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Darcia Narvaez
May 28, 2020
Taking time to commune with nature increases feelings of connection to it, study shows
This article first appeared on news.nd.edu. Read the original post. In designing a recent study, Notre Dame Professor of Psychology Darcia Narvaez wanted to test the possibility of promoting the sense of ecological attachment that was inherently part of many pre-industrialized societies and is still...
Darcia Narvaez
June 19, 2018
Darcia Narvaez Pens Op-Ed in Psychology Today on US Border Policies
This piece was originally featured by Psychology Today on June 17, 2018. “Government-Sanctioned Child Abuse”: Border Separation What US officials are doing to children—is it ignorance or malice? Government officials are doing irreparable harm to families seeking asylum. They are separating children...
Darcia Narvaez
August 1, 2017
Narvaez Named Winner of Expanded Reason Award for Research
Darcia Narvaez, professor of psychology in the University of Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters and a fellow in the Institute for Educational Initiatives, has been named one of two winners of the first Expanded Reason Award for research. The award was given by University Francisco de Vitoria...
Darcia Narvaez
June 15, 2016
Research by Narvaez Says a Dad's Touch Helps Babies Learn Self-Control
Notre Dame psychologist Darcia Narvaez, recently named a fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), has published findings that reveal one way to prevent kids from becoming anxiety-plagued adults. She advises parents to cuddle with their babies. The research, as detailed earlier...
Darcia Narvaez
March 16, 2016
Psychologist Darcia Narvaez Named a Fellow of American Educational Research Association
University of Notre Dame psychologist Darcia Narvaez has been named a fellow of the American Educational Research Association , an honor bestowed on academics with notable and sustained research achievements. Narvaez, a professor of psychology and fellow in the Institute for Educational Initiatives...
December 21, 2015
Narvaez and Colleagues Find Parent Interaction Vital to Children's Well-Being as Adults
Did you receive affection, play freely and feel supported in childhood? Childhood experiences like these appear to have a lot to do with well-being and moral capacities in adulthood. In a forthcoming article in the journal Applied Developmental Science, University of Notre Dame professor of...
August 8, 2015
Narvaez Wins Award for Interdisciplinary Book Bridging Biology, Moral Development, Culture, and Education
Prof. Darcia F. Narvaez, a nationally recognized expert on moral education in the Department of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame, has received the 2015 William James Book Award from the American Psychological Association (APA). The award, which honors outstanding research integrating...
February 20, 2015
Narvaez Gathers Diverse Insights into Moral Character from Students' Early Life
To use an academic term, “multidisciplinary” certainly describes the lives of educators in Catholic K-12 schools. One related vocation may demand even more areas of knowledge, along with common sense, virtuous behavior, practical skills, and habits of the heart. That vocation would be parenting...
Darcia Narvaez
September 24, 2014
Book by Darcia Narvaez: Neurobiology & Morality
Institute for Educational Initiatives fellow Darcia Narvaez has authored a new book whose insights will interest scholars in psychology and other disciplines, as well as many others in and out of academia. Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture and Wisdom is published...
December 22, 2011
Blog item from Darcia Narvaez Draws Attention
Darcia Narvaez, associate professor of psychology and an IEI Fellow, reports having received 347,000 hits in the first several days after her Dec. 11, 2011, post on her "Moral Landscapes" blog. The blog is associated with Psychology Today magazine. The post that drew so much interest is entitled,...

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