Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
The University of Georgia
Associate Professor, Health Policy & Management
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
2024 OIBR Rising Star Award Recipient
2022-2024 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | haider@uga.edu
Research Interests include: HIV/AIDS; Substance abuse; Maternal & child health
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
2022-2024 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | brian.bauer@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Suicide; Behavioral economics; Decision
Clinical Professor, Health Policy & Management
website | emerson@uga.edu
Research Interests include aging, social isolation, loneliness among older adults, social engagement for seniors, and minority aging
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology
2020-22 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | sycarah.fisher@uga.edu
Research Interests include substance use, minorities, African Americans, school mental health, and implementation science
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
website | syp@uga.edu
Research Interests include physical activity, fitness, obesity, and motivation
Associate Professor, Environment + Design
website | averma@uga.edu
Research Interests include drawing, creativity, mental health, urban design, anxiety management, and architecture
Professor, Psychology
website | sabat@uga.edu
Research Interests include emotional perception, anxiety, brain connectivity, depression, functional imaging, and sex differences
Associate Professor, Health Promotion & Behavior
website | hmpadilla@uga.edu
Research Interests include evaluation, nutrition, physical activity, worksites, and rural communities
Professor, Communication Sciences & Special Education
website | rglb@uga.edu
Research Interests include special needs, parent responsibility, communication development, autism spectrum disorder, developmental disabilities, early childhood, and special education
Professor, Educational Psychology
website | ashley.harrison@uga.edu
Research Interests include atypical emotional and social attention in childhood psychopathology, information-processing framework to examine the differential developmental trajectory of social attention among individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and identifying ways to more effectively treat attention impairments
