Steffany J. Fredman, Ph.D., Lab Director
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University
Welcome to the Couple and Family Adaptation to Stress (CFAS) lab! We study the intersection of individual and couple/family well-being under conditions of normative and non-normative stress and the ways in which couple- and family-based interventions can help individuals, couples, and families thrive through the integration of clinical and family science.
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University
Welcome to the Couple and Family Adaptation to Stress (CFAS) lab! We study the intersection of individual and couple/family well-being under conditions of normative and non-normative stress and the ways in which couple- and family-based interventions can help individuals, couples, and families thrive through the integration of clinical and family science.
News and Announcements
July, 2023
The first paper from August’s dissertation, which was supported by her diversity F31 NRSA from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, was published in a special issue on intersectional considerations in the study of adult psychopathology at Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science!
Jenkins, A. I. C., Fredman, S. J., Gamaldo, A. A., King, V. E., & Almeida, D. M. (2023). Love, health, and the ‘hood: An examination of romantic relationship adjustment and perceived neighborhood quality as predictors of partnered Black Americans’ long-term psychological health. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, 132(5), 531-541. http://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000821
Check out this news story about the work! (Link)
The first paper from August’s dissertation, which was supported by her diversity F31 NRSA from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, was published in a special issue on intersectional considerations in the study of adult psychopathology at Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science!
Jenkins, A. I. C., Fredman, S. J., Gamaldo, A. A., King, V. E., & Almeida, D. M. (2023). Love, health, and the ‘hood: An examination of romantic relationship adjustment and perceived neighborhood quality as predictors of partnered Black Americans’ long-term psychological health. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, 132(5), 531-541. http://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000821
Check out this news story about the work! (Link)
June, 2023
The paper based on Emily Taverna’s Psychology minor project has been accepted for publication at Psychology of Violence !
Taverna, E., Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., Mogle, J. A., Fischer, M. S., Baucom, D. H., & Marshall, A. D. (in press). Responsivity to interviewer during interview-based assessment of physical intimate partner violence. Psychology of Violence
Steffany gave a colloquium on incorporating significant others into treatment for PTSD for the Department of Psychology at the University of Marburg in Germany.
The paper based on Emily Taverna’s Psychology minor project has been accepted for publication at Psychology of Violence !
Taverna, E., Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., Mogle, J. A., Fischer, M. S., Baucom, D. H., & Marshall, A. D. (in press). Responsivity to interviewer during interview-based assessment of physical intimate partner violence. Psychology of Violence
Steffany gave a colloquium on incorporating significant others into treatment for PTSD for the Department of Psychology at the University of Marburg in Germany.
April, 2023
August’s paper on the associations among financial well-being, daily relationship tension, and daily affect in two adult cohorts separated by the Great Recession has been published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships as part of a special issue on Integrating Multiple Time-Scales to Advance Relationship Science!
Jenkins, A. I. C., Le, Y., Surachman, A., Almeida, D. M., & Fredman, S. J. (2023). Associations among financial well-being, daily relationship tension, and daily affect in two adult cohorts separated by the Great Recession. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 40(4), 1103-1125. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221105611
August’s paper on the associations among financial well-being, daily relationship tension, and daily affect in two adult cohorts separated by the Great Recession has been published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships as part of a special issue on Integrating Multiple Time-Scales to Advance Relationship Science!
