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Joan Miller

Professor of Psychology (CSD)

Email
millerj@newschool.edu

Office Location
G - 80 Fifth Avenue

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Joan Miller

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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

Books

Harwood, R.H.*, Miller, J.G. & Irizarry, N.L. (1995).  Culture and attachment: Perceptions of the child in context.  Series on culture and human development, S. Harkness & C. Super (Series Eds.), New York:  Guilford Press.

 

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 investigation 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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Current Courses


Future Courses

  • Developmental Psychology
    GPSY 6155 - Spring 2027
  • Research Methods
    GPSY 6238 - Spring 2027
  • Independent Study
    GPSY 6990 - Spring 2027
  • Independent Study
    LPSY 3950 - Spring 2027
  • Senior Work Project
    LPSY 4001 - Spring 2027

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