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 2020
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
Ignoring history, denying racism: Mounting evidence for the Marley hypothesis and epistemologies of ignorance, Courtney M. Bonam, Vinoadharen Nair Das, Brett R. Coleman, and Phia Salter
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
Emotion Regulation and Parent Distress: Getting at the Heart of Sensitive Parenting among Parents of Preschool Children Experiencing High Sociodemographic Risk, Justin Carreras, Alice S. Carter, Amy Heberle, Danielle Forbes, and Sarah A.O. Gray
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
Behind Closed Doors: Considering a Triphasic Traumatic Incarceration Experience, Curtis Davis and Samantha Francois
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
Caregiver self-reports and reporting of their preschoolers' trauma exposure: Discordance across assessment methods, Erin B. Glackin, Danielle Forbes, Amy E. Heberle, Alice S. Carter, and Sarah A.O. Gray
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
Trans students who leave college: An exploratory study of their experiences of gender minority stress, Abbie E. Goldberg, Katherine A. Kuvalanka, and Kaitlin Black
Health care experiences of transgender binary and nonbinary university students, Abbie E. Goldberg, Katherine A. Kuvalanka, Stephanie L. Budge, Madeline B. Benz, and Juli Anna Z. Smith
Transgender graduate students' experiences in higher education: A mixed-methods exploratory study, Abbie E. Goldberg, Katherine Kuvalanka, and Lore Dickey
Sexuality and sexual identity across the first year of parenthood among male-partnered plurisexual women, Abbie E. Goldberg, Melissa H. Manley, Themal Ellawala, and Lori E. Ross
Health behaviors and outcomes of parents in same-sex couples: An exploratory study, Abbie E. Goldberg, Juli Anna Z. Smith, Nora M. McCormick, and Nicole M. Overstreet
The impact of multilevel sources of power on intimate relationship functioning, Jennifer J. Harman, Andrew L. Stewart, Elizabeth Keneski, and Christopher R. Agnew
Differential gender responses to an empathy component of a sexual assault prevention program, Denise A. Hines, Lia R.S. Bishop, and Kathleen M. Palm Reed
Reconsidering the LGBT Climate Inventory: Understanding support and hostility for LGBTQ employees in the workplace, Elizabeth Grace Holman, Jessica N. Fish, Ramona Faith Oswald, and Abbie Goldberg
Reproductive and pregnancy experiences of diverse sexual minority women: A descriptive exploratory study, Alia A. Januwalla, Abbie E. Goldberg, Corey E. Flanders, Mark H. Yudin, and Lori E. Ross
An Exploratory study of custody challenges experienced by affirming mothers of transgender and gender-nonconforming children, Katherine A. Kuvalanka, Camellia Bellis, Abbie E. Goldberg, and Jenifer K. McGuire
Evaluating equanimity: Mindfulness, intimate safety, and relationship satisfaction among meditators, Emily L. Maher and James V. Cordova
Parental autonomy support in two cultures: The moderating effects of adolescents’ self-construals, Kristine N. Marbell-Pierre, Wendy S. Grolnick, Andrew L. Stewart, and Jacquelyn N. Raftery-Helmer
Young children's ethnic-racial identity moderates the impact of early discrimination experiences on child behavior problems, Ana K. Marcelo and Tuppett M. Yates
Intersectional consciousness in collective victim beliefs: Perceived intragroup differences among disadvantaged groups, Rashmi Nair and Johanna Ray Vollhardt
Stigmatizing reactions versus general negative reactions to partner violence disclosure as predictors of avoidance coping and depression, Nicole M. Overstreet, Tiara C. Willie, and Tami P. Sullivan
Re-evaluating the self-report habit index: the cases of physical activity and snacking habits, Benjamín Reyes Fernández, Rafael Monge-Rojas, Ana Laura Solano López, and Esteban Cardemil
Explaining different orientations to the 2013 Gezi Park demonstrations in Istanbul, Turkey, Andrew L. Stewart, Colin Wayne Leach, Rezarta Bilali, Ayşe Betül Çelik, and Atilla Cidam
Prospective associations between trauma, placement disruption, and ethnic-racial identity among newly emancipated foster youth, Fanita A. Tyrell, Ana K. Marcelo, Duyen T. Trang, and Tuppett M. Yates
Cognitive correlates of memory integration across development: Explaining variability in an educationally relevant phenomenon, Nicole L. Varga, Alena G. Esposito, and Patricia J. Bauer
Submissions from 2018
Conceptual foundations of emerging adulthood, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
Happily stressed: The complexity of well-being in midlife, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
Metalheads: Heavy metal music and adolescent alienation, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
The impact of experiential avoidance and event centrality in trauma-related rumination and posttraumatic stress, Lia S. Bishop, Victoria E. Ameral, and Kathleen M. Palm Reed
A randomized controlled trial of distress tolerance treatment for smoking cessation, Richard A. Brown, Kathleen M. Palm Reed, Erika Litvin Bloom, Haruka Minami, David R. Strong, Carl W. Lejuez, Michael J. Zvolensky, and Steven C. Hayes
Changing views of knowledge and practice in American higher education, Nancy Budwig
School Lunch Consumption Among 3 Food Service Providers in New Orleans, Melanie Canterberry, Samantha Francois, Taslim van Hattum, Lindsey Rudov, and Thomas W. Carton
The gap between assessment and creating inclusion, Esteban Cardemil
Editorial report and acknowledgement of reviewers, 2017, J. Christopher Cohrs and Johanna Ray Vollhardt
Resilience and Coping: An Example in African American Adolescents, Michael Cunningham, Samantha Francois, Gabriel Rodriguez, and Xzania White Lee
Implicit theories of relationships and conflict communication patterns in romantic relationships: A dyadic perspective, Taylor Dovala, Matt Hawrilenko, and James V. Cordova
