Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
The University of Georgia
Assistant Professor, Linguistics, Institute of Artificial Intelligence
website | Ling.Sun@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Assessment and Evaluation, Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality, Cognition, Computational Methods, Culture, Diversity, Experimental Methods, Neuroscience, Prevention and Implementation Science
Associate Professor, Psychology
Director, Center for Community and Family Research
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | csierra@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Aging and Gerontology; Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality; Chronic Disease; Culture; Diversity; Geographic Information Systems; Identity; Infant and Child Development; Infant and Maternal Health; Maltreatment and Trauma; Marriage, Family, and Close Relationships; Neuroscience; Physical Health and Well-being; Psychophysiology; Violence and Injury
Assistant Professor, Health Promotion & Behavior
OIBR Grant Development Program Participant 2025-2027
website | wly1115@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Technology-enabled interventions, Health disparities, Youth behavior, and Early development
Assistant Professor, Sociology
website | jtthomas@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality; Conflict; Crime and Corrections; Policy, Regulation, and Compliance; Violence and Injury
Assistant Professor, Sociology
website | gillian.slee@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality; Conflict; Crime and Corrections; Policy, Regulation, and Compliance; Violence and Injury
Assistant Professor, Health Policy & Management
OIBR Grant Development Program Participant 2025-2027
website | eunhae.shin@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Health economics, Health policy, Healthcare delivery, and Health services research
Assistant Professor, Psychology
website | dkrichards@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Assessment and Evaluation; Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality; Chronic Disease; Diversity; Emotion; Exercise; Experimental Methods; Food & Nutrition; Group Processes and Intergroup Relations; Identity; Mental Health; Mental Illness and Disorders; Obesity; Personality; Physical Health and Well-being; Prevention and Implementation Science; Risk Behaviors; Social Psychology; Substance Use and Addiction; Survey Methods
Associate Professor, SPIA/History
website | linn.normand@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality, Conflict, Diversity, Education and Learning, Higher Education, Identity, Immigration, Networks
Associate Professor, Social Work
website | Karen.Johnson1@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality; Crime and Corrections; Gender; Infectious Disease; Maltreatment and Trauma; Prevention and Implementation Science; Risk Behaviors; Sexuality and Sexual Identity
Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics
website | angieyeon.im@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality, Cognition, Communication, Culture, Diversity, Education and Learning, Emotion, Identity, Organizations, Personality, Social Psychology, Work and Occupations
