Psychology
Our faculty are actively involved in research, which includes publishing, writing grants, presenting at national and international conferences, and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. Their scholarship is diverse both in theory and in method — a mark of distinction and strength both within and across our three programs in clinical psychology, developmental psychology, and social psychology.
Submissions from 2021
Understanding Black Experiences and Access Barriers in the Expressive Arts Activities and Therapies, Jadea Harris and Ana K. Marcelo
“She is such a sponge and I want to get it right”: Tensions, failures, and hope in white parents’ aspirations to enact anti-racist parenting with their young white children, Amy E. Heberle, Noah Hoch, Anna C. Wagner, Reihonna L. Frost, and Melissa H. Manley
Experiences of practitioners implementing comprehensive student support in high-poverty schools, Amy E. Heberle, Úna Ní Sheanáin, Mary E. Walsh, Anna N. Hamilton, Agnes H. Chung, and Victoria L. Eells Lutas
Dilemmas of agency and blame in men’s talk about depression, Ethan Hoffman and Michael E. Addis
Examining the role of therapeutic alliance and split alliance on couples’ relationship satisfaction following a brief couple intervention, Jessica A. Hughes, Kristina Coop Gordon, Katherine A. Lenger, Patricia N.E. Roberson, and James V. Cordova
The impact of performance-based scripts on men’s sexual communication to peers, Jonathan D. Jampel and Michael E. Addis
Afterlife beliefs among evangelical and mainline Protestant children, adolescents, and adults: A Cultural–developmental study in the U.S., Lene Arnett Jensen
The Cultural psychology of religiosity, spirituality, and secularism in adolescence, Lene Arnett Jensen
Koreans’ collective victim beliefs about Japanese colonization, Hu Young Jeong and Johanna Ray Vollhardt
Erratum: BLC mini-series: Tools to document bilingual experiences--CORRIGENDUM, Gigi Luk and Alena G. Esposito
Behavior analysis of couples: Intimacy as a vehicle for change, Emily L. Maher and James V. Córdova
Consensually nonmonogamous parent relationships during COVID-19, Melissa H. Manley and Abbie E. Goldberg
Life choices of emerging adults in India, Deeya Mitra and Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
Reconciliation versus justice? It depends on the context: The role of symmetric and asymmetric violence in predicting postconflict attitudes, Sandra Penić, Johanna Ray Vollhardt, and Stephen Reicher
Policing of Masculinity Scale (POMS) and pressures boys experience to prove and defend their “manhood”., Christopher S. Reigeluth and Michael E. Addis
Disentangling acceptance: direct and indirect effects of partner acceptance on felt acceptance and relationship satisfaction, Setareh M. Rossman, Rachel E. Lerner, and James V. Córdova
The neglected 95% revisited: Is American psychology becoming less American?, Amber Gayle Thalmayer, Cecilia Toscanelli, and Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
What American psychology needs most is the majority world: reply to Webster et al. (2021), Amber Gayle Thalmayer, Cecilia Toscanelli, and Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
The role of comparative victim beliefs in predicting support for hostile versus prosocial intergroup outcomes, Johanna Ray Vollhardt, J. Christopher Cohrs, Zsolt Péter Szabó, Mikołaj Winiewski, Michelle S. Twali, Eliana Hadjiandreou, and Andrew McNeill
Beyond comparisons: The complexity and context-dependency of collective victim beliefs, Johanna Ray Vollhardt, Zsolt P. Szabó, Andrew McNeill, Eliana Hadjiandreou, and Mikołaj Winiewski
Inclusive narratives of suffering, Johanna Ray Vollhardt, Michelle Sinayobye Twali, and Sumedha Jayakody
Submissions from 2020
Men's parenting as an intergroup phenomenon: The influence of group dominance, sexism, and beliefs about children on fathering attitudes, Maho Aikawa and Andrew L. Stewart
Lesbian women disrupting gendered, heteronormative discourses of motherhood, marriage, and divorce, Katherine R. Allen and Abbie E. Goldberg
An Analysis of help-seeking patterns among college student victims of sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking, Victoria Ameral, Kathleen M. Palm Reed, and Denise A. Hines
