Infant and Maternal Health
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Abney, Drew
Associate 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
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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
![BaileyLynn Lynn Bailey](https://oibr.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2018/03/BaileyLynn-300x300.jpg)
Bailey, Lynn
Professor, Nutritional Sciences
website | folate@uga.edu
Research Interests: Folate status and metabolism, maternal health, and fetal development
![BeachStevenRH Steven R.H. Beach](https://oibr.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2017/05/BeachStevenRH-300x300.jpg)
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
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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
![caughy2 Margaret Caughy](https://oibr.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2017/01/caughy2-300x300.jpg)
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
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Fazlul, Ishtiaque
Assistant Professor, Health Policy & Management and International Affairs (Jointly)
website | ifazlul@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Health economics; Education economics
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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_EPIBIO Jessica Knight](https://oibr.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2021/09/Knight_Jessica_EPIBIO-300x300.jpg)
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
![LavnerJustin Justin Lavner](https://oibr.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2022/03/LavnerJustin-300x300.jpeg)
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
![McFarlane, S McFarlane, S](https://oibr.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2021/09/McFarlane-S.jpg)
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
![McPhersonJane Jane McPherson](https://oibr.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2022/03/McPhersonJane-300x300.jpeg)
McPherson, Jane
Associate Professor, Social Work
Director, Global Engagement
website | jmcpherson@uga.edu
Research Interests include social work, human rights, and Athens history
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Roth, Cassia
Associate Professor, History
website | cassia.roth@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Reproductive health; Public health; Latin America; Abortion; Childbirth; Women