Obesity
Bagwell-Adams, Grace
Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management
website | gbagwell@uga.edu
Research Interests: food assistance policy, obesity policy, effect of health policy on vulnerable populations, program evaluation
Cooper, Jamie
Professor and Department Head, Kinesiology
website | jamie.cooper@uga.edu
Research Interests include human health and chronic disease risk reduction
Cotwright, Caree
Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
website | cjcot@uga.edu
Research Interests include childhood obesity prevention, nutrition intervention, sugar sweetened beverages, and wellness best practices
Ehrlich, Katie
Associate Professor, Psychology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | kehrlich@uga.edu
Research Interests include social determinants of health, inflammation, stress, and resilience
Fazlul, Ishtiaque
Assistant Professor, Health Policy & Management and International Affairs (Jointly)
website | ifazlul@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Health economics; Education economics
Geier, Charles
Professor, Human Development and Family Science
website | Charles.Geier@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Cognition, Computational Methods, Diversity, Emotion, Experimental Methods, Food & Nutrition, Mental Health, Mental Illness and Disorders, Networks, Neuroscience, Obesity, Physical Health and Well-being, Psychophysiology, Risk Behaviors, Substance Use and Addiction, Youth, Adolescence, and Emerging Adulthood
Han, Jeong-Yeob
Associate Professor, Advertising
website | jeonghan@uga.edu
Research Interests include eHealth communication, social media, online communities, cancer communication, and media effects
Lavner, Justin
Associate Professor, Psychology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | lavner@uga.edu
Research Interests include couples, families, prevention, health disparities and LGBTQ
Phillips, Bradley
Professor, Clinical & Administrative Pharmacy
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | bgp@uga.edu
Research Interests include translational sciences, sleep apnea, cardiovascular, and obesity
Phua, Joe
Associate Professor, Advertising
website | joephua@uga.edu
Research Interests include communication technologies, social media, public health, obesity, and smoking
Sattler, Lilian
Assistant Professor, Clinical & Administrative Pharmacy
website | lilian@uga.edu
Research Interests include nutrition, cardiovascular diseases, heart failure, and preventive medicine
Song, Suhang
Assistant Professor, Health Policy & Management
website | suhang.song@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Health disparities; Health policy; Health economics; Non-communicable diseases; Cognitive aging
vanDellen, Michelle
Professor, Psychology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | mvd@uga.edu
Research Interests include motivation, self-regulation, smoking, health behavior change, and relationships
Yli-Piipari, Sami
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
website | syp@uga.edu
Research Interests include physical activity, fitness, obesity, and motivation