Darcia Narvaez
Psychology
Professor Emerita of Psychology
- Child development
- Parenting
- Evolution
- Morality
- Virtue development
- Moral education
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Reader's Digest
How your morning schedule can improve your day
February 28, 2024
According to a 2016 University of Notre Dame study, children who get lots of affectionate touch grow up to be less anxious adults—and earlier studies showed that adults who get lots of hugs are better able to fight off colds and have lower blood pressure.
NPR: A Conversation with the Reluctant Therapist | Podcast
A Parenting Re-set with the Evolved Nest
Audio
January 03, 2024
Tune in for a conversation with Professor Emerita of Psychology from the University of Notre Dame, and author of many books, including her latest, The Evolved Nest; Dr. Darcia Narvaez - about the importance of re-thinking our current narrative about caring for babies and moving toward a more indigenous, instinctual and natural model for child rearing.
The Washington Post
Here’s how to actually make friends post-college
September 20, 2023
Darcia Narvaez understands this well. She’s a developmental psychologist who explores how culture and childhood experiences contribute to human flourishing.
The Christian Science Monitor
One is the loneliest number: What will help people connect again?
June 09, 2023
“I’ve been sort of saying this is a problem for quite a long time,” says Darcia Narvaez, professor emerita of psychology at the University of Notre Dame. “So the report wasn’t a surprise to me. It was great to see that the government is paying attention to it."
Indian Country Today
Before Europeans, Native communities flourished as true democracies
August 18, 2021
Darcia Narvaez is a Puerto Rican American professor of psychology emerita at the University of Notre Dame who hosts the website, www.EvolvedNest.org, and studies moral development and flourishing.
The Wall Street Journal
Do You Commune With Nature?
March 16, 2021
An article in Medical Press about a recent study by a Notre Dame psychology professor is headlined “Taking time to commune with nature increases feelings of connecting with it, study shows.”