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    Lori Furbush, Ph.D.

    Lori Furbush

    Senior Lecturer

    Psychological Science

    Office location Cumming

    Overview

    Dr. Furbush graduated from North Georgia College, as it was known then, with a B.S. in Psychology and a minor in English. She got her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from UGA. She also has a Certificate in Gerontology from UGA and a Certificate in Clinical Research from Gwinnett Tech. After graduate school, Dr. Furbush worked at the VAMC Rehab R&D Center and at Emory University as a research scientist specializing in Health & Gerontological Research. She was a statistician and project manager for various studies being conducted at Emory and at the VAMC. After her first son was born, she started teaching at UNG. She has two sons and lives in Cumming.

    Courses Taught

    • Introduction to Psychology
    • Introduction to Psychological Science
    • Human Growth and Development
    • Advanced Developmental Psychology
    • Theories of Personality
    • Health Psychology 
    • Social Psychology

    Education

    • Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of Georgia, 1997
    • Ph.D., Gerontology Certificate, University of Georgia, 1996
    • M.S., Psychology, University of Georgia, 1994
    • B.S., Psychology, minor in English, North Georgia College, 1991

    Research/Special Interests

    Dr. Furbush is interested in emotional and social development, particularly personality development and how it can be modified by parenting practices. She is also interested in the scholarship of teaching and learning and is a Faculty Fellow with CTLL. In her spare time, she is very interested in genealogical research.

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    Lori Furbush's CV (PDF)
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