Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
The University of Georgia
Professor, Educational Theory and Practice
website | cfields@uga.edu
Research Interests include family involvement, sociocultural context of teaching and learning, multicultural education, homeschooling among African American families, and African American educational history
Meigs Professor, Sociology
website | jimcov@uga.edu
Research Interests include sociology of work and organizations, work-hour reforms and surgical work
Associate Professor, Human Development & Family Science
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | cwalker1@uga.edu
Research Interests include life course, cumulative life experiences, health and well-being, adolescent life stage, vulnerable populations, military families; racial/ethnic minorities, and health outcomes
Georgia Athletic Association Professor, Family Health Disparities
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
2024 OIBR Service Legacy Award Recipient
website | margaret.caughy@uga.edu
Research Interests include academic achievement, self-regulation, and minoritized populations
Professor, Anthropology
Director, Center for Integrative Conservation Research
website | lgerman@uga.edu
Research Interests include land and environmental governance, property rights, and sub-Saharan Africa
Associate Professor, Social Work
website | ager@uga.edu
Research Interests: Poverty, social policy, consumer debt, and social media
Professor, Psychology
website | wkc@uga.edu
Research Interests include Narcissism, personality, wealth science, and shamanic medicine
Director of Faculty Development, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
Professor, Sociology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
2021 OIBR Service Legacy Award Recipient
website | sodawn@uga.edu
Research Interests include emotion, culture, group processes, and social networks
