Mission & Purpose
The mission of the Psychology Graduate Student Association (PGSA) at The University of Alabama is to provide a strong voice for all psychology graduate students. PGSA aims to
- Facilitate communication amongst graduate students, faculty, and staff
- Promote graduate student interests
- Provide opportunities for socializing and professional development for graduate students
- Encourage inter-student coordination and collaboration with the purpose of enhancing student life and promoting research, teaching, and service as students embark on their primary goal of successfully completing and graduating from the program
Membership
All psychology graduate students enrolled at The University of Alabama are automatically enrolled in PGSA. No formal application or interview is required to obtain active member status.
Officers
President: Jacob Miranda
Clinical Vice President: Kaleigh Nance
Experimental Vice President: Hillary Erwin
Treasurer: Charlotte Kinrade
Clinical Child Representative: Allison Birnschein
Clinical Health Representative: Emily Ewing
Clinical Geropsychology Representative: Tim Ly
Psychology & Law Representative: Cassandra Jensen
Social Representative: Joshua Baker
Developmental Representative: Danny Mack
Cognitive Representative: Barbara-Shae Jackson
DEI Representative: Steve Hakim
GSA Senator: Hannah Apostolou
Newsletters
Semester Newsletters
Each semester, the PGSA publishes a newsletter highlighting exciting news from the psychology graduate program. Recent issues are available for download as PDFs:
- Spring 2022 Newsletter
- Spring 2020 Newsletter
- Fall 2019 Newsletter
- Spring 2019 Newsletter
- Fall 2018 Newsletter
- Spring 2018 Newsletter
Heritage Month Newsletters
PGSA’s Heritage Month Celebrations were formed and spearheaded by Danielle McDuffie. Each applicable month, a team of students has volunteered to come together and create a brief newsletter to showcase and highlight a respective heritage group.
- May 2022: Older Americans Month
- May 2022: Jewish American Heritage Month
- March 2021: Women’s History
- March 2021: Irish Heritage
- February 2021: Black History
- November 2020: American Indian Heritage
- October 2020: Italian-American Heritage
- October 2020: Disability Awareness
- September 2020: Hispanic Heritage