Are the features of emerging adulthood developmentally distinctive? A comparison of ages 18–60 in the United States, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett and Deeya Mitra
Rethinking adult development: Introduction to the special issue, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Oliver Robinson, and Margie E. Lachman
Counter-Narratives of Crime and Punishment, Michael Bamberg and Zachary Wipff
Manifesto for new directions in developmental science, Baptiste Barbot, Sascha Hein, Christopher Trentacosta, Jens F. Beckmann, Johanna Bick, Elisabetta Crocetti, Yangyang Liu, Sylvia Fernandez Rao, Jeffrey Liew, Geertjan Overbeek, Liliana A. Ponguta, Herbert Scheithauer, Charles Super, Jeffrey Arnett, William Bukowski, Thomas D. Cook, James Côté, Jacquelynne S. Eccles, Michael Eid, Kazuo Hiraki, Mark Johnson, Linda Juang, Nicole Landi, James Leckman, Peggy McCardle, Kelly Lynn Mulvey, Alex R. Piquero, David D. Preiss, Robert Siegler, Bart Soenens, Aisha Khizar Yousafzai, and Marc H. Bornstein
Self-derivation through memory integration: A model for accumulation of semantic knowledge, Patricia J. Bauer, Alena G. Esposito, and James J. Daly
A Transdisciplinary approach to student learning and development in university settings, Nancy Budwig and Achu Johnson Alexander
Transitional stress influences problem alcohol use and emotion regulation in late adolescence: A mixed-methods study, Korine B. Cabrera and Kathleen M. Palm Reed
The Relationship among shame, nonsuicidal self-injury, and suicidal behaviors in borderline personality disorder, Amy Y. Cameron, Shannon Erisman, and Kathleen Palm Reed
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Diverse Youth, Esteban V. Cardemil, Caitlin Straubel, and Jessica L. O’Leary
Interpersonal sexual objectification, Jezebel stereotype endorsement, and justification of intimate partner violence toward women, Thekia Cheeseborough, Nicole Overstreet, and L. Monique Ward
Editorial report and acknowledgement of reviewers, 2019, J. Christopher Cohrs and Johanna Ray Vollhardt
Latinx mental health scholars' experiences with cultural adaptation and implementation of systemic family interventions, Daniel K. Cooper, Elizabeth Wieling, Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez, Diego Garcia-Huidobro, Ana Baumann, Anilena Mejia, Huynh Nhu Le, Esteban V. Cardemil, and Ignacio D. Acevedo-Polakovich
Executive functions in two-way dual-language education: A mechanism for academic performance, Alena G. Esposito
Mind games: Parental psychological control and emerging adults’ adjustment, Amanda N. Faherty, Katie Lowe, and Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
Separation and divorce among LGBTQ-Parent families, Rachel H. Farr, Kyle A. Simon, and Abbie E. Goldberg
Adopting again: A qualitative study of the second transition to parenthood in adoptive families, Reihonna L. Frost and Abbie E. Goldberg
“People said we were nuts … I understand what they were saying now”: An exploration of the transition to parenthood in sibling group adoption, Reihonna L. Frost and Abbie E. Goldberg
A Descriptive analysis of college students’ experiences of female-perpetrated sexual assault, Gianna Gambardella, Madeline Benz, Denise A. Hines, and Kathleen M. Palm Reed
LGBTQ-Parent families: Innovations in research and implications for practice, Abbie E. Goldberg and Katherine R. Allen
Preface, Abbie E. Goldberg and Katherine R. Allen
“We don't exactly fit in, but we can't opt out”: gay fathers' experiences navigating parent communities in schools, Abbie E. Goldberg, Katherine R. Allen, and Megan Carroll
LGBTQ-Parent families and schools, Abbie E. Goldberg and Eliza Byard
Lesbian, gay, and heterosexual adoptive parents’ experiences with pediatricians: A mixed-methods study, Abbie E. Goldberg, Reihonna L. Frost, Melissa H. Manley, Nora M. McCormick, Juli Anna Z. Smith, and David M. Brodzinsky
Community characteristics, victimization, and psychological adjustment among school-aged adopted children with lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents, Abbie E. Goldberg and Randi Garcia
Conceived through rape/incest? Adoptive parents’ experiences managing uncertainty and disclosure surrounding their children's origins, Abbie E. Goldberg, Melissa H. Manley, Reihonna L. Frost, and Nora M. McCormick
Trans activism and advocacy among transgender students in higher education: A mixed methods study, Abbie E. Goldberg, Juli Anna Z. Smith, and Genny Beemyn
