Meet Dr. Claudia Jorgensen-2

 

  Instructor Information

Dr. J (aka Dr. Claudia Jorgensen)

Dr. Claudia Jorgensen

 

 

 Contact information

    Email: cjorgensen@uvu.edu

ProTip:  BEST way to get in touch with me is via Microsoft Teams. Just message me using a personal chat or open our MS Teams channel and type into the general area.

If you would like to set-up a one-on-one virtual MS Teams meeting, please use Bookings Links to an external site..

Another GREAT way to get in touch with me is via Email. In each email, please include the course and section number into the subject line. Also, please include your name into the email. My goal is to respond to your emails within 24 hours during the work week, although there may be times when I am delayed. My goal is to be available as much as possible during the week. On weekends, I may not be able to answer quickly--you may have to wait until Monday.

Not ideal is to contact me via canvas messaging. 

 

 

    Office phone: 801-863-9982  (ProTip: Due to COVID, this is NOT the best way to get in touch with me. I will rarely be on campus to check my voice messages.)

 

   Office location: CB 207 F located on the 2nd floor of CB (ProTip: Due to COVID, we will use Microsoft Teams Dr. J's Remote Office Links to an external site. instead.)

 

   Student hour: I have set aside Mondays from 1:30-2:30PM (via Microsoft Teams).  You matter! I want to hear from you. If you need clarification on class material, direction for the article critique, guidance on the other assignments, advice on studying and time management techniques, or just want to talk—came see me in my in Dr. J's Remote Office Links to an external site..

 

We also have a Team in the Microsoft Teams app. You get access to this free because you are a UVU student. Canvas will automatically put you in our course Team. Go there and chat with me or your classmates about the class! I really look forward to interacting with you there. 

  • If you are completely new to UVU or Teams, complete the following:
    1. Go here  (Links to an external site.)and make sure your UVU Microsoft Office365 account is activated.
      1. If you have already activated it, you will see this message: "You have already activated your UVU employee Office 365 account."
      2. If you have not activated it, the page will guide you through the necessary steps. Please complete them as instructed on the page.
    2. Go here  (Links to an external site.)and download the Teams desktop app.
    3. (Optional) Download the Teams app on your phone.
    4. Complete the steps mentioned. 

 

  Welcome Statement

 

 

Welcome to Psychopharmacology PSY 3430. My name is Claudia Jorgensen, but will usually just use Dr. J. I am originally from Germany (specifically, I grew up in former East Germany). After high school, I moved to the States and have lived in the States ever since.

 

 Education and Experience

I received my Associate's Degrees in Liberal Arts and Early Childhood Development from Oakland Community College in Michigan. I received my Bachelor's degrees in Research Psychology and Biology from the University of Michigan--Flint. For my graduate work, I moved to Florida where I received my Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Florida State University. My graduate work focused on the social environmental factors that influence adult neurogenesis (the formation of new neurons in adulthood) in the limbic system (social part of the brain) in the prairie vole. 

I came to UVU in 2013 to teach Psychopharmacology and Physiological Psychology. Since starting at UVU, I have developed Introduction to Brain and Behavior and Sensation & Perception as well as converted Physiological Psychology to a lab course (now called Behavioral Neuroscience). Furthermore, I have developed an interactive online delivery for Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychopharmacology. My focus and excellence in teaching have been recognized with the Dean's Excellence in teaching Award (2018), being named an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA, 2018), the Faculty Excellence Award (FEA, 2019), the international JoVE Innovation in Teaching Award (2021), the Flex Teaching Award (2022), and being nominated for the UVU Presidential Award of Excellence.

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