PhD Advisors at University of Georgia 佐治亚大学 US
Quick answer: University of Georgia in the US has 578 faculty profiles in phd-match’s database, of which 19 currently show active PhD hiring signals (as of 2026-10-19). phd-match covers 174 universities across the US, the UK, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Canada, and Singapore, not just one country.
Research-focused faculty at University of Georgia, listed for PhD / Master's applicants. Find professors whose research matches your interests, and check hiring signals before you reach out.
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⭐ Currently Hiring PhD Students (19)
Professors at University of Georgia with active hiring signals for PhD students — reach out if your research matches.
Angela Yao
Professor · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
⭐ Dr. Yao is always happy to recruit promising graduate students interested in developing and/or applying geospatial analytical techniques to study urban and human dynamics, particularly those related to public health.
Geospatial data science: GIS, spatial statistics, machine learning, network analysis, Geovisaulization; Subject areas of focus: Urban Transportation, Public Health
Assaf Oshri
Samuel A. and Sharon Y. Nickols Endowed Professor/ Director: Georgia Center for Developmental Science · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
⭐ Assaf is accepting new applications for doctoral training in HDFS and Neuroscience.
I am part of the Georgia Center for Developmental Science. I am interested in children's and youth's well-being and resilience. In my research program, I focus on understanding youth development using multi-methods (observation, surveys, neuroimaging-fMRI, stress physiology) and …
Bram Tucker
Associate Professor
⭐ I am considering recruiting new PhDs student in 2026. Applicants' interest should overlap with mine in at least TWO of these four domains: THEORY (from human ecology, economic anthropology, behavioral ecology); PLACE (Madagascar, Africa); TOPICS (culture, risk, social change, choice, institutions;…
Economic anthropology
Ecological anthropology
Evolutionary anthropology
Household livelihoods
Hunting and gathering
Agriculture
Risk, time, and change
Social institutions and collective action
Perceived causality
Ancestor veneration
Ethnicity
Inequality and poverty
Qualitative an…
Catherine Walker O'Neal
PhD Candidate · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
⭐ I am accepting students seeking to study military families in Fall 2026.
My passion is promoting family well-being through high-quality research. I am interested in the acute and chronic stressors families experience and how to enhance resilience when faced with stress, particularly for military families. A few principles of my research include:
1. C…
Daniel K. Capps
Associate Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
⭐ I am currently recruiting graduate students. Please contact me if you are interested in learning more.
science teacher professional development
science teacher education
instructional design to support learning in scientific practices
David S. Leigh
Professor · University of Georgia
⭐ I am currently recruiting students with interests in Quaternary environmental change, geoarchaeology, paleoflood analysis, modern river channel change and aquatic habitat, and geomorphic consequences of dam removal.
As a geomorphologist with interests in fluvial, eolian, hillslope, and soil systems, my overarching research themes examine late Quaternary climate changes and human impacts throughout the Holocene, including modern timescales. I specialize in Quaternary stratigraphy and sedimen…
Giovanni P. Dazzo
Assistant Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
⭐ Dr. Dazzo is open to community partnerships and new Ph.D. students.
Participatory Action Research, Program Evaluation, Narrative Inquiry, Ethnography, Critical theories and methodologies
Hannah Krimm
Associate Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
⭐ Dr. Krimm is currently accepting doctoral students.
Developmental Language Disorders, Dyslexia / Reading Disabilities, Identification of Language-based Disabilities, Educational Technology Use, Professional Development
Javad Anjum
Faculty · Mary Frances Early College of Education
⭐ Javad is currently accepting doctoral students. Interested candidates may reach out to him via email.
Aphasia, Cognitive-Linguistic Processes in Language and Communication, Aging, Cognition, and Communication, Experimental and Behavioral Methods in Language Research
Jerry Shannon
Associate Professor · University of Georgia
⭐ I am currently recruiting graduate students interested in studying disparities in access to food and housing, participatory and engaged research, and open source GIS tools.
Community engaged research, Food security/Food access, Housing, Urban development, Critical GIS
Jessica N. Torelli, PhD, BCBA-D
Associate Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
⭐ Dr. Torelli will consider doctoral student applications for the 2026–20207 admissions cycle in the Special Education Ph.D. Program.
Applied behavior analysis, Emotional and behavioral disorders, Intellectual and developmental disabilities, Single-case experimental design
Meredith Welch-Devine
Associate Professor
⭐ I will be accepting PhD students for Fall 2026 whose interests are related to human-environment interactions and climate change. If you are interested in working with me, please send your CV and a brief statement of your research interests (no more than 500 words) via email.
Political ecology
Knowledge co-production
Climate change
Extreme weather
Sea-level rise and coastal populations
Common pool resources
Interdisciplinary & team science
Communication of science
Rachel R. Cagliani, PhD, BCBA-D
Associate Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
⭐ Accepting Applications for Graduate Students for the 2025-2026 Academic Year
Adapted Curriculum, Applied Behavior Analysis, Profound Autism, Intellectual and developmental disabilities, Single-case research design
Rawad Saleh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
⭐ I am looking for motivated graduate students to join our team. Please send me an email if you are interested or if you require further information.
