Faculty Name
Kai McCormack, Ph.D.
Title
Chair, G-STEM Director, Associate Professor
Department
Psychology
Phone
404-270-5628
Office Location
Giles Hall 306
Education
Ph.D., M.S., University of GeorgiaB.A., Claremount McKenna College
Courses Taught
PSY 201: Introduction to Psychological Science l
PSY 202: Introduction to Psychological Science II
PSY 295: Research Methods
PSY 370: Brain and Behavior
PSY 417: Statistics II
PSY 380: Research in Primate Behavior: The Green Monkeys of Barbados
Research Interests
One area of my research focuses on understanding the mother-infant relationship, through the examination of non-human primates. In particular, I am interested in the effects that early life stress has on behavioral and physiological outcomes.
I also examine the association between genes and behavior. Specifically I am interested in the relationship between genes associated with the serotonergic, dopaminergic, and oxytocin system in influence both aggressive and affiliative behavior.