The Walker Laboratory in the Department of Psychology at the University of Georgia is directed by Dr. Rheeda Walker. Our primary research focus is suicide and depression in African-American adults. Research models that integrate psychological, biological, and cultural phenomena will advance psychological science particularly for African-Americans and other underrepresented groups in the U.S. As such, Dr. Walker has bridged several interrelated areas, including measurement of depression and negative emotionality, psychosocial and cultural factors in resiliency, and gene-environment vulnerability to psychological problems.