- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues
- Family Support in Illness
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Health and Wellbeing Research
Medical University of South Carolina
2022-2024
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
2022-2024
George Mason University
2018-2023
Severity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms has been linked to parenting impairments in military service members (SMs), but little is known about how SMs’ PTSD related their partners’ parenting. This study evaluated associations with indices SMs and partners, additional exploratory analyses intrapersonal interpersonal distress might play a role such associations. Online self-report measures were completed by 128 who scored >27 on the Checklist (PCL-M) at baseline partners four...
Abstract Purpose Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health concern that highly prevalent among couples with alcohol misuse. It well-established can exacerbate negative IPV outcomes; however, less known about how hazardous consumption, combined family composition, such as the presence of children in home, may impact dyadic context. The current study examined separate and interactive roles couple’s caretaking status use disorder (AUD) severity on psychological physical...
AbstractAbstractLittle is known about how positive relationship quality (PRQ) and negative (NRQ) changed in the context of romantic relationships during early phases COVID-19 pandemic. Adults (N = 359) completed self-report measures between April August 2020. Participants experienced increases both PRQ NRQ, followed by uniform decline but a more variable trajectory NRQ across couples. Higher was generally associated with greater pandemic impacts fear COVID (this latter association weakened...
Providing doctoral internship stipends below living wages may harm interns, the clinical services they provide, and field of health service psychology as a whole. This study evaluated extent to which from 2021-2022 training year for APA-accredited, APPIC-member programs in US are consistent with geographic region where sites located.
Military deployments are known to be stressful for both military service members (SMs) and their romantic partners. Little is about how coping strategies used during deployment may relate one’s own partner’s relationship satisfaction following deployment. This project investigated the retrospective report of 154 SMs partners coped with deployment-related stress, using previously established constructs problem-focused, emotion-focused, avoidance coping. Examination relative associations...
Abstract Service members and veterans (SM/Vs) with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can receive significant benefits from social support by a spouse or romantic partner. However, little is known about how providing impacts partners. This study sought to identify (a) provision of associated partners’ daily negative positive affect (b) SM/Vs’ PTSD symptom severity might moderate such associations. In 14‐day daily‐diary that assessed 64 couples in which one member was an SM/V symptoms,...
Research has shown that experiencing a sexual assault results in significant and lasting effects many psychosocial domains. However, most studies on the impact of examine university samples or immediate aftermath assault, not taking into account longer-term complexities contexts life for victims. The current study seeks to evaluate role lifetime history several outcomes adults who are intimate relationships have included both partner violence (IPV) alcohol use disorder. 100 adult romantic...
Abstract Background and Objectives Cannabis use is highly prevalent among individuals with a history of intimate partner violence (IPV) people who drink alcohol. Motives for cannabis are important correlates consumption problem severity. However, no research has examined motives couples IPV. The goals the study were to examine (1) associations between person their partner's motives; (2) extent which each partners' related own consumption. Methods Participants 100 ( n = 92 different‐sex...
Introduction: Providing doctoral internship stipends below living wages may harm interns, the clinical services they provide, and field of health service psychology as a whole. This study evaluated extent to which from 2021-2022 training year for APA-accredited, APPIC-member programs in US are consistent with geographic region where sites located. Methods: We obtained data reflecting sites’ location academic year. Using Massachusetts Institute Technology Living Wage Calculator, we computed...
Abstract Military families face many difficulties, including a parent deploying to warzone and the subsequent risk of returning with symptoms posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Symptoms PTSD are associated parenting difficulties; however, little is known about how may be emotion socialization (ES), set processes crucial children's emotional well‐being. This project investigated observed ES behaviors in deployed non‐deployed parents sample 224 predominantly White, non‐Hispanic National...
The provision and receipt of emotional support demonstrates benefits for relationships; however, little research has investigated how either global or day-to-day spousal influences marital stability. This project assessed perception from a partner daily over 1 week contributed to divorce 10 years later, accounting demographic covariates. There were no significant associations variables with future divorce. Greater education attainment was the only factor significantly associated decreased...