Jenkins, A. I. C., Le, Y., Surachman, A., Almeida, D. M., & Fredman, S. J. (2023). Associations among financial well-being, daily relationship tension, and daily affect in two adult cohorts separated by the Great Recession. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 40(4), 1103-1125. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221105611
March, 2023
Jeesun presented a poster on the role of parental depressive symptoms in spillover from interparental conflict to parent-adolescent relationship quality at the Society for Research on Child Development in Salt Lake City! Our paper on the role of PTSD symptom clusters in predicting the intra- and interpersonal regulation of vocally encoded emotional arousal during couple conversations has been published in Behavior Therapy! Fredman, S. J., Fischer, M. S., Baucom, D. H., Le, Y., Taverna, E. C., Chow, S.-M., Ram, N., & Marshall, A. D. (2023). PTSD symptom cluster severity predicts momentary emotion dynamics during couple conversations. Behavior Therapy, 54(2), 330-345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2022.09.004 Check out this interview with Steffany about the paper and how the Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s KL2 program supported this and other work! (Link) |
November, 2022
August received the John L. and Harriett P. McAdoo Dissertation Award from the National Council on Family Relationships! Congratulations, August! The poster based on Emily Taverna’s Psychology minor project was selected for the ABCT Couples Special Interest Group Robert L. Weiss Graduate Student Award! Congratulations, Emily! Annie, Jeesun, and Steffany had a great time at the ABCT annual meeting in NYC, where Annie and Steffany both gave talks. Our paper on the longitudinal associations among service members PTSD symptoms, partner accommodation, and partner distress has been published in Behavior Therapy! Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Renshaw, K. D., & Allen, E. S. (2022). Longitudinal associations among service members’ PTSD symptoms, partner accommodation, and partner distress. Behavior Therapy, 53(6), 1161-1174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2022.05.005 |
October, 2022
Check out this interview with Steffany on PTSD and interpersonal relationships for the Normalize PTSD podcast! (link)
Check out this interview with Steffany on PTSD and interpersonal relationships for the Normalize PTSD podcast! (link)
September, 2022
Steffany is the Principal Investigator for a recently awarded 4-year, $3,000,000 grant funded by the DoD’s Traumatic Brain Injury/Psychological Health FY21 Program! This study will test the efficacy of an abbreviated, intensive, multi-couple group version of cognitive-behavioral couple therapy for PTSD (AIM-CBCT for PTSD) for active duty military and veteran couples. This project builds on the promising results from the pilot study of AIM-CBCT for PTSD that we conducted through the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (CAP). As with the pilot study, this RCT will be conducted in collaboration with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) using the infrastructure of the South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience (STRONG STAR).
Click here to learn more about the project!
Steffany is the Principal Investigator for a recently awarded 4-year, $3,000,000 grant funded by the DoD’s Traumatic Brain Injury/Psychological Health FY21 Program! This study will test the efficacy of an abbreviated, intensive, multi-couple group version of cognitive-behavioral couple therapy for PTSD (AIM-CBCT for PTSD) for active duty military and veteran couples. This project builds on the promising results from the pilot study of AIM-CBCT for PTSD that we conducted through the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (CAP). As with the pilot study, this RCT will be conducted in collaboration with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) using the infrastructure of the South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience (STRONG STAR).
Click here to learn more about the project!
August, 2022
We are delighted to welcome Jeesun Lee as the newest member of our lab!
We are delighted to welcome Jeesun Lee as the newest member of our lab!
June, 2022
Congratulations to Annie, who began her position as a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Denver!
Congratulations to Annie, who began her position as a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Denver!
April, 2022
August has been selected to receive the International Association for Relationship Research Dissertation Award. Congratulations, August!
August has been selected to receive the International Association for Relationship Research Dissertation Award. Congratulations, August!
March, 2022
August recently began her position as the Visiting Postdoctoral Research Associate in Family Diversity in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies and Vice Chancellor's Distinguished Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholars Program Participant at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign!
August’s paper on the moderating role of religious coping and gender on trajectories of marital love in Black couples has been published in Family Process!
Jenkins, A. I. C., Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Mogle, J. A., & McHale, S. M. (2022). Religious coping and gender moderate trajectories of marital love in Black couples. Family Process, 61(1), 312-325. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12645
August recently began her position as the Visiting Postdoctoral Research Associate in Family Diversity in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies and Vice Chancellor's Distinguished Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholars Program Participant at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign!
August’s paper on the moderating role of religious coping and gender on trajectories of marital love in Black couples has been published in Family Process!
Jenkins, A. I. C., Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Mogle, J. A., & McHale, S. M. (2022). Religious coping and gender moderate trajectories of marital love in Black couples. Family Process, 61(1), 312-325. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12645
February, 2022
Congratulations to Dr. August Jenkins on the defense of her dissertation “Linkages between Black Americans’ relationship adjustment and emotional well-being over time: The role of socio-ecological context and gender”!
The second paper from Annie’s dissertation focused on daily processes among couples transitioning to parenthood has been published in Journal of Family Psychology !
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., Marshall, A. D., Chow, S.-M., McDaniel, B. T., Laurenceau, J.-P., & Feinberg, M. E. (2022). Relational impacts of capitalization among new parents. Journal of Family Psychology, 36(1), 69-79. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000847
Our paper on secondary individual outcomes from Steffany’s pilot study of abbreviated, intensive, multi-couple group CBCT for PTSD has been published in Journal of Traumatic Stress!
