Amanda Sheffield Morris | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Developmental scientist, academic, and author |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B. A., Psychology PhD, Developmental psychology |
| Alma mater | Southwestern University Temple University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of New Orleans Oklahoma State University |
Amanda Sheffield Morris is an American developmental scientist, known primarily for her work on parenting, emotion regulation, and the neuroscience of adversity and resilience in terms of optimal child and adolescent development. She is currently the Regents Professor of Psychology at Oklahoma State University.[1]
Morris has focused her research on socio-emotional development, parenting, early life adversity, and risk and resilience.[2] She is the author/co-author of several books, including Authoritative Parenting, Adverse and Protective Childhood Experiences: A Developmental Perspective, and The Cambridge Handbook of Parenting: Interdisciplinary Research and Application. She is the editor in chief for the Journal of Research on Adolescence[3] and is an associate editor for the journal Adversity and Resilience Science: Research and Practice.[4]