Jeana L. Magyar-Moe, Ph.D.  

Associate Professor of Psychology   

Licensed Psychologist   

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point 

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Contact Information:

Email: jmagyarm@uwsp.edu

Phone: 715-346-3958

Address: SCI D240 UWSP Psychology Department Stevens Point, WI 54481

Professional Biography:

Jeana L. Magyar-Moe received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Kansas.  She is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point (UWSP) where she is a Wisconsin Teaching Fellow and the recipient of the 2006 UWSP University Excellence in Teaching Award, 2007 University Scholar Award and 2007 and 2008 University Leadership Mentor Awards. She also served as the Distinguished Lecturer for the 2007 University Evening Celebration of Faculty Excellence. Dr. Magyar-Moe’s research interests include positive psychology, diversity issues, therapy process and outcome, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. She was an invited scholar and fellow at the 2002 and 2003 International Positive Psychology Summits and an Invited Speaker at the 2007 Gallup Global Well-Being Summit and 2008 Inaugural Positive Psychology Forum and she continues to focus her research primarily on the study of optimal human functioning. Her most recent publications on positive psychology topics appeared in the Major Contribution on Positive Aspects of Human Functioning in the March 2006 issue of The Counseling Psychologist.  She has also co-authored book chapters in the Handbook of Positive Psychology (Snyder & Lopez), Positive Psychological Assessment: A Handbook of Models and Measures (Lopez & Snyder), Positive Psychology in Practice (Linley & Joseph), Counseling Psychology and Optimal Human Functioning (Walsh), Wellness for Life: The Personal Dynamics of Living Well (Gentile & Gentile), and The Biennial Review of Counseling Psychology (Walsh). Jeana will publish her first full text entitled Therapist's Guide to Positive Psychological Interventions (Elsevier Academic Press) in the spring of 2009. In addition to teaching and scholarly work, Dr. Magyar-Moe, who is also a licensed psychologist in the state of Wisconsin, conducts psychological assessments and provides counseling and therapy to community clients, serves as a consultant to local businesses, and is a sport psychologist for athletes and athletic teams at UWSP. Magyar-Moe is on the Board of Directors for the National Wellness Institute, is a member of The American Psychological Association (APA), and a member of Divisions 2 (The Society for the Teaching of Psychology) and 17 (The Society of Counseling Psychology) of the APA. Within Division 17 she serves as the Chair of the Positive Psychology Section and is also a member of the Special Task Group on Early Career Psychologists. When not at work, Jeana enjoys spending time with her wonderful husband, David, and their beautiful three-year-old daughter, Tahlia.

Courses Currently Taught at UWSP:

Psyc 270: Positive Psychology

click here to watch the UWSP Positive Psychology Service-Learning Reflection/Slideshow Spring 2008.ppt

click here to watch the UWSP Positive Psychology Service Learning Reflections Slideshow Fall 2007/Service-Learning Slideshow Fall 2007.ppt

click here to watch the UWSP Positive Psychology Service-Learning Reflection Slide Show/Spring 2007.ppt

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Psyc 301: Theories of Personality

Psyc 351: Abnormal Psychology

Psyc 402/602: Counseling Practicum

UWSP Student Organizations Dr. Magyar-Moe Advises:

Psychology Peer Mentoring Program

Psi Chi Psychology National Honor Society

Phi Eta Sigma Freshman National Honor Society

Links of Interest:

click here to view the 2007 UWSP UniversityEveningProgram.pdf

Positive Psychology Forum Website www.positivepsychologyforum.com

APA Division 17 Positive Psychology Section Homepage http://div17pospsych.com/

National Wellness Institute Homepage www.nationalwellness.org

Authentic Happiness Website www.authentichappiness.org

Positive Psychology Center Homepage http://www.ppc.sas.upenn.edu/

Gallup Global Well-Being Forum Homepage http://www.gallupippi.com/content/?ci=21442

University of Kansas Psychology and Research in Education Website http://soe.ku.edu/pre/

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Homepage www.uwsp.edu

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Psychology Department Homepage www.uwsp.edu/psych/index.htm