Zhang, Liwei
Zhang, Liwei
Assistant Professor, Social Work
website | liwei.zhang@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Infant and Child Development, Maltreatment and Trauma, Mental Health, Violence and Injury
Ravindran, Niyantri
Ravindran, Niyantri
Assistant Professor, Human Development & Family Science
2023-2025 Grant Development Program Participant
website | niyantri.ravindran@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Parent-child interactions; Emotion socialization; Emotion regulation; Physiological responses to stress; Dynamic methods
Galvan, Thania
Galvan, Thania
Assistant Professor, Psychology
website | thania.galvan@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Mental health disparities; Latinx youth & families; Latinx immigrants; Traumatic stress; Risk & Resilience pathways
Dazzo, Giovanni
Dazzo, Giovanni
Assistant Professor, Lifelong Education, Administration & Policy
website | giovanni.dazzo@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Adolescents; Children and Youth; Culture; Education and Learning; LGBTQ; Methods Specialization
Wieling, Elizabeth
Wieling, Elizabeth
Professor, Human Development & Family Science
website | ewieling@uga.edu
Research Interests include traumatic stress, evidence based interventions for parenting, and Latinx families
Fusco, Rachel
Fusco, Rachel
Associate Dean for Faculty & Academic Affairs
UGA Athletic Association Professor, Social Work
website | rachel.fusco@uga.edu
Research Interests include substance use, child maltreatment, and domestic violence
Elkins, Jennifer
Elkins, Jennifer
Associate Professor, Social Work
website | jelkins@uga.edu
Research Interests include sexual abuse and child maltreatment, interpersonal and multigenerational trauma, violence and loss, PTSD and trauma related disorders, ecological/transactional and risk/resilience processes across the lifespan, and culturally congruent research and practice
Dunnigan, Allison
Dunnigan, Allison
Associate Professor, Social Work
website | allison.dunnigan@uga.edu
Research Interests include child welfare policy and services, foster care, and system responses to human trafficking
Shaffer, Anne
Shaffer, Anne
Professor, Psychology
website | ashaffer@uga.edu
Research Interests include parenting, emotion regulation, measurement, and emotion socialization
Oshri, Assaf
Oshri, Assaf
Samuel A. and Sharon Y. Nickols Endowed Professor, Human Development & Family Science
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | oshri@uga.edu
Research Interests include early adversity and youth resilience