Alyssa Bardin, who recently received her B.S. from the School of Psychology, here presents her thesis with assistant professor Keaton Fletcher. Previous research has examined how job control impacts either health behaviors or outcomes. This study examines the interaction of job control and job demands on body mass index (BMI) as mediated by exercise to test the physical activity mediated Demand-Control model (pamDC).

Megan Ross, who received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the School of Psychology, is the new president and CEO of Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. Ross moves into the top spot from her current role as Lincoln Park's director.

During the recent 13th International ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AUTO-UI) in September, Georgia Tech researchers co-led the workshop, "To Customize or Not to Customize: Is That The Question," focused on how user needs can be met when interacting with autonomous vehicles. Included in the workshop were Bruce Walker, professor in the Schools of Psychology and Interactive Computing, and director of the Sonification Lab, and psychology Ph.D.

Paulina Maxim, a Ph.D.

Six professors in the School of Psychology have received approximately $1 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education to fund graduate fellowships. The funds for these Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) fellowships were awarded in fall 2021.

Bruce Walker, professor in the School of Psychology and the School of Interactive Computing, spoke on a system for wearable audio navigation during his World Usability Day keynote address for Technischen Hochschule Ingolstadt in Germany.

Black adults experience more pronounced mental health challenges than white adults in response to stresses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study released by researchers from Georgia Tech and North Carolina State University. The study also found that younger white adults were less adversely affected by stress related to COVID-19 than older white adults.

Winter is coming, and if you tend to feel sluggish or sad during those dark, dreary days of the season, it could be Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) to blame. The symptoms mimic those of regular depression. Shorter days and a lack of sunlight can cause a dramatic dip in serotonin, the body's natural mood stabilizer. Paul Verhaeghen, professor in the School of Psychology, suggests light therapy by using a light box or lamp with 2,500-10,000 lux.

Feeling sluggish and sad during dark, dreary winter days? Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) could be to blame. Symptoms of SAD mirror those of regular depression: social withdrawal, changes in appetite and weight, low energy, and difficulty sleeping. Why?

Keaton Fletcher, an assistant professor in the School of Psychology, was invited to participate in the inaugural Workplace Mental Health and Wellness Summit, sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management.