Recent Publications

Dr. Andrew Abeyta
Department of Psychology

Co-author. (in press). The Existential implications of individual differences in religious defensive and growth orientations: Fundamentalism, quest religiosity, and intrinsic/extrinsic. In C. Routledge & K, Vail (Eds.), The science of religion, spirituality, and existentialism. New York, NY: Elsevier.

Co-author. (in press). What makes life meaningful for theists and atheists? Psychology of Religion and Spirituality.

Co-author. (in press). The path to God is through the heart: Metaphoric self-location as a robust predictor of religiosity. Self and Identity.

Co-author. (2019). The pushes and pulls of the past: The effects of attachment-related avoidance on approach-oriented social goals. Personality and Individual Differences, 149, 200-208.

Co-author. (2019). Time and terror management theory. In C. Routledge, & M. Vess, (Eds). The handbook of terror management theory (pp. 209-221). New York, NY: Elsevier.

Co-author. (2019). Does meaning motivate magical thinking among theists and atheists? Social Psychological and Personality Science. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/1948550619829063

Co-author. (2018). The need for meaning and religiosity: An individual differences approach to assessing existential needs. Personality and Individual Differences, 123, 6-13.

Co-author. (2018). Death and end times: The effects of religious fundamentalism and mortality salience on apocalyptic beliefs. Religion, Brain & Behavior, 8, 21-30.

Co-author.(2017). The existential cost of financial insecurity: Financial insecurity undermines perceptions of meaning in life. The Journal of Social Psychology, 157, 692-702.

Co-author. (2017). Nostalgia as a psychological resource for a meaningful life: Nostalgia affirms perceptions of meaning in life, fortifies meaning, and mobilizes meaningful pursuits. In M. Robinson & M. Eid (Eds.), The happy mind: Cognitive contributions to well-being (427-442). New York: Springer.

Co-author. (2017). Material meaning: Narcissists gain greater existential benefits from extrinsic than intrinsic goals. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 8, 219-228.

Co-author.. (2017). We are not alone: meaning motive, religiosity, and belief in extraterrestrial intelligence. Motivation and Emotion, 41, 135-146.

Co-author. (2017). Miraculous meaning: Threatened meaning increases belief in miracles. Journal of Religion and Health, 56, 776-783.

Co-author. (2017). Further exploring the link between religion and existential health? The effects of religiosity and trait differences in mentalizing on indicators of meaning in life. Journal of Religion and Health, 56, 604-613.

Co-author. (2016). Fountain of youth: The impact of nostalgia on subjective age and implications for health. Self and Identity, 15, 356-369.

Co-author. (2016). Sentimentality. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds). Encyclopaedia of Personality and Individual Differences. New York: Springer.

Co-author. (2016). An existential function of evil: The effects of religiosity and compromised meaning on belief in magical forces. Motivation and Emotion, 40, 681-688.

Co-author. (2016). I am not an animal, but I am a sexist: Beliefs in human distinctiveness predicts sexist attitudes toward women and perceptions of meaning in life. Feminism and Psychology, 26, 368-377.

Co-author. (2016). Nostalgia as an existential intervention: Using the past to secure meaning in the present and the future. In P. Russo-Netzer, S. E. Schulenberg, & A. Batthyany (Eds.), To thrive, to cope, to understand – Meaning in positive and existential psychotherapy (343-362). New York: Springer.

Co-author. (2015). Looking back to move forward: Nostalgia as a psychological resource for promoting relationship aspirations and overcoming relationship challenges. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 109, 1029-1044.

Co-author. (2015). Finding meaning through emotional understanding: Emotional clarity predicts meaning in life and adjustment to existential threat. Motivation and Emotion, 39, 973-983.

Co-author. (2015). The relationship between attachment-related avoidance and the social and agentic content of nostalgia. Journal of Personal and Social Relationships, 32, 406-413.

Co-author. (2015). Persistent grief in the aftermath of mass violence: The predictive roles of posttraumatic stress symptoms, self-efficacy, and disrupted worldview. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy, 7, 179-186.

