Christina M. Marini | Faculty Profiles

Diplomas/Degrees

Ph.D., Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University (2017)

B.A., Psychology, Adelphi University (2011)

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University (2019-)

External Collaborator, The Stress Health and Aging Research Program (SHARP), VA Boston Healthcare System (2019-)

Affiliated Scientist, The Military Family Research Institute, Purdue University (2019-)

Faculty Affiliate, The Center for Healthy Aging at The Pennsylvania State University (2019-)

National Institute on Aging T32 Postdoctoral Fellow, The Center for Healthy Aging at The Pennsylvania State University (2017-2019)

Recent Courses

Directed Individual Research Emerging Scholars Program

Doctoral Thesis Supervision II

Doctoral Thesis Supervision III

Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Psychological Research

Psychological Research Lab

Psychological Research I

Psychological Research II

Psychological Research III

Psychological Statistics

Psychological Statistics Lab

S/T: Psychology And Pop Culture

Courses Previously Taught

Introduction to Human Development, Purdue University

Introduction to Family Processes, Purdue University

Teaching Philosophy

My teaching philosophy is centered on challenging students to think like scientists. This stems from my own thirst for scientific discovery and my strong desire to help students develop a set of skills that will be useful to them both inside and outside the classroom. I strive to help students think critically about information they are presented with, identify practical implications of their acquired knowledge, and embrace learning as an iterative process. I believe these skills will be of value to students in their personal lives as they make health decisions based on research, and in their professional lives as they incorporate evidence-based practices into their work.

Research Interests

Overarching Research Focus:

Intimate partners influence each other’s health and well-being, often acting as a source of both support and strain. Thus, for better or worse, individuals’ emotions, behaviors, and experiences are tied to those of their partner. Known as interdependence, this principle rooted in family systems theory is central to my research. I examine intimate partner influences on mental health and well-being across multiple stressors experienced throughout adulthood (e.g., chronic health stressors), and across multiple timescales (e.g., daily associations, longitudinal associations). Finally, my research takes a 24-hour perspective to the study of relational influences on mental health, thereby including a focus on relationship quality, emotion, and sleep.

Current Research Projects:

My current research projects focus on aging veterans. The effects of military service on mental health and well-being may be more pronounced later in life. Many veterans confront and rework their wartime memories later in life in an attempt to find meaning and coherence. Doing so may result in either positive (e.g., acceptance) or negative (e.g., psychological distress) outcomes. The presence of social/environmental resources, including socioemotional support, may aid veterans in successfully navigating this process. My research is therefore focused on delineating the role that aging veterans’ social network ties (including both spouses/intimate partners and other ties, such as comrades and friends) may play in helping veterans cope with past, and potentially traumatic, wartime memories, especially as they adjust to normative late-life stressors.

I am currently conducting a study focused on Relational Influences on Sleep and Emotion (RISE) among veterans who are at least 65 years old and are either married or live with a romantic partner. Students interested in working on RISE will gain experience collecting and analyzing objective measures of sleep quality collected via actigraphy, as well as daily-diary data. Students will also gain research experience working with veterans.

Areas of Interest and Expertise:

Couple Relationships | Stress and Coping | Sleep | Interpersonal Emotion Regulation

Adulthood and Aging | Psychosocial Determinants of Health | Caregiving | Social Support

Military and Veteran Families

Books

Blaisure, K. R., Marini, C. M., Saathoff-Wells, T., Walker O'Neal, C., Lucier-Greer, M., Dombro, A. L., Pereira, A., & MacDermid Wadsworth, S. M. (2024). Serving military and veteran families: Theories, research, and application (3rd ed.). Routledge.

Chapters

Monk, J. K., & Marini, C. M. (2022). Family systems theory in the military context. In K. Adamsons, A. Few-Demo, C. Proulx, & K. Roy (Eds.), Sourcebook of Family Theories and Methodologies: A Dynamic Approach. (pp. 227–233). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92002-9_15

Articles

Marini, C. M., Yorgason, J. B., Pless Kaiser, A., & Erickson, L. D. (2023). Marital quality and loneliness among aging Vietnam-era combat veterans: The moderating role of PTSD symptom severity. Clinical Gerontologist. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/07317115.2023.2274052

Lawrence, C. & Marini, C. M. (2023). Loneliness and marital quality as predictors of older adults' insomnia symptoms. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/009141502312080

Wilson, S. J. & Marini, C. M. (2023). Older adults' social profiles and links to functional and biological aging in the United States and Mexico. Psychosomatic Medicine. Advance online publication. doi:10.1097/PSY.0000000000001248

