Developmental Research Group To be considered for our group's studies, please click here to fill out a short survey. Current studies: Play & Learning Across the Year (PLAY): Recruiting children at 12 months, 18 months, and 24 months. Click here for more information. The Family Interaction Project (FIP): Recruiting children 5-7 years and the corresponding biological mother. Infant Sleep and Movement Study (ISM): Recruiting infants for a 3-wave longitudinal study starting at 4 months. Read more about Developmental Research Group
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UGA Psychology Department Undergraduate Convocation Thursday, May 12 2022, 9:30 - 11:30am The Classic Center Ceremony We hope you will be able to attend and celebrate this milestone in the lives of our Psychology majors! Each graduate will be provided with 8 guest tickets, unless the Classic Center imposes COVID restrictions or there or more students participating than the department is currently expecting. GRADUATES: Register at this link for convocation and your number of guests! (Updated 4/20/22) More detailed information will be provided as the event date approaches. Read more about UGA Psychology Department Undergraduate Convocation
Graduate Student Violeta Rodriguez featured as one of the up-and-coming voices in methodology and research practices in psychological science! Huge shout out to 5th year clinical psychology doctoral student Violeta Rodriguez who was featured as one of the up-and-coming voices in methodology and research practices in psychological science! Violeta recently shared findings from her systematic review of the literature on measurement invariance/equivalence of parenting scales by race and ethnicity and discussed recommendations for inclusive parenting research. Amazing work, Violeta! Read more about Graduate Student Violeta Rodriguez featured as one of the up-and-coming voices in methodology and research practices in psychological science!
Affective Science Affective science is the study of affective processes (e.g., emotion, stress, motivation) in the lives of individuals, groups, organizations, and cultures. Faculty in this area use a variety of methods (e.g., fMRI, EEG/ERPs, peripheral psychophysiology, ecological momentary assessment) to study affective processes in normative and clinical populations, as well as workplaces. Read more about Affective Science
Doctoral candidate Violeta Rodriguez awarded NIMH R36 funding for dissertation research! Huge congratulations to UGA clinical psychology doctoral candidate Violeta Rodriguez on receiving R36 funding from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)! The Mental Health Research Dissertation Grant to Increase Diversity (R36) supports doctoral candidates from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral science to pursue research careers in any area relevant to the research mission of NIMH. Read more about Doctoral candidate Violeta Rodriguez awarded NIMH R36 funding for dissertation research!