Sean O'Donnell, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Courses I teach at the University of Washington and Field Courses

 Contact information:

My office is in 325 Guthrie Hall

Students can call 206-543-2315 (voice mail), or email me at sodonnel "at" uw.edu

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 Fall 2009

Psychology 300 - Animal Behavior

5 credits, graded

 General course information

Animal behavior course syllabus Animal behavior course calendar Learning goals for the course

 

Midterm 2 exam review: list of terms and concepts

 

Lecture outlines and slide shows (pdf format)

Final exam materials

7 Parental care outline Parental care slides

8 Social behavior outline Social slides part 1 Social slides part 2

9 Human behavior outline Human slides

 

Midterm 2 materials

4 Communication outline Communication slides

Viewing guide for video on Communication

5 Foraging outline Foraging slides 1 Foraging slides 2 Foraging slides 3 Foraging slides 4

6 Mating outline Mating slides

 

Midterm 1 materials

1 History and background oultline History and background slides

2 Evolution of behavior outline Evolution of behavior slides 1 Evolution of behavior slides 2

3 Mechanisms of behavior outline Mechanisms of behavior slides

 

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Fall 2009

Graduate Seminar in Animal Behavior

Psych 551A 2 credits, CR/NC

Fall 2009 course calendar and readings

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March 2009 - Costa Rica

Organization for Tropical Studies

Graduate Specialty Course: Neotropical Social Insects

2009 OTS Coursebook

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Last taught Spring 2009: Insect Behavior crosslisted Psych 406/Bio 406

4 credits, graded

Recent course syllabus

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Last taught: Winter 2009

Psychology graduate course

Core concepts in Behavioral Genetics Psych 503 A

4 credits, CR/NC

Recent course syllabus    

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Last taught Spring 2007

Evolutionary Psychology of human gender, mating, and reproduction

Graduate Course Psych 560

 3 credits, graded: 2 weekly meetings of 1.5 hours each

Recent syllabus for Evolutionary Psychology of Gender, Mating, and Reproduction

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Last taught Winter 2007

 Behavioral Genetics Crosslisted Psych/Bio 458

4 credits, graded

Recent behavioral Genetics syllabus

Recent behavioral Genetics course calendar

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Undergraduate Research Psych/Biol 499

O'Donnell lab undergraduate research syllabus  

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