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Dr. Elizabeth Morgan

Elizabeth Morgan

Dr. Elizabeth Morgan received her Ph.D. in developmental psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 2008. She joined the Boise State University Psychology Department in 2008. She is the current director of the Family Studies Initiative.








Courses Taught

Title
Adolescent and Adult Development
Abnormal Psychology
Community Psychology
Introduction to Psychology (Honors)
Directed Research in Psychology

Research

Dr. Morgan’s research focuses on adolescent and young adult sexual and romantic relationship development in the context of parent-child relationships, peers and the media. Much of her work emphasizes sexual orientation and sexual identity development, especially among women. Concurrently she is interested in the development of narrative identities and makes frequent use of qualitative methods in her work. Her other interests include sexual dysfunctions and sex therapy, as well as women’s sexual health in general.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

* PDF documents of these articles are available at www.emmorgan.com

Morgan, E. M., & Thompson, E. M. (in press). Processes of sexual orientation questioning among heterosexual women. The Journal of Sex Research.

Morgan, E. M., Thorne, A., & Zurbriggen, E. L. (In Press). A longitudinal study of young adults’ conversations with parents about sex and dating during college. Developmental Psychology.

Morgan, E. M., Steiner, M. G., & Thompson, E. M. (In Press). Processes of sexual orientation questioning among heterosexual men: Cognitive and behavioral exploration. Men & Masculinities.

Friedman, C. K., & Morgan, E. M. (2009). Sexual minority and heterosexual youth’s reports of emotional support from parents and friends. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38, 920-936.

Thompson, E. M., & Morgan, E. M. (2008). “Mostly straight” young women: Variations in sexual behavior and identity development. Developmental Psychology, 44, 15-21.

Morgan, E. M., & Zurbriggen, E. L. (2007). Young adults narrate gendered sexual scripts in messages from first significant dating partners. Feminism & Psychology, 17. 516-541.

Thorne, A., Korobov, N., & Morgan, E. M. (2007). Channeling identity: A study of story-telling in conversations between introverted and extraverted friends. Journal of Research on Personality, 41, 1008-1031.

Morgan, E. M., & Thompson, E. M. (2006). Young women’s sexual experiences within same-sex friendships: Discovering and defining bisexual and bi-curious identity. Journal of Bisexuality, 6 (3), 7-34.

Morgan, E. M., & Quint, E. H. (2006). Sexual functioning, mental health, and life goals in women with vaginal agenesis. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 35, 322-343.

Zurbriggen, E. L., & Morgan, E. M. (2006). Who wants to marry a millionaire? Reality dating television programs, sexual attitudes, and sexual behaviors. Sex Roles, 54, 1-17.

Recent Conference Presentations

Morgan, E. M. (2009, October). Sexual identity exploration and commitment in heterosexual emerging adults. Paper presented at the 4th conference of the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood, Atlanta, GA.

Morgan, E. M., Thorne, A., & Zurbriggen, E. L. (2009, October). A longitudinal study of conversations with parents about sex and dating during college. Paper presented at the 4th conference of The Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood, Atlanta, GA.

Morgan, E. M. (2009, March). Sexual minority women’s sexual life stories: High points, low points, and turning points. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Women in Psychology, Newport, RI in paper session “Sexual Minority Women's Identity Development, Relationships, Encounters with Dating Violence and Prejudice at Work.”

Friedman, C. K., & Morgan, E. M. (2009, March). Comparing sexual-minority and heterosexual young women’s friends and parents as sources of support for sexual issues. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Association for Women in Psychology, Newport, RI.

Morgan, E. M., & Thompson, E. M. (2009, February). Processes of sexual orientation identity among heterosexual women. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Identity Formation, Pacific Grove, CA in paper session “Sexual Identity Development: Exploring Issues of Hetero-, Homo-, and Trans-Sexuality” (Chair: Elizabeth M. Morgan).

Morgan, E. M. (2009, February). More than orientation: Defining and measuring sexual identity. Interactive Session chaired at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Identity Formation, Pacific Grove, CA.

Morgan, E. M. (2008, March). Young women’s identity development in the wake of difficult sexual experiences: Personal and relational outcomes. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Women in Psychology, San Diego, CA in paper session “Studying Sexuality in Feminist Psychology” (Chair: Elizabeth M. Morgan).

Morgan, E. M., & Bell, G. B. (2008, March). Exploring identity continuity and change in narratives about sexual development. Poster presented at the conference of the Society for Research on Identity Formation, Chicago, IL.

Morgan, E. M., Steiner, M. G., & Thompson, E. M. (2008, March). Processes of sexual identity questioning among heterosexual men. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Thompson, E. M., & Morgan, E. M. (2007, August). Identity positioning in “straight” young women with same-sex sexual experience. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Morgan, E. M., & Thompson, E. M. (2007, April). Young women’s experiences exploring and establishing mostly straight sexual identities. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Western Psychological Association, Vancouver, BC.

Morgan, E. M. (2007, April). Young adults’ narratives of sexual self-defining memories from childhood. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Western Psychological Association, Vancouver, BC.

Morgan, E. M., & Thompson, E. M. (2007, March). Sexual experiences within same-sex friendships: Identity development processes of bisexual and bi-curious young women. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Women in Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Morgan, E. M., Conover, K., & Zurbriggen, E. L. (2007, March). Late adolescent sexual values and their sources: Tracking changes over the first year of college. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Association for Women in Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Morgan, E. M. (2007, March). Sexual identity development: Using narratives to consider personal-historical and person-in-context processes. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Women in Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Shaw, J., Espinoza, E., & Morgan, E. M. (2006, November). Longitudinal performance-based assessment of scientific reasoning. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Evaluation Association, Portland, OR.

Morgan, E. M., & Zurbriggen, E. L. (2006, March). Young adults narrate gendered sexual scripts in messages from initial dating partners. Poster presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Francisco, CA.

Morgan, E. M., Thompson, E. M., & Zurbriggen, E. L. (2006, March). Young women’s recollections of and responses to parental messages about sexuality and dating. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Women in Psychology, Ypsilanti, MI.

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