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CURRICULUM VITAE
Patrick Davies
January 2012
Address: Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14627
(585) 273-4672
E-MAIL: [email protected]
FAX: (585) 273-1100
EDUCATION
B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Psychology, State University of New York (SUNY)
College at Brockport, 1990
M.A., Developmental Psychology, West Virginia University, 1993
Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, West Virginia University, 1995
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
2005-Present Professor, Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology,
University of Rochester
2001-2005 Associate Professor, Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in
Psychology, University of Rochester
1997-2001 Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in
Psychology, University of Rochester.
1995-1997 Assistant Research Scientist, Research Institute on Addictions, Buffalo,
NY (Post Doctoral Advisor: Michael Windle, Ph.D.).
1993-1995 Undergraduate Instructor, Department of Psychology, West Virginia
University.
1990 Mental Health Counselor, Attention Deficit Disorder Program, Western
Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh: Full-time
summer position.
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SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS (1990 - Present)
Departmental Scholar Award in Psychology, SUNY Brockport, 1990
Sigma Xi Student Research Award for Psychology, SUNY Brockport, 1990
Arlen and Louise Stone Swiger Fellow, West Virginia University, 1990-1993
Don Hake Outstanding Graduate Student Career Award, West Virginia University, 1995
University of Rochester Georgen Award for Distinguished Achievement and Artistry in
Undergraduate Education (2002)
Boyd McCandless Early Career Award for Significant Contributions to Developmental
Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 7 (Developmental)
Award (2002)
Golden Key International Honour Society, Honorary Member for Commitment and
Outstanding Contributions to Higher Education, University of Rochester Chapter
(2006)
Reuben Hill Research and Theory Award (2007), National Council on Family Relations,
Best Research Paper.
Cattell, Sabbatical Award (2011-2012), James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowships
2010 Ranked in the 11% Percentile in Funding for Principal Investigators with NIH
grants
GRANT ACTIVITIES (1999 - Present)
1999-2005 Family process, emotional security, and child adjustment. National Institute of
Mental Health, R01 MH57318. Principal Investigator. Funded: $1,878,816. (co
PI: Mark Cummings)
2002-2005 Interparental conflict and parenting: The role of gender. National Institute of
Mental Health, F32 MH 066596, Sponsor of an Individual National Research
Service Award at the Post-Doctoral Level for Melissa Sturge-Apple. Funded:
$121,124.
2003-2005 Processes of child risk in family and community contexts. National Institute of
Mental Health, F31 MH068057, Sponsor of an Individual National Research
Service Award at the Pre-Doctoral Level for Marcia Winter. Funded: $72,464.
2004-2009 Domestic violence, child security, and child mental health. National Institute of
Mental Health, R01 MH071256. Principal Investigator. Funded: $2,777,599.
2006-2012 Family process, emotional security, and child adjustment. National Institute of
Mental Health, 2R01 MH 57318. Principal Investigator. Funded: $3,164,171.
(Co-PIs: Mark Cummings, Dante Cicchetti).
Patrick Davies Curriculum Vitae Page 3
2009-2012 Marital conflict, the role of sibling relationships, and child adjustment, National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development, F31 HD061348. Sponsor of
an Individual National Research Service Award at the Predoctoral Level for
Sonnette Bascoe. Funded: $89,564.
2010-2015 An ethological analysis of children's emotional security, National Institute of
Child Health and Development, R01 HD 065425. Principal Investigator. Funded:
$3,109,653.
2010-2015 Emotional processes in families: New methods capturing multiple levels of
analysis. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, R01
HD060709. Principal Investigator. Funded: $3,352,922. (PIs: Melissa Sturge-
Apple, Wendi Heinzelman, Zeljko, Ignjatovic, Spencer Rosero, Mark Bocko).
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Psychological Association, 1989-present
American Psychological Association, Division 7 (Developmental Psychology) 1999-
present
Society for Research in Child Development, 1991-present
EDITORIAL AND REVIEWING ACTIVITIES
Associate Editor
Development and Psychopathology (2003 - Present)
Developmental Psychology (2008-2010)
Guest Editor
Development and Psychopathology, for special issue entitled “Family Systems and
Developmental Psychopathology” (2004)
Editorial Board Membership
Child Development (1998 - 2007)
Development and Psychopathology (1999 - Present)
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology (2002- Present)
Journal of Family Psychology (2001 – 2003; 2007)
Partner Abuse (2008-present)
Society for Research in Child Development Conference, Review Panel Member (2000,
2002, 2008, 2010)
Ad Hoc Reviewing
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
Patrick Davies Curriculum Vitae Page 4
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Applied Developmental Science
Child Development
Development and Psychopathology
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Review
Family Relations
Infant and Child Development
Infant Mental Health Journal
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Journal of Adolescence
Journal of Adolescent Research
Journal of Affective Disorders
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
Journal of Child and Family Studies
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Journal of Family Psychology
Journal of Marriage and the Family
Journal of Research on Adolescence
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
Mind, Brain, and Education
Parenting: Science and Practice
Partner Abuse
Perceptual and Motor Skills
Psychological Assessment
Psychological Medicine
Psychological Reports
Psychopharmacology
Social Development
Grant Reviewing Activities
Australian Research Council, Large Grant Support Reviewer (95-96)
National Institute of Health: Member of Risk, Prevention and Health Behavior
Integrated Review Group (ZRG1-RPHB) (2004)
Jacobs Foundation, Zurich Switzerland, Grant Reviewer
National Institute of Health: Member of Social Psychology, Risk, and Psychosocial
Development Review Group (ZRG1-F11) (2005-2006; 2008).
