Psychology Faculty

DeAnna Timmermann, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology
Phone: 541-962-3679
Email: dtimmerm@eou.ed
Office: BH-147

Dr Timmermann is a biological psychologist, with interests in brain development, experience-based changes in neural communication, and neuropsychology.  She teaches General Psychology, Introduction to Lifespan Development, Brain and Behavior, Motivation, and Neuropsychology, among other courses.

Research Interests:

  • Human electrophysiology (EEG)
  • Neuroscience

On-campus Courses:

  • PSY 201/202 General Psychology
  • PSY 342 Brain & Behavior
  • PSY 433 Psychopharmacology
  • PSY 442 Neuropsychology

Online Courses:

  • PSY 342 Brain and Behavior
  • PSY 370 Personality
  • PSY 442 Neuropsychology

Zoe Johnson-Ulrich, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Phone: 541-962-3660
Email: zjohnsonulrich@eou.edu
Office: BH-145

Zoe Johnson-Ulrich studies animal cognition; her research questions relate to the evolution of cognitive abilities and whether humans and animals share cognition. She is primarily focused on behavioral flexibility, causal reasoning, and problem-solving skills. She has studied a wide range of animals such as bears, big cats, striped skunks, and horses. Her current research projects are focused on behavioral flexibility in horses, but she is willing to work with other species (like pet dogs and cats) for undergraduate projects. 

Research Interests:

  • Animal Cognition
  • Evolution of Cognition
  • Companion and Zoo Animal Psychology

On-campus Courses:

  • PSY 201Z/202Z Intro to Psychology
  • PSY 211 Lifespan Development
  • PSY 222 Writing in Psychology
  • PSY 311 Child Development
  • PSY 343 Learning
  • PSY 443 Animal Cognition
  • PSY 460/461 Experimental Psychology (senior capstone prerequisite and capstone course)

Online Courses:

  • PSY 201Z Intro to Psychology
  • PSY 443 Animal Cognition

Austin Jeffery, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer II of Psychology
Phone: 541-962-3860
Email: ajeffery@eou.edu
Office: BH-151

Dr. Austin Jeffery is trained in evolutionary psychology and has
expertise in human sexuality. His graduate research tested hypotheses
related to sexual orientation, but his interests are broadly related to
applying principles of natural selection to human psychology. Additional
interests include philosophy of mind (consciousness), cognitive and
perceptual biases, research methods, and scientific writing. As a senior
lecturer, Dr. Jeffery is not currently performing research or offering
practicum credits, but he is happy to advise students with interests in
evolution and sexuality.

Research Interests:

  • Evolutionary Psychology
  • Human Sexuality
  • Philosophy of Mind

On-campus Courses:

  • PSY 201Z/202Z Intro to Psychology I & II
  • PSY 222 Writing in Psychology
  • PSY 223 Intro to Laboratory Methods in Psychology
  • PSY 303 The Psychology Major
  • PSY 331 Human Sexuality
  • PSY 357 Evolution and Behavior
  • PSY 431 Advanced Topics in Human Sexuality

Online Courses:

  • PSY 222 Writing in Psychology
  • PSY 303 The Psychology Major
  • PSY 331 Human Sexuality
  • PSY 357 Evolution and Behavior
  • PSY 431 Advanced Topics in Human Sexuality
  • PSY 450 Psychology Research Topics

Olivia Kuljian, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Phone: 541-962-3280
Email: okuljian@eou.edu
Office: BH-149
Website: EOU Social Identity Lab

Dr. Olivia Kuljian is a social psychologist whose research investigates uncertainty, prototypicality, leadership, intergroup relations, extreme group behavior, and dehumanization through the lens of social identity theory. Within these domains, her work explores how uncertainty surrounding one’s social identity, group standing, or group leader affects how people understand themselves as well as how they may view and treat members of opposing groups. She teaches Social Psychology, Psychology of Diversity, Personality Psychology, Research in Psychology, and Research Methods.

