Office Location: | 321 Reuben-Cooke, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 |
Office Phone: | +1 919 660 5773 |
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Web Page: | https://psychandneuro.duke.edu/sites/psychandneuro.duke.edu/files/documents/Steven%20Asher%20CV%209-22-23.pdf |
Teaching (Spring 2024):
Ph.D. | University of Wisconsin, Madison | 1972 |
M.A. | University of Wisconsin, Madison | 1968 |
B.A. | Rutgers University | 1966 |
BA in Psychology (with honors) | Rutgers--The State University, Newark | 1966 |
My research interests center on social development in childhood, early adolescence, and the college years with a focus on the conceptualization and assessment of relationship competence and relationship outcomes among youth and young adults. This focus includes: (1) studies of the goals children and college students pursue in response to interpersonal conflict and other challenging social tasks; (2) studies of how social relationships influence feelings of loneliness and belonging in elementary school, middle school, and college; (3) research on how maladaptive beliefs about friendship play a role in college students' relationship adjustment. As part of this program of research, my graduate students, and on-campus collaborators in Duke University's Division of Student Affairs have completed a four-year longitudinal study of the connections between social relationships, alcohol use, academic engagement, and feelings of well-being in college. Currently I am engaged in a four-year collaborative study with scholars and academic professionals on four campuses (Davidson, Duke, Furman, and Johnson C. Smith) that focuses on a wide range of psychological processes and outcomes in college student development. This research is supported by funding the The Duke Endowment.