National Institute of Health: Member of Risk, Prevention, and Health Behavior Scientific
Patrick Davies Curriculum Vitae Page 5
Review Group Member (ZRG1 RPHB-A and ZRG1 RPHB-E)
Standing Member, National Institute of Health: Member of the Psychosocial Development, Risk,
and Prevention (PDRP) Study Section (2010-2014)
Chair, National Institute of Health: Member of the Psychosocial Development, Risk, and
Prevention (PDRP) Study Section (2011-2013)
National Institute of Health: Member of the Psychosocial Development, Risk,
and Prevention (PDRP) Study Section (2010-2014)
Public Policy Activities
National Family Violence Legislative Resource Center, Advisory Board (2008-present)
PUBLICATIONS
Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (1992). Parental depression, family functioning, and child
development: Risk factors, processes, and pathways. In D. Cicchetti & S. L. Toth (Eds.),
Rochester symposium on developmental psychopathology: Vol.4. A developmental
approach to affective disorders (pp. 283-322). Rochester, NY: University of Rochester
Press.
Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (1994). Maternal depression and child development. Journal
of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 35, 73-112.
Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (1994). Children and marital conflict: The impact of family
dispute and resolution. New York: Guilford Press. (2nd Printing).
Cummings, E. M., Davies, P. T., & Simpson, K. S. (1994). Marital conflict, gender, and
children's appraisals and coping efficacy as mediators of child adjustment. Journal of
Family Psychology, 8, 141-149.
Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (1994). Marital conflict and child adjustment: An emotional
security hypothesis. Psychological Bulletin, 116, 387-411.
Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. (1995). The impact of parents on their children: An emotional
security hypothesis. Annals of Child Development, 10, 167-208.
Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (1995). Children's emotions as organizers of their reactions to
interadult anger: A functionalist perspective. Developmental Psychology, 31, 677-684.
Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. (1996). Emotional security as a regulatory process in normal
development and the development of psychopathology. Development and
Psychopathology, 8, 123-139.
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Davies, P. T., Myers, R. L., & Cummings, E. M. (1996). Responses of children and adolescents
to marital conflict scenarios as a function of the emotionality of conflict endings. Merrill-
Palmer Quarterly, 42, 1-21.
Davies, P. T., & Windle, M. (1997). Gender-specific pathways between maternal depressive
symptoms, family discord, and adolescent adjustment. Developmental Psychology, 33,
657-668.
Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (1998). Exploring children's emotional security as a mediator
of the link between marital relations and child adjustment. Child Development, 69, 124-
139.
Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (1999). Depressed parents and family functioning:
Interpersonal effects and children's functioning and development. In T. Joiner & J.C.
Coyne (Eds.), Advances in interpersonal approaches: The interactional nature of
depression (pp. 299-327). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Davies, P. T., Dumenci, L., & Windle, M. (1999). The interplay between maternal depressive
symptoms and marital distress in the prediction of adolescent adjustment problems.
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 61, 238-254.
Windle, M., & Davies, P. T. (1999). Developmental theory and research. In K.E. Leonard &
H.T. Blane (Eds.), Psychological theories of drinking and alcoholism (2nd ed., pp. 164-
202). New York: Guilford Press.
Davies, P. T., Myers, R. L., Cummings, E. M., & Heindel, S. (1999). Adult conflict history and
children's responses to conflict: An experimental test. Journal of Family Psychology, 13,
610-628.
Windle, M., & Davies, P. T. (1999). Depression and heavy alcohol use among adolescents:
Concurrent and prospective relations. Development and Psychopathology, 11, 823-844.
Davies, P. T., & Windle, M. (2000). Middle adolescent dating pathways and psychosocial
adjustment. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 46, 90-118.
Cummings, E. M., Davies, P. T., & Campbell, S. B. (2000). Developmental psychopathology and
family process: Theory, research, and clinical implications. New York: Guilford Press.
(Authored book) (2nd
printing).
