Zorana Ivcevic, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire, 2005
Contact Information:
10 Library Way
Department of Psychology
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
USA
Telephone: (603) 866-9878
RESEARCH
I am interested in developmental pathways to psychological well-being and achievement in adolescence and young adulthood. My research addresses three broad questions: (1) What is everyday creativity and what is its role in development? What is the relationship between everyday creativity with psychological well-being and achievement? (2) How do adolescents remember their experiences of positive and negative self-esteem? What can these memories of self-esteem experiences tell us about adolescents' aspirations and success in school? and (3) What themes in adolescents' relationships with parents and peers are related to their aspirations and achievement?
PUBLICATIONS AND MANUSCRIPTS
Development of creative achievement
- Ivcevic, Z. (in press). Artistic and everyday creativity: An act-frequency approach. Journal of Creative Behavior.
- Ivcevic, Z., & Mayer, J. D. (in press). Creative types and personality. Imagination, Cognition, and Personality.
- Ivcevic, Z., & Mayer, J. D. (in revision). Mapping dimensions of creativity in the life-space. Creativity Research Journal.
Development of positive and negative self-esteem
- Collins, K. A., Pillemer, D. B., Ivcevic, Z., & Gooze, R. A. (in revision). Cultural scripts guide recall of intensely positive life events. Memory and Cognition.
- Pillemer, D. B., Ivcevic, Z., Collins, K. A., & Gooze, R. A. (in revision). Self-esteem memories: Feeling good about achievement success, feeling bad about relationship distress. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
Social and emotional competencies
- Ivcevic, Z., Brackett, M. A., & Mayer, J. D. (in press). Emotional intelligence and emotional creativity. Journal of Personality.
- Brackett, M. A., Lopes, P., Ivcevic, Z., Pizarro, D., Mayer, J. D., & Salovey, P. (2004). Integrating emotion and cognition: The role of emotional intelligence. In D. Dai & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.), Motivation, emotion, and cognition: Integrating perspectives on intellectual functioning. (pp. 175-194). Mahawah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Personality
- Ivcevic, Z., Mayer, J. D., & Brackett, M. A. (2003). Exploring personality the natural way: An inquiry into open-ended self-descriptions. Imagination, Cognition, and Personality, 22, 209-236.
- Mayer, J. D., Brackett, M., & Ivcevic, Z. (2001). Emotion and mood in personality. Psychological Inquiry, 13, 77-80.
COURSES TAUGHT
- Introduction to Psychology
- Personality Psychology
- Adult Development and Aging