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Category: Violence and Injury

Carter, Sierra

sbarrilleaux on September 15, 2026

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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

Thomas, Julia

sbarrilleaux on September 14, 2026

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Julia Thomas

Assistant Professor, Sociology
website | jtthomas@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality; Conflict; Crime and Corrections; Policy, Regulation, and Compliance; Violence and Injury

Slee, Gillian

sbarrilleaux on September 14, 2026

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Slee, Gillian

Assistant Professor, Sociology
website | gillian.slee@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality; Conflict; Crime and Corrections; Policy, Regulation, and Compliance; Violence and Injury

King, Elizabeth

sbarrilleaux on August 21, 2026

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King, Elizabeth

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Ecology & Management
Director, Center for Integrative Conservation Research
website | egking@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Environment and Ecosystems, Gender, Maltreatment and Trauma, Mental Health, Substance Use and Addiction, Violence and Injury, Youth, Adolescence, and Emerging Adulthood

Carlson, Catherine

sbarrilleaux on August 21, 2026

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Carlson, Catherine

Associate Professor, Social Work
website | cadycarl@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Environment and Ecosystems, Gender, Maltreatment and Trauma, Mental Health, Substance Use and Addiction, Violence and Injury, Youth, Adolescence, and Emerging Adulthood

Pridemore, William

ovprweb on May 6, 2025

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Pridemore, William

Marienthal Professor of Sociology
website | pridemore@uga.edu

Research Interests: Assessment and Evaluation, Crime and Corrections, Culture, Physical Health and Well-being, Policy, Regulation, and Compliance, Prevention and Implementation Science, Risk Behaviors, Substance Use and Addiction, Violence and Injury

Fusco, Rachel

ovprweb on March 21, 2022

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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

ovprweb on March 21, 2022

Jennifer Elkins

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