Marini, C. M., Zhaoyang, R., Martire, L. M., & Buxton, O. M. (2023). The social context of partnered older adults’ insomnia symptoms. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 97, 18–34. doi:10.1177/00914150221128973

Wilson, S. J. & Marini, C. M. (2023). The days add up: Daily marital discord and depressive reactivity linked to past-month depressed mood and perceived marital risk across 10 years. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 40, 1172–1193. doi:10.1177/02654075221116277

So, C., Fiori, K. L., Marini, C. M., Murphy, B. A., & Stein, J. B. (2022). Relationship talk with partners and friends during emerging adulthood: The role of relationship satisfaction. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, 16, 48–72. doi:10.5590/JSBHS.2022.16.1.04

Martire, L. M., Zhaoyang, R., Marini, C. M., & Nah, S. (2022). Dyadic links between health changes and well-being: The role of non-spousal confidants. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39, 2617–2638. doi:10.1177/02654075221086509

Marini, C. M., Basinger, E. D., Monk, J. K., McCall, C. E., & MacDermid Wadsworth, S. M. (2022). Military couples’ experiences in the aftermath of a cancelled deployment. Family Process, 61, 1577–1592. doi:10.1111/famp.12747

Marini, C. M., Wilson, S. J., Nah, S., Martire, L. M., & Sliwinski, M. J. (2021). Rumination and sleep quality among older adults: Examining the role of social support. The Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 76, 1948–1959. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbaa230

Marini, C. M., Wilson, S. J., Stanford, A., Martire, L. M., & Franks, M. M. (2021). Short and long-term effects of support visibility on support providers’ negative affect. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 76, 461–470. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbz114

Marini, C. M., Ermer, A. E., Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A. J., & Proulx, C. M. (2020). Marital quality, loneliness, and depressive symptoms later in life: The moderating role of self and spousal functional limitations. Research in Human Development, 17, 211–234. doi:10.1080/15427609.2020.1837598

Monk, J. K., Proulx, C. M., Marini, C. M., & Fiori, K. L. (2020). Advancing
research and theory on aging military veterans in a relational context. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 12, 180–199. doi:10.1111/jftr.12378

Marini, C. M., Pless Kaiser, A., Smith, B. N., & Fiori, K. L. (2020). Aging veterans’ mental health and well-being in the context of COVID-19: The importance of social ties during physical distancing. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12, S217–S219. doi:10.1037/tra0000736

Marini, C. M., Fiori, K. L., Wilmoth, J. M., Pless Kaiser, A, & Martire, L. M. (2020). Psychological adjustment of aging Vietnam veterans: The role of social network ties in reengaging with wartime memories. Gerontology, 66, 138–148. doi:10.1159/000502340

Marini, C. M., Martire, L. M., Jones, D. R., Zhaoyang, R., & Buxton, O. M. (2020). Daily links between sleep and anger among spouses of chronic pain patients. The Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 75, 927–936. doi:10.1093/geronb/gby111

Martire, L. M., Zhaoyang, R., Marini, C. M., Nah, S., & Darnall, B. D. (2019). Daily and bidirectional linkages between daily pain catastrophizing and spouse responses. PAIN, 160, 2841–2847. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001673

Marini, C. M., MacDermid Wadsworth, S., Franks, M. M., Wilson, S. R., Topp, D., & Christ, S. L. (2019). Military spouses’ self- and partner-directed minimization in the context of deployment. Military Behavioral Health, 7, 245–256 doi:10.1080/21635781.2019.1580643

Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A. J., Birditt, K. S., Marini, C. M., Jager, J., Brown, E., & Orbuch, T. L. (2018). “I love you, not your friends”: Links between partners’ early disapproval of friends and divorce across 16 years. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 35, 1230–1250. doi:10.1177/0265407517707061

Marini, C. M., Collins, C. L., & MacDermid Wadsworth, S. (2018). Looking beyond snapshots: An examination of multiple rhythms of military and veteran family life. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 10, 516–534. doi:10.1111/jftr.12275

Wilson, S. R., Marini, C. M., Franks, M. M., Whiteman, S. D., Topp, D. B., & MacDermid Wadsworth, S. (2017). Communication and connection during deployment: A daily diary study from the perspective of at-home partners. Journal of Family Psychology, 32, 42–48. doi:10.1037/fam0000333

Marini, C. M., MacDermid Wadsworth, S., Christ, S. L., & Franks, M. M. (2017). Emotion expression, avoidance and psychological health during reintegration: A dyadic analysis of actor and partner associations within a sample of military couples. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 34, 69–90. doi:10.1177/0265407515621180

Marini, C. M., MacDermid Wadsworth, S., Kwon, Y. I., & Pagnan, C. E. (2016). Family members as boundary managers: Behaviors that promote and limit service members’ involvement in daily family life. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25, 2808–2819. doi:10.1007/s10826-016-0443-4

MacDermid Wadsworth, S., Lester, P., Marini, C., Cozza, S., Sornborger, J., Strouse, T., & Beardslee, W. (2012). Approaching family-focused systems of care for military and veteran families. Military Behavioral Health, 1, 1–10. doi:10.1080/21635781.2012.721062

Marini, C. M., & Fiori, K. L. (2011). Home to work spillover and psychological distress in middle-aged women. Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research, 16, 180–187.