Studies aerosols and air quality. Our group studies the effect of atmospheric particulate matter (aerosols) on air quality and the climate. Our current focus is on the climate warming due to light-absorbing aerosols emitted by combustion sources. We employ techniques based in lab…
Sycarah Fisher, PhD
Associate Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
⭐ Dr. Fisher is currently accepting students.
Adolescent substance use
Adolescent mental health
School-based prevention and interventions
Minority populations
Implementation science / Health services research
Wenxuan Zhong
UGA Athletic Association Professor · University of Georgia
⭐ Postdoctoral positions in computational biology/bioinformatics is available immediately. These positions require excellent programming skills using C and Perl/Python and a firm knowledge of bioinformatics and Statistics. Interested candidates should forward their CV, selected reprints, a statement o…
Dr. Zhong's research focuses on the statistical methodology and theory development to face the striking new phenomena emerged under the big data regime. Over the past few years, Dr. Zhong has established diverse extramurally funded research programs to overcome the computational …
Xiaoming Zhai, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
⭐ I am accepting talented and dedicated doctoral students and visiting scholars who are interested in innovative assessment practices.
Science education with a focus on physics; Assessment and measurement theory; Applied quantitative methods and data sciences in science education; Technology integration theory in science education; AI/Machine learning-based innovative assessment practices in science; Learning pr…
Yang Yang
Professor
⭐ If you are interested in joining my research group, feel free to email me. Both PhD students and postdocs are welcome.
My primary research focuses on developing statistical methods for transmission dynamics of infectious diseases such as influenza, dengue, Ebola, COVID-19, HIV and cholera at both individual and population levels. These methods are designed to evaluate transmissibility of pathogen…
Yoo-Kyoung Seock
Professor in Fashion Merchandising and Director of Graduate Studies · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
⭐ I am seeking highly motivated graduate students who are passionate about technology-driven research and instructional innovation. Areas of interest include AI, eye-tracking, VR, the Metaverse, and other emerging technologies in research and education.
In my scholarly pursuits, I lead the E.Y.E. Lab, dedicated to enhancing human well-being through research, education, and community engagement. Established following the COVID-19 pandemic, the lab focuses on technology innovation. My research program centers around the following …
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Aaron Rubin
Ann and Jay Davis Professor of Jewish Studies · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Aaron Rubin is the Ann and Jay Davis Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Georgia, where he joined the Department of Religion in 2023 after 19 years at Penn State University. A linguistic researcher, his work encompasses Jewish studies and historical linguistics, incl…
Abby B. Fuller
Director of Development · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Abby Lenhardt
Summer Institute Program Assistant · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Adam Goodie
Associate Dean, Professor of Psychology · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Judgment and decision making, cognitive distortions in gambling behavior and problem gambling, perceived control in risky decision making, individual differences in decision making, teamwork and leadership
Adrienne Baldwin-White
Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Social Work · Institute for Women's Studies
My research focuses on the prevention of gender based violence. I currently focus on the prevention of intimate partner and sexual violence prevention on college campuses. A key component of my research is the integration of technology into prevention and intervention services. I…
Adrienne Madison, Ph.D.
Advisory Board Member · College of Engineering
Adrienne Madison, Ph.D., is a biomechanical engineer affiliated with the University of Georgia’s College of Engineering, where she serves as an Advisory Board Member. Her research interests lie at the intersection of medicine and engineering, a field she was drawn to through pers…
Ai-Chu Elisha Ding
Assistant Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
K-12 Technology Integration and Teacher Professional Development, Game-Based Learning in STEM Education, Technology-Mediated Multimodal Learning for English Learners (ELs), Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality, Video Case-Based Teacher Reflection
Ajay Sharma
Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Middle Grades Education, Science Education, Poststructural theories, Political theory, Ontology of Education, Neoliberalism and Education, Representations of Nature in Science Education, Ethics and Education
Alan E. Stewart
Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Psychology of weather and climate, environmental and ecological psychology
Alex Kojo Anderson
Professor · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
My research focuses on the nutrition of women and infants, infant and young child feeding, breastfeeding promotion and protection, growth of infants and children, body composition of infants, children and pregnant women, as well as community and international interventions for nu…
Alex Mason
Assistant Professor, Lighting Design
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alex Reed
Professor, Legal Studies Program (courtesy appointment at the School of Law) · School of Law
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alex Rozenberg
Assistant Professor · College of Veterinary Medicine
Molecular parasitology
Apicomplexan parasites
Toxoplasma gondii pathogenesis
Innate immunity
Epigenetics
Alexa Montello Cullom
Graduate Teaching Assistant · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Geographies of religion, legal geography, cultural and historical geography, sanctuary practice, transitioning sacred spaces, the nature of the sacred and the profane, immigration, alternative modernities
Alexis Lygoumenos
Graduate Teaching Assistant · Institute for Women's Studies
Alexis Lygoumenos is a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Georgia’s Institute for Women's Studies. Their work focuses on issues related to women's and gender studies, including the societal impacts of media imagery.
