Regan A. R. Gurung

Regan A. R. Gurung is a social psychologist by training with research encompassing social, health, and pedagogical psychology.  Over 130 of his articles have been published in peer-reviewed journals and he has co-authored/co-edited 15 books. His most recent books are Teach Like a Champ (with Elizabeth Yost Hammer), Thriving in Academia (with Pam Ansburg and Mark Basham), and Study Like a Champ (with John Dunlosky). He was a founding co-editor of APA's journal Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, co-chaired the APA General Psychology Initiative, and is past president of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, and Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology.

Dr. Gurung taught at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay for twenty years before moving to Corvallis in 2019.

Selected Honors and Awards

• Charles L. Brewer Award for Distinguished Career in Teaching Psychology, American Psychological Foundation
• Elizabeth P. Ritchie Distinguished Professor, Oregon State University
• Margaret and Thomas Meehan Distinguished Honor College Mentor, Oregon State University.
• Wisconsin Professor of the Year, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
• Regent’s Teaching Award, University of Wisconsin System
• Distinguished Achievement Award, Carleton College Alumni Association (2016)
• Fellow, American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, Midwestern Psychological Association

Selected and Recent Publications: See CV