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DAVID A. SBARRA
[email protected]
May, 2015
PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
1503 EAST UNIVERSITY BLVD., BUILDING 68
TUCSON, ARIZONA 85721-0068
PHONE: 520.626.6426
FAX: 520.621.9306
WEBSITE: ELMO.SBS.ARIZONA.EDU/PROJECTS/SBARRA
EMPLOYMENT
2010-
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology Clinical Area, University of
Arizona. Tucson, Arizona
20042010
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology Clinical Area, University of
Arizona. Tucson, Arizona
20092014
Director of Clinical Training (DCT), Department of Psychology,
University of Arizona
20072008
Interim Director of Clinical Training (DCT), Department of Psychology,
University of Arizona (July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008)
2009-
Affiliated Faculty, Division of Family Studies and Human Development
2011-
Affiliated Faculty, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, University of Arizona
2013-
Associate Appointment (Courtesy), University of Arizona Canyon Ranch Center
for Prevention and Health Promotion (CRCPHP), Mel and Enid Zuckerman
College of Public Health
LICENSURE
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Arizona Board of Psychology Examiners (AZ
license #: 3864; Status: Active beginning March, 2007)
2004
2004
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology. University of Virginia, Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences
Predoctoral Clinical Internship, University of Wisconsin, Department of
Psychiatry, Madison, WI
1997
1996
MEd., Clinical Psychology. University of Virginia, Curry School of Education
B.S., Human Development and Family Studies with Honors and Distinction
Cornell University, College of Human Ecology
HONORS AND AWARDS
2014 Herbert Weiner Early Career Award from American Psychosomatic Society; University of
Arizona Honors College 2012 Outstanding Professor; Selected Member, 2011-2012 University
of Arizona Academic Leadership Institute; Named as a “Rising Star” by the Association for
Psychological Science in 2011; 2009 Arizona Psychological Association Distinguished
Contribution to the Science of Psychology Award; 2007 STINT Foundation Travel Grant; 2005
American Psychological Foundation (APF) Raymond A. and Rosalee G. Weiss Innovative
Research and Programs Grant (for research on chronic pain, close relationships, and emotional
well-being); Selected Scholar, Positive Psychology Summer Institute (2003); 9th Annual
Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion Travel Award (2003); Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Dissertation Year Fellowship, University of Virginia (2002-2003); Steve Duck New Scholar
Award, International Association of Relationship Research (2002); Distinguished Teaching
Fellowship, University of Virginia Department of Psychology (2000-2001); Seed Grant
Research Fellowship, Center for Children, Families, and the Law (2000-2001); Doris Bryant
Family Violence Fellowship, Center for Children, Families, and the Law (1999); Epilepsy
Foundation of America, Behavioral Sciences Student Fellowship (1998-1999); National Science
Foundation REU Fellowship in Social Psychology (1995-1996); Cornell University Alumni
Travel Award (1996); Associated Universities Incorporated Trustee Scholarship (1992-1996)
GRANTS
Active:
Center for Disease Control Arizona Prevention Research Center (AzPRC), #1U48DP005002-01
Role: Co-I (PIs: Scott Carvajal & Maia Ingram). September 2014 – August, 2019
Role: PI (Inherited from Richard Bootzin, December 2014; prior role: Co-I). NIH OppNet (R01),
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, HD#069498: Sleep and Divorce:
Identifying Bidirectional Vulnerability and Resilience. September, 2011-August, 2015
Role: Co-I, Psychology PI (Project PI: Moreno). University of Arizona-Summer Institute for
Behavioral Health. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and
Service Administration., Health Careers Opportunity Program: AZ-HOPE-Behavioral Health
Supplement. September, 2013 – August 2014
Role: PI. NIH Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21), National Institute on Aging,
AG#036895: Genetic Moderators of Divorce Adjustment. September, 2011-August, 2014
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Role: Co-I (PI: Butler). NIH Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21), National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute, HL#109746-D1A1: Relationships, Emotion, and Eating: A Dynamic Systems
Investigation of Weight Gain. May, 2012-April, 2014
Role: Co-I (PI: Butler). American Cancer Society, RSG-13-020-01–CPPB: Surviving Breast
Cancer: The Dynamics of Inflammation, Emotion, and Family. January, 2012-December, 2015
Completed:
Role: PI. National Science Foundation, Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS),
#0919525: Romantic Breakups in Young Adulthood: Biopsychosocial Mechanisms of Recovery.
October, 2009 – September, 2013
Role: PI (beginning January 2013; Co-I prior to 2013; Original PI: Shoham). NIH Research
Education Grant (R25), National Institute of Drug Abuse, # DA026635-01: Case Simulation
Methods for Teaching Empirically-Validated Behavioral Treatments. October, 2008- September,
2013
Role: Co-PI. (PI: Borelli). American Psychoanalytic Association: Predictors of Risk and
Resilience in Couples Experiencing Military Deployment. October, 2009 – September, 2013
Role: Co-PI (with Jessica Borelli and Debra Mashek). Society for Teaching Psychology
Promoting Partnerships Grant, Teaching Relationship Science Through Cross-Institutional
Collaborations. August, 2012- July, 2013.