Ali Hooks
Technical Director
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Aliki Nicolaides
Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Adult Learning, Adult Development, Collaborative Action Inquiry, Leader Formation, Leadership Development, Phenomenology, Complexity Theory
Alyson Smith
Research Scientist · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Amanda Frossard
Assistant Professor of Chemistry · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
The goal of our work is to understand how the chemical composition of aerosol particles influences their properties in the atmosphere and their effects on clouds and air quality. Our work focuses on characterizing the chemical composition and properties of surface-active organics…
Amanda L. Giordano, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Addictions Counseling, Multiculturalism, Behavioral Addictions
Amedee Marchand Martella
Assistant Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Active Learning, Instructional Sequencing, Immersive Virtual Reality, Methodological Rigor
Amir Shiraz
PhD Performance Studies · University of Georgia
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Amna Qayyum
Assistant Professor · Institute for Women's Studies
global health and development, history of gender and medicine, reproductive governance, postcolonial Pakistan, Cold War geopolitics
Amy Ellis
Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Mathematics education
Algebra and algebraic reasoning
Generalization and proof
Student learning and cognition
Middle-school and secondary education
Mathematical Play
Amy J. Ross
Professor · University of Georgia
Amy J. Ross is a Professor in the Geography Department at the University of Georgia. Her research interests include the politics of truth and reconciliation, with a focus on Latin American influences on the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Amy L. Reschly
Professor and Department Head · Mary Frances Early College of Education
student engagement, school completion, families and cbm within an rti/mtss model
Amy Taylor
Clinical Services and Research Librarian · School of Law
Amy Taylor is a Clinical Services and Research Librarian at the University of Georgia School of Law, as noted in the university's Advocate publication. Her professional profile highlights her role within the law library, where she contributes to services and events supporting the…
Amy Trauger
Professor · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
food and agriculture, human-environment-animal interactions, food production, rural geography
Andrea L. Dennis
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & John Byrd Martin Chair of Law · School of Law
Her scholarship explores criminal defense lawyering, race and criminal justice, criminal informants and cooperators, youth advocacy, legal socialization of youth and the cradle-to-prison pipeline.
Andres Valencia
Associate Professor
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andrew David Gitlin
Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andrew J. Grundstein
Professor
Climate and human health, heat vulnerability, environmental monitoring.
Andrew Jackson
Associate Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Technology and Engineering Education, Design-based Learning, Design Cognition, Real-world and Hands-on Learning Experiences, Motivation, Self-efficacy, and Self-regulation (in STEM)
Andrew Neal
Professor
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andy Bowers
Graduate Teaching Assistant
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andy Carswell
Professor · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Dr. Carswell's work covers a variety of housing-related topics, but he is particularly known for mortgage fraud and property management research.
Angela Y. Birkes, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Graduate Outreach and Partnerships · College of Engineering
Angela Y. Birkes, Ph.D., is the Assistant Dean of Graduate Outreach and Partnerships at the University of Georgia’s College of Engineering. She previously served as the Alliance Director for the Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (Peach State LSAMP) with…
Anisa M. Zvonkovic
Dean, Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Family and Consumer Sciences · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Dr. Zvonkovic's research has focused on how people manage work demands with their personal lives and has focused on specific occupations and demands (for example, commercial fishing families, people whose jobs require frequent travel). Prior to becoming a full-time administrator,…
Anna Abraham
Director, E. Paul Torrance Professor, Professor, Faculty Fellow · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Creativity, Imagination, Reality-fiction distinction, Mental time travel, Mental state reasoning, Self-referential thinking, Social cognition & behavior, Neurophilosophy, Aesthetic experience
Anna Stenport
Dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia Foundation Professor of Arts and Sciences, full professor in the Department of Communication Studies · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Arctic and Nordic cinema, media, and cultural studies; Scandinavian drama and literature; transnational modernism; global popular music; higher education innovation
Anne M. Tucker
Robert Cotten Alston Chair in Corporate Law · School of Law
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Anthony C. Greer
IT Professional Assistant · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
April L. Few-Demo
University of Georgia Foundation Professor in Family & Consumer Sciences and Department Head · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
As a feminist family scholar, her research embodies a longtime commitment to investigating how marginalized individuals and families experience social disparities and inequities as well as how they engage in decision-making processes toward resilience and well-being. Specifically…
Ariathni (Ani) Powell
Family And Consumer Sciences Agent, Morgan County · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Ariathni (Ani) Powell is a Family and Consumer Sciences Agent with the University of Georgia, affiliated with the College of Family and Consumer Sciences. Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences with a focus on Dietetics from the Uni…
Aryn Hanna
M.A. Graduate Teaching Assistant · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Aryn Hanna is a M.A. Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of Classics at the University of Georgia.
