Department of Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology

Vitae

Office Number:
  Education 2107

Phone Number:
  (805) 893-4018

E-mail:
  education.ucsb.edu mmorgan

Melissa Morgan

Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (Loyola University Chicago)

Emphasis:
Counseling Psychology

Research Interests:
Resilience; Cross-cultural issues; Immigration experiences; Social justice; Subjective well-being

Biography:
I received my Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Loyola University Chicago, with a specialization in multicultural counseling and consultation. I have taught several undergraduate and graduate courses, including Theories of Psychotherapy, Adolescent Psychology, Identity and Pluralism, Introductory Psychology, and Research Skills and Application. I will be joining the UCSB faculty in the Fall of 2007.

My current and recent research includes a qualitative, cross-cultural study of resilience in Mexican National and Mexican Immigrant populations, and various studies of subjective well-being in urban adolescents of color.

Recent Publications:
Vera, E. M., Caldwell, J., Clarke, M., Gonzales, R., Morgan, M. & West, M. The Choices program: Multisystemic interventions for enhancing the personal and academic effectiveness of urban adolescents of color. The Counseling Psychologist, 35, 779-796. 2007. [Refereed Journal Article]

Morgan, M. & Vera, E. Social justice. In Y. Jackson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology. Thousand Oaks: Sage. 2006. [Encyclopedia Entry]

Vera, E. M., Daly, B., Gonzales, R., Morgan, M. & Thakral, C. Prevention and outreach with underserved populations: Building multisystemic youth development programs for urban youth. In R. Toporek, L. Gerstein, N. Fouad, G. Roysircar, & T. Israel (Eds.), Handbook for social justice in counseling psychology. Thousand Oaks: Sage. 2006. [Book Chapter]

Morgan, M.L. & Vera, E.M. Prevention and psychoeducation in counseling psychology: Where have we been and where are we going?. In E. Altmeier & J. Hansen (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Counselling Psychology. . [Book Chapter]

Vera, E.M, Thakral, C., Gonzales, R., Morgan, M., Conner, W., Caskey, E., Bauer, A., Edens, L., Clark, S., Bena, K., & Dick, L. Subjective well-being in ethnically diverse urban youth. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. . [Refereed Journal Article]

Awards and Honors:
Outstanding Student Research Award, APA Division 17, 2006

Affiliations:
American College Personnel Association
American Counseling Association
American Psychological Association
National Latino/a Psychological Association