Donna M. Chirico's Page

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History of Science, Psychology

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Social Sciences

About Me:

Donna Chirico is Associate Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences at York College, CUNY. Her field research is Ladakh, India studying moral and spiritual development constitutes the foundation for her research program exploring the nature of imagination as it relates to psychological development. One implication is the role of the imaginative process in educational attainment among Americans of Italian decent. The objective of this work to is to understand the function of esoteric or transcendent imagination in personal development, attainment of valued goals, and well being. In a secondary project Dr. Chirico looks at identity psychology as this relates to personal experience in Americans of Italian decent. Matters of personal identity formation are being explored to achieve a better understanding of how ethnic identity contributes to psychological development of the self.

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York College of The City University of New York

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Professor

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