Barriers to adoption and foster care and openness to child characteristics among transgender adults, Abbie E. Goldberg, Samantha Tornello, Rachel Farr, Juli Anna Z. Smith, and Liam Miranda
Randomized controlled trial of the marriage checkup: depression outcomes, Tatiana D. Gray, Matt Hawrilenko, and James V. Cordova
Is poverty on young minds? Stereotype endorsement, disadvantage awareness, and social-emotional challenges in socioeconomically disadvantaged children, Amy E. Heberle and Alice S. Carter
Young children's stereotype endorsement about people in poverty: Age and economic status effects, Amy E. Heberle and Alice S. Carter
An intersectional perspective on the intergenerational transmission of trauma and state-perpetrated violence, Amy E. Heberle, Elsia A. Obus, and Sarah A.O. Gray
Critical Consciousness in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review, Critical Assessment, and Recommendations for Future Research, Amy E. Heberle, Luke J. Rapa, and Flora Farago
Social and Emotional Development Theories, Amy E. Heberle, Catharine R.B. Thomann, and Alice S. Carter
Psychosis risk stigma and help-seeking: Attitudes of Chinese and Taiwanese residing in the United States, Emily He, Sherief Y. Eldeeb, Esteban V. Cardemil, and Lawrence H. Yang
Traditional masculinity ideology and diagnostic aversion predict symptom expression in a community sample of distressed men, Jonathan D. Jampel, Douglas Gazarian, Michael E. Addis, and Ethan Hoffman
Understanding barriers and facilitators to therapeutic relationships in state psychiatric hospitals, Kristen Keefe, Esteban V. Cardemil, and Matthew Thompson
Betrayal vs. nonbetrayal trauma: Examining the different effects of social support and emotion regulation on PTSD symptom severity., Nora K. Kline and Kathleen M. Palm Reed
Parent, child, and adoption characteristics associated with post-adoption support needs, Bethany R. Lee, Adeline Wyman Battalen, David M. Brodzinsky, and Abbie E. Goldberg
Your place or mine?: examining the accessibility and efficacy of a brief, home-based, couple intervention, Katherine A. Lenger, Patricia N.E. Roberson, Zahra Amer, Tatiana Gray, James V. Cordova, and Kristina Coop Gordon
Maternal involvement and children’s academic motivation and achievement: The roles of maternal autonomy support and children’s affect, Rachel E. Lerner and Wendy S. Grolnick
Internally and externally controlling parenting: Relations with children’s symptomatology and adjustment, Madeline R. Levitt, Wendy S. Grolnick, Alessandra J. Caruso, and Rachel E. Lerner
Failure to grow up, failure to pay? Parents’ views of conflict over money with their emerging adults, Katie Lowe and Jeffrey J. Arnett
BLC mini-series: Tools to document bilingual experiences, Gigi Luk and Alena G. Esposito
Prospective relations of preschoolers’ prosocial and aggressive affect themes in pretend play with prosocial and aggressive behaviors across contexts, Ana K. Marcelo and Tuppett M. Yates
Established adulthood: A new conception of ages 30 to 45, Clare M. Mehta, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Carlie G. Palmer, and Larry J. Nelson
Foster youth’s educational challenges and supports: Perspectives of teachers, foster parents, and former foster youth, April M. Moyer and Abbie E. Goldberg
Intersectionality and relations between oppressed groups: Intergroup implications of beliefs about intersectional differences and commonalities, Rashmi Nair and Johanna Ray Vollhardt
Do I really need to go and see somebody? Black women’s perceptions of help-seeking for depression, Tamara Nelson, Naysha N. Shahid, and Esteban V. Cardemil
Intersectionality as a radical framework for transforming our disciplines, social issues, and the world, Nicole M. Overstreet, Lisa Rosenthal, and Kim A. Case
Association between maternal and child mental health among US Latinos: variation by nativity, ethnic subgroup, and time in the USA, Rheanna Platt, Nomi S. Weiss-Laxer, Timothy B. Creedon, Maria Jose Sanchez Roman, Esteban V. Cardemil, and Benjamin Cook
Power dynamics in intergroup relations, Felicia Pratto and Andrew L. Stewart
Consensus and relationship distress before and after a brief couples' intervention, Lucia M. Reyes, Katherine A. Lenger, Amy Rauer, Patricia N.E. Roberson, James V. Cordova, Tatiana Gray, and Kristina C. Gordon