Macdonald, A., Fredman, S. J., Taylor, D. J., Pruiksma, K. E., Blount, T. H., Hall-Clark, B. N., Fina, B. A., Dondanville, K. A., Mintz, J., Litz, B. T., Young-McCaughan, S., Le, Y., Jenkins, A. I. C., Monson, C. M., Yarvis, J. S., Keane, T. M., & Peterson, A. L. for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (2022). Secondary individual outcomes following multi-couple group therapy for PTSD: An uncontrolled pilot study with military dyads. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 35(1), 321-329. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22729
Congratulations to Dr. August Jenkins on the defense of her dissertation “Linkages between Black Americans’ relationship adjustment and emotional well-being over time: The role of socio-ecological context and gender”!
The second paper from Annie’s dissertation focused on daily processes among couples transitioning to parenthood has been published in Journal of Family Psychology !
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., Marshall, A. D., Chow, S.-M., McDaniel, B. T., Laurenceau, J.-P., & Feinberg, M. E. (2022). Relational impacts of capitalization among new parents. Journal of Family Psychology, 36(1), 69-79. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000847
Our paper on secondary individual outcomes from Steffany’s pilot study of abbreviated, intensive, multi-couple group CBCT for PTSD has been published in Journal of Traumatic Stress!
Macdonald, A., Fredman, S. J., Taylor, D. J., Pruiksma, K. E., Blount, T. H., Hall-Clark, B. N., Fina, B. A., Dondanville, K. A., Mintz, J., Litz, B. T., Young-McCaughan, S., Le, Y., Jenkins, A. I. C., Monson, C. M., Yarvis, J. S., Keane, T. M., & Peterson, A. L. for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (2022). Secondary individual outcomes following multi-couple group therapy for PTSD: An uncontrolled pilot study with military dyads. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 35(1), 321-329. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22729
November, 2021
August presented on the moderating roles of experiences of discrimination and gender on the effect of partnered Black Americans’ relationship interactions on daily positive affect depends at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations.
Steffany participated in a panel discussion of different models for involving loved ones in PTSD treatment at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.
August presented on the moderating roles of experiences of discrimination and gender on the effect of partnered Black Americans’ relationship interactions on daily positive affect depends at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations.
Steffany participated in a panel discussion of different models for involving loved ones in PTSD treatment at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.
October, 2021
Steffany participated in a panel discussion on addressing moral issues across evidence-based treatments for PTSD at the San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference annual meeting.
Steffany participated in a panel discussion on addressing moral issues across evidence-based treatments for PTSD at the San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference annual meeting.
September, 2021
Our paper on secondary relational outcomes from the pilot study of abbreviated, intensive, multi-couple group cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD has been published in Family Process and was the featured article for the issue!
Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Macdonald, A., Monson, C. M., Rhoades, G. K., Dondanville, K. A., Blount, T. H., Hall-Clark, B. N., Fina, B. A., Mintz, J., Litz, B. T., Young-McCaughan, S., Jenkins, A. I. C., Yarvis, J. S., Keane, T. M., & Peterson, A. L. for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (2021). A closer look at relational outcomes from a pilot study of abbreviated, intensive, multi-couple group cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD with military dyads. Family Process, 60(3),712-726. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12654
Our paper on secondary relational outcomes from the pilot study of abbreviated, intensive, multi-couple group cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD has been published in Family Process and was the featured article for the issue!
Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Macdonald, A., Monson, C. M., Rhoades, G. K., Dondanville, K. A., Blount, T. H., Hall-Clark, B. N., Fina, B. A., Mintz, J., Litz, B. T., Young-McCaughan, S., Jenkins, A. I. C., Yarvis, J. S., Keane, T. M., & Peterson, A. L. for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (2021). A closer look at relational outcomes from a pilot study of abbreviated, intensive, multi-couple group cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD with military dyads. Family Process, 60(3),712-726. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12654
July, 2021
August presented her research on Black Americans’ romantic relationship interactions, daily well-being, and discriminatory experiences in the symposium “Beyond the individual: Racial environments and their impact on health”conducted at the biennial meeting of the American Psychological Association.
August presented her research on Black Americans’ romantic relationship interactions, daily well-being, and discriminatory experiences in the symposium “Beyond the individual: Racial environments and their impact on health”conducted at the biennial meeting of the American Psychological Association.
