The faculty and staff of the Department of Psychological Science are committed to the pursuit of excellence in all aspects of their professional lives. This is accomplished not only daily in the classroom and laboratory, but also in the execution of both basic and applied research activities with our students. Students regularly participate in faculty sponsored research activities. Many of these efforts result in professional publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and/or presentation at professional conferences in the psychological sciences. The faculty also actively supervise many students in applied settings where students participate in the practice of psychology.
The discipline of psychology is, by definition, broad and interdisciplinary. Defined as the science of behavior and conscious experience, the field of psychology spans the social and developmental sciences, the biological and biomedical sciences, and the disciplines related to mental health. Serious efforts have been made to employ doctoral level faculty members representative of the various specialties within psychology who have a strong commitment to teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The department is currently staffed by psychologists specializing in behavioral psychology, behavioral neuroscience, clinical psychology, social psychology, human sexuality, cognitive psychology, counseling psychology, developmental psychology, experimental psychology, and neuropsychology.
The faculty and staff members within the Department of Psychological Science have been recognized for their accomplishments by winning such local honors as the Distinguished Professor Award, Excellence in Teaching Award, Excellence in Research and Publication Award, and the Presidential Staff Award. No other single department within the University has been so highly decorated. In fact, the department received the first Department Program Excellence Award in 1999-2000. The department received the award again in 2010-2011. Several of our faculty have gained international reputations as experts within their fields.
Department of Psychological Science
Meet the Team
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Education
A.B., Davidson College
M.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Biography
Professor of Psychology (1986)
Distinguished Professor 1992-1993
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Education
B.A., Valdosta State University
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Education
B.S., Chung Yuan Christian University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Wyoming
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Education & Bio
B.S., University of Georgia
M.A.,Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Research
Comparative psychology using House crickets
Perception and learning paradigms with pharmacological and environmental manipulations
Behavioral research studying tardigrades
Teaching
PSYC 2300 - Science of the Mind
PSYC 2800 - Research Methods
PSYC 3300 - Behavioral Neuroscience
PSYC 4300 - How the Brain Tastes Wine (and more)
PSYC 4920 - Capstone: How Brains Taste Food
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Education
B.S., M.S., Georgia College & State University
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
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Education & Bio
B.A., Christopher Newport University
M.S., Ph.D., Texas Christian University
Research
Learning
Teaching
PSYC 2060 -- Drugs and the Brain
PSYC 2700 -- Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
PSYC 3100 -- Learning
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Education
B.A., University Of California San Diego
M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia
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Education & Bio
B.A., Murray State University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Postdoctoral Fellowship, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Research
Social Psychology and Wellness (SPaW) Lab, Undergraduate Research Lab
Mindfulness and meditation
Self-regulation and health behaviors
Positive Psychology
Teaching
PSYC 2700 -- Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
PSYC 2800 -- Research Methods in Psychology
PSYC 3500 -- Social Psychology
PSYC 4920 -- Senior Seminar in Positive Psychology
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Education
B.A., Washington University in St. Louis
M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan
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Education & Bio
B.S., Valparaiso University
M.S., Ph.D., Kent State University
Research
Memory
Misinformation
Psychology & Law
Courses
PSYC 1101 General Psychology
PSYC 2800 Research Methods
PSYC 3100 Psychology of Learning
PSYC 3400 Cognitive Psychology
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Education
B.A./B.S., M.S., University of South Alabama
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
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Taylor Elsey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Education & Bio
Clemson University, B.A.
University of Kentucky, M.S., Ph.D.
University of Kentucky, Teaching Post-Doctoral Scholar
Research
Sleep
Romantic relationships
Attachment theory
College teaching and learning
Teaching
PSYC 1101 -- Introduction to General Psychology
PSYC 2800 -- Research Methods in Psychology
PSYC 4950 -- Psychology of Sleep
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Education & Bio
B.S., M.S., Georgia College
Research
Child and adolescent development
Teaching
PSYC 2103 -- Introduction to Human Development
PSYC 3200 -- Abnormal Psychology
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William F. McDaniel, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Education
Distinguished Professer 1986-1987
B.S., Duke University; M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia
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John F. Lindsay Jr, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Education
Distinguished Professor 1989-1990
A.B., Western Kentucky State College
M.S., Georgia College & State University
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Education
A.B., Davidson College
M.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Biography
Professor of Psychology (1986)
Distinguished Professor 1992-1993
Education
B.A., Valdosta State University
Education
B.S., Chung Yuan Christian University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Wyoming
Education & Bio
B.S., University of Georgia
M.A.,Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Research
Comparative psychology using House crickets
Perception and learning paradigms with pharmacological and environmental manipulations
Behavioral research studying tardigrades
Teaching
PSYC 2300 - Science of the Mind
PSYC 2800 - Research Methods
PSYC 3300 - Behavioral Neuroscience
PSYC 4300 - How the Brain Tastes Wine (and more)
PSYC 4920 - Capstone: How Brains Taste Food
Education
B.S., M.S., Georgia College & State University
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Education & Bio
B.A., Christopher Newport University
M.S., Ph.D., Texas Christian University
Research
Learning
Teaching
PSYC 2060 -- Drugs and the Brain
PSYC 2700 -- Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
PSYC 3100 -- Learning
Education
B.A., University Of California San Diego
M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Education & Bio
B.A., Murray State University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Postdoctoral Fellowship, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Research
Social Psychology and Wellness (SPaW) Lab, Undergraduate Research Lab
Mindfulness and meditation
Self-regulation and health behaviors
Positive Psychology
Teaching
PSYC 2700 -- Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
PSYC 2800 -- Research Methods in Psychology
PSYC 3500 -- Social Psychology
PSYC 4920 -- Senior Seminar in Positive Psychology
Education
B.A., Washington University in St. Louis
M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Education & Bio
B.S., Valparaiso University
M.S., Ph.D., Kent State University
Research
Memory
Misinformation
Psychology & Law
Courses
PSYC 1101 General Psychology
PSYC 2800 Research Methods
PSYC 3100 Psychology of Learning
PSYC 3400 Cognitive Psychology
Education
B.A./B.S., M.S., University of South Alabama
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Taylor Elsey, Ph.D.
Education & Bio
Clemson University, B.A.
University of Kentucky, M.S., Ph.D.
University of Kentucky, Teaching Post-Doctoral Scholar
Research
Sleep
Romantic relationships
Attachment theory
College teaching and learning
Teaching
PSYC 1101 -- Introduction to General Psychology
PSYC 2800 -- Research Methods in Psychology
PSYC 4950 -- Psychology of Sleep
Education & Bio
B.S., M.S., Georgia College
Research
Child and adolescent development
Teaching
PSYC 2103 -- Introduction to Human Development
PSYC 3200 -- Abnormal Psychology
William F. McDaniel, Ph.D.
Education
Distinguished Professer 1986-1987
B.S., Duke University; M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia
John F. Lindsay Jr, Ph.D.
Education
Distinguished Professor 1989-1990
A.B., Western Kentucky State College
M.S., Georgia College & State University
Ph.D., University of Georgia