Elise Murowchick, PhD
Teaching Professor
Psychology
Biography
Elise Murowchick, Ph.D., CFLE, trained in Human Development and Family Studies, Biopsychology, and Health Psychology, is a Teaching Professor at the 新澳门六合彩开奖结果 Department of Psychology where she pursues research that includes child and adolescent health, risk behaviors, and well-being and research on teaching and learning.
Education
- Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies, Area of Specialization: Adolescent Development.
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
- M.A. Biopsychology, Area of Specialization: Developmental Psychobiology Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, NY.
- B.S. Psychology, Area of Specialization: Physiological Psychology. University of Washington, 新澳门六合彩开奖结果, WA.
Courses Taught
- Women and Children as a window to the world* (UCORE 3620)
- Advanced Statistics and Experimental Design (Psych 4030)
- Research Methods for Psychology (Psych 3030 & Psych 3050)
- Special Topics, 392 & 393, Adult Development
- Special Topics, 392 Positive Deviance
- Independent Study, Psych 496, Cultural Differences in Belize
- Independent Study Psych 496, Psychology of adoption and foster care
- Independent Study Psych 496, Mental Health and Substance Use
- Independent Study Psych 496, Accumulating knowledge within an area: A meta-analysis of early drug use Meta-analysis
- Independent Study Psych 496 Positive Deviance
- Psychology of Gender (Psych 340)
- Growth and Development (Psych 3220)
- Introduction to Psychology (Psych 120)
- Statistics for non-Psychology Majors (Psych 201)
- Econ 20100 Business Statistics
- Honor 2350 The evolution of uncertainty
- Adolescent development Psych 3910
- Criminal Justice Statistics CJ 3020
Publications
Murowchick, E., & Yaure, R. (2022). Family Science Review, 26(1).
Schwab, J.E., Murowchick, E., Yaure, R. G., & Cruz, L., (2021) . In special issue Special Issue: Cultivating Professional Identity Formation in the Health Sciences of New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2021, (168) 59-68
Yaure, R. G., Murowchick, E., Schwab, J.E., Jacobson-McConnell, L., Borromeo, R. & Aguileara Herminda, A., (2020). . The Journal of Access, Retention, and Inclusion in Higher Education 3, 1-15.
Cook, K. & Murowchick, E. (2014) Do literature review skills transfer from one class to another? Psychology Learning and Teaching, 13(1), 3-11.
Suarez, A., Lee, D. Y., Rowe, C., Gomez, A. A., Murowchick, E., & Linn, P. L. (2014). Freedom Project: Nonviolent communication and mindfulness training in prison. Sage Open, 4(1), 1-10, DOI: 10.1177/2158244013516154
McCarty, C.A., Rhew, I., Murowchick, E., McCauely, E., & Vander Stoep, A. (2012). Mental health predictors of early adolescent substance initiation. Psychology of Addictive Behavior, 26(2): 351-7. doi: 10.1037/a0025630
Baldwin, L.M., Grossman, D., Murowchick, E., Larson, E.H., Hollow, W., Sugarman, J., Freeman, W., & Hart, L. G. (2009). Disparities in perinatal and infant health among rural American Indians/Alaska Natives and rural Whites: Is the gap narrowing? American Journal of Public Health, 99, 638 - 646.
Beadnell, B.A., Morrison, D.M., Wilsdon, A., Wells, E.A., Murowchick, E., Hoppe, M., Gillmore, M.R., & Nahom, D. (2005). Condom use, frequency of sex, and number of partners: Multidimensional characterization of adolescent sexual risk-taking. Journal of Sex Research, 42,192-202.
Quas, J.A., Murowchick, E., Bensadoun, J., & Boyce, W.T. (2002). Predictors of children’s cortisol activation during the transition to kindergarten. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 23(5), 304–313.
Gillmore, M.R., Archibald, M.E., Morrison, D.M., Wilsdon, A., Wells, E.A., Hoppe, M. J., Nahom, D. & Murowchick, E. (2002). Teen sexual behavior: Applicability of the Theory of Reason Action. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 64 (4), 885–897.
Gillmore, M.R., Wells, E.A., Simpson, E.E., Morrison, D.M., Hoppe, M. J., Wilsdon, A., & Murowchick, E. (2002). Children’s beliefs about smoking. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 4 (2), 177–183.
Morrison, D. M., Mar, C. M., Wells. E. A., Gillmore, M.R., Hoppe, M.J., Wilsdon, A., Archibald, M., & Murowchick, E. (2002). The Theory of Reasoned Action as a model of health behavior: Tests of implicit assumptions and its applicability to children. Applied Journal of Social and Personality Psychology 32(11), 2266–2295.
Nahom, D. Wells. E. A., Morrison, D. M., Wilsdon, A., Gillmore, M.R., Archibald, M., Graham, L., Hoppe, M.J., & Murowchick, E. (2001). Differences by gender and sexual experience in adolescent sexual behavior: Implications for education and HIV prevention. Journal of School Health, 71,153–158.
Susman, E.J., Granger, D., Murowchick, E., Ponirakis, A., & Worrall, B. (1996). Gonadal and adrenal hormones: Developmental transitions and aggressive behavior. Annals of the New York Academy of Science, 794, 16–30.