Presented to faculty members from each of Emory’s four undergraduate schools during Commencement every year, the award was established by Emory Williams, a 1932 Emory College alumnus and longtime trustee,…
Joshua Plotnik, Emory Psychology alum, featured on CBS’s 60 Minutes
Dr. Josh Plotnik has moved onto big things since his time as a graduate student under the mentorship of Dr. Frans de Waal– Literally! He spends his summers working with…
Dr. James Rilling partners with Dr. Ken Hepburn on newly-funded research into cognitive empathy training for dementia caregivers
In our department James Rilling is a professor and lab director, but he has also been making interdisciplinary strides as he collaborates with Ken Hepburn of the Nell Hodgson Woodruff…
REU Site: Mind, Brain, Body, and Behavior Provides Opportunity Beyond Emory’s Campus
This past summer, REU Site: MB3 welcomed its inagural cohort of undergraduates to Emory. Participants were flown in from across the country to learn on our campus. This summer session…
Dr. James Rilling Publishes New Book, “Father Nature: The Science of Paternal Potential”
Professor and Director of the Laboratory for Darwinian Neuroscience here in the Psychology Department at Emory, Dr. James Rilling studies the human brain as much as those of our primate…
The Kelly Lab Leads Groundbreaking Research in Social Neuroscience
Dr. Brandon Fricker, along with Dr. Aubrey Kelly and lab collaborators published work in Current Biology with their breakthrough research to identify the circuitry in the brain that drives the…
Dr. Gregory Berns Publishes “Cowpuppy: An Unexpected Friendship and a Scientist’s Journey into the Secret World of Cows”
In his new book, Dr. Gregory Berns brings insight from his knowledge as a neuroscientist and his day-to-day experience caring for a bovine family on his Georgia farm together into…
Monica Thieu Delves into the Science of What Makes a Great Trivia Master
Monica Thieu is an Emory FIRST (Fellowships in Research and Science Teaching) Postdoctoral Fellow with us in the Department of Psychology, and has appeared on ‘Jeopardy!’ four times. This last…
Rohan Palmer featured in APS’ Careers Up Close
Learn more about what Dr. Palmer has to say about his ever-evolving work on the genetic and environmental factors that leave some people vulnerable to substance dependency. Congratulations on this…
Dr. Sherryl Goodman named 2023 recipient of the Joseph Zubin Award
The Society for Research in Psychopathology instituted an award given each Fall to one deserving individual for lifetime contributions to the understanding of psychopathology. Everyone at Emory Psychology would like…