Joan Miller
Professor of Psychology (CSD); Director of Undergraduate Studies and Departmental Advisor for Psychology
Email
millerj@newschool.edu
Office Location
G - 80 Fifth Avenue
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How does culture influence the theories and research findings in psychology? The research in my lab centers on questions of cultural psychology. Our research examines cultural influences on the development of social cognition and interpersonal relationships. We are involved in cultural research on such topics as family and friend relationships, social support and coping, motivation, social cognition, and morality.
For information about the Cultural Psychology lab, please visit: https://www.nssrculturalpsychologylab.com/
Degrees Held
PhD 1982, University of Chicago
Recent Publications
Below is a list of some selected publications. * denotes publications with present and former students. A fuller list of publications may be found on my Google Scholar.
Miller, J.G., *Wice, M. & *Goyal, N. (2019). Cultural psychology of moral development (pp. 424-446). In S. Kitayama & D. Cohen (Eds.), Handbook of Cultural Psychology (2nd Edition), New York: Guilford Press.
Miller, J.G., *Wice, M. & *Goyal, N. (2019). Culture and moral development (pp. 292-317). In D. Matsumoto & H.C. Hwang (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Culture and Psychology, 2nd Edition. New York: Oxford University Press.
*Goyal, N., *Adams, M., *Cyr, T. G., Maass, A., & Miller, J. G. (2019). Norm-based spontaneous categorization: Cultural norms shape meaning and memory. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
*Goyal, N., *Wice, M., *Aladro, A., *Källberg-Shroff, M. & Miller, J.G. (2019). Culture and the development of views of agency: Perspectives from storybooks, parents, and children. Developmental Psychology, 55, 1096-1110.
*Wice, M., Matsui, T., *Tsudaka, G., Karasawa, M. & Miller, J.G. (2019). Verbal display rule knowledge: A cultural and developmental perspective. Cognitive Development.
*Wang, Z. & Miller, J.G. (2019). Cost and family obligation in everyday sacrifice to parents among European-American and Chinese emerging adults. Cross-Cultural Research.
Miller, J. G., *Wice, M., & *Goyal, N. (2018). Contributions and challenges of cultural research on the development of social cognition. Developmental Review, 50, 65-76.
*Goyal, N. & Miller, J. (2018). The importance of timing in reciprocity: An investigaton of reciprocity norms among Indians and Americans, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 49, (3), 381-409.
Miller, J.G., *Goyal, N. & *Wice, M. (2017). A cultural psychology of agency: Morality, motivation and reciprocity. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 5, 867-875.
Miller, J. G., Akiyama, H., & Kapadia, S. (2017). Cultural variation in communal versus exchange norms: Implications for social support, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 113(1), 81-94).
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Research Interests
• Cultural variation in communal and exchange norms in close relationships
• Cultural influences on stress and coping
• Emerging adulthood and adolescence in cross-cultural perspective
• Cultural influences on social attribution and theory of mind
• Culture and moral development
Awards And Honors
Fellow, International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD).
Fellow, Association for Psychological Science.
Nehru Chair Visiting Professorship at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Current Courses
Developmental Psychology
Independent Study
Independent Study (Spring 2020)
Moral Reasoning
Moral Reasoning (Spring 2020)
Research Methods
Senior Work Project
Senior Work Project (Spring 2020)