Asen Kirin
Professor of Art History · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Changing perceptions of Byzantine art
Different ways in which Europeans and Americans engage the ancient and medieval cultural heritage
Ashley D'Inverno
Director, Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Clearinghouse · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Ashley Johnson Harrison
Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Global Mental Health, Mental Health Literacy, Teacher Training
Asia Meana
Professor and Chair
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Athanasios Samaras
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
History of Philosophy, Ethics, Political Philosophy
Attila Gyucha
Associate Professor
Southeast Europe, Great Hungarian Plain, Prehistory, Nucleation and dispersal, Paleoecology, Sustainability, Heritage science, Cross-cultural research, Settlement pattern and organization, Paleoenvironmental reconstruction, Remote sensing, Spatial analysis
Ava Bradley
Psychology (Neuroscience Emphasis) · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Azadeh Beidollahkhani
MFA Dramatic Media · University of Georgia
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Basil Perkins
M.A. Graduate Teaching Assistant · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Basil Perkins is a graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Classics at the University of Georgia. His academic work is situated in the field of classics, with a focus on interdisciplinary approaches to collegiate education.
Bayne E. Smith, P.E.
Advisory Board Past Chair · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Becca Leopkey
Associate Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Olympic Games, Event Legacy, Sport Organizations, Sport Events, Organization Theory
Benjamin Thigpen
Graduate Research Assistant · University of Georgia
Benjamin Thigpen is a Graduate Research Assistant in the Geography Department at the University of Georgia’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. His academic profile is affiliated with the University of Georgia, where he is based in Athens, Georgia.
Berit Bangoura
Associate Professor · College of Veterinary Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Beshoy Morkos, Ph.D.
Professor · College of Engineering
Research focuses on system design, manufacturing and engineering education. His system design research focuses on developing computational representation and reasoning support for managing complex system design through the use of Model Based approaches. The goal of Dr. Morkos’ ma…
Beth Fowkes Tobin
Professor
Gender and material culture; cultures of collecting; the history of natural history; the visual culture and material practices Enlightenment science.
Beth Tobin
Professor
Gender and material culture; cultures of collecting; the history of natural history; the visual culture and material practices Enlightenment science.
Betty J. Irwin
Professor · University of Georgia
Betty J. Irwin is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Georgia. Her professional activities include serving as a conference coordinator, as indicated in academic publications. Her research interests are connected to onomastics, particularly the study of p…
Beverly Martin
Business Operations Partner · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Beverly Martin is a Business Operations Partner in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia, where she supports the college’s administrative and operational functions. Her work contributes to the college’s mission of facilitating educational opportun…
Biao He
Professor, Fred C. Davison Distinguished University Chair in Veterinary Medicine, GRA Distinguished Investigator · College of Veterinary Medicine
Paramyxovirus-host interactions
Innate immunity
Anti-virals
Vaccine development
Emerging paramyxovirus and oncolytic virus
Bingqian Xu, Ph.D.
Professor · College of Engineering
The Xu research lab develops and applies highly-integrated SPM-based technologies to study single molecule electronic, mechanical, and interaction properties, establishing molecular structure-functionality relationships and how environmental factors contribute to such properties.…
Binu Velayudhan
Director of Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases · College of Veterinary Medicine
Development and validation of conventional and molecular laboratory diagnostic tools for detection of pathogens that are of animal and human health significance
Point-of-care test development using novel nucleic acid-based platforms
Development and evaluation of vaccines and vacc…
Blake Billmyre
Associate Professor of the Practice of Social Science · College of Veterinary Medicine
Fungal pathogenesis
Evolution of virulence
Anti-fungal drugs
Drug resistance
Bobbi Snodgrass
Business Operations Partner · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Bobbi Snodgrass is a Business Operations Partner at the University of Georgia. No academic research profile or scholarly interests were identified in the available sources.
Brandee M. Appling, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Qualitative Research Methods, School counselor development and preparation, Critical theories in research, Creativity in counseling and research, Social justice and advocacy in school counseling, Diversity and social justice in counseling, Motherhood in Counselor Education, Addic…
Brandon Rotavera, Ph.D.
Professor · College of Engineering
Biofuels, Sustainable Energy, Combustion, Thermodynamics, Lasers / Optics, Physical Chemistry, Chemical Kinetics, Fluid Dynamics, Spectroscopy, Gas Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry
Brian A. Glaser
Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Counseling Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, Addiction and Offender Counseling, Assessment in Counseling and Education, JCAP Team
Brian Bledsoe, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor · College of Engineering
Hydrology, hydraulics, and fluvial geomorphology; Ecological engineering and ecosystem restoration; Urban streams, stormwater, and floodplain networks; Water-centered planning for sustainability and resilience; Watershed management; Water quality / quantity interface
Brianna Phillips
Graduate Teaching Assistant
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Brielle Sanders
MFA Scenic Design
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Brita Lorentzen
Assistant Professor
Dendrochronology, Anthracology and wood anatomy, Stable isotope analysis, Radiocarbon dating, Environmental change, Paleoclimate, Maritime and coastal archaeology, Heritage science, Mediterranean and Near Eastern archaeology, Digital storytelling