Role: Sponsor. NIH National Research Service Award for Predoctoral Fellows (F31), National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development, awarded to Lauren A. Lee, MA, #HD059396:
The Social Context of Social Loss. May, 2010- April, 2012
Role: PI. NIH Small Grant (R03), National Institute of Mental Health, MH#074637: Divorce,
Depression, and Biobehavioral Dysregulation. July, 2006- June, 2009
Role: PI. NIH Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21), National Institute on Aging,
AG#028454: Divorce in Mid-life: Mechanisms of Biopsychosocial Adaptation over Time. April,
2007 - March, 2011
Role: Sponsor. NIH National Research Service Award for Postdoctoral Fellows (F32), National
Institute of Aging, awarded to Jessie Borelli, Ph.D., AG#032310F32: Meaning Making in the
Context of Divorce: Links with Emotion Regulation. July, 2008- June, 2009
Role: PI. National Research Service Award (F31), National Institute of Mental Health,
MH#12783-02: Affective Processing Following Relationship Dissolution. July, 2000- June, 2003
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Close relationships and health
Mental health problems following social disruptions
Divorce and adult adjustment, including divorce-related grief
Autonomic psychophysiology and psychoneuroimmunology
Adult attachment and coregulation
Social neuroscience and multilevel theory
Quantitative methodology, especially intraindividual variation and the analysis of change
PUBLICATIONS
Edited Special Issues
Coan, J.A., & Sbarra, D.A. (2013). Co-edited Special Issue of International Journal of
Psychophysiology, 88, 219-352: Psychophysiology of Relationships.
Butler, E.A, & Sbarra, D.A. (2013). Co-edited Special Issue of Journal of Social and Personal
Relationships, 30, 151-214: Health, Emotions, and Relationships.
Peer Reviewed Papers
Burkhart, M. L., Borelli, J. L., Rasmussen, H. F., & Sbarra, D. (in press). Cherish the good
times: Relational savoring in parents of infants and toddlers. Personal Relationships.
Bourassa, K.J., Memel, M., Woolverton. C., & Sbarra, D.A. (2015). A dyadic approach to health,
cognition, and quality of life in aging adults. Psychology and Aging. Online First Publication,
May 4, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pag0000025
Bourassa, K.J., Sbarra, D.A., & Whisman, M.A. (2015). Women in very low quality marriages
gain life satisfaction following divorce. Journal of Family Psychology. Online First
Publication, April 13, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000075
Coan, J. A., & Sbarra, D. A. (2015). Social baseline theory: The social regulation of risk and
effort. Current Opinion in Psychology, 1, 87-91.
Hasselmo, K., Sbarra, D.A., O’Connor, M-F., & Moreno, F.A. (2015). Psychological distress
following marital separation interacts with a polymorphism in the serotonin transporter gene
to predict cardiac vagal control in the laboratory. Published ahead online January 29, 2015,
Psychophysiology.
Sbarra, D.A. (2015). Divorce and health: Current trends and future directions. Psychosomatic
Medicine, 77, 227-236.
Sbarra, D.A., Hasselmo, K., Bourassa, K.J. (2015). Divorce and health: Beyond individual
differences. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 24, 109-113.
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Larson, G.M., & Sbarra, D.A. (2015). Participating in research on romantic breakups promotes
emotional recovery. Social Psychological and Personality Science. Published ahead of print
online, January 6, 2015. DOI: 10.1177/1948550614563085
Borelli, J.L., Sbarra, D.A., Snavely, J.E., McMakin, D.L., Coffey, J.K., Ruiz, S.K, Wang, B.A.,
& Chung, S.Y. (2014). With or without you: Preliminary evidence that attachment
avoidance predicts nondeployed spouses’ reactions to relationship challenges during
deployment. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 45, 478-487. (Special
section: Research on psychological issues and interventions for military personnel, veterans,
and their families.)
Borelli, J.L., Rasmussen, H.F., Burkhart, M., & Sbarra, D.A. (2014). Relational savoring in
long-distance romantic relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
published online 21 November 2014. doi: 10.1177/0265407514558960
Oskis, A., Clow, A., Loveday, C., Hucklebridge, F., & Sbarra, D.A. (2014). Biological stress
regulation in female adolescents: A key role for confiding. Journal of Youth and
Adolescence, 1-12. doi: 10.1007/s10964-014-0182-z.
Krietsch, K.N., Mason., A.E., & Sbarra, D.A. (2014) Sleep complaints predict increases in
resting blood pressure following marital separation. Health Psychology, 33, 1204-1213.
Whisman, M.A., Li, A., Sbarra, D.A., Raison, C.L. (2014). Marital quality and diabetes: Results
from the Health and Retirement Study. Health Psychology, 33, 832-840.
