Sara Weston

Sara Weston is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oregon, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences and the Center for Translational Neuroscience. Her research focuses on understanding how personality traits influence health outcomes and behaviors.

• Research Themes: Social-personality psychology, health behavior mechanisms, contextual factors in trait-health relationships
• Methodologies: Longitudinal data analysis, structural equation modeling, open science practices
• Labs: Principal investigator of the Personality Is Everywhere (PIE) Lab, which emphasizes data-driven personality measurement and developmental approaches.

Dr. Weston advocates for transparency in research, promoting open access to data, analytic code, and preprints. Her recent work examines neuroticism’s role in chronic conditions, personality-driven health responses, and measurement invariance in psychological assessments. She is currently not accepting new graduate students for Fall 2025 admissions.