Sarah Gavac
Assistant Teaching Professor,
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Mail code: 3051Campus: Otherus
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Long Bio
Sarah Gavac is the Director of the Psychology Digital Immersion (Online) Programs at ASU (BA/BS/MS) and an Assistant Teaching Professor of Psychology in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Sarah's research has explored how people respond to threatening situations, with a recent focus on how students respond to stressful class material.
Sarah has taught Advanced Developmental Psychology and Research Methods in the MS Psychology program. In the Undergraduate BA/BS program, Sarah has taught Effective Thinking, Developmental Psychology, and Psychology of Gender.
Education
- PhD Social Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- BA Psychology, Case Western Reserve University
- BS Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PSY 595 | Continuing Registration |
| PSY 595 | Continuing Registration |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 595 | Continuing Registration |
| PSY 595 | Continuing Registration |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 384 | Psych Undergrad Teaching Asst |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 595 | Continuing Registration |
| PSY 595 | Continuing Registration |
| PSY 553 | General Psychology Capstone |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 595 | Continuing Registration |
| PSY 595 | Continuing Registration |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 595 | Continuing Registration |
| PSY 595 | Continuing Registration |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 595 | Continuing Registration |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 595 | Continuing Registration |
| PSY 595 | Continuing Registration |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 384 | Psych Undergrad Teaching Asst |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 595 | Continuing Registration |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 598 | Special Topics |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 500 | Research Methods |
| PSY 598 | Special Topics |
| PSY 598 | Special Topics |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 384 | Psych Undergrad Teaching Asst |
| PSY 384 | Psych Undergrad Teaching Asst |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 500 | Research Methods |
| PSY 598 | Special Topics |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 384 | Psych Undergrad Teaching Asst |
| PSY 598 | Special Topics |
| PSY 384 | Psych Undergrad Teaching Asst |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 399 | Supervised Research |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 500 | Research Methods |
| PSY 385 | Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 384 | Psych Undergrad Teaching Asst |
| PSY 399 | Supervised Research |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PSY 341 | Developmental Psychology |
| PSY 500 | Research Methods |
| PSY 598 | Special Topics |
| PSY 598 | Special Topics |
| PSY 341 | Developmental Psychology |
| PSY 384 | Psych Undergrad Teaching Asst |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PSY 341 | Developmental Psychology |
| PSY 341 | Developmental Psychology |
| PSY 304 | Effective Thinking |
| PSY 341 | Developmental Psychology |
| PSY 341 | Developmental Psychology |
| PSY 598 | Special Topics |
| PSY 384 | Psych Undergrad Teaching Asst |
| PSY 598 | Special Topics |
| PSY 494 | Special Topics |
| PSY 384 | Psych Undergrad Teaching Asst |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PSY 341 | Developmental Psychology |
| PSY 341 | Developmental Psychology |
| PSY 500 | Research Methods |
| PSY 384 | Psych Undergrad Teaching Asst |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PSY 341 | Developmental Psychology |
| PSY 598 | Special Topics |
| PSY 598 | Special Topics |
| PSY 341 | Developmental Psychology |
| PSY 500 | Research Methods |
Service
I've run a number of workshops, offered lectures, and done consultation work around cultivating gender-inclusive or gender-expansive classrooms.
I have similar experience -- though not as notable on my CV -- related to online education.