Helm, J.L, Sbarra, D.A., & Ferrer, E. (2014). Coregulation of respiratory sinus arrhythmia in
adult romantic partners. Emotion, 14, 522-531.
Sbarra, D. A., Emery, R. E., Beam, C. R., & Ocker, B. L. (2013). Marital dissolution and major
depression in midlife: A propensity score analysis. Clinical Psychological Science, 2, 249257.
Borelli, J.L., Sbarra, D., A., Randall, A.K., Snavely, J.E., St. John, H.K., & Ruiz, S.K. (2013).
Linguistic indicators of wives' attachment security and communal orientation during military
deployment. Family Process, 52, 535-554.
Sbarra, D.A., Borelli, J.L. (2013). Heart rate variability moderates the association between
attachment avoidance and self-concept reorganization following marital separation.
International Journal of Psychophysiology, 88, 253-260. doi:
10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.04.004
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Sbarra, D.A., Boals, A., Mason, A.E., Larson, G.M., Mehl, M.R. (2013). Expressive writing can
impede emotional recovery following marital separation. Clinical Psychological Science, 1,
120-134. doi:10.1177/2167702612470647
McAssey, M.P., Helm, J., Hsieh, F., Sbarra, D.A., & Ferrer, E. (2013). Methodological advances
for detecting physiological synchrony during dyadic interactions. Methodology,9,41-53. doi:
10.1027/1614-2241/a000053
Sbarra, D.A., Hasselmo, K., & Nojopranoto, W. (2012). Divorce and death: A case study for
health psychology. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 6, 905-919.
Mason, A. E., Sbarra, D. A., Bryan, A. E. B., & Lee, L. A. (2012). Staying connected when
coming apart: The psychological correlates of contact and sex with an ex-partner. Journal of
Social and Clinical Psychology, 31, 488-507. doi: 10.1521/jscp.2012.31.5.488
Whisman, M.A., & Sbarra, David A. (2012). Marital adjustment and Interleukin-6 (IL-6).
Journal of Family Psychology, 26, 290-295. doi: 10.1037/a0026902.
Borelli, J.L, David, D.H., Rifkin-Graboi, A., Sbarra, D.A, Mehl, M.R., Mayes, L.C. (2012).
Language use in the Adult Attachment Interview: Evidence for attachment-specific emotion
regulation. Personal Relationships, Online Early View, doi: 10.1111/j.14756811.2012.01394.x
Sbarra, D.A., Smith, H.L., & Mehl, M.R. (2012). When leaving your ex, love yourself:
Observational ratings of self-compassion predict the course of emotional recovery following
marital separation. Psychological Science, 23, 261-269.
Helm, J.L, Sbarra, D.A., & Ferrer, E. (2012). Assessing cross-partner associations in
physiological responses via coupled oscillator models. Emotion. 12, 748-762.
Mason, A.E., Law, R.W., Bryan, A.E.B, Portley, R.M., & Sbarra, D.A. (2012). Facing a breakup:
Electromyographic responses moderate self-concept recovery following a romantic
separation. Personal Relationships, 19, 551-568. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2011.01378.x
Sbarra, David A., Law, R.W., & Portley, R.M. (2011). Divorce and death: A meta-analysis and
research agenda for clinical, social, and health psychology. Perspectives on Psychological
Science, 6, 454-474.
Lee, L.A., Sbarra, D.A., Mason, A. E., & Law, R.W. (2011). Attachment anxiety, verbal
immediacy, and blood pressure: Results from a laboratory analogue study following marital
separation. Personal Relationships, 18, 285–301. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2011.01360.x
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Borelli, J.L., & Sbarra, D.A. (2011). Trauma history and linguistic self-focus moderate the course
of psychological adjustment to divorce. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 7, 667698.
Borelli, J.L., Sbarra, D.A., Crowley, M. J., & Mayes, L.C. (2011). Mood symptoms and
emotional responsiveness to threat in school-aged children. Journal of Clinical Child and
Adolescent Psychology, 40, 220-232.
Borelli, J.L., Sbarra, D.A., Mehl., M., David, D.H. (2011). Experiential connectedness in
children’s attachment interviews: An examination of natural word use. Personal
Relationships, 18, 341-351, doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01294
Mason, A.E., Sbarra, D.A., Mehl, M. R. (2010). Thin-slicing divorce: Thirty seconds of
information predict changes in psychological adjustment over ninety days. Psychological
Science, 21, 1420-1422. doi: 10.1177/0956797610381507
Borelli, J.L., Crowley, M.J., David, D.H., Sbarra, D.A., Anderson, G.M., & Mayes, L.M. (2010).
Attachment and emotion in school-aged children. Emotion, 10, 475-485.
Shahar, B., Britton. W. B., Sbarra, D. A., Figueredo, A. J., & Bootzin, R. R. (2010). Mechanisms
of change in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression: Preliminary evidence from
a randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 3, 402-418.
Hasler, B.P., Allen, J.J.B., Sbarra, D.A. Bootzin, R.R., & Bernert, R.A. (2010). Morningnesseveningness and depression: Preliminary evidence for a BAS-Not-BIS model. Psychiatry
Research, 176, 166-173.
Law, R.W., & Sbarra, D.A. (2009). The effects of church attendance and marital status on the
longitudinal trajectories of depressed mood among older adults. Journal of Aging and
Health, 21, 803-823.
Sbarra, D.A. (2009). Marriage protects men from clinically meaningful elevations in C-reactive
protein: Results from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project. Psychosomatic
Medicine, 71, 828-835.
Sbarra, D.A., Law, R.W., Lee, L.A., & Mason, A.E. (2009). Marital dissolution and blood
pressure reactivity: Evidence for the specificity of emotional intrusion-hyperarousal and
task-rated emotional difficulty. Psychosomatic Medicine, 71, 532-540.
Sbarra, D.A., & Allen, J.J.B. (2009) Decomposing depression: On the prospective and reciprocal
dynamics of sleep and mood disturbances. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 118, 171-182.
Sbarra, D.A., & Nietert, P.J. (2009). Divorce and death: Forty years of the Charleston Heart
Study. Psychological Science, 20, 107-113.
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Beck, C.J.A., Putterman, M.D., Sbarra, D.A., & Mehl, M.R. (2008). Parenting coordinator roles,
program goals and services provided: Insights from the Pima County, Arizona Program.
Journal of Child Custody, 5, 122-139.
Sbarra, D.A., & Hazan, C. (2008). Co-regulation, dysregulation, self-regulation: An integrative
analysis and empirical agenda for understanding adult attachment, separation, loss, and
recovery. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 12, 141-167.
Sbarra, D.A., & Emery, R.E. (2008). Deeper into divorce: Using actor-partner analyses to explore
systemic differences in coparenting following mediation and litigation of custody disputes.
Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 144-152.
Sbarra, D. A., & Ferrer, E. (2006). The structure and process of emotional experience following
nonmarital relationship dissolution: Dynamic factor analyses of love, anger, and sadness,
Emotion, 6, 224-238.
Sbarra, D.A. (2006). Predicting the onset of emotional recovery following nonmarital
relationship dissolution: Survival analyses of sadness and anger. Personality and Social
Psychology Bulletin, 32, 298-312.
Sbarra, D.A., & Emery, R.E. (2005). The emotional sequelae of non-marital relationship
dissolution: Analysis of change and intraindividual variation over time. Personal
Relationships, 12, 213-232.
Sbarra, D.A., & Emery, R.E. (2005). Co-parenting conflict, nonacceptance, and depression
among divorced adults: Results from a 12-year follow-up study of child custody mediation
using multiple imputation. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 75, 22-37.
Emery, R.E., Sbarra, D.A., & Grover, T. (2005). Divorce mediation: Research and reflections.
Family and Conciliation Courts Review, 43, 22-37.
-- Reprinted in International Journal of Family Law (2005).
-- Reprinted in Mediation in Practice (2005).
Sbarra, D.A., Rimm-Kaufman, S.E., & Pianta, R.P. (2002). The behavioral and emotional
correlates of epilepsy in adolescence: A seven year follow-up study. Epilepsy & Behavior, 3,
358-367.
Sbarra, D.A. & Pianta, R. P. (2001). Teacher ratings of behavior among African-American and
Caucasian children across the first two years of school. Psychology in the Schools, 38, 229238.
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Emery, R.E., Laumann-Billings, L. Waldron, M., Sbarra, D.A. & Dillon, P. (2001). Child
custody mediation and litigation: Custody, contact, and co-parenting 12 years after initial
dispute resolution. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69, 323-332.
Wilson, M.N., Sbarra, D.A., Carter, T.M., & Tencer, H.T. (2000). Reconciliation, justice, and
domestic violence: Commentary on L.W. Sherman (2000). The Virginia Journal of Social
Policy and the Law, 8, 291-300.
Journal Editorials
Sbarra, D.A. (2015). Taking stock of loneliness: Introduction to the Special Section. Perspectives
on Psychological Science, 10, 200-201.
Sbarra, D.A. (2014). Forward Thinking: An Introduction. Perspectives on Psychological Science,
9, 443-444.
Sbarra, D. A. (2014). New Ideas on intellectual ability, interests, sex differences, and
achievement: Three “Integrative” commentaries on four target articles. Perspectives on
Psychological Science, 9, 209-210.
Sbarra, D.A., & Coan, J.A (2013). Theory, method, and prediction in the psychophysiology of
relationships. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 88, 219-223.
Butler, E.A., & Sbarra, D.A. (2013). Health, emotions, and relationships. Journal of Social and
Personal Relationships, 30, 151-154. doi: 10.1177/0265407512453425
Chapters
Loving, T.W., & Sbarra, D.A. (2015). Relationships and health. In J. Simpson and J. Dovidio
(Eds.) APA Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology, Volume 3: Interpersonal
Relationships Processes (pp. 151-176). Washington, DC: APA Press.
