Neva Milicic Müller

Neva Milicic Müller (born 1943) is a Chilean child psychologist, known for her publications of children's books and her academic work. She was named an emerita professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in 2014.

Biography

Neva Milicic Müller was born in Santiago, Chile in 1943. Milicic Müller has a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology (1967) and a Masters of Education (1974) from Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. She later received her Ph.D. from the University of Wales in 1982.

Milicic Müller currently resides in Chile where she is married and has 4 children.

Teaching and professional activities From 1968 to 1974, Milicic Müller worked as a child psychologist in the psychiatric service at the Luis Calvo Mackenna Hospital (Spanish: Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna).

In 1994, Milicic Müller acted as a consultant for UNESCO to help develop an education plan for populations at risk of violence. Milicic Müller returned to work at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile as the post-graduate deputy director for the School of Psychology from 1995 until 2000.

Recent work Milicic Müller's recent book Nos separamos, ¿y los niños? (English: We are separated. What about the children?), with Oriana Cifuentes, is about caring for children during periods of separation like that which has occurred during quarantine for the COVID-19 pandemic.

In an interview with Un Dia Perfecto from Radio PAUTA, Milicic Müller spoke about the importance of social contact and communication for children, especially as it involves interacting with parents, peers, learning environments, and emotional development.

Memberships and scientific societies Part of the following collectives: Award for Academic Excellence (Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 2011) (Spanish: Premio a la Excelencia Académica (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)) Emeritus Professor (Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 2014) (Spanish: Profesora Emérita (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)) Woman of the 21st Century (University of the Pacific, 2014)) (Spanish: Premio Mujeres del siglo XXI(Universidad del Pacífico))

Research and publications Selected academic articles Milicic, N. (2000). Clima sociales tóxicos y climas sociales nutritivos para el desarrollo personal en el contexto escolar. Psykhe, 9(2), 117–124. Alcalay, L., Flores, A., Milicic, N., Portales, J. & Torretti, A. (2003). Familia y Escuela. ¿Una alianza possible? Una mirada desde la perspectiva de los estudiantes. Psykhe, 12(2), 101–110. Bravo, L., Milicic, N., Cuadros, A., Mejía, L. & Eslava, J. (2009). Trastornos de Aprendizaje: Investigaciones psicológicas y Psicopedagógicas en diversos países de Sud América. Revista de Ciencias Psicológicas, III(2), 203–218. Berger, C., Álamos, P., Milicic, N. & Alcalay, L. (2013). Rendimiento académico y las dimensiones personal y contextual del aprendizaje socioemocional: Evidencias de su asociación en estudiantes chilenos. Aprobado para su publicación en Universitas Psychologica.

Selected edited books and book chapters Milicic, N. y Sius, M. (1995) Children with learning disabilities in Chile: Strategies to Facilitate Integration in Special Education in Latin America: experiences and issues. Ed. Alfredo J. Artiles, and Daniel P. Hallahan. Westport, Connecticut, London: Praeger. Milicic, N., Bravo, L. (2001). Learning Disabilities Studies In South American. Book chapter in Hallahan D. y Keogh B. (Eds) Research And Global Perspectives In Learning Disabilities. Lawrence Erlbaum. London, Cap. 18, pp. 311–328. ¿Quién dijo que era fácil ser padres?, with de Lérida, S. Santiago, Planeta, (2006); 286 pgs. Se me olvidó, con López de Lérida, S.; Zig-Zag, Santiago, (2013), 38 pgs. Milicic, N., Alcalay, L, Berger, C y Torretti, A (2014). Aprendizaje Socioemocional. Programa BASE (Bienestar y Aprendizaje Socioemocional) como estrategia de desarrollo en el contexto escolar. Mexico. Editorial Paidos. Instructor's edition 182 pgs. Student edition 56 pgs.