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Category: Youth, Adolescence, and Emerging Adulthood

Muilenburg, Jessica

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Muilenburg, Jessica

Professor and Interim Department Head, Health Promotion & Behavior
website | jlm@uga.edu

Research Interests include risky behaviors, adolescents, young adults, and tobacco use

Koss, Kalsea

Kalsea Koss

Koss, Kalsea

Associate Professor, Human Development & Family Science
website | kalsea.koss@uga.edu

Research Interests include stress, adversity, puberty, developmental psychopathology, epigenetics, and resilience

Shaffer, Anne

Anne Shaffer

Shaffer, Anne

Professor, Psychology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | ashaffer@uga.edu

Research Interests include parenting, emotion regulation, measurement, and emotion socialization

Oshri, Assaf

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Oshri, Assaf

Professor, Human Development & Family Science
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | oshri@uga.edu

Research Interests include early adversity and youth resilience

Lavner, Justin

Justin Lavner

Lavner, Justin

Professor, Psychology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
2022 OIBR Rising Star Award Recipient
2015-17 GDP Participant
website | lavner@uga.edu

Research Interests include couples, families, prevention, health disparities and LGBTQ

Ehrlich, Katie

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Ehrlich, Katie

Professor, Psychology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | kehrlich@uga.edu

Research Interests include social determinants of health, inflammation, stress, and resilience

Baker III, Thomas

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Baker III, Thomas

Professor, Kinesiology 
2013-15 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | tab3@uga.edu

Research Interests: how commercial laws influence sport marking, and on risk management in two specialized areas: (a) preventing sexual abuse in youth sports and (b) terrorism management at sports facilities