Conference Presentations

Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A. J., & Marini, C. M. (2023). Who became closer to family after the Pandemic?: The roles of optimism and social exchanges. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Tampa, FL.

Marini, C. M., Basinger, E. D., Stewart, M., Fiori, K. L., & Rauer, A. J. (2023). Forecasting the future: Older adults' anticipated stressors and rewards in the context of COVID-19. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Tampa, FL.

Lawrence, C. & Marini, C. M. (2022). Loneliness and sleep among partnered older adults: Affectionate touch as a moderator. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Indianapolis, IN.

Marini, C. M., Yorgason, J. B., & Pless Kaiser, A. (2022). Marital quality and loneliness among aging combat veterans: The moderating role of PTSD symptoms. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Indianapolis, IN.

Tate, A. M., Marini, C. M., Nah, S., & Martire, L. M. (2022). Coping and uncertainty in the context of COVID-19: Differences between partnered and unpartnered older adults. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Indianapolis, IN.

So, C., Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A. J., & Marini, C. M. (2022). Generativity and older adults’ COVID-19 adjustment and mental health. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Indianapolis, IN.

Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A. J., Marini, C. M., So, C., & Khan, A. (2022). The role of sociability in older adults’ adaptation to COVID-19. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Indianapolis, IN.

Zikopoulos, N. & Marini, C. M. (2022). Social influences on emerging adults’ depressive symptoms: The role of parents, friends, and siblings. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.

Marini, C. M., Martire, L. M., & Buxton, O. M. (2021). Sleep and loneliness as mechanisms through which marital quality predicts depression among older adults. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, hosted virtually.

Wilson, S. J. & Marini, C. M. (2021). Older adults’ social stress profiles: A cross-country comparison of the US and Mexico. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, hosted virtually.

Martire, L. M., Zhaoyang, R., & Marini, C. M. (2021). Effects of late-life health transitions on spouses’ psychological well-being. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, hosted virtually.

Marini, C. M., Basinger, E. D., Monk, J. K., McCall, C. E., & MacDermid Wadsworth, S. M. (2021). Anticipatory stress within a sample of military couples. Annual Scientific Meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, hosted virtually.

McCall, C. E., Franks, M. M., Marini, C. M., Christ, S., Agnew, C. R., Wilson, S., & MacDermid Wadsworth, S. M. (2021). Couples’ cognitive interdependence predicts relationship satisfaction one year following a military deployment. International Association for Relationship Research 2021 Biennial Meeting, hosted virtually.

Mikelić, M., McClure, M. J., Marini, C. M. (2021). Swiping and strife: How emotion regulation connects attachment and mindfulness to dating struggles and success. Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2021 Annual Meeting, hosted virtually.

Marini, C. M., Wilson, S. J., Nah, S., Martire, L. M., & Sliwinski, M. J. (2020). Links between rumination and sleep quality among older adults: An examination of the role of social support. Gerontological Society of America 2020 Annual Meeting, hosted virtually.

Ferraro, A. J., Duncan, J. M., Marini, C. M., McLain, S. N., & Reed-Fitzke, K. (2020). Impact of military peer interaction on the use of coping strategies to alleviate long-term health effects of combat-related traumatic experiences. National Council on Family Relations 2020 Annual Meeting, hosted virtually.

Ferraro, A. J., Duncan, J. M., Marini, C. M., McLain, S. N., & Reed-Fitzke, K. (2019). Combat-related traumatic experiences and the health of aging veterans. National Council on Family Relations 2019 Annual Meeting, Fort Worth, TX.

Marini, C. M., Ermer, A. E., Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A. J., & Proulx, C. M. (2019). Ties between marital quality, loneliness, and depressive symptoms: The moderating role of spousal functional limitations. National Council on Family Relations 2019 Annual Meeting, Fort Worth, TX.

Seidel, A. J., Marini, C. M., & Butner-Kozimor, M. (2019). How we see the world influences how we sleep. National Council on Family Relations 2019 Annual Meeting, Fort Worth, TX.