Sbarra, D.A., Nojopranoto, W., & Hasselmo, K. (2014). Divorce and health outcomes: From
Social epidemiology to social psychophysiology. In C.R Agnew and S.C. South (Eds.),
Interpersonal Relationships and Health (pp. 89-108). New York: Oxford University Press
Sbarra, D. A., & Whisman, M.A. (2013). Marital and relational discord.. In L.G. Castonguay &
T.C. Oltmanns (Eds.), Psychopathology: Bridging the gap between basic empirical findings
and clinical practice (pp. 393-418). New York: Guilford Press.
Sbarra, D.A., & Beck, C.J.A. (2013). Divorce: Causes and consequences. In J.A. Simpson & L.
Campell (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Close Relationships (pp. 795-824). New York:
Oxford University Press
Lee, L. A., & Sbarra, D.A. (2013). Divorce and relationships dissolution:
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Causes, context and consequences. In C. Hazan & M.I. Campa (Eds.), Human Bonding (pp.
308-343). New York: Guilford Press.
Sbarra, D.A., & Mason, A.E. (2013). The dark side of divorce. In N.A. DeWall (Ed.), The Oxford
Handbook of Social Exclusion (pp. 77-91). New York: Oxford University Press.
Mason, A.E., & Sbarra, D.A. (2012). Romantic separation, loss, and health: A review of
moderators. In M. Newman & N. Roberts (Eds.), The Handbook of Health and Social
Relationships (pp. 95-120). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Sbarra, D.A. (2012). Marital dissolution and physical health outcomes: A review of mechanisms.
In L. Campbell, J. La Guardia, J. Olson, & M. Zanna (Eds.), The science of the couple: The
Ontario Symposium (Vol. 12, pp. 205-227). Florence, KY: Psychology Press.
Emery, R.E., & Sbarra, D.A (2011). Methodological issues in divorce mediation research. In B.
Rosenfeld and S. Penrod (Eds.), Research Methods in Forensic Psychology (pp. 452-468).
New York: Wiley Publications.
Lee, L. A., and Sbarra, D. A. (2010) Multilevel Modeling. In N. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of
Research Design (1st ed.) (Vol. 2, pp. 837-844). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Sbarra, D.A., Law, R.W. (2009). Dissolution of Relationships, Coping and Aftermath. Entry in
H. Reis and S. Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Human Relationships, Volume 1 (pp. 440445). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Sbarra, D.A., & Emery, R.E. (2006). In the presence of grief: The role of emotion in
contemporary divorce mediation. M.A. Fine & J.H. Harvey, Handbook of divorce and
dissolution of romantic relationships (pp. 553-573). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Emery, R.E., & Sbarra, D.A. (2002). What couples therapists need to know about divorce. A.
Gurman & N. Jacobson (Eds.), Handbook of Couple Therapy: 3rd Edition. (pp. 502-532).
New York: Guilford Press.
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS
Sbarra, D.A. (January, 2015). Social integration, marital status, and health: Genetically-informed
quasi-causal studies. Invited colloquium, health psychology area at the University of
California-Los Angeles.
Sbarra, D.A., (October, 2014). The relational context of human health: A case study of divorce.
Invited health psychology colloquium talk at the University of North Carolina Charlotte.
Charlotte, North Carolina.
Sbarra, D.A. (September, 2014). Divorce and health: Back to the future. Invited clinical area
colloquium talk at Indiana University. Bloomington, Indiana
Sbarra, D.A. (September, 2014). The psychology of divorce: What do we know and where are we
headed. Invited luncheon talk for the Southern Arizona Psychological Association. Tucson,
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Arizona.
Sbarra, D.A. (June, 2014). Social rejection and the brain: Making sense of irrational conflict.
Invited talk at the Arizona Bar Convention, Family Law Section. Tucson, Arizona.
Sbarra, D.A. (June, 2014). Psychological stress and health: What lawyers need to know…Or,
Why (and how!) worked-related stress may be killing you. Invited talk for Arizona State Bar
“Lawyer Stress” Webinar. Tucson, Arizona.
Sbarra, D.A., Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (May, 2014). The future of clinical science
training: Case simulation methods. Invited talk at the Annual Meeting of the Association for
Psychological Science. San Francisco, California.
Sbarra, D.A. (April, 2014). The psychology of divorce: Healing our clients, helping ourselves.
Invited workshop at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Inter-professional Committee on
Divorce. Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
Sbarra, D.A. (March, 2014). Divorce and heath: What do we know and where are we headed?
Herbert Weiner Early Career Award Address at the annual meeting of the American
Psychosomatic Society. San Francisco, California.
Sbarra, D.A. (February, 2014). Divorce and death: Understanding mechanisms by studying
individual differences. Invited Close Relationships Preconference talk at the Annual Meeting
of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Austin, Texas.
Sbarra, D.A. (January, 2014). Divorce and health: Good data in search of better theory. Invited
colloquium talk, Teachers College, Columbia University. New York, NY.