Davies, P. T. (2000). Parental conflict. In L. Balter (Ed.), Parenthood in America: An
Encyclopedia. Denver, CO: ABC-CLIO.
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Davies, P. T., & Lindsay, L. (2001). Does gender moderate the effects of conflict on children? In
J. Grych & F. Fincham (Eds.), Child Development and Interparental Conflict (pp. 64-97).
New York: Cambridge University Press.
Davies, P. T., & Windle, M. (2001). Interparental discord and adolescent adjustment trajectories:
The potentiating and protective role of intrapersonal attributes. Child Development, 72,
1163-1178.
Cummings, E. M., Davies, P. T., & Campbell, S. B. (2001). Family process and children’s
adjustment: A developmental psychopathology approach. Brown University Child and
Adolescent Behavior Letter, 17, 6-7.
Davies, P. T. (2001). Teen dating and romantic relationships. In R. Lerner & J. Lerner (Eds.),
Adolescence in America. Denver, CO: ABC-CLIO.
Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2002). Effects of marital discord on children: Recent
advances and emerging themes in process-oriented research. Journal of Child Psychology
and Psychiatry, 43, 31-63.
Davies, P. T., Forman, E. M., Rasi, J. A., & Stevens, K. I. (2002). Assessing children’s
emotional security in the interparental subsystem: The Security in the Interparental
Subsystem (SIS) Scales. Child Development, 73, 544-562.
Davies, P. T. (2002). Conceptual links between Byng-Hall’s Theory of Parentification and the
Emotional Security Hypothesis. Family Process, 41, 551-555.
Davies, P. T., & Forman, E. M. (2002). Children’s patterns of preserving emotional security in
the interparental subsystem. Child Development, 73, 1880-1903.
Davies, P. T., Harold, G. T., Goeke-Morey, M., Cummings, E. M. (2002). Children’s emotional
security and interparental conflict. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child
Development, 67, 1-129.
Campbell, S. B., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2003). A reply to Rutter’s Critical Notice
on Developmental Psychopathology and Family Process. Journal of Child Psychology
and Psychiatry, 44, 152-153.
Davies, P. T., Cummings, E. M., & Campbell, S. B. (2003). Developmental psychopathology. In
J. J. Ponzetti (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family Relationships
(2nd
ed., pp. 438-444). New York: Macmillan.
Forman, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2003). Family instability and adolescent maladjustment: The
mediating effects of parenting quality and adolescent appraisals of family security.
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 32, 94-105.
Patrick Davies Curriculum Vitae Page 8
Davies, P. T., & Lindsay, L. L. (2004). Interparental conflict and adolescent adjustment: Why
does gender moderate early adolescent vulnerability? Journal of Family Psychology, 18,
170-180.
Davies, P. T., & Cicchetti, D. (Eds.). (2004). Special Issue: Family systems and developmental
psychopathology [Special Issue]. Development and Psychopathology, 16 (3).
Davies, P. T., Cummings, E. M., & Winter, M. A. (2004). Pathways between profiles of family
functioning, child security in the interparental subsystem, and child psychological
problems. Development and Psychopathology, 16, 525-550.
Davies, P. T., Sturge-Apple, M. L., & Cummings, E. M. (2004). Interdependencies among
interparental discord and parenting styles: The role of adult attributes and relationship
characteristics. Development and Psychopathology, 16, 773-797.
Davies, P. T., & Cicchetti, D. (2004). Editorial: Toward an integration of family systems and
developmental psychopathology approaches. Development and Psychopathology, 16,
477-481.
Sturge-Apple, M. L., Davies, P. T., Boker, S. M., & Cummings, E. M. (2004). Interparental
discord and parenting: Testing the moderating role of parent and child gender. Parenting:
Science and Practice, 4, 365-384.
Cummings, E. M., Keller, P. S., & Davies, P. T. (2005). Towards a family process model of
maternal and paternal depression: Exploring multiple relations with child and family
functioning. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 46, 479-489.
Forman, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2005). Assessing children’s appraisals of security in the family
system: The development of the Security in the Family System (SIFS) scales. Journal of
Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 46, 900-916.
Schermerhorn, A. C., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2005). Children’s perceived agency in
the context of marital conflict: Relations with marital conflict over time. Merrill-Palmer
Quarterly, 51, 121-144.
Davies, P. T. (2005). Capitalizing on the natural curiosity to explore and understand the world. In
How I Teach: Essays on teaching by winners of the Robert and Pamela Georgen Award
for Distinguished Achievement and Artistry in Undergraduate Teaching. (Vol. 3, pp. 5-
12). Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press.
Shamir, H., Cummings, E. M., Davies, P. T., & Goeke-Morey, M. C. (2005). Children’s
reactions to marital conflict resolution in Israel and in the United States. Parenting:
Science and Practice, 5, 371-386.
