Psychology News

January, 2012
We are eager to begin what promises another exciting and productive semester! Check out our Winter 2012 Newsletter to learn about all of the exciting things going on around our department. Special thanks to Erin Colbert-White for her efforts in making this newsletter a success!
December, 2011
A new study by University of Georgia psychologists in collaboration with researchers at Johns Hopkins University has shown for the first time that the hormone cortisol may opperate differently in infants and adults. The article, published in the journal Developmental Psychobiology, was recently covered on ScienceDaily.
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Announcements

Freudian Drip coffee is now ready to order online! We partnered with Jittery Joe's Coffee to create this brand new blend. If you are in Athens, stop by the department to pick up a can. For a $25 donation to Psychology, you will receive our delicious coffee as a gift. Your gift helps us with funding programs, lectures, scholarships, and travel for students and faculty. If you are out of town, do not fear, you can order this Viennese roast via the Jittery Joes Online Store. Now you can enjoy your coffee AND support the Psychology Department at the same time! We hope to also have the coffee available at local Jittery Joes retail stores later this spring. Contact Jennifer Messer, our development director if you have any questions at jlmesser@uga.edu or 706-542-0068.


The Department of Psychology is seeking to fill two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions beginning August 2012, one position in Social-Personality Psychology and the other in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. See the Job Postings list for complete position announcements.
 

Prospective Students

Our graduate programs are consistently nationally recognized and students graduating from our program have gone on to successful careers in a variety of academic, research, and applied settings. The Department of Psychology was recently ranked in the top 50 U.S. psychology graduate programs by U.S. News and World Report's 2011 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools. The Clinical Psychology program was also tied for 33rd overall.

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