June Etta Downey (July 13, 1875 – October 11, 1932) was an American psychologist who studied personality and handwriting.

Her father was a colonel in the Union Army and one of the founders of the University of Wyoming, and her younger brother, Sheridan Downey, served as United States senator from California between 1938 and 1950.

[3] In 1901, Downey gained interest in experimental psychology, while attending a summer course taught by Edward Bradford Titchener at Cornell University.

Returning to the University of Wyoming, Downey taught English and psychology while also conducting some laboratory work for a few years, under the supervision of James Rowland Angell.

[3] Following her graduate work, Downey was made head of her department in 1915; she was the first woman to be given such a position in a state university.

[5] James Rowland Angell, whom Downey worked under for her doctorate, described her as "endowed with an unusually alert and discerning mind and with a maturity of judgment extremely infrequent in students of her age.

It contained 10 smaller tests that when combined could be calculated into a total score that represented one's "will-capacity".

[2] Similar to William James and other eminent psychologists, Downey was greatly interested in the creative arts.

[2] A June Etta Downey Fund in Psychology was established by family members to support professorships, restore the June E. Downey Seminar Room, and support women in the Department of Psychology at the University of Wyoming.