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Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2006). Interparental discord, family process, and
developmental psychopathology. In D. Cicchetti & D. J. Cohen (Eds.), Developmental
Psychopathology: Vol. 3: Risk, Disorder, and Adaptation (2nd
ed., pp. 86-128). New
York: Wiley & Sons.
Davies, P. T., Sturge-Apple, M. L., Winter, M. A., Cummings, E. M., & Farrell, D. (2006).
Child adaptational development in contexts of interparental conflict over time. Child
Development, 77, 218-233.
Cummings, E. M., Schermerhorn, A. C., Davies, P. T., Goeke-Morey, M. C., & Cummings, J. S..
(2006). Interparental discord and child adjustment: Prospective investigations of
emotional security as an explanatory mechanism. Child Development, 77, 132-152.
Sturge-Apple, M. L., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2006). Hostility and withdrawal in
marital conflict: Effects on parental emotional unavailability and inconsistent discipline.
Journal of Family Psychology, 20, 227-238.
Sturge-Apple, M. L., Davies, P.T., & Cummings, E. M. (2006). Impact of hostility and
withdrawal in interparental conflict on parental emotional unavailability and children's
adjustment difficulties. Child Development, 77, 1623-1641.
Winter, M. A., Davies, P. T., Hightower, D., & Meyer, S. (2006). Relations among family
adversity, caregiver communication, and children’s family representations. Journal of
Family Psychology, 20, 348-351.
Davies, P. T., Winter, M. A., & Cicchetti, D. (2006). The implications of emotional security
theory for understanding and treating childhood psychopathology. Development and
Psychopathology, 18, 707-735.
Davies, P. T., & Sturge-Apple, M. L. (2006). The impact of domestic violence on children’s
development. In T. L. Nicholls & J. Hamel (Eds.), Family interventions in domestic
violence: A handbook of gender-inclusive theory and treatment (pp. 165-189). New
York: Springer.
Gomulak-Cavicchio, B., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2006). The role of maternal
communication patterns about conflict in associations between interparental conflict and
child psychosocial adjustment. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 34, 757-771.
Keller, P.S., Cummings, E. M., Davies, P. T., & Lubke, G. (2007). Children’s behavioral
reactions to marital conflict as a function of parents’ conflict behaviors and alcohol
problems. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 4, 157-177.
Patrick Davies Curriculum Vitae Page 10
Davies, P. T., Sturge-Apple, M. L., Cicchetti, D., & Cummings, E. M. (2007). The role of child
adrenocortical functioning in pathways between forms of interparental conflict and child
maladjustment. Developmental Psychology, 43, 918-930.
Schermerhorn, A. C., Cummings, E. M., DeCarlo, C. A., & Davies, P. T. (2007). Children’s
influence in the marital relationship. Journal of Family Psychology, 21, 259-269.
Davies, P. T., & Sturge-Apple, M. L. (2007). Advances in the formulation of emotional security
theory: An ethologically-based perspective. Advances in Child Behavior and
Development, 35, 87-137.
Keller, P. S., Cummings, E. M., Davies, P. T., & Mitchell, P. M. (2008). Longitudinal relations
between parental drinking problems, family functioning, and child adjustment.
Development and Psychopathology, 20, 195-212.
Schermerhorn, A. C., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2008). Children’s representations
of multiple family relationships: Organizational structure and development in early
childhood. Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 89-101.
Cummings, E. M., Schermerhorn, A. C., Keller, P. S., & Davies, P. T. (2008). Parental
depressive symptoms, children’s representations of family relationships, and child
adjustment. Social Development, 17, 278 -305.
Davies, P. T., & Woitach, M. J. (2008). Children’s emotional security in the interparental
relationship. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 17, 269-274.
Davies, P. T., Woitach, M. J., Winter, M. A., & Cummings, E. M. (2008). Children’s
insecure representations of the interparental relationship and their school adjustment: The
mediating role of attention difficulties. Child Development, 79, 1570-1582.
Sturge-Apple, M. L., Davies, P. T., Winter, M. A., & Cummings, E. M., Schermerhorn, A. C.
(2008). Interparental conflict and children’s school adjustment: The mediational role of
emotional security in direct and indirect pathways. Developmental Psychology, 44, 1678-
1690.
Davies, P. T., Sturge-Apple, M. L., Cicchetti, D., & Cummings, E. M. (2008). Adrenocortical
underpinnings of children’s psychological reactivity to interparental conflict. Child
Development, 79, 1693-1706. (PMCID: PMC2597091)
McCoy, K., Cummings E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2009). Constructive and destructive marital
conflict, emotional security, and children’s prosocial behavior. Journal of Child
Psychology and Psychiatry, 50, 270-279. (PMCID: PMC2917764)
Patrick Davies Curriculum Vitae Page 11
Sturge-Apple, M. L., Davies, P. T., Cicchetti, D., & Cummings, E. M. (2009). The role of
mothers’ and fathers’ adrenocortical reactivity in spillover between interparental conflict
and parenting practices. Journal of Family Psychology, 23, 215-225. (PMCID: PMC
2909036).
Keller, P. S., Cummings, E. M., Peterson, K. M., & Davies, P. T. (2009). A longitudinal
study of marital conflict in the context of depressive symptoms: Implications for
children’s adjustment problems. Social Development, 18, 536-555. (PMCID:
PMC2712305)
Davies, P. T., Sturge-Apple, M. L., Cicchetti, D., Manning, L. G., & Zale, E. (2009).
Children’s patterns of emotional reactivity to conflict as explanatory mechanisms in links
between interpartner aggression and child physiological functioning. Journal of Child
Psychology and Psychiatry, 50, 1384-1391. (PMCID: PMC2765509)
Bascoe, S. M., Davies, P. T., Sturge-Apple, M. L., & Cummings, E. M. (2009). Children’s
insecure representations of the interparental relationship and their psychological
maladjustment: Children’s peer information processing as an explanatory mechanism.
Developmental Psychology, 45, 1740-1751. (PMCID: PMC2912155)
Davies, P. T., Sturge-Apple M., Woitach, M. J., & Cummings, E. M. (2009). A process
analysis of the transmission of distress from interparental conflict to parenting: Adult
relationship security as an explanatory mechanism. Developmental Psychology, 45, 1761-
1773. (PMCID: PMC2776762)
Schacht, P. M., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P.T. (2009). Fathering in family context and child
adjustment: A longitudinal analysis. Journal of Family Psychology, 23, 790-797.
(PMCID: PMC2805856)
Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2010). Marital conflict and children: An emotional security
perspective. New York: Guilford.
Sturge-Apple, M. L., Davies, P. T., Cicchetti, D., & Manning, L. G. (2010). Mother’s
parenting practices as explanatory mechanisms in associations between interparental
violence and child adjustment. Partner Abuse, 1, 45-60. (PMCID: PMC2907110)
George, M. R. W., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2010). Positive aspects of fathering and
mothering and children’s attachment in kindergarten. Early Child Development and Care,
180, 107-119. (PMCID: PMC29008248)
Winter, M. A., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2010). Children’s security in the context of
family instability and maternal communications. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 56, 131-142.
(PMCID: PMC2913481)
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Sturge-Apple, M. L., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2010). Typologies of family
functioning and children’s adjustment during the early school years. Child Development,
81, 1320-1335. (PMCID: PMC2911122)
Kouros, C. D., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T., (2010). Early trajectories of interparental
conflict and externalizing problems as predictors of social competence in preadolescence.
Development and Psychopathology, 22, 527-538. (PMCID: PMC2811621).
George, M.R.W., Koss, K.J., McCoy, K.P., Cummings, E.M., & Davies, P.T. (2010).
Examining the family context and relations with attitudes toward school and scholastic
competence. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 3, 51-62.
George, M. R. W., Cummings, E. M. & Davies, P. T. (2010). Positive aspects of fathering and
mothering, and children’s attachment in kindergarten. In L.A. Newland, H.S. Freeman, &
D.D. Coyl (Eds.), Emerging Topics on Father Attachment: Considerations in Theory,
Context and Development. London: Routledge.
Koss, K. J., George, M.R.W., Bergman, K. N., Cummings, E. M., Davies, P.T., & Cicchetti, D.
(2011). Understanding children’s emotional processes and behavioral strategies in the
context of marital conflict. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 109, 336-352.
(PMCID: PMC3065512)
Davies, P.T., Sturge-Apple, M. L., & Cicchetti, D. (2011). Interparental aggression and
children’s adrenocortical reactivity: Testing an evolutionary model of allostatic load.
Development and Psychopathology, 23, 801-814.
Keller, P.S., Gilbert, L. R., Koss, K. J., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2011). Parental
problem drinking, marital aggression, and child emotional insecurity: A longitudinal
investigation. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 72, 711-722.
Sturge-Apple, M. L., Davies, P. T., Cicchetti, D., Manning, L. G., & Raines, K. E. (2012).
Interparental violence, maternal emotional unavailability, and children's cortisol
functioning in family contexts. Developmental Psychology, 48, 237-249.
Martin, M. J., Bascoe, S. M., & Davies, P.T. (in press). Family relationships. In B. Brown & M.
Prinstein (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence. Maryland Heights, MO: Elsevier.
Davies, P. T., Cicchetti, D., & Martin, M. J. (in press). Towards greater specificity identifying
associations among interparental aggression, child emotional reactivity to conflict, and
child problems. Child Development.
