A5042792854- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Marriage and Sexual Relationships
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Family Support in Illness
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
University of Minnesota
2023-2024
Twin Cities Orthopedics
2023
University of Rochester
2022
The Ohio State University
2019-2021
SUNY Fredonia
2012-2013
McKendree University
2013
There is both the necessity and capacity for unification across discipline of family science. This article offers another step toward a comprehensive, integrated body theory research shared our discipline. Specifically, we address how systems thinking has been reflected in attachment, parenting, adolescent identity literature, present bidimensional models spectrums emphasizing levels differentiation, internal working parenting styles, statuses are conceptually intertwined as systemic...
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States. Among sexual minority populations, suicide risk elevated; this can be explained by stress. One such source stress family-of-origin rejection, known factor for among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents; however, less about association adults. While navigating intersection theory interpersonal suicide, study sought to evaluate impact rejection distress on suicidal ideation sample adults with marginalized orientations. Recruited...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other LGBTQIA cancer patients experience significant disparities in cancer-related outcomes. Their relationships may not be acknowledged care systems designed to serve primarily heterosexual cisgender (H/C) patients, resources for partners caregivers of H/C address the needs caregivers. Tailored interventions are needed To this gap, researchers from Karmanos Cancer Institute Detroit, MI Wilmot Rochester, NY worked with a action council (CAC)...
The National Couples’ Health and Time Study (NCHAT) is the first fully-powered, population-representative study of couples in America containing large samples sexual, gender, racial ethnic diverse individuals. Drawn from Gallup Panel Recontact Sample, when weighted, data are population representative individuals United States who 1) married or cohabiting, 2) between 20 60, 3) speak English Spanish, 4) have internet access. were collected September 2020 April 2021 midst a global pandemic as...
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether differentiation served as a moderator or mediator for the association between initial levels distress in couple members and change satisfaction early sessions therapy. Based on call more process research family therapy completed naturalistic settings, data from came larger ongoing collection at an on-campus training clinic. Method: One hundred seven couples intake questionnaires after-session first four Results: Using latent...
This article serves as a primer for understanding how to use multilevel modeling (MLM) techniques in couple and family therapy outcome process research. It outlines the of HLM M plus —two many software programs that can perform modeling—and provides an applied example using MLM investigate postsession feedback on satisfaction change, well influence trauma feedback. Two graduate students COAMFTE accredited PhD read provided questions first author arose. Answers these have been incorporated...
Objective: The purpose of this paper was to assess differences in treatment progress couple who were a as usual condition or monitoring condition. Previous research has suggested that is useful for couples, but did not include change relationship satisfaction over time. Method: Using sample 130 couples sought services at an on-campus training clinic, satisfaction, progress, alliance and data the first four sessions analyzed with two conditions. In condition, neither nor their therapist...
Sexual minority individuals (e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual) are at increased risk to experience intimate partner violence (IPV) compared heterosexual individuals. When working with these couples it is critical for therapists provide queer affirming care by recognizing influential social conditions on IPV (i.e., stressors). However, many sexual who have been harmed their partners report being unable access care. One largely undiscussed practice restorative justice in the context of couple...
This paper assesses stress disparities among marginalized parents in 2020-21 during the COVID-19 pandemic through mechanism of healthcare discrimination. The upended lives American families and had particularly stark mental health consequences for women, racial ethnic minority (REM), sexual gender (SGM) parents. Scholars have been called to understand these unequal experiences via marginalizing mechanisms rather than using race, gender, identities as proxies racism, sexism, cis-heterosexism....
Abstract Objective We estimate the prevalence of suicidal ideation among partnered U.S. adults overall and by sexual identity using a population‐representative sample cohabiting married adults. Background Intimate partner problems other aspects intimate relationships are substantial precipitating factors to suicide. Even so, there currently no family‐based interventions targeting suicide risk adults; this may be because little is known as how prevalent behaviors in context relationships....
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Our objective is to assess whether street race a stronger predictor of sleep quality and hours than self-reported race. We also seek understand the association between quality/hours can be explained by experiences microaggressions. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: This study uses data from National Couples’ Health Time Study (NCHAT), population-representative sample 20–60 year-olds (N=3,642) who were married or cohabiting during 2020-2021 when COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately...