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
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
Melcher, Katherine
Professor, College of Environment and Design
website | kmelcher@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Aging and Gerontology, Cognition, Culture, Environment and Ecosystems, Ethnography, Gender, Geographic Information Systems, Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, Identity, Mental Health, Obesity, Organizations, Physical Health and Well-being, Policy, Regulation, and Compliance, Prevention and Implementation Science, Youth, Adolescence, and Emerging Adulthood
Noble, Emily
Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
website | emily.noble@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Cognition, Exercise, Food & Nutrition, Neuroscience, Obesity, Substance Use and Addiction, Youth, Adolescence, and Emerging Adulthood
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
Associate 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
Vick, Alfred
Georgia Power Professor in Environmental Ethics, College of Environment and Design
website | ravick@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Environment and Ecosystems, Exercise, Geographic Information Systems, Obesity, Physical Health and Well-being
Yli-Piipari, Sami
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
website | syp@uga.edu
Research Interests include physical activity, fitness, obesity, and motivation