Dr. Douglas Snyder

Professor
Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1978)

Department of Psychology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4235

Office: 217 Psychology Building
email: dks@psyc.tamu.edu
Phone: (979) 845-2539
Fax: (979) 845-4727
Web: http://peopl...~d-snyder/

• Assessment and interventions with couples and families
• Psychotherapy process and outcome research
• Objective personality assessment and test development

Dr. Snyder's research emphasizes the assessment, treatment, and prevention of couple relationship distress. Assessment research has centered on the Marital Satisfaction Inventory, a multidimensional measure of relationship accord now published in several languages and used worldwide. Dr. Snyder's treatment research emphasizes approaches to tailoring therapy to specific partner and relationship characteristics, integrating strengths of cognitive, behavioral, emotion-focused, and insight-oriented interventions. Dr. Snyder's specific clinical and research interests focus on treating difficult couples with emotional, behavioral, and health problems that complicate relationship distress.

For more information, see Dr. Snyder's personal website at http://people.tamu.edu/~d-snyder/

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): 1983-1986 - $155,258
"Predictors of Couples' Response to Marital Therapy"

Hogg Foundation for Mental Health (Austin, Texas): 1990-1992 - $32,038
"Preventing Relapse Following Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Family Resource Program"

Texas A&M University Faculty Research Award: 2003 - $20,080
"Emotion Regulation in Families: A Conference Series"

1. Snyder, D. K., Castellani, A. M., & Whisman, M. A. (2006). Current status and future directions in couple therapy. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 57, 317-344.



2. Snyder, D. K., & Mangrum, L. F. (2005). Approaches to prediction: Correlation, regression, and classification techniques. In D. H. Sprenkle & F. P. Piercy (Eds). Research methods in family therapy. (pp. pp. 368 402) (2nd ed). New York: Guilford Press.



3. Snyder, D. K., Heyman, R., & Haynes, S. N. (2005). Evidence-based approaches to assessing couple distress. Psychological Assessment, 17, 288-307.



4. Snyder, D. K., & Doss, B. D. (2005). Treating infidelity: Clinical and ethical directions. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In-Session, 61, 1453-1465.



5. Cook, W. J., & Snyder, D. K. (2005). Analyzing nonindependent outcomes in couple therapy using the actor-partner interdependence model. Journal of Family Psychology, 19, 133-141.



6. Gordon, K. C., Baucom, D. H., & Snyder, D. K. (2004). An integrative intervention for promoting recovery from extramarital affairs. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 30, 213-231.



7. Snyder, D. K., Cepeda-Benito, A., Abbott, B. V., Gleaves, D. H., Negy, C., Hahlweg, K., & Laurenceau, J. P. (2004). Cross-cultural applications of the Marital Satisfaction Inventory-Revised (MSI-R). In M. E. Maruish (Ed). Use of psychological testing for treatment planning and outcomes assessment. (pp. 3rd ed.) (pp. 603-623). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.



8. Snyder, D. K., & Whisman, M. A. (2004). Treating distressed couples with coexisting mental and physical disorders: Directions for clinical training and practice. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 30, 1-12.



9. Snyder, D. K., Schneider, W. J., & Castellani, A. M. (2003). Tailoring couple therapy to individual differences: A conceptual approach. In D. K. Snyder & M. A. Whisman (Eds). Treating difficult couples: Helping clients with coexisting mental and relationship disorders. (pp. 27-51). New York, NY: Guilford Press.



10. Snyder, D. K., & Whisman, M. A. (Eds.). (2003). Treating difficult couples: Helping clients with coexisting mental and relationship disorders. New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Snyder, D. K. (2001, August). Treating affair couples: An integrative approach. Workshop presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.

Castellani, A. M., Snyder, D. K., & Wills, R. M. (2002, March). Treatment matching in couple therapy: Predictors of favorable outcome in insight-oriented and behavioral couple therapy. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, San Antonio, TX.

Snyder, D. K. (2002, November). Affective dysregulation: Implications for couple therapy and research. In B. V. Abbott (Chair), Incorporating emotion regulation into couple therapy. Symposium presented at the meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno.

Snyder, D. K. (2002, November). Treatment selection in couple therapy: Theoretical and empirical advances. In A. M. Castellani (Chair), Matchmaking in couple therapy: Enhancing efficacy through treatment selection. Symposium presented at the meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno.

Snyder, D. K. (2003, November). Understanding psychopathology and couple dysfunction: Implications for clinical practice, training, and research. In M. A. Whisman & D. K. Snyder (Co-chairs), Couple therapy for mental and physical health problems. Symposium presented at the meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.

Snyder, D. K. (2003, November). Treating relationship trauma: An agenda for science and practice. In K. C. Gordon (Chair), Filling the gaps in studying infidelity: What do we know and what do we need to know? Symposium presented at the meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.

Mitchell, A. E., Castellani, A. M., Joseph, J. I., Sheffield, R. L., & Snyder, D. K. (2004, November). Coding couples’ self-disclosure and empathic listening: Mediators of intimacy during vulnerable exchanges. In S. Stanton (Chair), Positive behaviors in close relationships: Can we see the good as well as the bad? Symposium presented at the meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans.

Sheffield, R. L., Joseph, J. I., Castellani, A. M., Mitchell, A. E., & Snyder, D. K. (2004, November). Conflict and detachment: A two-factor model of couple distress. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans.

Mitchell, A. E., Sheffield, R. L., Joseph, J. I., Castellani, A. M., & Snyder, D. K. (2005, November). Testing an interpersonal process model of intimacy: The effect of couple behaviors on subjective intimacy. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington DC.

APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Family Psychology, 2005
Association for Marriage and Family Therapy - Outstanding Research Publication Award, 1991
Texas Psychological Association - Division of Students - Professor of the Year Award, 1993
Journal of Family Psychology - Associate Editor - 2003-2006
Clinician's Research Digest - Editor - 1994-2000
Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 5, 12, 29, 43)

Undergraduate
PSYC 306 - Abnormal Psychology

Graduate
PSYC 623 - Tests and Measurement
PSYC 678 - Marital Therapy

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