Marini, C. M., Wilson, S. J., & Martire, L. M. (2019). Rumination, depressive symptoms, and sleep quality: Social support as a buffer. Gerontological Society of America 2019 Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.

Nah, S., Martire, L. M., & Marini, C. M. (2019). Patients’ pain and their spousal caregivers’ negative affect: The moderating role of self-efficacy. Gerontological Society of America 2019 Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.

Stanford, A. M., Marini, C. M., Wilson, S. J., & Martire, L. M. (2018). Invisible support and daily mood among osteoarthritis patients and spouses. Gerontological Society of America 2018 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

Marini, C. M., MacDermid Wadsworth, S., Franks, M. M., Wilson, S. R., & Topp, D. (2018). Self- vs. partner-directed minimization and depressive symptomology in relation to military deployment. National Council on Family Relations 2018 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Marini, C. M., Martire, L. M., Jones, D. R., Zhaoyang, R., & Buxton, O. M. (2018). Sleep, anger, and marital tension among spouses of chronic pain patients. International Association for Relationship Research Biennial Meeting, Fort Collins, CO.

Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A. J., Birditt, K. S., Marini, C. M., Jager, J., Brown, E., & Orbuch, T. L. (2018). “I love you, not your friends”: Links between partners’ early disapproval of friends and divorce across 16 years. International Association for Relationship Research Biennial Meeting, Fort Collins, CO.

Martire, L. M., Zhaoyang, R., & Marini, C. M. (2018). Daily pain catastrophizing: Effects on spousal caregivers’ well-being. American Psychosomatic Society Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY.

Marini, C. M., MacDermid Wadsworth, S., Franks, M. M., Christ, S. L., & Wilson, S. R. (2017). Stress generation and marital discord: Linking marital quality and mental health. National Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Marini, C. M. & MacDermid Wadsworth, S. (2016). An evaluation of perceptual congruence in conflict behavior post-deployment. National Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Marini, C. M., Franks, M. M., Friedman, E. M., Nowakowski, A., & Wehrspann, E. (2015). Multiple chronic conditions and health: The moderating role of spouse emotional support. Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Marini, C. M., MacDermid Wadsworth, S., Christ, S. L., & Franks, M. M. (2015). Coping and psychological health during reintegration: A dyadic analysis. National Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC.

Lee, K. H., Flittner O’Grady, A. E., Marini, C. M., Cardin, J., Collins, C. L., Topp, D. B., & MacDermid Wadsworth, S. M. (2015). Attachment, coping, and individual and family well-being among military couples during predeployment. National Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC.

Wilson, S. R., Marini, C. M., Franks, M. M., Topp, D. B., & MacDermid Wadsworth, S. (2015). Communication activities and feelings of connection during deployment: A daily diary study from the perspective of at-home partners. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A., & Marini, C. M. (2014). Two can be as bad as one: Marital quality, loneliness, and marital health in older adulthood. Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

Friedman, E. M., Marini, C. M., Milliner, C., Nowakowski, A., Wehrspann, E., & Franks, M. M. (2014). Chronic conditions are associated with lower circulating levels of DHEA-S: Moderation by social support. Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

Marini, C. M., & MacDermid Wadsworth, S. (2013). Emotional approaches to coping, avoidance, and service member psychological health during reintegration. National Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

MacDermid Wadsworth, S., Lester, P., Marini, C., Sornborger, J., & Strouse, T. (2012). Approaching family-focused systems of care for military and veteran families. University of Southern California Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families, Los Angeles, CA.

Marini, C. M., & Fiori, K. L. (2012). Home to work spillover and psychological distress in middle-aged women. Work Family Researchers’ Network Biennial Meeting, New York, NY.

Marini, C. M., & Fiori, K. L. (2011). To commute or not to commute: Attachment style and well-being in first-year students. Eastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

Invited Presentations

Marini, C. M. (2023). Overview of the ReACH Lab: Relationships, Aging, Coping and Health. Presentation to the Town of North Hempstead Department of Services for the Aging/Project Independence, New Hyde Park, NY.

Wilson, S. J. & Marini, C. M. (2020). Older adults’ social stress profiles: An examination of pathways to unhealthy biological aging and advanced aging phenotypes across three countries. Online presentation to the Stress Measurement Network Advisory Board, University of California San Francisco.

Marini, C. M. (2019). Intraindividual variability in coping, stress, and emotion: Good, bad, or ugly? An application of Family Journeys data. Presentation to the Military Family Research Institute, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Marini, C. M. (2017). Family Journeys: Theoretical underpinnings and preliminary findings. Presentation at the Military Family Research Institute Staff and Student Learning Meeting, Purdue University.