Are marital relationships a barrier to health care utilization in southern appalachia?: A dyadic examination of the link between marital quality and individual health care usage, Patricia N.E. Roberson, Katherine A. Lenger, Tatiana Gray, James Cordova, and Kristina C. Gordon
Dyadic latent profile analyses and multilevel modeling to examine differential response to couple relationship education, Patricia N.E. Roberson, Katherine A. Lenger, Tatiana Gray, James Cordova, and Kristina Coop Gordon
Content of, sources of, and responses to sexual stereotypes of Black and Latinx women and men in the United States: A qualitative intersectional exploration, Lisa Rosenthal, Nicole M. Overstreet, Adi Khukhlovich, Brandon E. Brown, Christopher John Godfrey, and Tashuna Albritton
Spanish version of the Inventory of the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (IDEA-S), Inmaculada Sánchez-Queija, Águeda Parra, Carlos Camacho, and Jeffrey Arnett
Multilevel modeling approaches to the study of LGBTQ-Parent families, Juli Anna Z. Smith, Abbie E. Goldberg, and Randi L. Garcia
Through the lens of history: The effects of beliefs about historical victimization on responses to refugees, Zsolt Péter Szabó, Johanna Ray Vollhardt, and Noémi Zsuzsanna Mészáros
A Community mental health needs assessment of a racially and ethnically diverse population in New England: narratives from community stakeholders, Rosalie A. Torres Stone, Esteban V. Cardemil, Kristen Keefe, Paige Bik, Zachary Dyer, and Karyn E. Clark
Resistance to collective victimization and oppression, Johanna Ray Vollhardt, Mukadder Okuyan, and Helin Ünal
Attitudes toward relationship treatment among underserved couples, Katie C. Wischkaemper, C. J.Eubanks Fleming, Katherine A. Lenger, Patricia N.E. Roberson, Tatiana D. Gray, James V. Cordova, and Kristina Coop Gordon
Submissions from 2019
The psychology of men in context, Michael E. Addis and Ethan Hoffman
Evaluating a self-determination theory-based preventive parenting consultation: The parent check-in, Elizabeth S. Allen, Wendy S. Grolnick, and James V. Córdova
Heterosexual and sexual minority adoptive parents’ help-seeking and service satisfaction of pediatricians and mental health providers, Adeline Wyman Battalen, Abbie E. Goldberg, David M. Brodzinsky, Ruth G. McRoy, and Summer S. Hawkins
Stigma and help-seeking: The interplay of substance use and gender and sexual minority identity, Madeline B. Benz, Kathleen Palm Reed, and Lia S. Bishop
Victim and perpetrator groups’ divergent perspectives on collective violence: Implications for intergroup relations, Rezarta Bilali and Johanna Ray Vollhardt
Minority stress in nonbinary students in higher education: The role of campus climate and belongingness, Stephanie L. Budge, Sergio Domínguez, and Abbie E. Goldberg
The Case for measuring and reporting bilingualism in developmental research, Krista Byers-Heinlein, Alena G. Esposito, Adam Winsler, Viorica Marian, Dina C. Castro, and Gigi Luk
Editorial report and acknowledgement of reviewers, 2018, J. Christopher Cohrs and Johanna Ray Vollhardt
An Implementation study of relationship checkups as home visitations for low-income at-risk couples, Kristina Coop Gordon, James V. Cordova, Patricia N.E. Roberson, Melanie Miller, Tatiana Gray, Katherine A. Lenger, Matt Hawrilenko, and Kerri Martin
From bench to classroom: Collaborating within a dual-language education model, Alena G. Esposito and Patricia J. Bauer
Self-derivation through memory integration under low surface similarity conditions: The case of multiple languages, Alena G. Esposito and Patricia J. Bauer
Gender socialization practices among bisexual and other nonmonosexual mothers: A longitudinal qualitative examination, Corey E. Flanders, Melissa Marie Legge, Iradele Plante, Abbie E. Goldberg, and Lori E. Ross
Parental naming practices in same-sex adoptive families, Emma L. Frank, Melissa H. Manley, and Abbie E. Goldberg
What is needed, what is valued: trans students’ perspectives on trans-inclusive policies and practices in higher education, Abbie E. Goldberg, Genny Beemyn, and Juli Anna Z. Smith
LGBTQ individuals' experiences with delays and disruptions in the foster and adoption process, Abbie E. Goldberg, Reihonna L. Frost, Liam Miranda, and Ellen Kahn
