Mary Mason Beale’s, ’17, path to becoming a certified child life specialist (CCLS) was about taking initiative. She loved psychology and working with children. Although Georgia College didn’t offer a child life track, she met a classmate who became her mentor and encouraged Beale to pursue her graduate degree in this field. She recalls her class with Dr. John Lindsay Jr., professor emeritus of psychology, when a girl named Becca introduced herself and told the class she aspired to...
Many people are tempted to Google their own names. If H.L. Lee Gillis did that, he’d find more than 1.6 million hits directly connected to his work in psychology—a fitting legacy of his many years researching group psychotherapy and adventure therapy. It’s no wonder, then, Dr. Gillis was nationally recognized by the Society of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy, Division 49 of the American Psychological Association (APA). He was recently presented with APA’s “2020 Arthur Teicher...
Hometown: Thomasville, GA Major: Psychology What made you choose your major? I chose psychology after taking AP Psychology my senior year in high school. I found the subject really interesting and had always been interested in it since my dad is a clinical psychologist. What was your favorite class/professor and why? That is definitely a hard choice because all of my professors were amazing! If I had to pick a favorite class, it would probably be Drugs and Behavior with Dr...
