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Administration | Fellows | Staff

The Institute for Behavioral Research currently has 64 Faculty Fellows and 7 Staff Members. The collaborative nature of research at the Institute is reflected in the make-up of IBR’s personnel who come from 21 Departments and Schools across campus.


Administration

Steven R. H. Beach, Ph.D. (Director)
Ph: (706) 542-1806
srhbeach@uga.edu

Steve Beach assumed the position of Director of the Institute in 2003. He also holds the academic rank of Professor of Psychology.

The Institute operates under the leadership of a Director (Steven Beach) in consultation with an Executive Committee:

Executive Committee:

Anne Bothe, Ph.D. (Communication Sciences & Disorders)
Gene Brody, Ph.D. (Child & Family Development)
Velma Murry, Ph.D. (Child & Family Development)
Paul Roman, Ph.D. (Sociology)
Ron Simons, Ph.D. (Sociology)
Andrea Hohmann, Ph.D. (Psychology)


Faculty Fellows

Members of the Institute attend seminars, exchang ideas, conduct their own research, write grant proposals and participate in one or more of 11 centers or study groups.

Amanda Abraham
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph: (706) 542-4554
aabraham@uga.edu

Donna Alvermann, Ph.D.
Reading Education
Ph: (706) 542-2718
dalverma@uga.edu

Jim Bason, Ph.D.
Survey Research Center
Ph: (706) 542-9082
Jbason@uga.edu

Steven Beach, Ph.D.
Psychology
Ph: (706) 542-1806
srhbeach@uga.edu

Anne K. Bothe, Ph.D.
Com. Sciences & Disorders
Ph: (706) 542-0436
abothe@uga.edu

Gene Brody, Ph.D.
Child & Family Dev.
Ph: (706) 425-2982
gbrody@uga.edu

Peter Brosius, Ph.D.
Center for Integrative
Conservation Research
Ph: (706) 542-1743
pbrosius@uga.edu

Anita Brown, Ph.D.
Center for Family Research
Ph: (706) 425-2996
anitab@uga.edu

Karen Calhoun, Ph.D.
Psychology
Ph: (706) 542-1173
kcalhoun@uga.edu

Martha Carr, Ph.D.
Educational Psychology
Ph: (706) 542-4504
mmcarr@uga.edu

Jody Clay-Warner, Ph.D.
Sociology
Ph: (706) 542-3217
jclayw@uga.edu

Brett Clementz, Ph.D.
Psychology
Ph: (706) 542-4376
clementz@uga.edu

Celeste M. Condit, Ph.D.
Speech Communication
Ph: (706) 542-3262
ccondit@uga.edu

Jonathon Crystal, Ph.D.
Psychology
Ph: (706) 542-6698
jcrystal@uga.edu

Lori Ducharme, Ph.D.
Sociology
Ph: (706) 583-0955
lorid@uga.edu

Lillian Eby, Ph.D.
Psychology
Ph: (706) 542-0378
leby@uga.edu

Rex Forehand, Ph.D.
Regents Professor Emeritus
Ph: (802) 656-8674 [University of Vermont]
rex.forehand@uvm.uga.edu

Adam Goodie, Ph.D.
Psychology
Ph: (706) 542-6624
goodie@uga.edu

Andrea Hohmann, Ph.D.
Psychology
Ph: (706) 542-2174
ahomann@uga.edu

Steven Holloway, Ph.D.
Geography
Ph: (706) 542-4109
holloway@uga.edu

Phil Holmes, Ph.D.
Psychology
Ph: (706) 542-3105
pvholmes@uga.edu

Patrick M. Horan, Ph.D.
IBR - Emeritus
Ph: (706) 542-6078
Phoran@uga.edu

Andy Horne, Ph.D.
Counseling & Human Development
Ph: (706) 542-4107
Ahorne@uga.edu

Hui-Chin Hsu, Ph.D.
Child & Family Dev.
Ph: (706) 542-2636
hchin@fcs.uga.edu

Aaron Johnson, Ph.D.
Sociology
Ph: (706) 542-6054
Ajohns@uga.edu

Michael Kernis, Ph.D.
Psychology
Ph: (706) 542-3070
Mkernis@uga.edu

Maureen Killeen, Ph.D.
SONAT - Emeritus
Ph: (706) 549-4421
mkilleen@mail.mcg.edu

Steve Kogan, Ph.D.
Center for Family Research
Ph: (706) 425-2979
smkogan@uga.edu

Richard L. Marsh, Ph.D.
Psychology
Ph: (706) 542-0058
rlmarsh@uga.edu

Thomas McNulty, Ph.D.
Sociology
Ph: (706) 542-3194
tmcnulty@uga.edu

Jennifer Monahan, Ph.D.
Speech Communication
Ph: (706) 542-3257
monahan@uga.edu

Carla Monroe, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Fellow
Ph: (404) 909-5842
cmonroe@uga.edu

Jerome Morris, Ph.D.
Social Foundations of Education
Ph: (706) 542-8117
jemorris@uga.edu

