Physical Health and Well-being
Arroyo, Analisa
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
2015-17 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | arroyo@uga.edu
Research Interests include intergenerational transmission of body image issues and its relation to mental and physical health outcomes (e.g. depression, eating disorders, overweight/obesity, exercise, dieting, etc.) among grandmother-mother-daughter triads
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
Clark, Malissa
Associate Professor, Psychology
website | clarkm@uga.edu
Research Interests include workaholism, employee well-being, work-family dynamics, and burnout
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
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
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
Gay, Jennifer
Associate Professor, Health Promotion & Behavior
website | jlgay@uga.edu
Research Interests include physical activity, social environment, physical environment, and coastal resilience
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
Gibbs, Daniel
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work
website | dangibbs@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Child well-being; Professional decision-making; Foster care; Data science; Social work and the law
Han, Jeong-Yeob
Associate Professor, Advertising
website | jeonghan@uga.edu
Research Interests include eHealth communication, social media, online communities, cancer communication, and media effects
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
Jo, Jeyeon
Assistant Professor, Textiles, Merchandising, and Interiors
website | jeyeonjo@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Computational Methods, Exercise, Physical Health and Well-being, Work and Occupations
Mu, Lan
Professor, Geography
website | mulan@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality, Computational Methods, Environment and Ecosystems, Food & Nutrition, Geographic Information Systems, Mental Health, Physical Health and Well-being, STEM
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
Mammadov, Sakhavat
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology
website | smammadov@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Education and Learning, Emotion, Experimental Methods, Personality, Physical Health and Well-being, STEM, Youth, Adolescence, and Emerging Adulthood
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
O’Neal, Catherine
Associate Research Scientist, Human Development & Family Science
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | cwalker1@uga.edu
Research Interests include life course, cumulative life experiences, health and well-being, adolescent life stage, vulnerable populations, military families; racial/ethnic minorities, and health outcomes
Padilla, Heather
Assistant Professor, Health Promotion & Behavior
website | hmpadilla@uga.edu
Research Interests include evaluation, nutrition, physical activity, worksites, and rural communities
Robertson, Melissa
Assistant Professor, Psychology
website | mrobertson@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Social relationships; Mentoring and supervision; Diversity and inclusion; Health and well-being; Measurement and methodology
Robinson, Michael
Associate Professor, Social Work
website | marobi01@uga.edu
Research Interests include social problems, juvenile delinquency, urban communities, young adults, women in recovery, nutrition, self care, and health disparities
Slatcher, Richard
Gail M. Williamson Distinguished Professor, Psychology
website | richard.slatcher@uga.edu
Research Interests include social relationships, health and well-being, asthma, and psychoneuroimmunology
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
Verma, Amitabh
Associate Professor, Environment + Design
website | averma@uga.edu
Research Interests include drawing, creativity, mental health, urban design, anxiety management, and architecture
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
Watkins, Kimberly
Assistant Professor, Financial Planning, Housing, and Consumer Economics
website | kimberly.watkins@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality, Culture, Diversity, Education and Learning, Emotion, Gender, Identity, Marriage, Family, and Close Relationships, Mental Health, Personality, Physical Health and Well-being, Sexuality and Sexual Identity, Social Psychology, Survey Methods
Wickrama, Kandauda A.
Emeritus Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | wickrama@uga.edu
Research Interests include social determinants of health, health inequality across the life course, and racial/ethnical inequalities in mental and physical health of children and adults
Yli-Piipari, Sami
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
website | syp@uga.edu
Research Interests include physical activity, fitness, obesity, and motivation