Research interests include the development of   mothers and the relationship between mothering and child development.   Additional current interests focus on the effect of leadership on the   development of organizations.

Kamman, T., Muir, L., Koester, L., and Dimitrov, D. (2005). Linking   Maternal Perceptions to Behavior: Nurturing attitudes and facial   expressions of affect. Parenting: Science and Practice, Vol. 5, No. 3,   pp. 237-258.

Muir, L. and Dimitrov, D., (1999). Changes in Maternal Perceptions   From Pregnancy Through the Second Year, Presented at the American   Educational Research Association.

Muir, L.E. (1993). Feeding choice and transition to motherhood. Paper   presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans,   LA, March 1993.

Muir, L.E. (1992). Maternal sensitivity: Behavior and cognition.   Infant Behavior and Development, 15 (Special ICIS Issue), 598.

Fletcher, R. & Muir, L.E. (1992). Heart rate during mother- and   father-infant interaction and temperament. Infant Behavior and   Development, 15 (Special ICIS Issue), 419.

Muir, L.E. (1990). Nausea in early pregnancy and later maternal   attitudes and behavior. Infant Behavior and Development, 13 (Special   ICIS Issue), 536.