C. Brock Woodson, Ph.D.
Professor and Co-Director, Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems · College of Engineering
Environmental Fluid Mechanics; Mixing and Transport Processes; Coastal Oceanography; Biophysical Interactions in the Ocean; Fisheries; Climate Change; Sustainable Use of Marine Ecosystems
C. Missy Moore
Associate Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Applied Measurement, Instrument Development, Stress and Coping, Quantitative Research Methods
Cameron O'Neill Byerley
Associate Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Teaching secondary mathematics, Directing tutoring centers, Tutor center evaluation, Teaching calculus, Pre-service teacher education
Caner Kazanci, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
Mathematical and Computational Biology and Ecology, Simulation, and Network Analysis; Biological and ecological modeling, simulation and analysis; Numerical analysis, dynamical systems; Ecological network analysis (ENA), ecological thermodynamics; Stochastic modeling tools, indiv…
Caree Cotwright
Associate Professor · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Childhood Obesity Prevention in schools and child care settings, Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policy, Theater Based Nutrition Intervention
Cari Goetcheus
Professor and Founders Memorial Garden Director · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Cari Goetcheus is a Professor in the College of Environment and Design at the University of Georgia, where she also serves as the Constance Knowles Draper Chair of Landscape Architecture and Director of the Cultural Landscape Lab. Her research and expertise focus on cultural land…
Carlyncia McDowell
Graduate Teaching Assistant · Institute for African American Studies
The underfunding and undervalue of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)
The relationship between Race and Education as Social Determinants of Health
Inequities and disparities within Higher Education for historically marginalized communities
Higher education enroll…
Caroline Lisee
Assistant Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
biomechanics, rehabilitation, physical activity, anterior cruciate ligament injuries, magnetic resonance imaging, osteoarthritis, gait
Carolyn Medine
Professor and Director of the Institute of African American Studies · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Carolyn Medine is a Professor in the Department of Religion at the University of Georgia, where she also serves as Director of the Institute of African American Studies. Her research interests include religious studies, with a focus on religions in Africa and the African diaspora…
Casie LeGette
Associate Professor
Nineteenth-century British Literature, poetics, excerpting, anthologies, education, radical politics, periodical culture, book history
Cassia Roth
Associate Professor, Society, Environment, and Health Equity Dept, UC Riverside · University of California, Riverside
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Chad Michael Paton
Associate Professor · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
My research is focused on the bioactive properties of two specific lipids: Dihydrosterculic acid (DHSA) and linoleic acid. DHSA is a cyclopropene fatty acid that is found naturally in cottonseed oil and it blocks endogenous lipid synthesis and cholesterol biogenesis. I am activel…
Charles Geier
Associate Dean for Research and William P. Flatt Professor · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
We use behavioral measures (e.g., cognitive tasks, eye tracking) and multi-modal functional neuroimaging (e.g., task-based functional MRI, resting state fMRI) to examine (1) the normative neurodevelopment of reward and control-related brain systems during adolescence and young ad…
Charles Odilichukwu R. Okpala
County Extension Agent (Family and Consumer Sciences) · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Current research interests include:
- Consumer safety/food protection;
- Family consumer sciences/extension outreach/services;
- Agri-food processing/production/quality in sustainable global food systems;
- Quality management of agrifood products/foodservice industries;
- Q…
Cheryl Fields-Smith
Professor and Department Head · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Family engagement
Homeschooling among black families
Discipline disproportionality and teacher education
Cheryl Gomillion, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cell Differentiation, Cell-Biomaterial Interactions, Multi-functional Biomaterials, Pre-Clinical Tissue Modeling Systems, Cell-based Therapeutics, Hard-Soft Tissue Interfaces
Chester Joyner
Assistant Director of the Center for Vaccines & Immunology, Associate Professor · College of Veterinary Medicine
B cell and plasma cell biology
Plasmodium vivax hypnozoites
Molecular parasitology
Malarial anemia pathogenesis
Malaria
Immunology and vaccines
Chigozie Obioma
Assistant Professor
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Chris Cuomo
Professor · Institute for Women's Studies
Chris Cuomo is a Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies at the University of Georgia, where she also serves as an affiliate faculty member in the Environmental Ethics Certificate Program, the Institute for African-American Studies, and the Institute for Native American Studi…
Christian Turner
Associate Professor of Law · School of Law
legal theory, jurisprudence, the public-private distinction, legal institutions, law and cognition, property law, natural resources law, and the regulation of knowledge and information
Christy Cook
Assistant Teacher · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Cicely Osborne
MFA Dramatic Media
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Claire Miller
Assistant Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Statistics education
Student learning and cognition
Clare Ryan
Assistant Professor · College of Veterinary Medicine
Clare Ryan is an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia, affiliated with the College of Veterinary Medicine. Her research interests focus on veterinary medicine topics, including antimicrobial use in equine practice.
Clay Collins
Assistant Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Sports Economics; Economic and non-economic impacts of sports; Sports and crime; Behavioral sports economics
Collette Chapman-Hilliard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Black Psychology, Multiculturalism in Counseling and Psychology, Systems Bases of Behavior in Counseling and Psychology, Multicultural Research Methods
Connie J Rogers
Associate In Research · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
My laboratory is exploring the role of changes in energy balance, (i.e. obesity, exercise and dietary restriction) and various nutritional interventions on inflammatory mediators, metabolic hormones, and immune pathway in breast cancer using both animal models and human subjects.…
Connie Jiang
M.A. Graduate Teaching Assistant · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Connie Jiang is a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of Classics at the University of Georgia, where she is affiliated with the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. Her academic profile includes involvement with the department's Classics Study Abroad program.
