Work and Occupations

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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

Baum, Derick

Assistant Professor, Sociology
website | dd85908@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Computational Methods; Experimental Methods; Networks; Organizations; STEM; Survey Methods; Work and Occupations

Clark, Malissa

Professor and Dept. Head Psychology
Distinguished Scholar, OIBR
website | clarkm@uga.edu

Research Interests include workaholism, employee well-being, work-family dynamics, and burnout

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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

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Forrest, Jon

Assistant Professor, Linguistics
website | jrforrest@uga.edu

Research Interests: Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality, Computational Methods, Culture, Ethnography, Networks, Work and Occupations

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Hamel, Erin

Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology
website | erin.hamel@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Early childhood teaching; Workplace supports; Education quality

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He, Yimin

Associate Professor, Psychology
website | yiminhe@uga.edu

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

Hermanowicz, Joseph

Professor, Sociology
website | jch1@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Higher Education, Organizations, Work and Occupations

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Hermanowicz, Joseph

Professor, Sociology
website | jch1@uga.edu

Research Interests: Higher Education, Organizations, Work and Occupations

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Hoffman, Brian

Professor, Psychology
website | hoffmanb@uga.edu

Research Interests: Higher Education, Organizations, Work and Occupations

Im, Angie

Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics

website | angieyeon.im@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality, Cognition, Communication, Culture, Diversity, Education and Learning, Emotion, Identity, Organizations, Personality, Social Psychology, Work and Occupations

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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

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Mihm, Stephen

Professor, History
website | mihm@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Economic history; History of organizations

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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

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Padilla, Heather

Associate Professor, Health Promotion & Behavior
website | hmpadilla@uga.edu

Research Interests include evaluation, nutrition, physical activity, worksites, and rural communities

Tinkler, Justine

Professor, Sociology
website | jtinkler@uga.edu

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

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Torelli, Jessica

Associate Professor, Communication Sciences & 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