Current GDP Participants

Barger, Michael
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology
2023-2025 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
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Research Interests: Early childhood learning; motivation and achievement in STEM

Bauer, Brian
Assistant Professor, Psychology
2022-2024 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
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Research Interests: Suicide; Behavioral economics; Decisions

Haider, M. Rifat
Assistant Professor, Health Policy & Management
2022-2024 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
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Research Interests: HIV/AIDS; Substance abuse; Maternal & child health

Hamel. Erin
Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences & Special Education
2023-2025 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
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Research Interests: Early childhood teaching; workplace supports; education quality

Lapegna, Pablo
Associate Professor, Sociology
2023-2025 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
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Research Interests: Environmental and rural sociology; social movements; political sociology; health

Ravindran, Niyantri
Assistant Professor, Human Development & Family Science
2023-2025 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
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Research Interests: Dynamics of parent-child interactions; parental socialization of emotion; stress reactivity and regulation in parents and children; emotion regulation; social competence; peer relationships

Read, Glenna
Associate Professor, Advertising & Public Relations
2022-2024 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
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Research Interests: Video surveillance; Video interpretation bias; Media effects; Social representation and message processing; Decision-making

Robertson, Melissa
Assistant Professor, Psychology
2023-2025 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
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Research Interests: Social relationships; mentoring and supervision; diversity and inclusion; health and wellbeing; measurement and methodology

Terui, Sachiko
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
2022-2024 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
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Research Interests: Health communication, Intercultural communication; Interpersonal communication; Health disparities