Psychology and Neuroscience Department

Karen S. Mooney

Lecturer of Psychology and Coordinator for Human Development Minor and Concentration

Bailey 135

585-245-6047

mooneyk@geneseo.edu

Karen Mooney has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 2012.

Office Hours

  • Drop-in office hours for Fall 2025
    • Mondays 4:00 – 5:00 pm
    • Tuesdays 1:30 – 2:30 pm
    • Fridays 2:30 – 3:30 pm

Research Interests

My research focuses on the quality of peer relationships (friendships and romantic relationships) in both adolescence and emerging adulthood, and utilizes both variable-oriented (comparing the values of variables to the values of other variables) and person-oriented (differentiating subgroups of individuals on the basis of distinctive patterns) approaches, taking advantage of their complimentary nature.

Recent Courses Taught

  • PSYC 215 Child Development
  • PSYC 216 Adolescent Development
  • PSYC 250 Introduction to Behavioral Statistics
  • PSYC 321 Developmental Psychology: Emerging Adulthood
  • PSYC 321 Developmental Psychology: Family Psychology
Portrait of Karen Mooney

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, 2007

M.S., Developmental Psychology, Purdue University, 2003

B.A., Psychology, Gettysburg College, 1997

Selected Publications

Hiatt, C., Laursen, B., Mooney, K. S., & Rubin, K. H. (2015). Forms of friendship: A person-centered assessment of the quality, stability, and outcomes of different types of adolescent friends. Personality and Individual Differences, 77, 149-155. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.12.051

Mooney, K. S., & Laursen, B. (2011). Relationship networks. In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence, Volume 4 (pp. 2334-2338). New York, NY: Springer.

Laursen, B., & Mooney, K. S. (2008). Relationship network quality: Adolescent adjustment and perceptions of relationships with parents and friends. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 78, 47-53. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.78.1.47

Mooney, K. S., Laursen, B., & Adams, R. E. (2007). Social support and positive development: Looking on the bright side of adolescent close relationships. In R. K. Silbereisen & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Approaches to positive youth development (pp. 189-203). Los Angeles, CA: Sage.

Laursen, B., Furman, W., & Mooney, K. S. (2006). Predicting interpersonal competence and self-worth from adolescent relationships and relationship networks: Variable-centered and person-centered perspectives. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 52, 572-600. doi:10.1353/mpq.2006.0030

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