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Dr. Sarina Saturn

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Sarina Saturn, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor

School of Psychological Science
Oregon State University
208 Moreland Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-5303
Phone: (541) 737-1366
Fax: (541) 737-3547
Email: sarina.saturn@oregonstate.edu

 

 

Please email Dr. Saturn regarding graduate student and postdoctoral possibilities.  Dr. Saturn can be a co-primary mentor of PhD students through a couple departments as an adjunct and postdoc hopefuls and she can work on fellowship applications. 

Areas of Interest

  • Neuroscience 
  • Emotion
  • Physiology
  • Genetics
  • Neuroendocrinology
  • Empathy
  • Stress
  • Health Psychology

Education

Ph.D., Neuroscience, New York University, 2003

B.S., Psychology and General Science, University of Oregon, 1997

Academic Positions and Appointments

Postdoctoral Research Scholar:

  • Stanford University (2005-2007)
  • University of California, Berkeley (2007-2009)

Popular Media Reports Citing her Research

http://oregonstate.edu/terra/2010/spring/where-chemistry-meets-compassion

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/science/24angier.html

http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/1116/3

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/article6919399.ece

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/11/18/can-a-genetic-variation-boost-empathy-and-reduce-stress/

http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2009/11/18/empathy-and-stress-levels-may-be-coded-into-our-genes.html

https://sfari.org/news-and-commentary/open-article/-/asset_publisher/6Tog/content/variants-in-trust-hormone-receptor-up-the-risk-for-autism?redirect=%2Fnews-and-commentary%2Fall

http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/whipping-up-kindness-in-the-lab-11133/

*The names of the proposed schools are pending processing of Cat I and approval by the President.