Higher Education

Andrews, Tessa
Meigs Distinguished Professor, Genetics
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | tandrews@uga.edu
Research Interests: undergraduate STEM education, teacher knowledge, systemic change, evidence-based teaching, instructional change

Barger, Michael
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology
2023-2025 Grant Development Program Participant
website | michael.barger@uga.edu
Research Interests include motivation, STEM, developmental psychology, mindsets, and beliefs

Brickman, Peggy
Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, Plant Biology
website | brickman@uga.edu
Research Interests include group work, collaborative learning, undergraduates, and professional development

Cooper, Alexandra
Post-doctoral Researcher, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
website | alexandra.cooper@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Instructor reasoning; Research teaching; Science practice instruction

Dolan, Erin
Georgia Athletic Association Professor of Innovative Science Education, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | eldolan@uga.edu
Research Interests include research training, mentorship, and career development

Halmo, Stephanie
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cellular Biology
website | shalmo27@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Student thinking; Metacognition; Problem solving; Group work

Krimm, Hannah
Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences & Special Education
website | hannah.krimm@uga.edu
Research Interests include developmental language disorders, reading, writing, and dyslexia

Lemons, Paula
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Associate Dean for Social and Behavioral Sciences
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | plemons@uga.edu
Research Interests include pedagogy, assessment, cognition, and organizational change

Ovid, Dax
Assistant Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology
website | dax@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Curriculum studies; Higher education; Instructor talk; Study abroad

Russo-Tait, Tatiane
Assistant Professor, Cellular Biology
website | Tati@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Critical consciousness; Equity; Social justice in STEM

Stanton, Julie
Associate Professor, Cellular Biology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | stantonj@uga.edu
Research Interests include metacognition, students of color, and participatory action research

Thompson, Jennifer Jo
Associate Research Scientist, Crop & Soil Sciences
website | jjthomp@uga.edu
Research Interests include food systems, social justice, policy outcomes, risk perception, and sustainable food

Verma, Amitabh
Associate Professor, Environment + Design
website | averma@uga.edu
Research Interests include drawing, creativity, mental health, urban design, anxiety management, and architecture

Young, Nicholas
Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy
website | nicholas.young@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Assessment and Evaluation, Education and Learning, Higher Education, STEM