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Faculty Advisor: Mark Whisman

Education

• BA, Summa Cum Laude, Â鶹ӰԺ, 2019
• MA, Â鶹ӰԺ, 2021

Research Interests

My research interests are broadly focused on associations between gender and intimate relationship functioning. I am particularly interested in a variety of social, cultural, and economic factors that may impact women's roles and experiences in romantic relationships. The majority of research on women's roles in intimate relationships was conducted nearly 20 years ago, so my research aims to evaluate how attitudes toward women's roles in society and relationships have changed over time, including an exploration of the potential new measurement tools and methodological approaches needed to examine present-dayÌýattitudes toward women. My research seeks to integrate factors such as systemicÌýgendered expectations, prejudices, and other patriarchal normsÌýto understanding how these factors are associated with relationship functioning, with a particular emphasis on women's relationship quality and health.Ìý

My research interests also include neuropsychological constructs such as cognition, executive function, and neurological disorders, with a particular emphasis on how these constructs are associated with relationship functioning.

Publications and Presentations

Whisman, M. A., Salinger, J. M.,ÌýGilmour, A. L.,ÌýSteele, B. A.Ìý& Snyder, D. K. (2021).ÌýLove and war: Prospective associations between relationship distress and incidence of psychiatric disorders in active-duty Army personnel.ÌýJournal of Abnormal Psychology,Ìý130(1), 3-8.Ìý

Steele, B. A., & Whisman, M. A. (2021, November). Comparing Interpersonal and Marital Discord Models in Predicting Depression from Excessive Reassurance Seeking and Marital Satisfaction. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Virtual conference.

Steele, B. A., Scoles, A. A., & Whisman, M. A. (2021, November). Intimate Relationship Functioning and 12-Month Prevalence of Psychopathology in African American and Caribbean Adolescents. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Virtual conference.

Steele, B. A., & Whisman, M. A. (2020, November). Household division of labor and decision making, attitudes toward women, and relationship satisfaction. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Virtual conference.

Steele, B. A., & Whisman, M. A. (2020, November). Rethinking global measures of marital quality to explain the variance in depressive symptoms and diagnoses. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Virtual conference.

Steele, B. A., & Whisman, M. A. (2019, November). Behavioral Inhibition and Activation Systems (BIS/BAS), Positive and Negative Partner Behavior, and Relationship Satisfaction in Married Adults.ÌýAssociation for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference,ÌýAtlanta,ÌýGeorgia, United States.