Work and Occupations
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
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
Clark, Malissa
Associate Professor, Psychology
website | clarkm@uga.edu
Research Interests include workaholism, employee well-being, work-family dynamics, and burnout
Coverdill, James
Meigs Professor, Sociology
website | jimcov@uga.edu
Research Interests include sociology of work and organizations, work-hour reforms and surgical work
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
Hamel, Erin
Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences & Special Education
website | erin.hamel@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Early childhood teaching; Workplace supports; Education quality
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
Mihm, Stephen
Professor, History
website | mihm@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Economic history; History of organizations
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
Padilla, Heather
Associate Professor, Health Promotion & Behavior
website | hmpadilla@uga.edu
Research Interests include evaluation, nutrition, physical activity, worksites, and rural communities
Porumbescu, Gregory
Associate Professor, Public Administration and Policy
website | greg.porumbescu@uga.edu
Research Interests: Assessment and Evaluation, Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality, Communication, Computational Methods, Experimental Methods, Geographic Information Systems, Policy, Regulation, and Compliance, Work and Occupations
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
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
Tinkler, Justine
Professor, Sociology
website | jtinkler@uga.edu
Research Interests include gender and race policy intervention, sexual harassment, and discrimination
Torelli, Jessica
Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences and Special Education
2024-2026 GDP Participant, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | jessica.torelli@uga.edu
Research Interests include: Teacher professional development; preventive behavior interventions; function-based assessment and intervention; functional analysis