Sbarra, D.A. (April, 2013). Social connections and divorce: The case of divorce. Invited
colloquium, Claremont Graduate University. Claremont, California
Sbarra, D.A. (November, 2013). Social connections and health: The case of divorce. Invited talk
at the 2013 Interdisciplinary Conference on Intimate Relationships. Victoria University
Wellington. Wellington, NZ.
Sbarra, D.A. (June, 2013). Why is expressive writing associated with poor outcomes following
marital separation? Symposium paper at the biennial meeting of the Society of Applied
Research in Memory and Cognition. Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Sbarra, D.A. (May, 2013). Divorce and major depression: A propensity score analysis.
Symposium paper at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science.
Washington, DC.
Sbarra, D.A. (May, 2012). Divorce and health: From social epidemiology to social
psychophysiology. Invited paper presented at the 3rd Purdue Symposium on Psychological
Science. West Lafayette, Indiana.
Sbarra, D.A. (April, 2012). Divorce and health: Who suffers, who thrives, and why? Invited
paper presented at the 2012 Women’s Mental Health Symposium. Tucson, Arizona.
Sbarra, D.A. (November, 2011). Attachment anxiety and verbal immediacy predict blood
pressure responses following marital separation. Symposium paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Canada.
Sbarra, D.A., Law, R.W, Mason, A.E., & Lee, L.A. (July, 2010). Attachment avoidance impairs
cognitive control following marital separation. Symposium paper presented at the biennial
meeting of the International Association of Relationship Research, Herzliya, Israel.
Sbarra, D.A., Lee, L.A., Mason, A.E., & Law, R.W. (July, 2010). Hyperactivation in action:
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Attachment anxiety, language, and physiological reactivity following romantic separations.
Symposium paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International Association of
Relationship Research, Herzliya, Israel.
Sbarra, D. A. (January, 2010). The unintended and surprisingly negative effects of expressive
writing following divorce. Invited talk, 2010 Emotion Pre-conference, Society for Personality
and Social Psychology Research. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sbarra, D.A. (September, 2009). Love, loss, and recovery: The empirical study of 29,985
divorces. An optional but probably required colloquium presentation in order to get tenure at
the University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona.
Sbarra, D. A., Butler, E.A., & Randall, A.K. (October, 2009). Within-person variability in RSA
is associated with between-person differences in emotional functioning: Evidence from the
study of marital separations. Symposium paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society
for Psychophysiological Research, Berlin, Germany
Sbarra, D.A. (August, 2009). The mechanisms linking social disruptions and health outcomes;
What do we know? Invited talk at the 12th Ontario Symposium: The Science of the Couple.
London, Ontario.
Sbarra, D.A. (May, 2009). Relationship disruptions and health: From social epidemiology to
social psychophysiology. Invited paper presented at the National Institute of Aging/Institute
for Social and Personality Research workshop, “Advancing Integrative Psychological
Research on Adaptive and Healthy Aging.” Berkeley, California.
Sbarra, D.A. (April, 2009). Interpersonal Psychotherapy for the treatment of Major Depression.
Continuing education presentation to the Psychology Internship Program, Southern Arizona
Veteran’s Administration, Tucson, Arizona.
Sbarra, D.A. (March, 2009). Social relationships and health: Research overview and clinical
applications. Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona Medical
Center, Tucson, Arizona.
Sbarra, D.A., Ferrer, E., Steele, J. (February, 2009). Traveling in the Red Zone: New approaches
to studying dyadic emotion regulation. Symposium paper presented at the annual meeting of
the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, Florida.
Law, R. W., & Sbarra, D. A. (July, 2008). It’s all about me: Attachment, language use, and
cardiovascular reactivity following romantic relationship dissolution. Symposium paper
presented at the biennial conference of the International Association for Relationship
Research, Providence, Rhode Island.
Mason, A.E., & Sbarra, D.A. (2008, June). Natural language use and biological reactivity
following social disruptions: Implications for psychotherapy. Symposium paper presented the
annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Barcelona, Spain.
Sbarra, D.A., Law, R.W., & Lee, L.A. (February, 2008). Regulatory effort: Understanding
emotional experience and health outcomes in the face of divorce. Symposium paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sbarra, D.A., Ferrer, E., & Hazan, C. (October, 2007). Co-regulation: The psychophysiology of
normative attachment. Symposium paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for
Psychophysiological Research, Savannah, Georgia
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Sbarra, D.A. (October, 2007). Understanding divorce adjustment: Interpersonal dynamics have
intrapersonal consequences. Pamela Turbeville Lecture, Invited colloquium, University of
Arizona Department of Family Studies and Human Development. Tucson, Arizona.
Sbarra, D.A. (October, 2006). Understanding marital dissolution: A biopsychosocial model.
Invited workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Arizona Psychological Association,
Tucson, Arizona.
Sbarra, D.A. (October, 2006). Symposium Co-chair (with James Coan). The autonomic
correlates of social disruptions: The case of divorce. Symposium paper to be presented at the
annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Vancouver, Canada.