Cummings, E. M., George, M. R. W., McCoy, K. P., & Davies, P. T. (in press). Interparental
conflict in kindergarten and adolescent adjustment: Prospective investigation of
emotional security as an explanatory mechanism. Child Development.
Patrick Davies Curriculum Vitae Page 13
Davies, P.T., Sturge-Apple, M.L., & Martin, M. J. (in press). Family discord and child health:
An emotional security formulation. In A. Booth, N. Landale, & S. M. McHale (Eds.),
Families and child health. New York: Springer.
Bascoe, S. M., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (in press). Beyond warmth and conflict: The
developmental utility of a boundary conceptualization of sibling relationship processes.
Child Development.
Davies, P. T., Sturge-Apple, M. L., Cicchetti, D., Manning, L., & Vonhold, S. E. (in press).
Pathways and processes of risk in associations among maternal antisocial personality
symptoms, interparental aggression, and preschoolers’ psychopathology. Development
and Psychopathology.
Davies, P. T., Martin, M. J., & Cicchetti, D. (in press). Delineating the sequelae of destructive
and constructive interparental conflict for children within an evolutionary framework.
Developmental Psychology.
Sturge-Apple, M. L., Skibo, M. A., & Davies, P. T. (in press). The impact of parental conflict
and emotional abuse on children and families. Partner Abuse.
Sturge-Apple, M. L., Davies, P. T., Martin, M. J., Cicchetti, D., & Hentges, R. F (in press). An
examination of the impact of harsh parenting contexts on children’s adaptation within an
evolutionary framework. Developmental Psychology.
Davies, P. T., Manning, L. G., & Cicchetti, D (in press). Tracing the developmental cascade of
children’s insecurity in the interparental relationship: The role of stage-salient tasks.
Child Development.
MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION
Cummings, E. M., George, M., Koss, K., & Davies, P. T. (2011). Longitudinal study of a family
process model of maternal and paternal depressive symptoms: Exploring multiple
relations with parenting processes and child adjustment. Manuscript submitted for
publication (1st round).
George, M. R. W., Koss, K. J., McCoy, K. P., Cummings, E. M. & Davies, P. T. (2009).
Children’s attachment and academic adjustment: Examining interactions with daily
cortisol levels and emotional experience in response to maternal distress. Manuscript
submitted for publication (1st round).
Keller, P. S., Koss, K. J., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2010). Discrepancies in problem
drinking among romantic partners: Implications for families and youth. Manuscript
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submitted for publication (1
st round).
Koss, K. J., George, M.R.W. Davies, P.T., Cicchetti, D., Cummings, E. M., & Sturge-Apple, M.
L. (2011). Patterns of children’s adrenocortical reactivity to interparental conflict and
associations with child adjustment: A growth mixture modeling approach. (2nd
round)
Koss, K. J., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2010). Interparental conflict, emotional security,
and adolescent adjustment: Family risk and protective factors. Manuscript submitted for
publication. (2nd
round)
McCoy, K. P., George, M. R. W., Cummings, E. M. & Davies, P. T. (2010). Constructive and
Destructive Marital Conflict, Parenting, and Children’s School and Social Adjustment.
Manuscript submitted for publication. (1st round).
Sturge-Apple, M. L., Cicchetti, D., Davies, P. T., & Suor, J. H. (2011). Genetic moderation of
spillover between interparental conflict and maternal parenting practices. Manuscript
submitted for publication. (1st round).
INVITED SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
Brown University
Florida Atlantic University
Iowa State University
Mt. Hope Family Center, University of Rochester
Ohio State University
Pennsylvania State University
Research Institute on Addictions
Syracuse University
State University of New York at Buffalo
State University of New York at Geneseo
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Denver
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rochester
CONFERENCE AND ASSOCIATION PRESENTATIONS
Davies, P., & Appelle, S. (1990, April). Reaching behavior in infants at risk for developmental
disabilities. Symposium conducted at SUNY Brockport Scholars Day, Brockport, NY.
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Appelle, S., Davidson, P., Davies, P., Baker, R., Smart, P., Bloss, J., Kramer, B. (1991, June).
Delay in visually directed reaching relates to neonatal measures of developmental risk.
Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, DC.
Karraker, K. H., Lake, M. L., Parry, T. B., Davies, P., & Hall, E. (1992, May). Mothers'
responses to their infants' coping with everyday stressful events. Paper presented at the
biennial meeting of the International Conference on Infant Studies, Miami, FL.
Davies, P. T., & Myers, R. L. (1993, March). Children's moods as organizers of response
patterns to interadult conflict. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, New Orleans, LA.
Simpson, K. S., Davies, P., & Stewart, J. (1993, March). Marital discord and children's coping
and adjustment. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in
Child Development, New Orleans, LA.
