Infant and Maternal Health
Abney, Drew
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
2023 OIBR Rising Star Award Recipient
2020-22 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | drew.abney@uga.edu
Research Interests include sensorimotor development, human interaction, emotion regulation, time series analysis, and language development
Abraham, Amanda
Michael and Caroline Fierman Professor, Public and International Affairs
Distinguished Scholar, 2014 GDPP Graduate, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | aabraham@uga.edu
Research Interests include health policy, substance use disorder treatment, accessibility/quality of SUD treatment, organizational change, and maternal health
Bailey, Lynn
Professor, Nutritional Sciences
website | folate@uga.edu
Research Interests: Folate status and metabolism, maternal health, and fetal development
Beach, Steven R.H.
Co-Director, Center for Family Research
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
2023 OIBR Service Legacy Award Recipient
website | srhbeach@uga.edu
Brown, Anita
Associate Director, Human Development and Family Science
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | anitab@uga.edu
Research Interests include home visiting, maternal health, and racial health disparities
Caughy, Margaret
Georgia Athletic Association Professor, Family Health Disparities
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | margaret.caughy@uga.edu
Research Interests include academic achievement, self-regulation, and minoritized populations
Fazlul, Ishtiaque
Assistant Professor, Health Policy & Management and International Affairs (Jointly)
website | ifazlul@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Health economics; Education economics
Haider, M. Rifat
Assistant Professor, Health Policy & Management
2022-2024 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | haider@uga.edu
Research Interests include: HIV/AIDS; Substance abuse; Maternal & child health
Knight, Jessica
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
2021-23 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | jessica.knight@uga.edu
Research Interests include child health, cardiovascular disease, chronic disease epidemiology, and birth defects
Lavner, Justin
Associate 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
McFarlane, Soroya
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
2021-23 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | soroyamcfarlane@uga.edu
Research Interests include health communication, health disparities, community-engaged research, and culture
McPherson, Jane
Associate Professor, Social Work
Director, Global Engagement
website | jmcpherson@uga.edu
Research Interests include social work, human rights, and Athens history
Roth, Cassia
Associate Professor, History
website | cassia.roth@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Reproductive health; Public health; Latin America; Abortion; Childbirth; Women