April, 2021
Steffany was interviewed for a piece in the Washington Post about how friends and family can support veterans in anticipation of the military’s pullout from Afghanistan (link)
Steffany was interviewed for a piece in the Washington Post about how friends and family can support veterans in anticipation of the military’s pullout from Afghanistan (link)
February, 2021
Check out this great feature of August’s research on the impact of discrimination and neighborhood context in African Americans’ psychological health and romantic relationship quality in the Penn State Prevention Research Center’s newsletter! (link)
Check out this great feature of August’s research on the impact of discrimination and neighborhood context in African Americans’ psychological health and romantic relationship quality in the Penn State Prevention Research Center’s newsletter! (link)
November, 2020
It was a busy month of conference presentations for our lab!
August presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Annie and Steffany gave presentations at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies annual meeting, and Steffany served as a panelist at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.
It was a busy month of conference presentations for our lab!
August presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Annie and Steffany gave presentations at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies annual meeting, and Steffany served as a panelist at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.
October, 2020
Steffany gave a presentation on enhancing individual and couple well-being during COVID-19 using cognitive behavioral couple therapy as part of Harvard Medical School’s workshop “Mental wellness for health professionals: COVID-19 response and strategies for the future.”
We are delighted to welcome Annie back to Penn State to complete her postdoctoral studies!
Steffany gave a presentation on enhancing individual and couple well-being during COVID-19 using cognitive behavioral couple therapy as part of Harvard Medical School’s workshop “Mental wellness for health professionals: COVID-19 response and strategies for the future.”
We are delighted to welcome Annie back to Penn State to complete her postdoctoral studies!
September, 2020
The primary outcomes paper from Steffany's Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (https://tango.uthscsa.edu/consortiumtoalleviateptsd/) study testing a brief, intensive, multi-couple group version of cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD has been published in Behavior Therapy!
Fredman, S. J., Macdonald, A., Monson, C. M., Dondanville, K. A., Blount, T. H., Hall-Clark, B. N., Fina, B. A., Mintz, J., Litz, B. T., Young-McCaughan, S., Hancock, A. K., Rhoades, G. K., Yarvis, J. S., Resick, P. A., Roache, J. D., Le, Y., Wachen, J. S., Niles, B. L., McGeary, C. A., Keane, T. M., & Peterson, A. L., for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (2020). Intensive multi-couple group therapy for PTSD: A non-randomized pilot study with military and veteran dyads. Behavior Therapy, 51(5), 700-714. doi:10.1016/j.beth.2019.10.003
Click on the links below to learn more about the study and to see interviews with a couple who benefited from the treatment:
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/in-focus-shows/2020/09/27/understanding-ptsd-and-its-effects-on-relationships
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/in-focus/2020/09/27/two-day-therapy-retreat-helps-treat-ptsd-and-improve-relationships
https://news4sanantonio.com/news/trouble-shooters/new-form-of-ptsd-therapy-could-be-game-changer-for-military-couples
This study was also featured in the February, 2020 issue of the National Center for PTSD's Clinicians Trauma Update!
https://www.ptsd.va.gov/publications/ctu_docs/ctu_v14n1.pdf
The primary outcomes paper from Steffany's Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (https://tango.uthscsa.edu/consortiumtoalleviateptsd/) study testing a brief, intensive, multi-couple group version of cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD has been published in Behavior Therapy!
Fredman, S. J., Macdonald, A., Monson, C. M., Dondanville, K. A., Blount, T. H., Hall-Clark, B. N., Fina, B. A., Mintz, J., Litz, B. T., Young-McCaughan, S., Hancock, A. K., Rhoades, G. K., Yarvis, J. S., Resick, P. A., Roache, J. D., Le, Y., Wachen, J. S., Niles, B. L., McGeary, C. A., Keane, T. M., & Peterson, A. L., for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (2020). Intensive multi-couple group therapy for PTSD: A non-randomized pilot study with military and veteran dyads. Behavior Therapy, 51(5), 700-714. doi:10.1016/j.beth.2019.10.003
Click on the links below to learn more about the study and to see interviews with a couple who benefited from the treatment:
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/in-focus-shows/2020/09/27/understanding-ptsd-and-its-effects-on-relationships
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/in-focus/2020/09/27/two-day-therapy-retreat-helps-treat-ptsd-and-improve-relationships
https://news4sanantonio.com/news/trouble-shooters/new-form-of-ptsd-therapy-could-be-game-changer-for-military-couples
This study was also featured in the February, 2020 issue of the National Center for PTSD's Clinicians Trauma Update!
