Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
The University of Georgia
Distinguished Research Professor, Mathematics, Science & Social Studies Education
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | jaluft@uga.edu
Research Interests include teacher knowledge, teacher education, STEM education, science education, new teachers, and professional development
Assistant Professor, 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
Professor, Psychology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | mvd@uga.edu
Research Interests include motivation, self-regulation, smoking, health behavior change, and relationships
Meigs Associate Professor, Cellular Biology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | stantonj@uga.edu
Research Interests include metacognition, students of color, and participatory action research
Professor, Psychology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | ashaffer@uga.edu
Research Interests include parenting, emotion regulation, measurement, and emotion socialization
Emeritus Professor, Sociology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | proman@uga.edu
Research Interests include addiction, health services, cannabis, alcohol, and workplace
Professor, Social Work
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | dokech@uga.edu
Research Interests include poverty, families, socio-economic development, and human trafficking
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Associate Dean for Social and Behavioral Sciences
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | plemons@uga.edu
Research Interests include pedagogy, assessment, cognition, and organizational change
Associate Professor, Psychology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
2022 OIBR Rising Star Award Recipient
2015-17 GDP Participant
website | lavner@uga.edu
Research Interests include couples, families, prevention, health disparities and LGBTQ
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
2020 OIBR Rising Star Award Recipient
2016 GDP Graduate
website | lfiorella@uga.edu
Research Interests include Cognitive science, instructional design, learning strategies, and multimedia learning
