Psychology Faculty

Alayna Park

Assistant Professor
Psychology

Shannon Peake

Research Assistant Professor
Center for Translational Neuroscience, Psychology
Phone: 541-346-4664
Office: 426 LISB, 1227 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: developmental psychology, parent-child interaction, intervention, social emotional development,

Jordan Pennefather

Senior Instructor II
Psychology
Office: 423 Straub Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227

Ellen Peters

Philip H. Knight Chair and Professor
Director, Center for Science Communication Research (SCR)
Psychology, SOJC, SOJC-Advertising
Phone: 541-346-3828
Office: 110A Allen Hall
Research Interests: Science Communication, Judgment and Decision Making, Numeracy, Affect and Emotion, Adult Aging

Jennifer Pfeifer

Professor
CTN Co-Director
Center for Translational Neuroscience, Neuroscience, Psychology
Phone: 541-346-1984
Office: 334 LISB, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Adolescence, Puberty, Self, Social Cognition, Emotion, Mental Health, Internalizing, Depression, Motivation, Decision-Making, Social Learning, Self-Regulation

Curtis Phills

Associate Professor
Psychology
Research Interests: Social/Personality, Attitudes, Stereotypes, Intersectionality. For more information see: https://www.curtisphills.com/lab.html

Gerard Saucier

Professor
Psychology
Phone: 541-346-4927
Office: 425 Straub Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Personality, Values, Cultural Psychology, Moral Psychology

Margaret E. Sereno

Professor
Neuroscience, Psychology, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-4915
Office: 330 LISB, 1227 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Cognitive-Neuroscience

Birdie Shirtcliff

Research Professor
Center for Translational Neuroscience, Psychology
Office: Straub Hall, Rm 133, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227

Elizabeth Skowron

Professor
Psychology
Phone: 541-346-9329
Office: 437 Straub Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Clinical, Development, Parenting Processes, Adversity, Self-Regulation, Child & Family Interventions, Translational Science.

Paul Slovic

Emeritus Professor
Psychology
Research Interests: Social/Personality, Judgment and Decision Making, Risk Perception, Affect and Information Processing, Genocide, Human Rights, Virtuous Violence, Preventing Nuclear War, Behavioral Economics

Matt Smear

Associate Professor
Neuroscience, Psychology
Phone: 541-346-4389
Office: 212A Huestis Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Systems Neuroscience

Nash Unsworth

Professor
Neuroscience, Psychology
Phone: 541-346-2921
Office: 327 LISB, 1227 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Cognitive-Neuroscience, Memory and Attention

Mike Wehr

Professor
College Scholars, Neuroscience, Psychology
Phone: 541-346-5866
Office: 213 LISB, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Systems Neuroscience

Sara Weston

Associate Professor
Chair of the Graduate Education Committee
Psychology
Research Interests: Social-Personality, Health, Personality Development

Ariel Williamson

Assistant Professor
Psychology
Phone: 971-342-4004
Research Interests: Clinical, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Community-Engaged Research, Health Disparities, Sleep Medicine, Implementation Science

Blanche Wright

Assistant Professor
Psychology
Phone: 541-346-4831
Research Interests: Clinical psychology, equity in evidence-based mental health care, dissemination and implementation science, youth mental health, minority stress, family/parent engagement, Latinx/Latiné diaspora, mental health policy/financing

Sonja Yokum

Pro Tem Instructor
Psychology

Maureen Zalewski Regnier

Professor
Director of Clinical Training
Psychology
Phone: 541-346-7053
Research Interests: Clinical, Developmental Psychopathology, Parental Psychopathology, Maternal Borderline Personality Disorder, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotion Regulation

Ahmar Zaman

Career Instructor
Psychology