Christia Brown, a professor in the Department of Psychology, focuses on childhood psychology, specifically looking at gender and ethnic discrimination among children. Brown and her team work within Fayette County Schools to gather information about the sources of discrimination--sources which are often difficult to pin down.
Betty Lorch, associate dean of Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, speaks about the value of an Arts and Sciences education.
Michael Bardo, a professor in the Department of Psychology and the director of CDART (the Center for Drug Abuse Research Translation), is dedicated to finding out the biological phenomena that underlie behaviors associated with drug abuse and to finding ways to make that research useful to programs that develop and provide prevention services. Bardo discusses his findings and ideas for how to enhance drug abuse education in the future.
A child’s ability to focus on a videogames is not necessarily the type of focus parents should look for when determining attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
UK Resources
There are tons of resources available to graduate students at UK. Click here to see a summary of them.
General Resources
All of our graduate students are automatically considered for teaching and/or research assistantships
Please note that the new onine application system can now be accessed here: http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/ProspectiveStudents/Admission.html
Eligibility:
Applicant must be a junior or senior Psychology Major currently enrolled at the UK/Lexington campus.
Application Materials:
Students can either be nominated by a faculty member or submit a self-nomination to the Department Manager, Tamra Nowitzki (email tamra.nowitzki@uky.edu). Self-nominations should include:
