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Ellen Hawley McWhirter

Ellen Hawley McWhirter

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Psychology

D-Index
32
Citations
6635
World Ranking
10771
National Ranking
5629

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Ellen Hawley McWhirter is affiliated with the University of Oregon in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields of study, including Social Sciences, Health Professions, and Psychology. Subfields within their work involve General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, Safety Research, Sociology and Political Science, and Education.

Their research topics cover the following areas:

  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Career Development and Diversity
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Community Health and Development
  • Public Health Policies and Education
  • Youth Development and Social Support

Among frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • American Journal of Public Health
  • Journal of Vocational Behavior
  • Journal of Career Assessment
  • The Counseling Psychologist
  • Journal of Career Development

Selected recent publications authored or co-authored by Ellen Hawley McWhirter include:

  • "Social justice and career development: Progress, problems, and possibilities" (2021), Journal of Vocational Behavior
  • "Old Problem, New Perspectives: Applying Anzaldúan Concepts to Underrepresentation in STEM" (2020), Journal of Career Development

Frequent collaborators in their research include Elizabeth L. Budd, Leslie D. Leve, David S. DeGarmo, Stephanie De Anda, and Anne Marie Mauricio, demonstrating ongoing partnerships across multiple projects.

Ellen Hawley McWhirter has also been recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), an honor awarded in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Perceived Barriers to Education and Career: Ethnic and Gender Differences☆

    Ellen Hawley McWhirter

  • Sex and Ethnic Differences in the Perception of Educational and Career-Related Barriers and Levels of Coping Efficacy

    Darrell Anthony Luzzo;Ellen Hawley McWhirter

  • The effects of high school career education on social–cognitive variables.

    Ellen Hawley McWhirter;Marciana Crothers;Saba Rasheed

  • A Causal Model of the Educational Plans and Career Expectations of Mexican American High School Girls.

    Ellen Hawley McWhirter;Gail Hackett;Deborah L. Bandalos

  • Critical Consciousness: A Developmental Approach to Addressing Marginalization and Oppression

    Matthew A. Diemer;Luke J. Rapa;Adam M. Voight;Ellen H. McWhirter

  • Self-Efficacy and Vocational Outcome Expectations for Adolescents of Lower Socioeconomic Status: A Pilot Study.

    Saba Rasheed Ali;Ellen Hawley McWhirter;Krista M. Chronister

  • An Emancipatory Communitarian Approach to Vocational Development Theory, Research, and Practice

    David L. Blustein;Ellen Hawley McWhirter;Justin C. Perry

  • At Risk Youth: A Comprehensive Response

    J. Jeffries McWhirter;Benedict T. McWhirter;Anna M. McWhirter;Ellen Hawley McWhirter

  • Measuring perceived teacher support and its influence on adolescent career development

    Jennifer Metheny;Ellen Hawley McWhirter;Maya Elin O'Neil

  • Perceived Influences on High School Students' Current Career Expectations

    Heidi K. Paa;Ellen Hawley McWhirter

  • An Experimental Examination of Two Career Interventions for Battered Women

    Krista M. Chronister;Ellen Hawley McWhirter

  • Rural Appalachian Youth’s Vocational/Educational Postsecondary Aspirations Applying Social Cognitive Career Theory

    Saba Rasheed Ali;Ellen Hawley McWhirter

  • Advances in the Conceptualization and Measurement of Critical Consciousness

    Matthew A. Diemer;Ellen Hawley McWhirter;Emily J. Ozer;Luke J. Rapa

  • Contributions of Social Status and Family Support to College Students’ Career Decision Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations

    Jennifer Metheny;Ellen Hawley McWhirter

  • Applying Social Cognitive Career Theory to the Empowerment of Battered Women

    Krista M. Chronister;Ellen Hawley McWhirter

  • Critical Consciousness and Vocational Development Among Latina/o High School Youth Initial Development and Testing of a Measure

    Ellen Hawley McWhirter;Benedict T. McWhirter

  • Perceived Barriers and Postsecondary Plans in Mexican American and White Adolescents

    Ellen Hawley McWhirter;Danielle M. Torres;Susana Salgado;Marina Valdez

  • Adolescent Future Expectations of Work, Education, Family, and Community Development of a New Measure:

    Ellen Hawley McWhirter;Benedict T. McWhirter

  • Assessing Barriers to Women's Career Adjustment:

    Ellen Hawley McWhirter;Danielle Torres;Saba Rasheed

  • Counseling for Empowerment

    Ellen Hawley McWhirter

Frequent Co-Authors

David L. Blustein
David L. Blustein Boston College
Matthew A. Diemer
Matthew A. Diemer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Darrell Anthony Luzzo
Darrell Anthony Luzzo Saint Ambrose University
Gail Hackett
Gail Hackett Arizona State University
Silvia Helena Koller
Silvia Helena Koller Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Laura Lee McIntyre
Laura Lee McIntyre University of Oregon
Emily J. Ozer
Emily J. Ozer University of California, Berkeley
Thomas J. Dishion
Thomas J. Dishion Arizona State University
Elizabeth A. Stormshak
Elizabeth A. Stormshak University of Oregon

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