Sue Koger

Professor Koger received her B.A. degree from Kean College (in New Jersey) and her Ph.D. in physiological psychology from the University of New Hampshire. She joined Willamette University in the fall of 1993, and teaches Biopsychology and Ecological/Conservation Psychology, among other courses. Her scholarship focuses on the effects of toxicants such as pesticides on brain development and function, and the role of psychology in environmental studies. Sue is the coauthor of The Psychology of Environmental Problems (2004, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates), and Teaching Psychology for Sustainability: A Manual of Resources . In her spare time, Sue serves on the steering committee for Salem Citizens for Alternatives to Pesticides, and enjoys hiking with her dog, Phoebe, and contra dancing.

Read Koger's article "Environmental Toxicants and Developmental Disabilities [PDF] (from American Psychologist, April 2005)

Read Koger's article "Psychology and Environmental Sustainability: A call for integration [PDF] (from Teaching of Psychology, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2007)