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    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.

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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.

Highlights

Congratulations to the 2025 Award Winners for the Department of Psychology Annual Awards Ceremony!

Please click here for the full list of awards and award winners.

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Psychology & Speech to Corporate Success: Franklin Alumna Ekta Gaur's Unique Path

By: Danielle Hamann
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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.
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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 und
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Staff Spotlight

Elizabeth Davis

Student Affairs Professional II, Graduate Coordinator's Office

Job Responsibilities

I work with graduate students and the Graduate Coordinator in the Psychology Ph.D. program, serving as a liaison among the graduate students, program chairs, the department head, graduate coordinator, and officials of the Graduate School. I maintain records of…

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Graduate Student Spotlight

Catie Sappenfield

Graduate Student, Clinical Program