https://www.ptsd.va.gov/publications/ctu_docs/ctu_v14n1.pdf
August, 2020
The Department of Defense's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program website featured Dr. Fredman's study on a abbreviated, intensive, multi-couple group version of cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD (AIM-CBCT for PTSD). Read more about it here: https://cdmrp.army.mil/dmrdp/research_highlights/20fredman_highlight
The Department of Defense's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program website featured Dr. Fredman's study on a abbreviated, intensive, multi-couple group version of cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD (AIM-CBCT for PTSD). Read more about it here: https://cdmrp.army.mil/dmrdp/research_highlights/20fredman_highlight
June, 2020
August's research on the links between depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction in Black couples was profiled on PsyPost, a psychology news website!
Read more here:
https://www.psypost.org/2020/06/new-study-highlights-important-links-between-depressive-symptoms-black-identity-and-marital-satisfaction-in-african-american-couples-57083
August's research on the links between depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction in Black couples was profiled on PsyPost, a psychology news website!
Read more here:
https://www.psypost.org/2020/06/new-study-highlights-important-links-between-depressive-symptoms-black-identity-and-marital-satisfaction-in-african-american-couples-57083
May, 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Steffany Fredman, who was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure!
Congratulations to Dr. Steffany Fredman, who was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure!
April, 2020
August was awarded an F31 Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to study the daily associations between psychological well-being and relationship functioning among African Americans within an ecological and gendered context. Congratulations, August!
August was awarded an F31 Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to study the daily associations between psychological well-being and relationship functioning among African Americans within an ecological and gendered context. Congratulations, August!
November, 2019
August presented a poster at the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) conference titled "Gender Differences in the Effect of Religious Coping on Marital Quality among Black Couples." Steffany gave multiple talks at the annual conferences for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) and served as the chair for a symposium at ABCT on the real time intra- and interpersonal regulation of emotion among couples with psychopathology. |
June, 2019
August's first first-author paper was accepted at Journal of Family Psychology! Jenkins, A. I. C., Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Sun, X., Brick, T. R., Skinner, O. D., & McHale, S. M. (in press). Prospective associations between depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction in Black couples. Journal of Family Psychology. doi:10.1037/fam0000573 August attended the week-long APA Advanced Training Institute on Intensive Longitudinal Data Analysis at Arizona State University led by Drs. Niall Bolger, Kevin Grimm, Jean-Philippe Laurenceau, and Nilam Ram. What a great learning opportunity! The following week, Steffany and Annie attended a week-long ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research on Dynamical Systems Analysis at The University of Utah led by Drs. Jonathan Butner and Brian Baucom. We learned so much and had a great time! |
May, 2019
August was selected to participate in the Cornell Translational Research Summer Institute at the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research. Way to go, August!
Annie accepted a post-doc position at the University of Miami working with Dr. Brian Doss in Fall 2019. Congratulations, Annie!!
August was selected to participate in the Cornell Translational Research Summer Institute at the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research. Way to go, August!
Annie accepted a post-doc position at the University of Miami working with Dr. Brian Doss in Fall 2019. Congratulations, Annie!!
May, 2019
Steffany's paper on the mediating role of interpersonal functioning in the association between posttraumatic stress and academic difficulties in student veterans came out in print in Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy and was profiled in U.S. News!
Fredman, S. J., Marshall, A. D., Le, Y., Aronson, K. R., Perkins, D. F., & Hayes, J. A. (2019). Interpersonal relationship quality mediates the association between military-related posttraumatic stress and academic dysfunction among student veterans. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 11, 415-423. doi:10.1037/tra0000363
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-care-news/articles/2018-05-23/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-affects-academics
Steffany's paper on the mediating role of interpersonal functioning in the association between posttraumatic stress and academic difficulties in student veterans came out in print in Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy and was profiled in U.S. News!
Fredman, S. J., Marshall, A. D., Le, Y., Aronson, K. R., Perkins, D. F., & Hayes, J. A. (2019). Interpersonal relationship quality mediates the association between military-related posttraumatic stress and academic dysfunction among student veterans. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 11, 415-423. doi:10.1037/tra0000363
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-care-news/articles/2018-05-23/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-affects-academics
April, 2019
We have two papers officially published this month! Steffany has a paper published in Child Abuse & Neglect, and Annie has a paper published in the Journal of Family Psychology!
Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Marshall, A. D., Garcia Hernandez, W., Feinberg, M. E., & Ammerman, R. T. (2019). Parents’ PTSD symptoms and child abuse potential during the perinatal period: Direct associations and mediation via relationship conflict. Child Abuse & Neglect, 90, 66-75. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.01.024
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., McDaniel, B. T., Laurenceau, J.-P., & Feinberg, M. E. (2019). Cross-day influences between couple closeness and coparenting support among new parents. Journal of Family Psychology, 33, 360-369. doi:10.1037/fam0000489
We have two papers officially published this month! Steffany has a paper published in Child Abuse & Neglect, and Annie has a paper published in the Journal of Family Psychology!
Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Marshall, A. D., Garcia Hernandez, W., Feinberg, M. E., & Ammerman, R. T. (2019). Parents’ PTSD symptoms and child abuse potential during the perinatal period: Direct associations and mediation via relationship conflict. Child Abuse & Neglect, 90, 66-75. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.01.024
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., McDaniel, B. T., Laurenceau, J.-P., & Feinberg, M. E. (2019). Cross-day influences between couple closeness and coparenting support among new parents. Journal of Family Psychology, 33, 360-369. doi:10.1037/fam0000489
November, 2018
It's been a very eventful month with annual conferences for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), and the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) all happening back-to-back!
Steffany gave multiple talks at ABCT and ISTSS on the study and treatment of couples with PTSD and served as discussant for 2 symposia at ABCT. One focused on dynamical systems modeling approaches to studying couples and the other focused on PTSD and parenting. August gave a lightening talk at NCFR on "Prospective Associations between Depressive Symptoms and Marital Satisfaction in Black Couples." Annie gave a talk at ABCT on "Temporal dynamics of anger across two emotion channels in romantic couples." |
October, 2018
At the San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, Steffany gave a plenary talk describing her study of an abbreviated, intensive, multi-couple group format of cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD for military and veteran dyads entitled "Intensive multi-couple group treatment of PTSD: A pilot study." She also participated in the moderated panel "Expert perspectives on PTSD treatment."
At the San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, Steffany gave a plenary talk describing her study of an abbreviated, intensive, multi-couple group format of cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD for military and veteran dyads entitled "Intensive multi-couple group treatment of PTSD: A pilot study." She also participated in the moderated panel "Expert perspectives on PTSD treatment."
July, 2018
Yunying (Annie) Le attended the 2018 conference for the International Association for Relationship Research (IARR) in Fort Collins, Colorado and presented her work looking at the effect of capitalization on couples' relationship and coparenting for first-time parents across the transition to parenthood.
Yunying (Annie) Le attended the 2018 conference for the International Association for Relationship Research (IARR) in Fort Collins, Colorado and presented her work looking at the effect of capitalization on couples' relationship and coparenting for first-time parents across the transition to parenthood.
May, 2018
A LOT is happening this month!
August defended her master's thesis on "Longitudinal Associations Between Depressive Symptoms and Marital Satisfaction in African-American Couples: Moderation by Racial Centrality and Discrimination". This work was "promoted" to a lightening talk to be presented at the upcoming annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations at San Diego. Congratulations, August! Way to go!
Steffany's work on military-related PTSD and academic dysfunction in student veterans was accepted at Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. It is available online! This work was also featured in U.S. News. Click here to find out more!
Fredman, S. J., Marshall, A. D., Le, Y., Aronson, K. R., Perkins, D. F., & Hayes, J. A. (2018, May 3). Interpersonal Relationship Quality Mediates the Association Between Military-Related Posttraumatic Stress and Academic Dysfunction Among Student Veterans. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000363
We hosted a very exciting and productive summit between Penn State and UNC-Chapel Hill focused on the study of couples on short time scales! Joining the CFAS lab were Drs. Don Baucom and Melanie Fischer from the UNC-Chapel Hill clinical psychology program, Drs. Sy-Miin Chow, Peter Molenaar, Nilam Ram, Tim Brick, and Zita Orvacz (PSU HDFS) and Dr. Amy Marshall and Emily Taverna (PSU Clinical Psychology).
A LOT is happening this month!
August defended her master's thesis on "Longitudinal Associations Between Depressive Symptoms and Marital Satisfaction in African-American Couples: Moderation by Racial Centrality and Discrimination". This work was "promoted" to a lightening talk to be presented at the upcoming annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations at San Diego. Congratulations, August! Way to go!
Steffany's work on military-related PTSD and academic dysfunction in student veterans was accepted at Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. It is available online! This work was also featured in U.S. News. Click here to find out more!
