2009-2010 News

2009 Esteban Cardemil is awarded a $200,000 grant from NIMH "Latino men and depression: An exploratory study of help-seeking behavior"

2009 James Cordova is awarded a $181,000 grant form NIH "Indicated treatment and prevention of marital deterioration in at-risk couples"

2009 Denise Hines and Kathleen Palm Reed are awarded a grant from DOEd " Preventing sexual and dating violence on college campuses: An extension of the Bystander Program"

2009 Abbie Goldberg is awarded a $76,000 grant from NIH "Transition to adoptive parenthood"

2009 Maricela Correa-Chavez is awarded a $40,000 Spencer Foundation grant "Attention as a form of communication in learning among Mexican children"

2009 Denise Hines and Kathleen Palm Reed are awarded a grant from DOJ "Building community to foster change on college campuses: A coordinated multilevel violence prevention and intervention program"

Professor Denise Hines is quoted in the Bangor Daily News in the article, Domestic Violence: It Can Happen to Men too. The articles discusses studies are shown that men are victims more often than thought of in the past. “We know that there are men who are sustaining severe abuse from their female partners, but because domestic violence is viewed as a women’s issue, these men have a hard time finding help... By simply providing male victims with the same assistance, validation, and respect we give to female victims, we would be preventing much suffering.” Denise Hines, Ph.D. Clark University

We're proud to announce that Esteban Cardemil and Alisha Pollastri are the recipients of this year's Learn and Serve faculty grant, awarded by the Community Engagement & Volunteering (CEV) Center at Clark. This grant was awarded to support the integration of community-based learning into their course, Research in Community (PSYC232). Community-based learning integrates community engagement and reflection into the curriculum, enabling students to apply their classroom learning in community settings, reciprocally enriching student learning. This year's Research in Community course engages undergraduates through participation in Alisha's dissertation study on emotional expression between urban male friends.  Esteban and Alisha have received $1,000, which will be used for the administration of the community-based research study and for providing useful feedback to participants and staff from South High Community School.

The Marriage Checkup

James Cordova, associate professor of psychology and director of clinical training published "The Marriage Checkup: A Scientific Program for Sustaining and Strengthening Marital Health" (Jason Aronson) in May. Cordova's book is designed to help couples assess the strengths and weaknesses of their relationships and to develop strategies for strengthening their marital health. Covering such topics as intimacy, sexuality, co-parenting, managing money, and communication, Cordova offers recommendations for improving vulnerable marriages, and offers healthy couples a way to optimize and maintain their marital health and fitness. The book is only available on Amazon.com

 

Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children

Abbie Goldberg, assistant professor of psychology, is anticipating the release of her first book, "Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children: Research on the Family Life Cycle" in September. Goldberg's book provides a comprehensive overview of the research on same-sex parenthood, exploring ways in which lesbian and gay parents resist, accommodate, and transform fundamental notions of gender, parenting, and family. The book takes a family life cycle approach, beginning with research on how same-sex couples meet and build healthy relationships, then describing how and why same-sex couples decide to have children and how they grapple with the changing roles each partner must adopt. The book is part of the American Psychological Association's Contemporary Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Psychology series. For more, visit books.apa.org.

Professor Michael Addis has been elected president of the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity, Division 51 of the American Psychological Association.

Professor Rachel Joffe Falmagne was re-elected President of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology (ISTP) for a second term.

Good Morning America  reports on Psychology Professor James Córdova's "Marriage Checkup." The crew taped Professor Córdova and a married couple from Webster, MA who have been participating in the Center for Couples and Family Research at Clark University. ABC News: Do You Need a Marital Checkup?

Professor Abbie E. Goldberg is awarded $60,000 Wayne F. Placek grant by the American Psychological Foundation. More..

Graduate student MySha Whorley was selected as Student of the Year for Division 51 of the APA (Study of Men and Masculinity).

Graduate student Stefanie Toise was awarded the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Fellowship by NIH's division of Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

USA Today quoted psychology professor Jeffrey Jensen Arnett in the article, "Federally funded ad campaign holds up value of marriage." With a cynical attitude, Professor Arnett was one of the first to study emerging adulthood. "They take marriage very seriously. That is a very private journey, that search for the soul mate. I can't imagine they'd want the advice of a government agency."

Professor Michael Addis spoke at the second annual Hope for Depression Research Foundation Seminar in Palm Beach, Florida. He was invited to present at the event's Research-in-Action Seminar, focusing on men and depression. Other speakers included former NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw and John Hopkins psychiatry department chair, Ray DePaulo. For more information on depression and men, please see The Men's Coping Project