Sbarra, D.A. (July, 2006). Emotional amplification and persistence following non-marital
relationship dissolution: Applications of Dynamic Factor Analyses. Symposium paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the International Association of Relationship Research,
Rythemno, Greece.
Sbarra, D.A., Law, R.W. (July, 2006). Becoming unattached: Psychological and physiological
correlates. Symposium paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International
Association of Relationship Research, Rythemno, Greece.
Sbarra, D.A. (January, 2006). Symposium Chair. Predicting the onset of sadness and anger
recovery following non-marital relationship dissolution. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, California.
Sbarra, D.A., (January, 2006). Social transitions: Relationships, work, and community. Invited
workshop presented at the Arizona Senior Academy, Tucson, Arizona.
Sbarra, D.A. (November, 2005). What does is mean to be resolved about social loss?: Lessons
from the Study of Marital Dissolution. Paper presented to the Southern Arizona
Psychological Association (SAPA), Tucson, Arizona.
Sbarra, D.A. (September, 2005). The autonomic correlates of marital dissolution: What does is
mean to be resolved about social loss? Poster presented at the Society for
Psychophysiological Research annual meeting, Lisbon, Portugal.
Sbarra, D.A. (March, 2005). The relationship context of chronic pain. Invited Lecture, Arizona
Pain Institute. Tucson, Arizona.
Sbarra, D.A. (January, 2005). Divorce mediation research: Past, present, and future. Invited
closing plenary session (co-joint with C.A. Beck) paper presented at the annual meeting of
the Arizona Chapter of the American Family and Conciliation Courts. Sedona, Arizona.
Sbarra, D.A., Ferrer, E., & Hazan, C. (October, 2004). Changes in heart rate as a function of
couple attachment status: Evidence from a laboratory gazing task. Poster presented at the
Society for Psychophysiological Research annual meeting, Santa Fe, NM.
Sbarra, D.A. (September, 2004). On the social neuroscience of making and breaking pair bonds.
Invited colloquium, University of Arizona Department of Family Studies and Human
Development. Tucson, Arizona.
Sbarra, D.A. (July, 2004). Affective processing following romantic relationship dissolution:
Changes in love, sadness, anger, and autonomy over time. Symposium paper presented at the
12th International Conference on Personal Relationships. Madison, Wisconsin.
Sbarra, D.A. (July, 2004). The vexing problem of selection vs. causation for understanding the
mechanisms of social connectedness and health. Symposium paper presented at the 12th
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International Conference on Personal Relationships. Madison, Wisconsin.
Sbarra, D.A. (February, 2004). Relationship dissolution, emotions, and the analysis of change.
Invited colloquium, University of Arizona Department of Psychology. Tucson, Arizona.
Sbarra, D.A. (February, 2004). Divorce mediation and “new” statistics for dealing with
incomplete data. Paper presented at Madison-area Society for Psychotherapy Research.
Madison: Wisconsin
Sbarra, D.A. (August, 2003). Toward a model of normative adult attachment: Provocations from
psychophysiology. Paper presented at 2003 Positive Psychology Summer Institute.
Montchanin, Delaware.
Sbarra, D. A., & Robles, T.R. (August, 2003). Social connectedness and health: Underlying
mechanisms. Workshop presented at 2003 Positive Psychology Summer Institute.
Montchanin, Delaware.
Sbarra, D.A. (July, 2002). Dysregulation and the affective experience of dissolving a love
relationship. Symposium paper presented at the 11th International Conference on Personal
Relationships. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Sbarra, D.A, & Pianta, R.C. (July, 2002). Mothers’ resolution of child’s diagnosis: Links with
parenting/caregiving representations. Paper presented at the 11th International Conference on
Personal Relationships. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Sbarra, D.A. (April, 2002). Child custody mediation: Past, present, and future. Invited paper
presented at the 2002 Virginia Mediation Network Spring Conference. Richmond, Virginia.
Sbarra, D.A., & Ferrer-Caja, E. (June, 2001). Affective processing following romantic
relationship dissolution. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Psychological Society. Toronto, Canada.
Sbarra, D.A. (March, 2001). Becoming unattached: Theoretical and empirical considerations of
romantic relationship loss. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Southeastern
Psychological Association. Atlanta, Georgia.
Sbarra, D.A. (October, 2000). Creating physician-patient partnerships in the treatment of
prescription opioid addiction: The case for stage-matched interventions. Presentation at
University of Virginia Medical Center Grand Rounds. Charlottesville, Virginia.
Sbarra, D.A. (April, 2000). Responsibility and accountability in clinical work: Philosophical
issues and practical dilemmas. University of Virginia, Department of Psychology Clinical
Area colloquia. Charlottesville, Virginia.
