Diversity Archives - Owens Institute for Behavioral Research

Carter, Sierra

sbarrilleaux on September 15, 2026

A woman with curly hair, wearing glasses and a sleeveless pink top, smiles at the camera against a plain white background.

Carter, Sierra

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

Robertson, Melissa

sbarrilleaux on September 14, 2026

Robertson, Melissa

Assistant Professor, Psychology
OIBR Grant Development Program Participant 2023-2025
website | mrobertson@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Social relationships; mentoring and supervision; diversity and inclusion; health and wellbeing; measurement and methodology

Richards, Dylan

sbarrilleaux on September 14, 2026

Richards, Dylan

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

Normand, Linn

sbarrilleaux on September 14, 2026

Normand, Linn

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

Im, Angie

sbarrilleaux on September 8, 2026

Im, Angie

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

Bork-Young, Sarah

sbarrilleaux on September 4, 2026

Bork-Young, Sarah

Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
website | sjbork@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Culture, Diversity, Emotion, Experimental Methods, Higher Education, Mental Health, Mental Illness and Disorders, Physical Health and Well-being, Social Psychology, STEM, Survey Methods

Figard, Rachel

ovprweb on May 6, 2025

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Figard, Rache

Assistant Professor, Engineering Education Transformations Institute (EETI)
website | rachel.figard@uga.edu

Research Interests: Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality, Diversity, Education and Learning, Gender, Higher Education, Identity, Media, Mental Health, Mental Illness and Disorders, STEM