 108186. Buch, J., & Hammond, B.R. (2020). Photobiomodulation of the Visual System and Human Health. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(21),1-22. Nightingale, J. and Hammond, B.R. (2021). Measuring the behavioral effects of intraocular scatter. JOVE, 168 (e62290). 1-15. Read more about Vision Sciences Laboratory, Dr. Randy Hammond
Elizabeth Davis Graduate Program Administrator Job Responsibilities I work with graduate students and the director of graduate studies in the Psychology Ph.D. program, serving as a liaison among the graduate students, program chairs, the department head, director of graduate studies, and officials of the Graduate School. I maintain records of current, past, and prospective students. I also communicate with applicants to the doctoral program and compile their credentials folders for departmental review.
