Regan Gurung

Regan A. R. Gurung (born August 1969) is an American-Indian psychologist, professor, and author.

Gurung has served as president of Psi Chi, a founding co-editor of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology published by the American Psychological Association, and co-chair of the APA's Introductory Psychology Initiative. He has received numerous awards and honors for his contribution to social and pedagogical psychology. Gurung serves as a professor at Oregon State University.

Background

Gurung was born in Bombay, India. He moved to the United States at an early age.

At the origin of his educational itinerary, Gurung attended and received his undergraduate degree in psychology in 1991 at the liberal arts-based Carleton College in Minnesota. He later earned his Master's and PhD in social and personality psychology from the University of Washington in Seattle during the mid-1990s. Since completing his doctoral studies, he assumed the role of Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health at UCLA in 1996.

During the early 2000s, Gurung worked as an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, ultimately becoming the chair at the university's Department of Psychology and later the associate dean of the Liberal Arts & Sciences.

As of 2019, he currently serves as a professor of psychology, associate vice provost and the executive director of the Center for Teaching and Learning and the psychology program at Oregon State University. He is also the founding co-editor of the APA's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology journal.

Career Since his tenure began amid teaching at numerous American universities, Gurung has authored and released more than 120 academic articles in peer-reviewed journals, authored 15 books, and amassed mass media attention. He has also been the subject of several honors and awards by the leading initiatives and organizational bodies in the social sciences. Gurung also appeared in a TEDx Talk.

Honors President of the International Honor Society Psi Chi (2018) American Psychological Association Teacher Spotlight (2017) Co-chairman of APA's General Psychology Initiative Wisconsin Professor of the Year (Council for the Advancement and Support of Education) Fellow of the American Psychological Association Fellow at the Association for Psychological Science

Awards SAGE Textbook Excellence Award (2022) Charles L. Brewer Award for Distinguished Career in Teaching Psychology (2017) Distinguished Achievement Award, Carleton College Alumni Association (2016) Regent's Teaching Award, University of Wisconsin (2011) UWGB Founder's Award for Excellence in Teaching

Books Year Title Publisher ISBN Note 2005 Health Psychology: A Cultural Approach Cengage Learning 2009 Getting Culture: Incorporating Diversity Across the Curriculum Stylus 2011 An EasyGuide to APA Style SAGE Publications Winner, SAGE Textbook Excellence Award, 2022 2014 Multicultural Approaches to Health and Wellness in America ABC-CLIO 2016 An Evidence-based Guide to College and University Teaching Routledge 2018 Health Psychology: Well-Being in a Diverse World SAGE Publications 2021 Thriving in Academia: Building a Career at a Teaching-Focused Institution American Psychological Association 2021 A Pocket Guide to Online Teaching Routledge 2022 Everyday Applications of Psychological Science Routledge 2023 Study Like a Champ: The Psychology-based Guide to "Grade A" Study Habits American Psychological Association