Connor McVey
MFA Lighting Design
Connor McVey is a faculty member in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies at the University of Georgia, where he is affiliated with the MFA Lighting Design program. His professional profile highlights his involvement in theatrical productions, including the department's stag…
Courtlyn McCain
MFA Costume Design
Courtlyn McCain is a costume design graduate assistant and MFA candidate at the University of Georgia, affiliated with the UGA Theatre and Film program. Her work focuses on costume design, and she has been recognized for her participation in the 2023 USITT Southeast Design Expo.
Cynthia M Sims
Associate Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Cynthia M. Sims is an Associate Professor at the University of Georgia’s Mary Frances Early College of Education, affiliated with the Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy. Her professional profile is connected to the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, reflecting h…
Daehwan Ahn
Assistant Professor · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Dr. Daehwan Ahn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics at the University of Georgia. He earned his PhD and MS in Business Administration, specializing in Management Information Systems, from Seoul National University. His…
Dallin George Young
Assistant Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
First-Year Experience, Student Transitions and Success, Outcomes Assessment, Professional Preparation in Student Affairs Administration
Dan Geller, Ph.D.
Senior Public Service Associate · College of Engineering
Biofuels, Solar Power, Energy Audits, Energy Management, Bioproducts, Algae
Dane Kreeft
M.A. Graduate Teaching Assistant · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Dane Kreeft is a M.A. Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of Classics at the University of Georgia. His academic background includes studies in History and Classics at the university's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, where he was involved with the Eta Sigma Phi h…
Dang Hoang
Data Science & Mathematics · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Dang Hoang is a data science and mathematics faculty member at the University of Georgia, affiliated with the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. Their academic profile focuses on research in data science and mathematics.
Daniel Ellis
Academic Professional (Opera/Musical Theatre) · University of Georgia
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Daniel Hall
Interim Department Head, Professor, Director of UGA Statistical Consulting Center
Generalized Linear and Nonlinear Regression Models, Analysis of Clustered Data, Mixture Models
Daniel Peach
Assistant Professor, Joint Faculty · College of Veterinary Medicine
Mosquito-plant interactions, including pollination
Host location by mosquitoes and other vectors
Mosquito species distributions and biogeography
Vector ecology and transmission dynamics
Sensory ecology and its applications for vector management
Danielle Nicole Bostick
Undergraduate Advisor · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Danielle Nicole Bostick is an academic advisor at the University of Georgia, where she has served in Franklin College since 2017. She currently holds the role of Lead Advisor for Computer Science within the School of Computing, and she also has experience advising students in…
David Becker
MFA Scenic Design
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
David Diamond
Associate Professor, English and African American Studies · Institute for African American Studies
David Mark Diamond teaches and writes about eighteenth-century British literature and the early Black Atlantic, with particular emphasis on the role that religion plays in the formation (or re-formation) of imperial global imaginaries. His current research explores literary respo…
David Diamond
Associate Professor
Eighteenth-century British literature, early Black Atlantic, religion, secularization, empire, novelistic character, pluralism
David E. Shipley
Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Law · University of Georgia
David E. Shipley is the Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Law at the University of Georgia School of Law, where he joined the faculty in 1998 and served as dean until 2003. His research interests focus on intellectual property and Supreme Court jurisprudence.
David F. Porinchu
Professor · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Quaternary science, paleoclimatology, paleoecology, climate change, lake sediment analysis, arctic and alpine environments
David Gattie, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
Energy systems and environmental issues, Power generation, Energy policy
David McCarthy
Assistant Professor · Terry College of Business
David McCarthy is an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia. His academic profile and research interests are not detailed in the available information.
David S. Peterson
Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences · College of Veterinary Medicine
The role of multiple var2csa gene copies in avoiding host immune response
VAR2CSA polymorphism
Selection for mutants able to avoid the host immune response
David Saltz
Professor
Digital Performance
Performance Philosophy
Modern and Postmodern Drama
Performance Art
Interdisciplinary Arts
David Stooksbury
Associate Professor of Engineering · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Climate, coastal systems, wind/solar resources.
David Stooksbury, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
Climate, Coastal systems, Wind and solar energy resource assessment, Statistical modeling of systems impacted by weather and climate
Deborah A. Barany
Assistant Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Motor Control, Functional neuroimaging, Non-invasive brain stimulation, Neurorehabilitation, Goal-directed movement, Sensorimotor decision-making, Eye-hand coordination, Translational neuroscience
Dee Warmath
Associate Professor and Leadership Fellow for Innovation and Entrepreneurship · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
My research examines the ways in which a consumer’s approach to decision making promotes the well-being outcomes of those decisions. I focus on the roles of decision-making skill, self-efficacy, motivation, and the involvement of others in achieving well-being.
