Current GDP Participants

Galvan, Thania
Assistant Professor, Psychology
2024-2026 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
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Research Interests: Mental health disparities; Latinx youth & families; Latinx immigrants; Traumatic stress; Risk & Resilience pathways

He, Yimin
Assistant Professor, Psychology
2024-2026 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
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Research Interests: Occupational health psychology; organizational climate; social network; quantitative methodologies

Li, Niying
Assistant Professor, Clinical & Administrative Pharmacy
2025-2027 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
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Research Interests: Diparities in access to new Alzheimers therapies, and Health disparities

Olenick, Jeffrey
Assistant Professor, Psychology
2024-2026 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
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Research Interests: Learning, training, and development; teamwork, especially in extreme environments; diversity and inclusion; the role of organizations in systems of inequality

Sanders, Ashley
Assistant Professor, Psychology
2025-2027 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
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Research Interests: Socioeconomic inequity, Childhood stressors, Adaptive skills, Neurodevelopment, Neuroimaging, and Public health policies

Shin, Eunhae
Assistant Professor, Health Policy & Management
2025-2027 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
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Research Interests: Health economics, Health policy, Healthcare delivery, and Health services research

Torelli, Jessica
Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Special Education
2024-2026 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
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Research Interests: Teacher professional development; preventive behavior interventions; function-based assessment and intervention; functional analysis

Wang, Leah
Assistant Professor, Health Promotion & Behavior
2025-2027 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
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Research Interests: Technology-enabled interventions, Health disparities, Youth behavior, and Early development

Zapata, Lorenzo
Assistant Professor, Clinical & Administrative Pharmacy
2025-2027 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
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Research Interests: Cancer care, Data methods, Health services research, Survey data, and Care delivery