Deb Morrison teaches creativity and content, creative strategy, and brand responsibility at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication and serves as Professor of Advertising and the school’s Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs. Morrison was a 2024 inductee of The One Club for Creativity international Educators Hall of Fame, the first public university academic to hold that honor. She is a two-time winner of the Oregon Marshall Award for Innovative Teaching, named a Grandmaster of The Art Directors Club in New York in 2010, awarded the 2015 AEJMC national distinguished teacher award winner, and the 2018 winner of the American Academy of Advertising Charles Sandage Award for Teaching Excellence. She's delivered talks to SXSW, HOW Design Conference, TEDx UOregon, Google, and 72U. She’s written about the creative process, creative courage, and the obligation of the creative industry to address the climate crisis. Most importantly, she has guided the creative careers of thousands of amazing students. Morrison believes brave and generous thinking saves the world, using these ideas as guiding concept for the work ahead of us in every domain. Godspeed as we figure this out.