In addition to psychotherapy, dad classes, and group coaching, our therapists are involved in psychological research. A selected list of our therapists’ projects and publications are included below.
Men and Fatherhood Research & Publications
- Singley, D.B. (2007). Basic Training for New Dads: The Cord’s Cut, Now What? The San Diego Psychologist, 2,2.
- Singley, D.B., Cole, B.P., Hammer, J., Molloy, S., Rowell, A., Isacco, A.J. (2017). Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Paternal Involvement with Infants Scale. Psychology of Men & Masculinity,
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Singley, D.B. & Edwards, L. (2017). Perinatal Mental Health in Military Fathers. The Handbook of Perinatal Mental Health and the Military Family. (Ed. Thiam, M.). Taylor & Francis, New York NY.
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Singley, D.B. & Edwards, L. (2015). Men’s Perinatal Mental Health in the Transition to Fatherhood. Professional Psychology Research and Practice, (46)5, 309-316.
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Singley, D.B. & Cole, B.P. (2014) Beyond Vader: A Strengths-Based Approach to Fatherhood. Positive Psychology Theory and Application, 2(1). 16-19.
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Singley, D.B. (2014). And Daddy Makes Three: Spotlight on Men’s Peripartum Mental Health. International Journal of Childbirth Education, 30 (1). 19-24.
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Singley, D.B. (2014). Men’s peripartum mental health -Yes, it actually exists. The California Psychologist, 47 (4), 20-22.
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Gregerson, M., Singley, D.B., Nisenbaum, S. (2014). Designing media programs for military new fathers to facilitate synchronous family systems. The Amplifier, official news magazine (e-zine) of the American Psychological Association Division 46 Society for Media Psychology and Technology.
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Singley, D.B. (2014). Men’s Peripartum Mental Health: Issues and Interventions. Children Youth and Families, official newsletter of the American Psychological Association.
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Singley, D.B. (2014). Men’s Peripartum Mental Health during the Transition to New Fatherhood. The San Diego Psychologist, 11, 1.
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Singley, D.B. (2012). Toward a Whole-Family Perspective on Reproductive Mental Health: Paternal Postpartum Depression. The San Diego Psychologist, 9,2.
- Singley, D.B., Jones, J., & Lazar, J. (2008) Looking for Love in all the Wrong Chatrooms: Men, Intimacy, and Technology. The San Diego Psychologist, 3,1.
Mindfulness Research & Publications
- Atreya, C. E., Kubo, A., Borno, H. T., Rosenthal, B., Campanella, M., Rettger, J. P. & Dhruva, A. (2018). Being Present: A single-arm feasibility study of audio-based mindfulness meditation for colorectal cancer patients and caregivers. PloS one, 13(7), e0199423.
- Rettger, J., Wall, K., Corwin, D., Davidson, A. N., Lukoff, D., & Koopman, C. (2015). In Psycho-Spiritual Integrative Therapy for Women with Primary Breast Cancer, What Factors Account for the Benefits? Insights from a Multiple Case Analysis. In Healthcare (Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 263-283). Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute.
Trauma & Post Traumatic Growth Research
- Rettger, J. P. (2018). Mindfulness & Yoga. In V. G. Carrión, (Ed.). Assessing and Treating Youth Exposed to Traumatic Stress. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Pub.
- Rettger, J., Kletter, H., & Carrion, V. (2016). Trauma and Acculturative Stress. In S. Patel & D. Reicherter (Eds.), Psychotherapy for immigrant youth. New York: Springer.
- Carrion, V. G., Kletter, H., Weems, C. F., Berry, R. R., & Rettger, J. P. (2013). Cue‐Centered Treatment for Youth Exposed to Interpersonal Violence: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of traumatic stress, 26(6), 654-662.
Academic and E-Learning Research
- Singley, D.B., and Hurst, C.H. (2011). Comparing E-Learning, Tele-Classes, and Live Trainings: An Analysis of Cost and Training Effectiveness [White paper developed for Essential Learning, LLC].
- Singley, D.B., Lent, R.W., & Sheu, H.B. (2010). Fostering academic engagement and performance over time: A longitudinal model of social cognitive well-being. Journal of Career Assessment, 18, 133-146.
- Lent, R.W., Taveira, M., Sheu, H., & Singley, D.B. (2009). Social cognitive predictors of academic adjustment and life satisfaction in Portuguese college students: A longitudinal analysis. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 74, 190-198.
- Lent, R.W., Sheu, H.B., Singley, D.B., Schmidt, J., Schmidt, L.C., & Gloster, C. (2008). Longitudinal relations of self-efficacy to outcome expectations, interests, and major choice goals in engineering students. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2, 328-335.
- Lent, R.W., Singley, D.B., Sheu, H.B., Schmidt, J., & Schmidt, L. (2007). Test of a social cognitive model of academic satisfaction in engineering students. Journal of Career Assessment 15, 1 1-11.
Race & Gender Research
- Singley, D.B. & Sedlacek, W.E. (2009). Differences in Universal-Diverse Orientation by Race and Gender. Journal of Counseling and Development, 4, 404-411.