Dr. Sarah Allred
Department of Psychology

srallred@camden.rutgers.edu 
allred.camden.rutgers.edu

Co-author. “The effect of background and illumination on color identification of real, 3D objects”. Frontiers in Psychology. 2013.

Co-author. “Short-term Memory Affects Color Perception in Context”. PLOS ONE. 2014.

Co-author. “Stimulus Specific Variability in Color Working Memory with Delayed Estimation”. Journal of Vision. Forthcoming.

Dr. Kristin August
Department of Psychology

kristin.august@rutgers.edu 
kristinaugust.camden.rutgers.edu

Articles:
Co-author. (in press). Understanding body image among adults in mid-late life: Considering romantic partners and depressive symptoms in the context of diabetes. Journal of Health Psychology.

Co-author. (in press). Main and interactive effects of diabetes distress and stress from life events on overall psychological distress. Journal of Health Psychology.

Co-author. (2018). Physical activity-related social control and social support in older adults: Cognitive and emotional pathways to physical activity. Journal of Health Psychology, 23, 1389-1404. doi: 10.1177/1359105316656768

Co-author. (2017). Disease-related factors associated with spousal influence on a partner’s diabetic diet: An exploratory comparison of Non-Hispanic White and Vietnamese American older adults. Health Psychology Open, July-December, 1-11. doi: 10.1177/2055102917738658

Co-author. (2017). Does body talk improve body image among same-sex couples? Body Image, 23, 103-108. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.08.004

Co-author.  (2016). Behavioral and emotional responses to diet-related support and control among same-sex couples. Personal Relationships, 23, 425-440. doi: 10.1111/pere.12134

Co-author. (2016). A theoretical model of how neighborhood factors contribute to medication nonadherence among disadvantaged chronically-ill adults. Journal of Health Psychology, 21, 2923-2933. doi: 10.1177/1359105315589391

Co-author. (2016). Emotional eactivity to daily stress, spousal emotional support, and glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Health Psychology, 21, 2538-2549. doi: 10.1177/1359105315581064

Co-author. (2016). Gender, BMI, and eating regulation in the context of same-sex and heterosexual couples. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 39, 398-407. doi: 10.1007/s10865-015-9700-z

Co-author. (2015). Mental health symptoms and patient-reported diabetes symptom burden: Implications for medication regimen changes. Family Practice, 32, 317-322. doi:10.1093/fampra/cmv014

Co-author.  (2015). Understanding same-sex male and female partners’ restrained eating in the context of their relationships. Journal of Health Psychology, 20, 816-827. doi: 10.1177/1359105315573431

Book chapters, Encyclopedia Entries, and Commentaries: 

Co-author. (2016). The pivotal role of psychology in a comprehensive theory of obesity. Health Psychology Open (January-June), 1-4.

Co-author. (2016). Chronic disease management in older couples: Spousal support versus control strategies. In J. Bookwala (Ed.), Couple relationships in the middle and later years: Their nature, complexity, and role in health and illness (pp. 303-323). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Co-author. (2016). Marriage, romantic relationships & mental health. In H. Friedman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of mental health (2nd ed.) (Vol. 3, pp. 46-52). Waltham, MA: Academic Press.

Co-author. (2015). Psychosocial factors associated with diabetes self-management. In R.R. Watson & B. Dokken (Eds.), Glucose intake and utilization in pre-diabetes and diabetes: Implications of cardiovascular disease (pp. 45-52). San Diego, CA: Elsevier.

Dr. Joseph Barbarese
Department of English (Creative Writing)

barbarese@camden.rutgers.edu
jtbarbarese.rutgers.edu

Sole author.  Sweet Spot. Northwestern Press. 2012.

Sole author. “The Last Word Goes to Scribblers in the Margins“. Wall Street Journal. 2014.

Sole author. “Get rid of National Poetry Month”. Newsworks.org. 2014.