Deepak R. Mishra
Merle C. Prunty, Jr. Professor and Department Head · University of Georgia
Coastal environments have been steadily subjected to natural and anthropogenic events such as hurricanes, coastal development, sea-level rise, and overfishing. These changes have resulted in wetland loss, water quality degradation, loss of barrier islands, reduced storm surge pro…
Denise A. Spangler
Dean, Bebe Aderhold Professor in Elementary Education · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Teachers' beliefs, Teachers' content knowledge, Preservice mathematics teacher education, Preservice elementary teachers' sense-making processes in classroom situations, Elementary teachers' content knowledge and its impact on instruction, Development of teaching practice across …
Dennis Kyle
Professor, Department Head, Director, GRA Eminent Scholar, Joint Faculty · College of Veterinary Medicine
Animal Models of Human Disease | Cell Culture | Drug Discovery & Resistance Mechanisms | Infectious Diseases | Parasitology
Diann Moorman
Associate Professor · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Bankruptcy, Low-income households, Single-parent households, Teenage-mother households
Don Nelson
Professor
Water security
Water management
Land-use
Global climate and environmental change
Sustainability
Socioenvironmental (SES) research
Remote sensing
Drought vulnerability
Donald Harn
Professor, Director of Faculty of Infectious Diseases, GRA Distinguished Investigator · College of Veterinary Medicine
Defining the anti-inflammatory pathways that the human milk sugar, LNFPIII, induces in macrophages, adipocytes and hepatocytes
Defining mechanisms of LNFPIII inhibition of HIV growth in human macrophages
Using VacSIM® proprietary vaccine delivery to enhance influenza, malaria and…
Doneila L. McIntosh
Assistant Professor in Couple and Family Therapy · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
My research examines family processes and well-being in Black populations, including couples, adults, adolescents, children, and parent–child dyads. I investigate how contextual factors—such as exposure to violence, traumatic loss, and variations in mental and physical health—sha…
Dorothy Yazidah White
Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Doug Crandell
Public Service · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
I am a Subject Matter Expert in Customized Employment with the Employment First State Leadership Mentoring Program at the US DOL, Office of Disability Employment Policy. My area of expertise is using evidence-based supported employment practices to help support people with comple…
Douglas Paton
Assistant Professor · College of Veterinary Medicine
Plasmodium transmission, Anopheles vector biology, Vector/parasite interactions, Malaria elimination, Mosquito control
Dylan Alexander
Scott P. Bruder | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Edward Anthony Delgado-Romero
Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Multicultural Psychology, Latina/o Psychology, Race/Ethnicity
Edwina Kwakye-Gyamfi
PhD Performance Studies
Edwina Kwakye-Gyamfi is affiliated with the University of Georgia, where she is a PhD candidate in Performance Studies and a member of the UGA Theatre and Film department. Her research interests are connected to her work at UGA, where she has contributed to studies on developing …
Eileen R. Prescott
Assistant Professor of Law · School of Law
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Elaine Adams
Associate Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Elaine Adams is an Associate Professor in the Mary Frances Early College of Education at the University of Georgia, based at the Griffin Campus. Her research focuses on integrating service learning with diversity education, a topic she has explored through a multi-year academic i…
Eli Peacock
M.A. Graduate Teaching Assistant · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Elisabeth Lilian Pia Sattler, PhD, RPh, FAHA
Associate Professor · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Dr. Lilian Sattler, PhD, RPh, FAHA, a licensed pharmacist with a PhD in Foods and Nutrition who leads an interdisciplinary, extramurally-funded research laboratory that (1) investigates the epidemiology of lifestyle-related cardiovascular disease risk factors, and (2) tests the e…
Elise Robinson
PR and Program Director, Academic Professional · Institute for Women's and Gender Studies
Feminist activist performance, Feminist history, Queer history, Queer performance practices, Political theatre, Neurodivergence in education, Inclusive classroom practices, Inclusive performance practices, Fat Studies, Disability Studies
Eliza Noe
John Santoianni | Scholars@Duke Profile · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Fuller E. Callaway Chair of Law · School of Law
civil procedure, class actions and mass torts
Elizabeth Davis
Senior Academic Professional
digital rhetoric, service-learning, ePortfolios and textual materialities
Elizabeth H. DeBray
Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
federal education policymaking, national interest group politics, use of research evidence in K12 education, school district assignment policies, civil rights policy implementation, housing and education policy intersections
Elizabeth Hamm
M.A. Graduate Teaching Assistant · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Elizabeth J. Brisbois, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
Antimicrobial and Hemocompatible Interfaces, Anti-inflammatory Biomaterials, Clinical Translational Research, Insulin Delivery, Polymer and Small Molecule Chemistry, Pulmonary and Dental Therapeutics, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
Elizabeth Saari Browne
Assistant Professor · Institute for Women's and Gender Studies
rococo aesthetics, the gendering of artistic media and practices, global contact in the age of Enlightenment, and questions of materiality and art historiography
Elizabeth Weeks
UGA Vice Provost for Academic Affairs & Charles H. Kirbo Chair in Law · School of Law
torts, health law, health care financing and regulation, and public health law
Elizabeth Wieling
Professor, Couple and Family Therapy Program Director · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Elizabeth Wieling's early research focused on understanding cross-cultural dynamics in psychotherapy intervention and research, and advanced clinical models that more adequately fit the cultural characteristics of Latinx populations – particularly at-risk families dealing with mu…
Emily Adah Miller
Assistant Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
MLLs and Interactional Theory of Language Learning, Elementary Education, Curriulum Design, Qualitative Methods, Socio-cultural Theory
Emily Colleen Belanger
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Emily Colleen Belanger is a Graduate Teaching Assistant affiliated with the Department of English at the University of Georgia.