Fredman, S. J., Marshall, A. D., Le, Y., Aronson, K. R., Perkins, D. F., & Hayes, J. A. (2018, May 3). Interpersonal Relationship Quality Mediates the Association Between Military-Related Posttraumatic Stress and Academic Dysfunction Among Student Veterans. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000363
We hosted a very exciting and productive summit between Penn State and UNC-Chapel Hill focused on the study of couples on short time scales! Joining the CFAS lab were Drs. Don Baucom and Melanie Fischer from the UNC-Chapel Hill clinical psychology program, Drs. Sy-Miin Chow, Peter Molenaar, Nilam Ram, Tim Brick, and Zita Orvacz (PSU HDFS) and Dr. Amy Marshall and Emily Taverna (PSU Clinical Psychology).
November, 2017
It's conference month again!
Steffany attended the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) and gave a talk on "Parent PTSD symptoms and child abuse potential during the transition to parenthood" and served as a discussant for the symposium on "PTSD does not occur in isolation: The wide-reaching impact of PTSD on romantic partners."
Annie attended the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and presented the poster "Daily association between capitalization attempts and relationship intimacy for couples across the transition to parenthood."
It's conference month again!
Steffany attended the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) and gave a talk on "Parent PTSD symptoms and child abuse potential during the transition to parenthood" and served as a discussant for the symposium on "PTSD does not occur in isolation: The wide-reaching impact of PTSD on romantic partners."
Annie attended the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and presented the poster "Daily association between capitalization attempts and relationship intimacy for couples across the transition to parenthood."
October, 2017
Annie defended her comps and is now officially ABD. Congratulations, Annie!
Steffany chaired an invited symposium at the 2nd annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference in San Antonio, TX entitled, "Situating service members and veterans within a couple and family context: Implications for assessment, treatment, and broader family well-being."
Annie defended her comps and is now officially ABD. Congratulations, Annie!
Steffany chaired an invited symposium at the 2nd annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference in San Antonio, TX entitled, "Situating service members and veterans within a couple and family context: Implications for assessment, treatment, and broader family well-being."
September, 2017
Annie's paper was officially published in the Journal of Family Psychology!
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., & Feinberg, M. E. (2017). Parenting stress mediates the association between negative affectivity and harsh parenting: A longitudinal dyadic analysis. Journal of Family Psychology, 31, 679-688. doi:10.1037/fam0000315
Annie's paper was officially published in the Journal of Family Psychology!
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., & Feinberg, M. E. (2017). Parenting stress mediates the association between negative affectivity and harsh parenting: A longitudinal dyadic analysis. Journal of Family Psychology, 31, 679-688. doi:10.1037/fam0000315
July, 2017
Steffany was awarded the Karl R. Fink and Diane Wendle Fink Early Career Professorship for the Study of Families through Penn State’s College of Health and Human Development. Congratulations, Steffany!
Steffany was awarded the Karl R. Fink and Diane Wendle Fink Early Career Professorship for the Study of Families through Penn State’s College of Health and Human Development. Congratulations, Steffany!
June, 2017
Annie presented her work on the reciprocity between couple relationship and coparenting across the transition to parenthood at the 2017 mini conference for the International Association for Relationship Research this Summer in Syracuse, NY. Steffany's paper on PTSD symptoms' associations with couple functioning and parenting stress in a dyadic context during the transition to parenthood was officially published in Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice! Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Marshall, A. D., Brick, T. R., & Feinberg, M. E. (2017). A dyadic perspective on PTSD symptoms’ associations with couple functioning and parenting stress in first-time parents. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 6, 117-132. doi:10.1037/cfp0000079 |
March, 2017
Steffany's paper on the prospective associations between PTSD symptoms and impaired conflict communication was officially published in Behavior Therapy!
Fredman, S. J., Beck, J. G., Shnaider, P., Le, Y., Pukay-Martin, N. D., Pentel, K. Z., … Marques, L. (2017). Longitudinal associations between PTSD symptoms and dyadic conflict communication following a severe motor vehicle accident. Behavior Therapy, 48, 235-246. doi:10.1016/j.beth.2016.05.001
Steffany's paper on the prospective associations between PTSD symptoms and impaired conflict communication was officially published in Behavior Therapy!
