Jennifer SampOIBR FellowProfessor, Communication StudiesTopic: How COVID-19 and resultant stressors related to meat and poultry distribution are impacting farmers’ mental health and family relationships. According to research by Dr. Jennifer Samp, COVID-19 has been an increasing source of tension for......
Kristen BubOIBR AffiliateAssociate Professor, Educational PsychologyTopic: Impact that COVID-19 has on pre-k children’s school readiness skills as they transition to kindergarten and then through first grade. Dr. Kristen Bub is working with the Clarke County School District to examine the......
Tessa AndrewsOIBR FellowProfessor, GeneticsTopic: How biology faculty made the rapid transition to online instruction during #COVID19 Dr. Tessa Andrews is studying how biology faculty made the rapid transition to online instruction this spring, including what teaching knowledge they leveraged......
Janani Rajbhandari-ThapaOIBR AffiliateAssistant Professor, Health Policy & ManagementDirector, Economic Evaluation Research GroupTopic: Corona virus is likely to continue to attack regions and populations in Georgia that have the poorest, overall health. Dr. Janani Thapa is the director of the Economic Evaluation Research......
Henry Young, Ph.D.OIBR AffiliateClinical and Administrative PharmacyAssociate ProfessorKroger ProfessorDirector, Pharmaceutical Health Services, Outcomes and Policy (PHSOP)Topic: Understanding Factors that Contribute to Negative Outcomes in Vulnerable Populations with COVID-19 During this time of social distancing, Dr. Henry Young has implemented distance......
Jiaying Liu, PhDOIBR Grantsmanship Development Program participantAssistant Professor, Communication StudiesTopic: How Social Media Exposure Affects People’s Knowledge About COVID-19 In collaboration with a colleague in China, Dr. Jiaying Liu (PI) conducted an online survey and collected a representative sample of......
Erin Dolan, PhDOIBR FellowProfessor, Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyTopic: Momentary Assessment of Research Learning Environments Dr. Erin Dolan (PI) was awarded a $1.4M NSF Rapid grant to study the participation of undergraduate research experiences (UREs), including course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs).......
Denise Clark Lewis, PhDOIBR FellowAssociate Professor, Human Development and Family ScienceTopic: COVID-19 impact on Cambodian and Laotian families Dr. Denise Lewis (PI) has had more than 20 years of research history with the Cambodian and Laotian communities on the Alabama......
Kerstin Gerst Emerson, PhDOIBR Grantsmanship Development Program, Class of 2021Clinical Associate Professor, Health Policy & Management, Institute of GerontologyTopic: How are older adults coping with the COVID-19 restrictions? In March and April Dr. Kerstin Gerst Emerson sent out a survey......
Michelle vanDellen, PhDOIBR AffiliateAssociate Professor, Behavioral and Brain Sciences ProgramSocial PsychologyTopic: Psychological reactions to the pandemic Understanding how people react to policies, governmental authorities, and situations can improve implementation of policies. Dr. Michelle vanDellen is leading the PsyCorona project and......
Kristen Shockley, PhDOIBR Grantsmanship Development Program Graduate, Class of 2019OIBR AffiliateAssociate Professor, Psychology Dept.Topic: Rapid Transition to Remote Work The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many people into working remotely. Many organizations did not previously have any type of remote work......