Myers, R. L., & Davies, P. T. (1993, April). Children's cognitive appraisals and socioemotional
responses to conflict over time. Paper presented at the meeting of the West Virginia
Psychological Association, Davis, WV.
Davies, P. T., Myers, R. L., & Cummings, E. M. (1994, April). Contextual factors influencing
children's responses to marital conflict and its resolution. Paper presented at the
Thirteenth Biennial Conference on Human Development, Pittsburgh, PA.
Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (1994, May). The impact of marital conflict on children: An
emotional security hypothesis. In E. Mark Cummings (Chair), Children and marital
conflict: Processes of effect. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Midwestern
Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Davies, P., Myers, R., Heindel, S., & Cummings, M. (1995, April). Children's responses to adult
conflict as a function of conflict history: Testing the emotional security hypothesis. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Indianapolis, IN.
Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (1995, November). The interpersonal impact of parental
depression on child functioning and development. In T. Joiner (Chair), Interpersonal
aspects of depression. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Association for
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.
Davies, P.T., & Cummings, E.M. (1997, April). Exploring the mediational role of children's
emotional security in the link between marital relations and child adjustment. In K. Crnic
(Chair), Emerging patterns of emotion regulation in young children: Developmental
implications. Symposium presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in
Child Development, Washington, DC.
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Davies, P., Dumenci, L., & Windle, M. (1997, April). Mediational pathways between parental
depressive symptoms, marital discord, and adolescent maladjustment: A prospective
study. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Washington, DC.
Davies, P.T. (1998, July). Identifying profiles of children’s emotional security in the marital
subsystem. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the
Study of Behavioral Development, Berne, Switzerland.
Davies, P.T., Forman, E. M., & Lindsay, L. (1999, April). New directions in understanding the
pathways between interparental conflict, emotional security, and child development. In
J.H. Grych (Chair), Understanding the impact of interparental conflict on children:
Recent theoretical developments. Symposium presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.
Davies, P. (1999, April). Child temperament and family climate as moderators of the effects of
marital discord on trajectories of adolescent adjustment. Paper presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.
Davies, P., Forman, E, & Stevens, K. (2000, March). Strategies for testing the emotional security
hypothesis: New methodological advances. In G. T. Harold (Chair), Marital conflict,
emotional security, and adolescent adjustment: A cross-site investigation. Paper
presented at the the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence,
Chicago, IL.
Forman, E., & Davies, P.T. (2000, March). Family instability and adolescent adjustment:
Family and intrapsychic mediators. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Adolescence, Chicago, IL.
Davies, P. T. (2001, February). Children’s patterns of emotional security in the interparental
relationship. Paper presented at the meeting of the Close Relationships Researchers of
New York, Rochester, NY.
Davies, P. T., Rasi, J. A., & Forman, E. M. (2001, April). Understanding pathways between
interparental conflict, children’s emotional security, and psychological adjustment in the
larger family and developmental context. In E. M. Cummings (Chair), Marital conflict
and child functioning: New Directions towards a process-oriented understanding. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Minneapolis, MN.
Davies, P. T., Lindsay, L. L., Klock, K. A., Winter, M. A., & Salvesen, K. (2001, April).
Interparental discord and adolescent adjustment: The potentiating and protective role of
intrapersonal attributes. In S. B. Campbell (Chair), Developmental psychopathology and
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family process. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in
Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.
Davies, P. T. (2001, June). Children’s emotional security in the interparental relationship. Talk
presented at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s Speaker
Series, Laboratory of Comparative Ethology, National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development, Betheseda, MD.
Lindsay, L. L., Davies, P. T., & Pedro-Carroll, J. (2001, November). The Family Conflict
Intervention Program: A pilot of school-based groups for second and third grade
children. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Council on Family
Relations, Rochester, NY.
Davies, P. T., Michalski, D., Rasi, J., & Cummings, E. M. (2002, April). Children’s patterns of
preserving emotional security in the interparental relationship. Paper presented at the
Conference on Human Development, Charlotte, NC.
Winter, M. A., Meyer, S. C., Davies, P. T., & Hightower, A. D. (2002, April). The interplay
between family instability, parental communication patterns, and preschool children’s
family representations. Paper presented at the Conference on Human Development,
Charlotte, NC.
Davies, P. T., Farrell, D., Michalski, D., & Cummings, E. M. (2002, April). Interparental
conflict history and children’s conflict reactivity: Explicating the role of temperament.
Paper presented at the Conference on Human Development, Charlotte, NC.
Winter, M. A., Davies, P. T., Meyer, S. C., & Cummings, E. M. (2002, April). Linking family
and peer contexts: Mothers’ explicit communication and children’s representations of
peers. Paper presented at the Conference on Human Development, Charlotte, NC.
Davies, P. T. (2002, October). How do children cope with difficulties between their parents?
