Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
The University of Georgia
Assistant Professor, Lifelong Education, Administration & Policy
website | giovanni.dazzo@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Adolescents; Children and Youth; Culture; Education and Learning; LGBTQ; Methods Specialization
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
website | doris.acheme@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Intergroup and intercultural communication; Social identity negotiation; Language attitudes; Racial ideologies
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
website | jing.xu@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Skill learning; Human dexterity; Cognition; Motor control; Neurorehabilitation.
Associate Professor, Advertising & Public Relations
2022-2024 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | glenna.read@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Video surveillance; Video interpretation bias; Media effects; Social representation; Message processing; Decision-making
Associate Professor, Psychology
website | allison.skinner@uga.edu
Research Interests include racism, prejudice, stereotyping, bias development, and bias intervention
Professor and Department Head, Journalism
website | ivanka@uga.edu
Research Interests include media effects, international and cross cultural communication, and virtual reality journalism
Associate Professor, Advertising
website | nevens4@uga.edu
Research Interests include health communication, vaccine hesitancy, and consumers interaction with/and processing messaging
Clinical Professor, Health Policy & Management
website | emerson@uga.edu
Research Interests include aging, social isolation, loneliness among older adults, social engagement for seniors, and minority aging
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
2021-23 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | chelsea.ratcliff@uga.edu
Research Interests include health communication, science communication, message design, precision medicine, and research recruitment
Associate Professor & Associate Head of Department, Communication Studies
2025 OIBR Rising Star Recipient
2021-23 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | soroyamcfarlane@uga.edu
Research Interests include health communication, health disparities, community-engaged research, and culture
