Francisco X. Pelaez Rovalo Graduate Student, Clinical Program Education Education: B.S., University of Georgia 2022 Selected Publications Selected Publications: Hale, M.E., Pelaez, F.X., Allen, I.R. et al. Friends’ Behavioral and Biological Synchrony in Relation to Youth Socioemotional Adjustment: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Model. Adolescent Res Rev (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-024-00242-2
Psychology & Speech to Corporate Success: Franklin Alumna Ekta Gaur's Unique Path By: Danielle Hamann In April 2025, Ekta Gaur spoke to the Department of Psychology’s course, PSYC 3030: Preparing for a Career in Psychology. Gaur, a dual-Franklin graduate with a BS in Psychology and BA in Speech Communications, has worked in various fields ranging from being a barista at Starbucks to working at companies such as Ernst and Young (EY), Capgemini and pharmaceutical giant Merck. Gaur currently serves as an Associate Director of Transformation and Change Delivery at Merck. Read more about Psychology & Speech to Corporate Success: Franklin Alumna Ekta Gaur's Unique Path
Master’s Program in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at UGA Celebrates More Than a Decade of Excellence At its core, Industrial-Organizational Psychology seeks to improve the performance, commitment, and well-being of human beings in through their experiences with their workplace. Since 2014, the Professional Master’s Program in Industrial-Organizational Psychology (IOMP) at the University of Georgia has enabled hundreds of working professionals to receive a graduate education from one of the top I-O programs in the world, in a format that allows students to continue working full-time. In 2024, the program celebrated its 10th graduating cohort. Read more about Master’s Program in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at UGA Celebrates More Than a Decade of Excellence
Psychology undergrad student, Taylor Weems, published in The Classic This June, Taylor Weems’s essay “Supervising AI in Education” appears in The Classic, the Writing Intensive Program’s journal of undergraduate writing and research. You can read the latest issue and find out more about The Classic online at http://theclassicjournal.uga.edu/. Read more about Psychology undergrad student, Taylor Weems, published in The Classic
Psychology undergrad student, Andrew Zhou, published in The Classic This June, Andrew Zhou’s essay “Passing the Turing Test” appears in The Classic, the Writing Intensive Program’s journal of undergraduate writing and research. This work also won third place in the journal’s generative AI essay contest, sponsored by UGA’s Office of Instruction. Read more about Psychology undergrad student, Andrew Zhou, published in The Classic
Raj Shingadia Inspires UGA Psychology Graduates at 2025 Spring Commencement Distinguished alumnus and entrepreneur Raj Shingadia (BS Psychology `01, AB Philosophy `01), delivered a rousing address at the University of Georgia’s Psychology 2025 spring Commencement. Read more about Raj Shingadia Inspires UGA Psychology Graduates at 2025 Spring Commencement
Psychology Alumna Becky Winkler Shares Her Path to Success By: Danielle Hamann Read more about Psychology Alumna Becky Winkler Shares Her Path to Success
Congratulations to our Spring 2025 graduate degree recipients The University of Georgia Department of Psychology proudly recognizes the following graduate students who have earned their doctoral and master's degrees this Spring 2025. PhD Colin Gardner, The Influence of Action Video Games on Visual-Motor and Cognitive FunctionMentor: Randy Hammond Riley Hess, A Comparison of Modern Machine Learning Methods for Applied Attrition ModelingMentor: Neal Outland Read more about Congratulations to our Spring 2025 graduate degree recipients
2025 Award Winners for the Department of Psychology Annual Awards Ceremony Geri Moon Staff Award for Exemplary Service Anna Harbin Psi Chi Awards A.S. Edwards Award - Brinkley Sharpe Graduate Teaching Award - Thania Galvan Read more about 2025 Award Winners for the Department of Psychology Annual Awards Ceremony
UGA Clinical Program highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report Franklin’s Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program was highly ranked in the list of 2025 Best Clinical Psychology Doctorate Programs, released last week by U.S. News & World Report. Our Department’s Clinical Program is now tied for 31st, up from tied for 43rd when the programs were last ranked in 2020. Read more about UGA Clinical Program highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report