Research Interests:

  • Social Identity
  • Group processes and intergroup relations
  • Dehumanization

On-campus Courses:

  • PSY 223 Intro to Laboratory Methods in Psychology
  • PSY 360 Principles of Social Psychology
  • PSY 370 Personality
  • PSY 436 Psychology of Diversity

Online Courses:

  • PSY 360 Principles of Social Psychology
  • PSY 436 Psychology of Diversity
  • PSY 450 Psychology Research Topics

Anthony Stenson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Phone: 541-962-3791
Email: astenson@eou.edu
Office: BH-153

Anthony R. Stenson is a cognitive psychologist whose research investigates the affective (emotional) and cognitive processes involved in adaptive decision making under risk. Within these domains, his work investigates the processes related to how individuals flexibly adapt to changing circumstances, particularly in situations that have probabilistic outcomes. Additionally, this work utilizes both behavioral, computational, and neurophysiological approaches to test theories relating to how the brain deals with ever changing environments. He teaches Cognitive Psychology, Statistics and Experimental Design, Motivation, Experimental Research in Psychology, and Research Methods.

Research Interests:

  • Decision making under uncertainty
  • Cognitive control and cognitive flexibility
  • Affect

On-campus Courses:

  • PSY 335 Cognitive Psychology
  • PSY 342 Brain & Behavior
  • PSY 442 Neuropsychology
  • PSY 460/461 Experimental Psychology (senior capstone prerequisite and capstone course)
  • STAT 327 Statistics & Experimental Design

Online Courses:

  • PSY 335 Cognitive Psychology
  • PSY 342 Brain & Behavior
  • PSY 442 Neuropsychology
  • STAT 327 Statistics & Experimental Design
  • PSY 303 The Psychology Major

Felicia Kademian-Saini, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Phone: 541-962-3459
Email: fkademiansaini@eou.edu
Office: BH-155

Felicia Kademian-Saini, Ph.D. is a trained clinical psychologist who has worked in a variety of clinical settings including psychiatric inpatient facilities, LGBT Center in Los Angeles, and Kaiser Permanente. While working within the clinical field, she became a specialist working with eating disorders, trauma, and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). Her research interests tend to focus on understanding various underserved communities, behavioral medicine, and resiliency. She also runs the Resiliency and Behavioral Medicine (RBM) lab at EOU.

Research Interests:

  • Resiliency
  • Understanding and advocating for underserved communities
  • Acculturation 
  • Trauma

On-campus Courses:

  • PSY 303 The Psychology Major
  • PSY 350 Psychopathology
  • PSY 450 Psychology Research Topics (capstone course)
  • PSY 451 Clinical Interventions

Online Courses:

  • PSY 303 The Psychology Major
  • PSY 350 Psychopathology
  • PSY 451 Clinical Interventions

Dr. Tracy Powell

Adjunct Faculty, Psychology, email: tmpowell1@eou.edu

Research Interests:

  • Forensic Psychology – psychopathy, child welfare child dependency case law
  • Phenomenology – being in the world, conscious and unconscious experience
  • Oregon Foster Care System

Online Courses:

  • PSY 202 General Psychology
  • PSY 343 Learning

Dr. Joshua Uhalt

Joshua Uhalt

Adjunct Faculty, Psychology, email: juhalt@eou.edu

Online Courses:

  • PSY 223 Intro to Laboratory Methods in Psychology

Dr. Marianne Weaver

Adjunct Faculty, Psychology; Licensed Psychologist; Student Health and Counseling Center (541) 962-3524, email: mweaver@eou.edu

Clinical Interests:

  • Individual and family therapy
  • Addictions, trauma, attachment, lifespan development struggles, relationship struggles

Online Courses:

  • PSY 473 Family Systems Theory and Therapy

Dr. Amy Wisniewski

Adjunct Faculty, Psychology, email: awisniewski@eou.edu

Research Interests:

  • Gender development across the lifespan

Online Courses:

  • PSY 222 Writing in Psychology
  • PSY 311 Child Development

Dr. Michelle Wright

Adjunct Faculty, Psychology, email: mfwright@eou.edu

Research Interests:

  • Children and adolescents’ use of technology
  • Parents’ involvement in their children’s online activities
  • Technology-based interventions
  • Injury prevention

Online Courses:

  • PSY 211 Intro to Lifespan Development

Dr. Ryan Lundell-Creagh

Adjunct Faculty, Psychology, email: rlundellcreagh@eou.edu

Research Interests:

  • context effects in personality
  • personality measurement
  • emotion experience, identification, and regulation
  • interactions between personality and emotion

Online Courses:

  • PSY 360 Social Psychology
  • PSY 370 Personality