UGA Psychology Department

06/02/2026

Way to go, Melyssa!
To read the full story, please visit https://theclassicjournal.org/rooting-blooming-blossom-blooming-blossom-rotten/

Congratulations to UGA Psychology and Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies student Melyssa Munn, whose work on evolving womanhood and sexuality has been published in The Classic, the Writing Intensive Program’s journal of undergraduate writing and research. You can read "Rooting, Blooming, Blossom - Blooming, Blossom, Rotten" in the current issue, 14.2, online at http://theclassicjournal.org.

05/29/2026

Shoutout to Dr. Clark! Another outstanding example of UGA Psychology expertise in action.

For the full story, please visit: https://psyc.franklin.uga.edu/news/stories/2026/dr-malissa-clark-discusses-four-day-workweeks-fortune-innovation-summit

05/27/2026

UGA Psychology Professor Dr. Brian Hoffman joined ESPN analyst Aaron Murray for this month’s Terry Third Thursday. See the original post below for more highlights from the conversation.

05/22/2026

Congratulations, Dr. Slatcher!

For the full story, please visit: https://psyc.franklin.uga.edu/news/stories/2026/dr-richard-slatcher-featured-new-york-times-relationship-research

05/21/2026

The UGA Department of Psychology welcomed more than 400 graduating students to this year’s Convocation Ceremony at the Classic Center as the Class of 2026 celebrated this milestone achievement.

We were honored to welcome alumna and Olympic medalist Maritza McClendon as this year’s keynote speaker, along with student speaker Rebecca Kann, recipient of the William T. James Award for the department’s most outstanding senior major in psychology.

Congratulations to all of our graduates as they join the growing network of UGA Psychology alumni. We can’t wait to see where your next chapter leads.

05/11/2026

The Department of Psychology recently hosted its inaugural Building Connections in Psychology event, connecting students with alumni and professionals from across the region for an afternoon of networking, mentoring, and research sharing.

With funding from the Graduate School's Student Success & Well-Being Grant, the event brought 12 Psychology alumni and friends to campus. A research showcase and a speed mentoring session gave students the chance to engage directly with professionals working in a variety of industries and roles.

We are deeply grateful to the alumni, mentors, faculty, and students who helped make the event such a success, and we look forward to growing these connections for years to come.

To learn more about the Building Connections in Psychology event, please visit:
https://psyc.franklin.uga.edu/news/stories/2026/building-connections-psychology-brings-students-and-alumni-together?page=0

05/06/2026

Psychology faculty members Trina Cyterski and Jeffrey Nightingale recently participated in the Faculty Career Liaisons project, a Franklin College initiative co-developed by Cyterski to help embed career readiness into curriculum and advising.

As part of the project, Nightingale developed an interactive Psychology Career Map to help students connect coursework with long-term career planning and career readiness milestones throughout the major.

Read the full article and explore the Career Map here: https://psyc.franklin.uga.edu/news/stories/2026/psychology-department-launches-interactive-career-map-students

04/29/2026

Congratulations to psychology graduate student Brandon Kang on receiving the ASCEND Award from the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences! The award will provide support for Brandon’s internship with Adobe in San Jose, California. We’re proud of this exciting accomplishment and opportunity! Congrats Brandon!

https://psyc.franklin.uga.edu/news/stories/2026/psychology-graduate-student-brandon-kang-receives-ascend-award

04/28/2026

The Psychology Department was proud to recognize the UGA Top 25 Employers Class of 2025 at a recent event hosted by the UGA Career Center. Thank you to the employers who continue to support and hire UGA psychology students. We appreciate all you do for our students and graduates!

To learn more about student career outcomes at UGA, please visit https://career.uga.edu/outcomes

04/27/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 Psychology Department award winners!

2026 Award Winners Department Wide Undergraduate Awards SPARK Psychology Undergraduate Research Support Award Vivian Austin Danna Cervera Kathryn Fuller Melyssa Munn Judge Horace B. Russell Prize Hannah Dutton David R. Shaffer Excellence in Undergraduate Psychology Research Award Vivian Austin