Organizations

Ahn, Daehwan

Assistant Professor, Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics
website | daehwan@uga.edu

Research Interests include:  Computational Methods, Education and Learning, Experimental Methods, Higher Education, Infant and Child Development, Mental Health, Mental Illness and Disorders, Organizations, STEM, Work and Occupations

Lydia Aletraris

Aletraris, Lydia

Associate Research Scientist, Social Work
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | lydia@uga.edu

Research Interests: Substance use disorder treatment, cannabis legalization, opioid use disorder, health services research, human trafficking prevalence

Tessa Andrews

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

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Coverdill, James

Meigs Professor, Sociology
website | jimcov@uga.edu

Research Interests include sociology of work and organizations, work-hour reforms and surgical work

Lillian Eby

Eby, Lillian

Distinguished Research Professor, Psychology 
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | leby@uga.edu

Research Interests include occupational health, relationship science, mentoring, and mindfulness

Graizbord, Diana

Graizbord, Diana

Assistant Professor, Sociology
website | dgraizbord@uga.edu

Research Interests include sociology of science, political sociology, globalization, and development and social change

Susan Haire

Haire, Susan

Department Head and Professor, Political Science
website | cmshaire@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Judicial behavior; Gender; Race; Ethnicity

He, Yimin

Assistant Professor, Psychology
website | yiminhe@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Culture, Mental Health, Networks, Organizations, Physical Health and Well-being, Survey Methods, Work and Occupations

Melcher, Katherine
Associate 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

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Nesbit, Rebecca

Professor, Public Administration & Policy
website | nesbit7@uga.edu

Research Interests include philanthropy, volunteerism, public policies, non-profit organizations, and motivators

Olenick, Jeffrey

Assistant Professor, Psychology
website | jo14489@uga.edu

Research Interests include:  Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality, Computational Methods, Diversity, Education and Learning, Organizations, Work and Occupations

Paul Roman

Roman, Paul

Emeritus Professor, Sociology
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | proman@uga.edu

Research Interests include addiction, health services, cannabis, alcohol, and workplace

Hani Safadi

Safadi, Hani

Associate Professor, Management Information Systems
website | hanisaf@uga.edu

Research Interests include healthcare IT, open-source organizing, social media, and online communities

Schecter, Aaron

Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems
website | aschecter@uga.edu

Research Interests include:  Computational Methods, Experimental Methods, Networks, Organizations

Schlesinger, Ari
Assistant Professor, School of Computing

website | ari.schlesinger@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality, Communication, Computational Methods, Culture, Diversity, Education and Learning, Ethnography, Gender, Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, Identity, Media, Organizations, Policy, Regulation, and Compliance, Sexuality and Sexual Identity, STEM, Work and Occupations

Justine Tinkler

Tinkler, Justine

Associate Professor, Sociology
website | jtinkler@uga.edu

Research Interests include gender and race policy intervention, sexual harassment, and discrimination

Michelle vanDellen

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