This page contains all publications submitted to SURFACE written by students, faculty, and staff in the department.

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2024

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Twice as good: A constructivist grounded theory study on the socialization process of black middle-class families and how this shapes the parent-child relationship, Dominique Nicole Walker

The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Suicide Attempt, Suicidal Ideation, and Non-suicidal Self-injury: the Mediating Roles of Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Psychological Distress, Qiuyu Yu

2023

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Traumatization Resulting from Interpersonal Disclosure: Developing a Measure of Disclosure-Induced Neo-Trauma, Sarah D. Wolf-Gramzow

2021

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The Impact of Poverty and Neighborhood Characterstics on the Mental Health and Parent-Child Closeness in the Black Community: The Protective Role of Black Cultural Strengths, Brandon Davis Hollie

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The Impact Of Poverty And Neighborhood Characterstics On The Mental Health And Parent-child Closeness In The Black Community: The Protective Role Of Black Cultural Strengths, Brandon Davis Hollie

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The Association Between Experiences Of Relational Injustice And Psychological Distress In People With Marginalized Sexual Orientation And Gender Identities, Khoi Nguyen Anh Le

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The Association Between Experiences of Relational Injustice and Psychological Distress in People With Marginalized Sexual Orientation and Gender Identities, Khoi Nguyen Anh Le

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Immigrant and U.S. Born Early Head Start Families: Exploring the Relationship Between Parenting Stress, Attachment Behaviors, Primary Caregiver Depressive Symptoms, and Parent-child Attachment in a Nationally-representative Sample, Shaelise Marie Tor

2020

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Transgender Congruence and Sexual Satisfaction in Trans Masculine Adults: The Role of Affirmative Sexual Partners, Tristan Karel Martin

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Revolutionships: Experiences of Queer Women of Color Maintaining Romantic Relationships while Engaging in Contemporary Movements for Liberation, Montinique DeNice McEachern

2019

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EMOTIONAL BONDS AND FAIRNESS EXPERIENCES BETWEEN TRANSGENDER WOMEN AND THEIR CISGENDER PARTNERS: AN INTERPRETATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL EXPLORATION, Jennifer Coppola

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Therapists' Experiences of Trauma, Compassion Fatigue, and Compassion Satisfaction: The Role of Post Traumatic Growth, Tracey Reichert Schimpff

2017

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“IN OUR OWN WORDS”: THE PHENOMENOLOGICAL EXPLORATION INTO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE OF RELATIONAL THERAPY WITH WHITE THERAPISTS, Melody Michele Brown

2016

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Disparities in Student of Color Education and Resulting Racial Microaggressions: Can MFT Training Programs Do More?, Sarah R. Cort

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Child sexual abuse, interpersonal difficulties, and staying in relationships with intimate partner violence: a preliminary study, En-Ting Hsu

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Intuition: A Silver Lining for Clinicians with Complex Trauma, Sarah Dyanne Stanton

2015

Romantic Relationship Satisfaction as Predicted by Perceived Family of Origin Experiences and Education, Ahmet Abakay

Romantic Attachment and Relational Ethics in Other-Sex, Cisgender Couples in Therapy, Jennifer Lauren Coppola

RELATIONAL ETHICS IN PARTNER RELATIONSHIP IN ADULT CHILDREN AND REPORTED PARENTAL INFIDELITY, Codruta Haselmayer

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The Effects of Relationship Satisfaction with Primary Caregivers on Adult Relationship Conflict in Survivors of Childhood Abuse, Tess Stoops

2014

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AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTACHMENT STYLE AND BODY IMAGE IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS: A FOCUS ON THE MOTHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIP, Jaclyn Bex

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The Relationships Between Stress, Social Support, Maternal Self-Efficacy, Maternal Depression, Maternal Reports of Child Demandingness and Maternal Reports of Child Social and Emotional Quality of Life in a Sample of Overweight and Obese Women Two Years Post Childbirth, Elizabeth Banks Feldhousen

Exploring Experiences of Loss and Ambiguous Loss in Parents of Female-to-Male Transgender Youth, Kayla Marie Ritenour

2012

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Lesbians and Their Mothers: A Taiwanese Experience, Meng-ning Wang

2011

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Waiting for Your Return: A Phenomenlogical Study on Parental Deportation and the Impact of the Family and the Parent-Child Attachment Bond, Erika Beckles Flores

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Growing Up Gay in Black America: An Exploration of the Coming Out Process of Queer African American Youth, DeMarquis Clarke

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Co-Creating Collaborative Health Care in a Federally Qualified Health Center: Exploring Clients' Experiences of Behavioral Health Services, Ginny-Lea Tonore

