Professor Morfei’s research interests to date have been focused on adult self-development with particular focus on midlife adults. She is currently embarking on a new research agenda that will probe the ways in which we might use our concept of self to understand human behavior as it affects the environment. In the classroom, she encourages students to think critically about the application of psychological research to real-world problems.

Education:
1989     B.A. Wells College
1994     M.S. Syracuse University
1997     Ph.D. Syracuse University

Select Publications:
Morfei, M.Z., Hooker, K., Carpenter, J., Mix, C., & Blakely, E. “Agentic and communal generative behavior in four areas of adult life: Implications for psychological well being.” Journal of Adult Development 11:1 (2004): 55-58.

Morfei, M.Z., Hooker, K., Fiese, B.H., & Cordeiro, A.. “Continuity and change in parenting possible selves: A longitudinal follow-up.” Basic and Applied Social Psychology 23 (2001): 217-23.

Courses Taught:
General Psychology
Child Development
Issues in Child Development
Environmental Problems and Human Behavior
Adult Development and Aging
Senior Seminar in Psychology

Last updated: 09/15/2005