Psychology Faculty

Jennifer Ablow

Associate Professor
Psychology
Phone: 541-346-4554
Office: 475 Straub Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Clinical, Developmental, Infant-Parent Attachment, Maternal Brain, Influence of Familial Risk and Protective Factors to Development of Stress, Physiological, and Emotion Regulation

Nicholas Allen

Professor
Ann Swindells Professor; Director, Center for Digital Mental Health
Center for Translational Neuroscience, Psychology
Phone: 541-346-4075
Office: 479 Straub Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Clinical, Adolescent Development and Mental Health, Mood Disorders, Sleep, Developmental Social and Affective Neuroscience, Family Processes, Digital Mental Health, Assessment and Intervention, Prevention Research

Sunny Bai

Assistant Professor
Psychology
Phone: 971-352-4016
Research Interests: Clinical, Developmental, stress and coping, emotion regulation, family relationships, peer relationships, depression, suicide prevention, intensive longitudinal methods

Jagdeep Bala

Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies in Psychology
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Multidisciplinary Science, Psychology
Phone: 541-346-4953
Office: 225 Straub Hall

Dare Baldwin

Professor
Psychology, Clark Honors College
Phone: 541-346-4964
Office: 467 Straub Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Wednesdays 11am-1pm on Zoom (https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/96967211247?pwd=x390BPJLwTJWrI24tpInukwmfpuPIy.1) and Fridays 9-10am on Zoom (https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/94788761629?pwd=Nd8ix1TkockpUGDQ3i7VvdMDnlHpYB.1). Please email in advance to let me know when in the office hour window you plan to attend. If you need an appointment time outside of my office hours, please email me to find a time that works for us both. Looking forward to seeing you!
Research Interests: Development, Language Acquisition, Event Processing, Cognitive and Social-Cognitive Development, Developmental Consequences of Malnutrition, Behavioral Response to Natural Hazards

Ted Bell

Assistant Teaching Professor
Psychology, SAIL
Office: 385 Straub Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Memory, Attention, Educational Applications of Cognitive Science

Elliot Berkman

Professor; Divisional Associate Dean, Natural Sciences
CTN Co-Director
Center for Translational Neuroscience, Neuroscience, Psychology, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-4909
Office: 332 LISB, 1227 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Social/Personality, Translational Neuroscience, Self-Regulation, Goals, Motivation

Debi Brannan

Pro Tem Instructor
Psychology

Stephanie Cacioppo

Courtesy Assistant Professor
Center for Translational Neuroscience, Psychology

Melynda Casement

Associate Professor
Center for Translational Neuroscience, Neuroscience, Psychology, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-7051
Office: 397 Straub Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Research Interests: Clinical Science, Developmental Psychopathology, Affective Processing, Sleep, Stress Neurobiology, Translational Neuroscience

Robert Chavez

Associate Professor
Center for Translational Neuroscience, Neuroscience, Psychology
Phone: 541-346-4943
Office: 433 Straub Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Office Hours: Winter 2026: Friday 11am–noon and other days by appointment.
Research Interests: Social/Personality, Social Neuroscience, Self, Interpersonal Perception, Computational Methods

Evelyn Cho

Assistant Professor
Psychology
Phone: 971-352-4021
Research Interests: Clinical Psychology

Sheila Crowell

Professor
Psychology
Phone: 541-346-0396
Research Interests: Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychopathology, Emotion Dysregulation, Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors, Dynamic Relationship Patterns, and Psychophysiology.

Paul Dassonville

Associate Professor
Neuroscience, Psychology, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-4956
Office: 331 LISB, 1227 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Cognitive-Neuroscience

Kelsey Dickson

Associate Professor
Psychology

Sarah Dimakis

Assistant Teaching Professor
Psychology
Phone: 541-346-2476
Office: 437 Straub Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Nicole Dudukovic

Neuroscience Major Director
Teaching Professor of Neuroscience
Clark Honors College, Neuroscience, Psychology
Phone: 541-346-7225
Office: 387 Straub Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Drop-in hour Tuesdays 1:30-2:30pm and by appointment Tuesdays 2:30-3:30pm and Wednesdays 11am-1pm (sign up at https://nicoledudukovic.youcanbook.me/)
Research Interests: Human memory, cognitive neuroscience

Ruth Ellingsen

Clinical Associate Professor
Clinic Director
Psychology
Office: 194 Straub Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227

Caitlin Fausey

Associate Professor
Psychology
Phone: 541-346-4951
Office: 465 Straub Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Developmental, Cognitive Development, Language, Vision, Music, Everyday Infancy

Michelle Fenesy

Clinical Assistant Professor
Associate Clinic Director
Psychology
Phone: 541-346-0163