Dr. Julia Morgan

 Education

Dr. Morgan earned her PhD in Family Sciences (emphasis: Adolescent Development) from the University of Kentucky in 2025. She also earned her Master’s in Family Sciences (emphasis: Couple and Family Therapy) from the University of Kentucky in 2022, and her Bachelor’s in Psychology from Missouri Western State University in 2019. 

Brief statement on professional interests/experiences: Dr. Morgan’s interests and research work focus on the quality of social and familial relationships as well as family processes and their role in coping, emotional regulation, and adjustment outcomes like mental health and resilience.

Publications

Beier Morgan, J. J., & Vazsonyi, A. T., (2025). The link between childhood trauma and violence against women: The moderating effect of attachment anxiety.  Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251391175

Beier Morgan, J. J., Akomolafe, E., Ghorbani Kalkhajehm S., Vazsonyi, A. T. (2024) Collectivistic versus individualistic orientations. In D. G. Friedman-Wheeler (Ed.), The Sage Encyclopedia of Mood and Anxiety Disorders. Sage Publications.  

Vazsonyi, A. T., Beier, J. J., & Johnson, R. L. (2023). Violence, juvenile justice contact, and victimization: Roma versus non-Roma adolescents. International Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43576-023-00090-5 

Vazsonyi, A. T., Beier, J. J., Yamini, S., Tehrani Dabiriyan, H., Sucha, M., & Krystof, P. (2023). Correlates of dangerous driving among late adolescents: Evidence American and Czech males. Personality and Individual Differences, 213, 112302 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112302  

Liu, D., Beier, J. J., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (2021). Dating violence victimization in adolescent girls in the rural south. International Criminology, 1(3), 234-245. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43576-021-00022-1 

Vazsonyi, A. T., Liu, D., Javakishvili, M., & Beier, J. J. (2021). Sleepless: The developmental significance of sleep quality and quantity among adolescents.  Developmental Psychology, 57(6), 1018. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001192 

Presentations

Beier Morgan, J., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (May, 2025). The link between childhood trauma and violence against women: The moderating effect of attachment anxiety. Poster accepted for presentation to the Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. 

Beier Morgan, J., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (May, 2025). Maternal relationship quality and the  parent-child relationship:The mediating role of family expressiveness. Poster accepted for presentation to the Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Johnson, R., Beier, J. J., & Vazsonyi, A. T.  (November 2022). Violence, victimization,  125 and juvenile justice contact in Roma versus non-Roma youth. Poster presented at the 78th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, USA. 

Vazsonyi, A. T., & Beier, J. J. (August 2022). Externalizing behavior and victimization risk among Roma versus non-Roma adolescents. Paper presented at the Biennial Meetings of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, Dublin, Ireland.  

Awards

Certifications: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Kentucky (2025-present)