Sole author. “The Night He Picked Up Wallace Stevens”. The New Yorker. 2014.

Dr. Holly Blackford
Department of English

Sole author. Mockingbird Passing: Closeted Traditions and Sexual Curiosities. University of Tennessee Press. 2011.

Sole author. The Myth of Persephone in Girls’ Fantasy Literature. Routledge Press. 2011.

Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago
Department of Public Policy and Administration (Community Leadership Center)

Sole author. The Miracle on Cooper Street: Lessons from an Inner City. Archway Publishing/Simon & Schuster. 2014.

Sole author. “Early Learning Needs to Be National Priority“. HuffingtonPost.com. 2014.

Sole author. “Dollars Don’t Make Sense – Time to Improve Charter School Funding“. NJSpotlight.com. 2015.

Dr. Courtenay Cavanaugh
Department of Psychology

cocavana@camden.rutgers.edu
cocavana.camden.rutgers.edu

Sole author. (accepted). A novel model for advancing sexual assault education and prevention on campus. Teaching of Psychology.

Co-author. (Epub ahead of print). Pilot test of an adapted, evidence-based intervention for preventing HIV for women residing in domestic violence shelters. Violence Against Women.

Co-author. (Epub ahead of print). Assessing domestic violence shelter workers views and practices pertaining to HIV prevention services for women residing in domestic violence shelters. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Co-author. (Epub ahead of print). The impact of PTSD clusters on cannabis use in a racially diverse trauma-exposed sample: An analysis from ecological momentary assessment. [Special Issue: The use of mobile technology for real-time assessment and treatment of substance use disorders]. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

Co-author. (2017). Are abused women’s protective actions associated with reduced threats, stalking, and violence perpetrated by their male intimate partners? Violence Against Women, 23, 263-286. doi: 10.1177/1077801216640381.

Co-author. (2017). Intimate partner sexual coercion mediates the childhood sexual abuse-suicidal ideation link among African American women. Journal of Black Psychology, 43, 305-324. doi: 10.1177/0095798416644885

Co-author. (2016). Adapting an evidence-based HIV prevention intervention for women in domestic violence shelters. [Special Issue: Interventions for Violence]. Psychology of Violence, 6, 469-477. doi: 10.1037/vio0000042

Co-author. (2016). Assessing and mapping the availability of the female condom in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. AIDS & Behavior, 20, 2845-2849. doi: 10.1007/s10461-016-1317-x

Co-author. (2015). Ethnic differences in correlates of suicidal behavior among women seeking help for intimate partner violence. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 36, 257-266. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000321

Co-author. (2015). Experiences of mothers who are child sexual abuse survivors: A qualitative exploration. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 24, 506-525. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2015.1042186

Co-author. (2015). Race/ethnicity, sexual partnerships with men involved with drugs, and sexually transmitted infections among a sample of urban young adult women. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 26, 887-892. doi:10.1177/0956462414563629

Co-author. (2015). Pathways linking victimization, depression, personal mastery, and perceptions of parenting competence among low-income women. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24, 2817-2826. doi: 10.1007/s10826-014-0086-2

Co-author. (2015). Gender-specific profiles of adverse childhood experiences, past year mental and substance use disorders, and their associations among a national sample of adults in the United States. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 50, 1257-1266. doi: 10.1007/s00127-015-1024-3

Dr. Marie Chevrier
Department of Public Policy and Administration (Public Affairs)

Sole author. Arms Control Policy: A Guide to the Issues. ABC-CLIO. 2012.

Dr. Cati Coe
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice

Co-editor. Everyday Ruptures: Children, Youth, and Migration in Global Perspective. Vanderbilt University Press. 2011.

Sole author. The Scattered Family: Parenting, African Migrants, and Global Inequality. University of Chicago Press. 2013.

Sole author. The Divergence of Art from “African Culture”: From Achimota to the Educational Reforms of 1986 in Ghana’s Art Education. Critical Interventions: Journal of African Art History and Visual Culture. 2014.