Emily E. Noble
Associate Professor · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Dr. Noble's research uses rodent models to investigate how the brain controls feeding behavior and energy balance. Our research also investigates the mechanisms by which nutrition affects the brain and cognitive function.
Emily Sahakian
Associate Professor · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Francophone Caribbean theatre, performance, literatures, and culture; African diaspora theatre and performance; intercultural, postcolonial, and transnational theory and performance; theatre and performance historiography; French-language theatre; legacies of slavery and colonial…
Eric Freeman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
Smart materials, Biologically-inspired materials, Electrophysiology, Model membranes, Drug delivery, Numerical methods, Computational mechanics
Eric Harvill
Professor, UGA Athletic Association Professor of Medical Microbiology · College of Veterinary Medicine
Bacterial pathogens and host immunity
How pathogens manipulate the immune response
How pathogens interact with other resident bacteria (microbiota)
The effects of these various interactions on vaccine efficacy
Eric R. Lafontaine
Professor · College of Veterinary Medicine
Bacterial pathogenesis
Development of countermeasures for high containment/high consequence infectious agents
Animal models of infection
Erin Callaghan
MFA Costume Design
Erin Callaghan is an MFA Design candidate in Costume Design at the University of Georgia, affiliated with the UGA Theatre and Film program. Her work in costume design was showcased at the 2023 USITT Southeast Design Expo.
Erin E. Hamel
Assistant Professor · Mary Frances Early College of Education
Early childhood teacher planning time and curricula
Early childhood teacher working conditions
Recruitment and retention of early childhood workforce
Project-based learning
Science and nature in early childhood education
Erin McDermott
PhD Performance Studies
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Ervan Garrison
Professor · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
My research focuses in part on the application of geoarchaeological methods to the study of prehistory. For the past two decades my projects have involved the study of the continental shelves of the American Southeast. Three graduate students have produced theses and dissertation…
Esra Mirze Santesso
Associate Professor
Dr. Santesso works on postcolonial theory with an emphasis on Muslim identity, Islamic feminism, diasporic literature, and human rights narratives.
Farley Richmond
Professor
Asian Theatre, Indian drama and theatre, script analysis, directing
Farnoosh Roozkhosh
Graduate Teaching Assistant · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Geospatial Analysis, Urban Transportation, Public Health, GIS
Fausto O. Sarmiento
Professor · University of Georgia
Montology, Neotropical mountains, critical biogeography, political ecology, socioecological landscapes and seascapes. Current projects dealing with climate change adaptation, mountainscape conservation, ecological legacies, and restoration of Tropandean landscapes.
Faye Chatman
Program Director · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Faye Chatman is the Program Director at the University of Georgia’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. She has been an active member of the Georgia Association for Women in Higher Education (GAWHE) since the late 1980s.
Fred Beyette, Ph.D.
Professor and School Chair · College of Engineering
Developing point-of-care devices for medical and health monitoring applications – including devices that guide the diagnosis and treatment of acute neurologic emergencies such and stroke and traumatic brain injury.
Frederick D. Quinn
Assistant Professor of Black Studies · College of Veterinary Medicine
Defining the worldwide rates of zoonotic tuberulosis transmission
Better understanding tuberculosis transmission mechanisms
Developing and testing a novel mucosal tuberculosis vaccine
Better understanding tuberculosis co-infections including influenza and malaria
Gabe Kooperman
Director for Engineering Innovation · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
My research group aims to answer critical questions about Earth's changing climate system that impact the availability of freshwater, sustainability of natural ecosystems, and environmental extremes (e.g., floods, droughts, air quality, and heat waves). We employ innovative compu…
Gagan Agrawal
Director, School of Computing; Professor of Computer Science · School of Computing
Gagan Agrawal is the Director of the School of Computing and a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Georgia. His research interests include parallel programming, scalable data mining, and deep metric learning on attributed graphs. He has contributed to the field thr…
Gagan Agrawal, Ph.D.
Professor and Inaugural Director of the School of Computing · College of Engineering
High Performance Computing, Scientific Data Management, Applications of Machine Learning and Data Science.
Gajanan S. Bhat
Georgia Athletic Association Professor of Fibers and Textiles and Department Head · College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Fiber Science, Carbon FIbers, Nonwovens, Melt blowing, Cotton Nonwovens, Plastics Recycling, Multifunctional Nonwovens
Gary Douberly
Associate Dean · Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Gauri Datta
Professor
Small Area Estimation , Survey Sampling , Baysian Analysis , Bayes-Frequentist Interface , Likelihood Inference , Multivariate Analysis , Asymptotics , Linear Models , Development of Non-subjective Priors
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