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UO Psychology Department News and information about the Department of Psychology at the University of Oregon.

The Psychology Department functions "as a whole" rather than as a set of insulated areas. There are no rigid boundaries between traditional sub-fields (biological, cognitive, developmental, social, personality, and clinical psychology). Instead, numerous intellectual communities cross-cut these sub-fields, drawing students and faculty together in collaborative research and allowing for the sharing of expertise and state-of-the-art technologies (e.g., Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging).

For many summers now, UO Psych has been the location of "Compassion Week" -- a small conference of international researc...
09/19/2026

For many summers now, UO Psych has been the location of "Compassion Week" -- a small conference of international researchers who study factors related to prosocial decision making and behavior. The conference was inspired by the vast and continuing body of research by Emerit Prof. Paul Slovic (second from the left in photo). Many Compassion Week attendees are Prof. Slovic's former students and current collaborators. Pictured here from this summer are UO Psych PhD alum Dr. Ellen Peters (now a Knight Professor in UO's School of Journalism and Communication); Emerit Prof. Paul Slovic; Dr. Enrico Rubaltelli from the University of Padua in Italy, who first came to Eugene to be a visiting scholar with Prof. Slovic many years ago and who has regularly returned to visit since; and UO Psych PhD alum Dr. Stephan Dickert, a faculty member at the University of Applied Science of Neu-Ulm in Germany.

Three alums of our clinical PhD program were reunited as members of APA's Council of Representatives (the psychology ass...
08/31/2026

Three alums of our clinical PhD program were reunited as members of APA's Council of Representatives (the psychology association's legislative body). Pictured at APA's annual convention in Washington, DC are Caroyln Allard, Robyn Gobin, and Sonia Venkatraman.

Just like every summer since 2007, UO Psychology was part of SAIL (Student Academy to Inspire Learning)! SAIL is UO's su...
08/17/2026

Just like every summer since 2007, UO Psychology was part of SAIL (Student Academy to Inspire Learning)! SAIL is UO's summer program designed to help talented Oregon high school students from demographics that are underrepresented in higher education learn more about what it means to be a UO undergrad and how they can attend. This year, Psychology and Linguistics faculty contributed two weeks of programming (demos, activities, labs, data collection): one week for students who stayed overnight in the campus dorms and the other week for students commuting to campus each day. A whole lotta learning went on!!

07/24/2026

UO Psychology welcomes Prof Bill Swann (an emerit professor who retired from the Univ of Texas Austin) with a courtesy appointment in our department.

Congrats to all our 2025 Psychology Grads! You did it! 🦆🎓🎉
06/17/2025

Congrats to all our 2025 Psychology Grads! You did it! 🦆🎓🎉

Congratulations on work well done to all of our presenters at last week’s Undergraduate Research Symposium! Students sha...
05/27/2025

Congratulations on work well done to all of our presenters at last week’s Undergraduate Research Symposium! Students shared research on topics from the benefits of implementing civic education in K-5 grades, musical therapy for mental health, mapping race and stereotype, the impact of COVID-19 on adolescents, and more.

Dr. Deepu Murthy, principal investigator of the Adaptive Memory Lab, held a workshop this past weekend that brought toge...
05/22/2025

Dr. Deepu Murthy, principal investigator of the Adaptive Memory Lab, held a workshop this past weekend that brought together researchers from the areas of cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology, to discuss the role of episodic memory in psychological disorders. Click the link in bio to learn more.

Mark your calendars! Psychology department commencement ceremonies will be held at Autzen Stadium on Monday, June 16, 20...
05/19/2025

Mark your calendars! Psychology department commencement ceremonies will be held at Autzen Stadium on Monday, June 16, 2025 at 4:00pm. Swipe to read important information about Autzen’s clear bag policy and link to all the details.

This Thursday, May 15, join us for the University of Oregon’s 10th Annual Ducks Give. Ducks Give is a 24-hour day of giv...
05/14/2025

This Thursday, May 15, join us for the University of Oregon’s 10th Annual Ducks Give. Ducks Give is a 24-hour day of giving when alumni, staff, faculty, and the UO community come together to contribute gifts — big or small — in support of our undergraduate and graduate students.  
This fundraising effort is a way for you to make a direct contribution to your Psychology department! Your donations will support our faculty members and students, as well as our everyday programming. 
Visit the Ducks Give website (link in bio) to make a gift. And don’t forget to specify that your gift be earmarked for the Psychology department!
Thank you in advance for your support, and remember to save the date for Ducks Give, this Thursday, May 15.

This Thursday, May 15, join us for the University of Oregon’s 10th Annual Ducks Give. Ducks Give is a 24-hour day of giv...
05/13/2025

This Thursday, May 15, join us for the University of Oregon’s 10th Annual Ducks Give. Ducks Give is a 24-hour day of giving when alumni, staff, faculty, and the UO community come together to contribute gifts — big or small — in support of our undergraduate and graduate students.  
This fundraising effort is a way for you to make a direct contribution to your Psychology department! Your donations will support our faculty members and students, as well as our everyday programming. 
Visit the Ducks Give website (link in bio) to make a gift. And don’t forget to specify that your gift be earmarked for the Psychology department!
Thank you in advance for your support, and remember to save the date for Ducks Give, this Thursday, May 15

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