Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
The University of Georgia
Assistant Professor, Environment + Design
website | cicichen@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Aging and Gerontology, Cognition, Geographic Information Systems, Mental Health, Physical Health and Well-being, Survey Methods
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
website | hoda@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Communication, Experimental Methods, Media, Physical Health and Well-being, Risk Behaviors, STEM, Survey Methods
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
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
website | Shijun.Yan@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Neuroscience, Physical Health and Well-being
Assistant Professor, College of Environment + Design
website | qiong.wang@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Communication; Computational Methods; Environment and Ecosystems; Geographic Information Systems; Physical Health and Well-being; Policy, Regulation, and Compliance; STEM; Survey Methods
Assistant Professor, Health Policy & Management
OIBR Grant Development Program Participant 2025-2027
website | eunhae.shin@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Health economics, Health policy, Healthcare delivery, and Health services research
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
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
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
website | caroline.lisee@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Chronic Disease, Exercise, Physical Health and Well-being
Assistant Professor, Psychology
website | jessica.flannery@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Cognition, Computational Methods, Emotion, Experimental Methods, Media, Mental Health, Mental Illness and Disorders, Neuroscience, Physical Health and Well-being, Psychophysiology, Risk Behaviors, Substance Use and Addiction, Youth, Adolescence, and Emerging Adulthood
