Dr. Elizabeth Morgan is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Psychology and
is the current director of the Family Studies Initiative. She received her Ph.D. in
developmental psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 2008. 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. In addition to
teaching several psychology courses, Dr. Morgan recently received a Service Learning
Course Development Grant.

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Comparing Sexual-Minority and Heterosexual Young Women’s Friends and Parents as Sources of Support for Sexual Issues (with Carly K. Friedman), Psychology Faculty Publications and Presentations (2008)
The present study provides a comparative analysis of sexual-minority and heterosexual emerging adult women’s experiences...