Marini, C. M. (2017). Depressive symptomology and partner-directed coping in the context of deployment-induced transitions. Webinar presented to the Millennium Cohort Study Family Team, Naval Health Research Center, Naval Base Point Loma and the Families Overcoming Under Stress (FOCUS) Project Team, Nathanson Family Resilience Center, University of California Los Angeles.

Marini, C. M. (2016). Microlevel marital dynamics in the context of health and work-related stressors. Presentation at the Human Development and Family Studies Seminar Series, Purdue University.

Grants

Grants Awarded:

2022-2024: Co-Investigator (with Drs. Tomlinson and Philbrook at Colgate University and Dr. Kane at the University of Texas at Dallas), Robert H.N. Ho Mind, Brain, and Behavior Initiative (MBBI) Major Grant, Colgate University and Picker Research Fellowship Grant, Colgate University
“Older Couples who Play Together Stay Healthy Together: Shared Activities, Sleep, and Health”

2021-2022: Principal Investigator, Dean's Research Grant, Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, "An Examination of Older Adults' Social Reintegration"

2020-2021: Co-Investigator (with Dr. Stephanie Wilson at Southern Methodist University), National Institute on Aging-Funded Stress Measurement Network, "Older Adults' Social Stress Profiles: An Examination of Pathways to Unhealthy Biological Aging and Advanced Aging Phenotypes across Three Countries"

2019-2021: Principal Investigator, National Institute on Aging Grant R03AG064360, "Sleep as a Mechanism Through Which Marital Quality Influences Older Adults' Mental Health"

Unfunded Grant Proposals:

December 2020: Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Stephanie Wilson at Southern Methodist University), Expanding the Frontiers of Relationship Science Grant Sponsored by the UCLA Marriage and Close Relationships Lab, "It Takes More Than Two: An Examination of How Social Network Ties Outside of Marriage Promote (or Hinder) Individuals' Supportive Dyadic Coping"

April 2020: Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Nathan George)
Ronald McDonald House New York Metro
“Zooming In: An Examination of the Daily Lives of Ronald McDonald House Families to Promote Individual and Familial Resilience”

Honors and Accomplishments

Monetary Awards:

Compton Graduate Research Travel Award ($500), Purdue University

Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship ($20,000), Purdue University

Graduate Student Government Travel Grant ($750), Purdue University

Ross Fellowship ($16,000), Purdue University

Other Recognition:

Professor of the Year, Undergraduate Psychology Department, Adelphi University

Emerging Mentor/Teacher Award, Advancing Family Science Section, National Council on Family Relations

Selected for Adelphi University 10 Under 10 Young Alumni Recognition Program

RAND Summer Research Institute (RSI) participant, RAND Corporation Headquarters, Santa Monica, CA

Best Student/New Professional Paper Award, Families and Health, National Council on Family Relations

Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University

Teaching Academy Graduate Teaching Award, Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University

Nominated Student of the Year, National Council on Family Relations

Outstanding Master's Student, College of Health and Human Development, Purdue University

Semi-Finalist, Emerging Leaders in Science and Society, Purdue University

Dean's Award for Academic Achievement, Adelphi University

Richard Klein Award, Adelphi University

Guilford Psychology Award (Second Place), Psi Chi National Honor Society

Emerging Scholar, Adelphi University

Research Conference Award, Adelphi University

Professional Activities

Ad-Hoc Journal Reviewer:

Journal of Family Psychology; Journal of Family Theory and Review; Personal Relationships; Annals of Behavioral Medicine; Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Science; Journal of Women and Aging; Journal of Aging and Health; Journal of Child and Family Studies; Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology; Journal of Marriage and Family; Journal of Clinical Psychology; Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy; Family Process; Clinical Gerontologist

Ongoing Professional Service:

Scientific Reviewer, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)

Guest Editor, Special Issue on Female Veterans, Journal of Women and Aging

Peer Reviewer, The Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR)

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Women and Aging

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Chair, Military Children and Families Focus Group, National Council on Family Relations

Committee Member, Excellence in Research on Military and Veteran Families, Purdue University

Membership in Academic Societies:

National Council on Family Relations | Gerontological Society of America | International Association for Relationship Research | International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

University Service

Ongoing Departmental Service:

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Member

Undergraduate Curriculum Assessment Subcommittee, Member

Psi Chi International Psychology Honor Society, Faculty Advisor

Ongoing University Service:

Faculty Senate Committee on Scholarly and Creative Works, Member

Veteran Task Force, Member

Derner Representative, 10 Under 10 Selection Committee

Derner Representative, Open Houses and Admissions Events