Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
The University of Georgia
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
2022-2024 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | brian.bauer@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Suicide; Behavioral economics; Decision
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
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
Associate Professor & Assistant Department Head, Psychology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
2023 OIBR Rising Star Award Recipient
2020-22 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | drew.abney@uga.edu
Research Interests include sensorimotor development, human interaction, emotion regulation, time series analysis, and language development
Vice Provost for Academic and Community Engagement and Professor, Clinical & Administrative Pharmacy
website | hnyoung@uga.edu
Research Interests include health services research, medication use, health communication, minority, and underserved populations
Associate Director, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
website | tawright@uga.edu
Research Interests include program evaluation, QUAL data collection, performance measurement, and survey research
Professor, Journalism
website | bartw@uga.edu
Research Interests include design, visual attention, news, advertising, and effects of images on persuasion
Associate Professor, Environment + Design
website | averma@uga.edu
Research Interests include drawing, creativity, mental health, urban design, anxiety management, and architecture
