Group Processes and Intergroup Relations Archives - Owens Institute for Behavioral Research

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

Fernandez, Jessica

sbarrilleaux on September 8, 2026

Fernandez, Jessica

Associate Professor, College of Environment + Design
website | jessica.fernandez@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Emotion, Environment and Ecosystems, Experimental Methods, Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, Identity, Mental Health, Physical Health and Well-being

Novak, Josh

sbarrilleaux on August 21, 2026

Novak, Josh

Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Science
website | joshua.novak@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Aging and Gerontology; Assessment and Evaluation; Chronic Disease; Communication; Culture; Emotion; Exercise; Food & Nutrition; Group Processes and Intergroup Relations; Marriage, Family, and Close Relationships; Mental Health; Mental Illness and Disorders; Obesity; Physical Health and Well-being; Prevention and Implementation Science; Psychophysiology; Sexuality and Sexual Identity; Social Psychology; Substance Use and Addiction

Bang-Jensen, Bree

ovprweb on May 6, 2025

Bang-Jensen, Bree

Assistant Professor, International Affairs/Health Policy and Management
website | bree.bangjensen@uga.edu

Research Interests: Computational Methods, Conflict, Emotion, Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, Infectious Disease, International Relations, Organizations, Policy, Regulation, and Compliance, Social Psychology

Bruner, Christopher

ovprweb on January 14, 2025

A man wearing glasses, a black suit, white shirt, and yellow tie, standing in front of a light marble background.

Bruner, Christopher

Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law, School of Law
website | christopher.bruner@uga.edu

Research Interests: Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, International Relations, Organizations, Policy, Regulation, and Compliance

Burch, Elizabeth

ovprweb on January 14, 2025

Woman with short brown hair wearing a bright red jacket, smiling in front of a light marble background.

Burch, Elizabeth

Fuller E. Callaway Chair of Law, School of Law
website | eburch@uga.edu

Research Interests: Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality, Diversity, Gender, Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, Networks

Huang, Peng

ovprweb on August 29, 2024

A man in a dark suit and glasses stands in front of a green leafy background, smiling at the camera.

Huang, Peng

Assistant Professor, Sociology
website |peng.huang@uga.edu

Research Interests: Aging and Gerontology, Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality, Computational Methods, Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, Immigration, Infectious Disease, International Relations, Networks, Survey Methods

Melcher, Katherine

ovprweb on March 13, 2024

A woman with long, curly, graying hair stands outside in front of a green house with white trim, looking directly at the camera.

Melcher, Katherine

Professor, College of Environment and Design
website | kmelcher@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Aging and Gerontology, Cognition, Culture, Environment and Ecosystems, Ethnography, Gender, Geographic Information Systems, Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, Identity, Mental Health, Obesity, Organizations, Physical Health and Well-being, Policy, Regulation, and Compliance, Prevention and Implementation Science, Youth, Adolescence, and Emerging Adulthood