Research Focus:

Dr. Morris Okun's research interests involve applications of social psychological theories and concepts to several domains including commitment to education, health and well-being, dyadic relationships, and volunteering by older adults.

Current Projects:

• Socio-emotional classroom climate and institutional commitment among freshmen (with Barbara Huff)
• Chronic pain and The enterprise of living: Self-Regulatory and Goal Mechanisms (1R21NR010752 - 01A2 (Karoly, PI), National Institute of Nursing Research, 7/1/09 - 6/30/11
• The influence of parental versus peer social control on exercise behavior (with John Pugliese)
• Volunteering buffers the effects of functional limitations on the risk of dying (with Kristin August, Karen Rook, and Jason Newsom)

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