Sbarra, D.A. (April, 1999). The long-term and concurrent impact of interparental conflict on
adolescent psychological adjustment. Poster presented at the Biennial Conference of the
Society for Research in Child Development. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Sbarra, D.A. (September, 1998). Family systems perspectives on childhood epilepsy: A glance
into adolescence. Paper presented at the 8th annual Virginia Beach Conference of Child and
Adolescent Behavioral and Emotional Disorders. Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Sbarra, D.A., Rimm-Kaufman, S.E., & Pianta, R.P. (February, 1998). Psychosocial adjustment
of adolescents with epilepsy: A six-year follow-up study. Poster presented at the 7th Biennial
Conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence. San Diego, California.
Sbarra, D.A. (August, 1996). Uncommitted sexual behavior among college students. Poster
presented at the 8th International Conference on Personal Relationships. Banff, Alberta,
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Canada.
COURSES PREPARED
Health Psychology (383), Undergraduate Lecture (Arizona, Spring 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012,
2013); Abnormal Psychology (381), Undergraduate Lecture (Arizona, Fall, 2004, 2006, 2008);
Psychosocial Intervention Practicum (694b), Graduate Seminar (Arizona, Fall, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012); Psychotherapy Supervision and Consultation (694C),
Graduate Seminar (2011-2012, 2013-2014); Lifespan Developmental Psychopathology (406),
Undergraduate Seminar (Virginia, Fall, 2000, Spring, 2001)
SERVICE
National
Associate Editor Positions
Perspectives on Psychological Science (2012-present)
Editorial Board Positions
Perspectives on Psychological Science (2012-2012)
Personal Relationships (2012-present)
Emotion (2013-present)
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (2015-present)
Professional Organization Service
Academy for Psychological Clinical Science. Elected, Executive Committee Member-atLarge (2012-2015), Secretary (2015-2018)
Member, Society for Scientific Clinical Psychology (SSCP) Awards Committee (2013- )
Program Chair, 2009 Society for Psychophysiological Research Annual Meeting (20072009)
Program Planning Committee, 2008 Society for Psychophysiological Research Annual
Meeting (2007-2011)
Program Planning Committee, 2008 International Association for Relationship Research
Annual Meeting (2007-2009)
Program Planning Committee, American Psychosomatic Society (2011-2013)
Ad-hoc Journal Reviewing (ongoing)
Perspectives on Psychological Science, Personal Relationships, Psychological
Assessment, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Journal of Personal and Social
Relationships, Behavioural Research and Therapy, Journal of Family Psychology,
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychotherapy Research, Psychosomatic
Medicine, Psychological Science, Clinical Psychological Science, Current Directions in
Psychological Science, Psychological Review, Psychophysiology, Journal of Abnormal
Psychology, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Journal of Research in
Personality, Health Psychology, and Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
Grant Review Panels
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NIH R15 AREA Grant Review: Population Sciences and Epidemiology Study Section,
December 2013
NIH Special Emphasis Review Panel Member: Longitudinal Studies in Aging Research, July
2012
NIH Special Emphasis Review Panel Member: Datasets in Aging. May, 2012
NIH Special Emphasis Review Panel Member: Datasets in Aging. January, 2013
NIH Social Psychology, Personality, and Interpersonal Process Study Section, Ad-hoc study
section member (June, 2008 Meeting)
Local (Department and University)
University of Arizona, Department of Psychology: Member, Faculty Executive Advisory
Committee (FEAC, 2005-2007; 2009-2011)
Arizona, Department of Psychology, Co-Chair, Colloquium Committee (2005-2007)
Arizona, Department of Psychology, Chair, Clinical Workshop Committee (2006-present)
Arizona, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Advisory Board (2006- 2009)
Arizona, Department of Psychology, Interim Director of Clinical Training (2007-2008)
Chair, Clinical Psychology Assistant Professor Search Committee (2010-2011), Department of
Psychology, University of Arizona
Member, Clinical Psychology Associate Professor Search Committee (2013-2014), Department
of Psychology, University of Arizona
University of Arizona Campaign for Common Sense (http://commonsense.arizona.edu/), Board
of Advisors (2013-present)
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
American Psychological Association Advanced Training Institute: Meta-Analysis
University of California Riverside, June, 2004
Psychoneuroimmunology and Psychobiology of Affiliation: Independent Study
Division of Psychobiology, University of Virginia, Sept., 2001 – June, 2002.
Longitudinal Research Institute: Quantitative Methods for the Analysis of Change
Jefferson Psychometric Laboratory, University of Virginia, June, 2002
State of Virginia Infant and Family Early Intervention Training Project
Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Sept. 1996 – Dec. 1997
10th International Workshop on Twin and Family Genetic Methodologies
Institute for Behavior Genetics, University of Colorado, February, 1998
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Psychological Association, SSCP (Div 12, Sect 3)
American Psychosomatic Society (APS)
Association for Psychological Science (APS)
International Association of Relationship Research (IARR)
Society for Research in Psychophysiology (SPR)
Society for Social and Personality Psychology (SPSP)
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CLINICAL INTERESTS
Empirically supported treatments/behavior therapy
Interpersonal psychotherapy
Divorce mediation
Interventions for couples and families
Behavioral medicine, especially family factors in chronic illness management
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