Velma McBride Murry, Ph.D.
Child & Family Dev.
Ph: (706) 425-2986
Vmurry@uga.edu

Virginia Nazarea, Ph.D.
Anthropology
Ph: (706) 542-3852
vnazarea@uga.edu

Stacey M. Neuharth-Pritchett, Ph.D.
Educational Psychology & Instrucational Technology
Ph: (706) 542-4247
sneuhart@uga.edu

Pamela Orpinas, Ph.D.
Health Promotion & Behavior
Ph: (706) 542-4372
porpinas@uga.edu

Robert Rhoades, Ph.D.
Anthropology
Ph: (706) 542-1042
rrhoades@uga.edu

Dawn Robinson, Ph.D.
Sociology
Ph: (706) 542-8948
sodawn@uga.edu

Paul Roman, Ph.D.
Sociology
Ph: (706) 542-6090
Proman@uga.edu

Leslie Simons, Ph.D.
Child & Family Development
Ph: (706) 542-4855
lgsimons@uga.edu

Ron Simons, Ph.D.
Sociology
Ph: (706) 542-3232
rsimons@uga.edu

Abraham Tesser, Ph.D.
Psychology
Ph: (706) 542-6287
Atesser@uga.edu

Kecia Thomas, Ph.D.
Psychology
Ph: (706) 542-0057
kthomas@uga.edu

Robert Vandenberg, Ph.D.
Terry College
Ph: (706) 542-3720
rvandenb@uga.edu

Gail M. Williamson, Ph.D.
Psychology
Ph:v(706) 542-3069
Lgmw@uga.edu


Mentoring Fellows

Faculty members who have not previously engaged or been successful in research grant writing. Applicants selected are "ready" to submit RO1 proposals as the principal investigator.

Donna Bliss, Ph.D.
Social Work
Ph: (706) 542-2585
dlbliss@uga.edu

Brian Bride, Ph.D.
Social Work
Ph: (706) 542-5425
bbride@uga.edu

Stephanie Burwell, Ph.D.
Child & Family Development
Ph: (706) 542-4896
sburwell@uga.edu

Keith Campbell, Ph.D.
Psychology
Ph: (706) 542-1429
wkc@uga.edu

Phaedra Corso , Ph.D.
Public Health
Ph: (706) 583-8926
pcorso@uga.edu

Duska Franic, Ph.D.
Clinical & Administrative Pharmacy
Ph: (706) 542-1132
dfranic@mail.rx.uga.edu

Janet Frick, Ph.D.
Psychology
Ph: (706) 542-4504
jfrick@uga.edu

Jerry Gale, Ph.D.
Child & Family Development
Ph: (706) 542-8435
jgale@uga.edu

Dionne Godette , Ph.D.
Public Health
Ph: (706) 542-4370
dgodette@uga.edu

Kelly Happe , Ph.D.
Speech Communication
Ph: (706) 542-4893
phappe@uga.edu

Linda Harklau, Ph.D.
Language & Literacy Education
Ph: (706) 542-5674
lharklau@uga.edu

Tina Harris, Ph.D.
Speech Communication
Ph: (706) 542-4753
tmharris @uga.edu

Joseph Hermanowicz, Ph.D.
Sociology
Ph: (706) 542-3129
jch1@uga.edu

Su-I Hou, Ph.D.
Health Promotion & Behavior
Ph: (706) 542-8206
shou@uga.edu

Hilda Kurtz, Ph.D.
Geography
Ph: (706) 542-2856
hkurtz@uga.edu

Kyunghwa Lee, Ph.D.
Elementary & Social Studies Education
Ph: (706) 542-4244
kyunghwa@uga.edu

Joshua Miller , Ph.D.
Psychology
Ph: (706) 542-3026
jdmiller@uga.edu

Jessica Muilenburg , Ph.D.
Health Promotion & Behavior
Ph: (706) 542-4365
jlm@uga.edu

Suneeti Nathani, Ph.D.
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Ph: (706) 542-4602
snathani@uga.edu

Victoria Plaut, Ph.D.
Psychology
Ph: (706) 542-4058
vplaut@uga.edu

Linda Renzulli, Ph.D.
Sociology
Ph: (706) 542-3213
renzulli@uga.edu

Joseph Sabia , Ph.D.
HACE
Ph: (706) 542-4722
jsabia@uga.edu

Jennifer Samp, Ph.D.
Speech Communication
Ph: (706) 542-3246
jasamp@uga.edu

Cynthia Suveg , Ph.D.
Psychology
Ph: (706) 542-1173
csuveg@uga.edu

Deborah Tippins , Ph.D.
Science Education
Ph: (706) 542-1763
dtippins @uga.edu


Staff

Main Office
Beverly Ford
Administrative Associate
Ph: (706) 542-1806
ibr@uga.edu

Jinn-Jonp (JJ) Bau, Ph.D.
Program Specialist
Ph: (706) 542-6094
jjbau@uga.edu

Phyliss Ball
Accountant II
Ph: (706) 542-3493
prball@uga.edu

Diana Embler
Business Manager
Ph: (706) 542-6604
emblerd@uga.edu

Sandra (Sandy) Gary
Assistant Director
Ph: (706) 542-6100
sgary@uga.edu

Diane Salum
Accountant
Ph: (706) 542-6027
dsalum@uga.edu

Sharron Thompson
Grants Specialist
Ph: (706) 542-6074
sharront@uga.edu

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