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Fibromyalgia Syndrome: The Relationship between Alexithymia and Attachment Style on Couple Relationship, Ileana Ungureanu

2010

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The meaning of Ataxia: How do families experience it?, Maria del Pilar Castaneda

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Raising her daughter: A phenomenological study of the African American stepfather's perception of his relationship with his stepdaughter, Akwete Cleveland Noble

2009

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Breaking the silence: The impact of political violence in Sikh diaspora, Kiran Shahreen Kaur Arora

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Parenting economically disadvantaged adolescent children through pervasive loss in the inner city, Timothy Ronald Baima

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The experiences of marriage and family therapists of Asian descent and their perception of the practice and profession, Liang-Ying Chou

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Having a child with cancer: The impact on couple relationships, belief systems and values, Todd H. Marshall

2008

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Autonomy, father's role, and eating disorders: A daughter's perspective, Karen Fernandez-Cosgrove

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The African American experience of overcoming barriers and participating in therapy, Cadmona Alexandra Hall

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The role of social support in bereaved families with dependent children, Heather Lynn Hay

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A phenomenological study of the use and experience of intuition in marriage and family therapy by those who claim it, Aaron Joseph Jeffrey

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Childhood sexual abuse: Are marriage and family therapists less likely to hypothesize sexual abuse in men as compared to women?, Todd Christopher Workman Jesness

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The role of MS patient and partner reports of couple relationship quality and depression in the physical functioning of MS patients, Justin Kade McPheters

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The male adolescent's perception of family dynamics and the impact on the development of sex offense behavior: A qualitative study, Michelle Kathleen Murray

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Family of origin functioning and the likelihood of seeking romantic partners over the Internet, Michael Evan Sude

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A retrospective exploration of overweight adolescent girls' relationships with self, others, and cultural context, Amy Zavada

2007

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Queering the discussion: A Delphi study of the effects of GLBT identity and queer theory on marriage and family therapy, Sheila Marie Addison

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Dyspareunia due to endometriosis: A qualitative study of its effect on the couple relationship, Kristina Schelbert Brown

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The intersection of feminism and the narrative metaphor in the practice and profession of family therapy: A Delphi study, Nina Maria Castronova

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Experiences of oppression among Middle-Eastern couples living in Denmark: Implications for marriage and family therapy, Birgitte Bonning Espitia

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The experience of disclosure of queer identity within sibling dyads, Rebecca Grace Harvey

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Emotion and family therapy: Male clinician's attitudes and use of emotion as a main component in therapeutic intervention and theory, Matthew M. Suarez Pace

2006

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Sexual minority women: Exploring familial relationship development after coming out at home, Deborah Anne Coolhart

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The early therapeutic relationship with MFT trainees: Race, gender, confidence and relationship satisfaction, Loree Anitra Johnson

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"I just want a normal life!": A phenomenological inquiry into children's perspectives on parental addiction and the effects of the addiction in the parent-child relationship, Maria Andrea Reinking

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The role of parent-adolescent attachment in the glycemic control of adolescents with type-1 diabetes, Tziporah Esther Rosenberg

2005

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Critical relational model: A normative and meta-theoretical analysis of family therapy theories, Anibal Torres Bernal

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A survey of the attitudes and behaviors of medical family therapists regarding complementary and alternative medicine: An exploration of collaboration, Miyoung Christine Yoon Hammer

2004

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An ecological view of the risk discourse in African-American adolescent identity development, Roxanne L. Hill

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Supervision and clinical competency evaluations: The influence of the supervisor's gender, Jason James Platt

2003

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Missionary ministry satisfaction predictors: How spiritual attribution influences the effects of stress on family communication and satisfaction, Joy E. Corby

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The inner workings of foster families: Implications for family therapy, Kimberly L. Sumner-Mayer

2002

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Narrative means to research ends: Learning about therapy from clients' descriptions, Stephen R. Gaddis

2001

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The relationship between family resilience and the successful management of fibromyalgia, John Cameron Preece

1999

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The relationship between marital attachment and caregiver depression in older couples facing major medical illness, Clark David Christensen

1998

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Contextual therapy and relational ethics: A dynamic ethical perspective, Susan Victoria Compton

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Jewish identity, family cohesion, and child well-being, Maureen Patricia Semans

1997

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Crossing borders: The negotiation of difference and formation of couple identity in interracial, Kyle D. Killian

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An exploratory study of family therapists working as consultants to address the interaction between race and education in an elementary school, Tracey Ann Laszloffy

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When the monsters under your bed are real: The social construction of incest, Janet L. Osborn