Fredman, S. J., Beck, J. G., Shnaider, P., Le, Y., Pukay-Martin, N. D., Pentel, K. Z., … Marques, L. (2017). Longitudinal associations between PTSD symptoms and dyadic conflict communication following a severe motor vehicle accident. Behavior Therapy, 48, 235-246. doi:10.1016/j.beth.2016.05.001
October, 2016
Steffany and Annie attended the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT).
Steffany gave multiple talks at ABCT and chaired 2 symposia. One focused on novel approaches to the study and treatment of individual psychopathology in a couple context and the other focused on couple functioning and parenting in the context of PTSD.
Annie gave a talk at ABCT on "Parenting stress mediates the association between neuroticism and harsh parenting: A dyadic approach" and presented a poster on "Refinement of a brief measure of relationship distress for Chinese couples using item response theory".
As part of a festschrift honoring Dianne Chambless' life, career, mentorship, and works, Steffany gave a talk entitled "Using expressed emotion to inform family-based treatment for individual psychopathology: The importance of context" at the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Psychology.
Steffany and Annie attended the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT).
Steffany gave multiple talks at ABCT and chaired 2 symposia. One focused on novel approaches to the study and treatment of individual psychopathology in a couple context and the other focused on couple functioning and parenting in the context of PTSD.
Annie gave a talk at ABCT on "Parenting stress mediates the association between neuroticism and harsh parenting: A dyadic approach" and presented a poster on "Refinement of a brief measure of relationship distress for Chinese couples using item response theory".
As part of a festschrift honoring Dianne Chambless' life, career, mentorship, and works, Steffany gave a talk entitled "Using expressed emotion to inform family-based treatment for individual psychopathology: The importance of context" at the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Psychology.
January, 2016
Steffany's paper on the moderating role of partner accommodation on couple therapy for PTSD treatment outcomes was officially published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology!
Fredman, S. J., Pukay-Martin, N. D., Macdonald, A., Wagner, A. C., Vorstenbosch, V., & Monson, C. M. (2016). Partner accommodation moderates treatment outcomes for couple therapy for PTSD. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 84, 79-87. doi:10.1037/ccp0000061
Steffany's paper on the moderating role of partner accommodation on couple therapy for PTSD treatment outcomes was officially published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology!
Fredman, S. J., Pukay-Martin, N. D., Macdonald, A., Wagner, A. C., Vorstenbosch, V., & Monson, C. M. (2016). Partner accommodation moderates treatment outcomes for couple therapy for PTSD. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 84, 79-87. doi:10.1037/ccp0000061
November, 2015
Annie presented her work on "Perceived child difficulty mediates the association between mothers’ and fathers’ neuroticism and overreactive parenting" as a poster at the forty-ninth Annual Convention of Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies in Chicago.
Annie presented her work on "Perceived child difficulty mediates the association between mothers’ and fathers’ neuroticism and overreactive parenting" as a poster at the forty-ninth Annual Convention of Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies in Chicago.
February, 2015
Steffany's paper on the moderating role of relatives' emotional involvement on mood outcomes during family therapy for bipolar disorder was officially published at the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology!
Fredman, S. J., Baucom, D. H., Boeding, S. E., & Miklowitz, D. J. (2015). Relatives’ emotional involvement moderates the effects of family therapy for bipolar disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 83, 81-91. doi:10.1037/a0037713
Steffany's paper on the moderating role of relatives' emotional involvement on mood outcomes during family therapy for bipolar disorder was officially published at the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology!
Fredman, S. J., Baucom, D. H., Boeding, S. E., & Miklowitz, D. J. (2015). Relatives’ emotional involvement moderates the effects of family therapy for bipolar disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 83, 81-91. doi:10.1037/a0037713
May, 2014
Steffany's paper on the development of a measure of partner accommodation of PTSD symptoms was officially published in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders!
Fredman, S. J., Vorstenbosch, V., Wagner, A. C., Macdonald, A., & Monson, C. M. (2014). Partner accommodation in posttraumatic stress disorder: Initial testing of the Significant Others’ Responses to Trauma Scale (SORTS). Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 28, 372-381. doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2014.04.001
Steffany's paper on the development of a measure of partner accommodation of PTSD symptoms was officially published in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders!
Fredman, S. J., Vorstenbosch, V., Wagner, A. C., Macdonald, A., & Monson, C. M. (2014). Partner accommodation in posttraumatic stress disorder: Initial testing of the Significant Others’ Responses to Trauma Scale (SORTS). Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 28, 372-381. doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2014.04.001