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Elise Murowchick, PhD — Faculty ; Teaching Professor ; Department of Psychology , College of Arts & Sciences ; Areas of Expertise: Adolescent Development | Research Methods .

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Biography

Elise Murowchick, Ph.D., CFLE, trained in Human Development and Family Studies, Biopsychology, and Health Psychology, is a Teaching Professor at the Ï㽶´«Ã½ 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, Ï㽶´«Ã½, 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.