Talk presented at Meliora Weekend of Alumni Homecoming, Reunion, and Family
Weekend, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
Davies, P.T., Winter, M., & Farrell, D. C. (2003, April). Interparental conflict history and
children’s reactions to conflict: The role of functioning in the broader family system. In
N. L. Stein & T. Trabasso (Chairs), The Study of Family Conflict Processes. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Tampa Bay, FL.
Davies, P.T., & Rasi, J. A. (2003, April). Children’s patterns of preserving emotional security in
the interparental relationship: Family relationship and child adjustment correlates. In L.
F. DiLalla (Chair), Predicting Behavior Problems: The Interactive Role of Genetics,
Emotion, and Parental Environment. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa Bay, FL.
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Davies, P. T. (2003, August). Children’s emotional security in the interparental relationship. In
N. Fox (Chair), Boyd McCandless Early Career Award for Significant Contributions to
Developmental Psychology (Division 7: Developmental Psychology). Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association.
Schermerhorn, A. C., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2003, September). Emotional security
in middle childhood: Children’s agency, marital conflict, and attachment. Paper
presented at the Applied Psychology Forum on Attachment in Middle Childhood, Kent
State University, OH.
Winter, M. A., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2004, April). The interplay between parental
expression of distress and communication of distress in the face of family stress and
children’s representations of family relationships. Paper presented at the Conference on
Human Development, Washington, DC. Winter, M. A., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2004, April). Pathways between profiles of
family functioning, child security in the marital subsystem, and child psychological problems. Paper to presented at the Conference on Human Development, Washington, DC.
Farrell, D. C., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2004, April). Interparental conflict and
children’s emotional reactivity: Examining the additive and moderating roles of children’s temperament. Paper to presented at the Conference on Human Development, Washington, DC.
Gomulak-Cavicchio, B. M., Davies, P., & Cummings, E. M. (2004, April). The role of mother-
child communication about interparental difficulties in pathways between interparental
discord and child psychological adjustment. Paper to presented at the Conference on
Human Development, Washington, DC.
Schermerhorn, A. C., Cummings, E. M., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, J. S. (2004, July). \
Representations of security in the parent-child and interparental system. Paper presented
at the Conference of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development,
Ghent, Belgium.
Cummings, J. S., Schermerhorn, A. C., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2004, July). Marital
conflict, children’s emotional security in the marital relationship, and child adjustment.
Paper presented at the Conference of the International Society for the Study of
Behavioural Development, Ghent, Belgium.
Davies, P. T., Sturge-Apple, M. L., Winter, M. A., & Cummings, E. M. (2005, April). Increasing
the specificity of destructive forms of marital conflict: Implications for child adaptation
to conflict over time. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research
in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
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Davies, P. T., Sturge-Apple, M. L., Winter, M. A., & Cummings, E. M. (2005, April). Pathways
between marital conflict, child internal representations, and child adjustment: Testing a
family model of security. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Winter, M., Davies, P.T., & Cummings, E. M. (2005, April). Relations among family instability,
parents’ emotional communication patterns, and children’s adaptation. In M. Winter
(Chair), The role of emotion processes in the family. Paper presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Davies, P. T.. (2005, April). Discussant. In M. Winter (Chair), The role of emotion processes in
the family. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Atlanta, GA.
Schermerhorn, A. C., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2005, April). Marital conflict and
children’s representations of emotional security and adjustment: Mother-child and father-
child relationships. In M. E. Wilson (Chair), Different contributions of mothers and
fathers: Taking a closer look at models involving attachment, marriage, and child
adjustment. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Atlanta, GA.
Gomulak-Cavicchio, B. M., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2005, April). Predicting
children’s reactivity to interparental conflict: The role of maternal communication about
interparental difficulties. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Gomulak-Cavicchio, B. M., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2005, April). Post-conflict
communication and child psychosocial adjustment: Examining parent, child, and
transactional effects. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research
in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Keller, P. S., McCoy, K. P., Peterson, K. M., Riffert, C., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T.
(2005, April). Children’s exposure to parental dysphoria: Implications for emotional
security in the interparental subsystem. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Peterson, K. M., Keller, P. S., McCoy, K. P., Willems, A., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T.
(2005, April). Marital conflict and child adjustment in families with dysphoric parents: A
longitudinal study. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in
Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Schermerhorn, A. C., DeCarlo, C. A., Novotney, T., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2005,
April). Child agency, marital conflict, and child mental health. Paper presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
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Mitchell, P. M., Schermerhorn, A. C., Shelleby, E., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. (2005,
April). Marital conflict, children’s representations, and child adjustment: A longitudinal
analysis. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Atlanta, GA.
Shamir, H., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T., & Goeke-Morey, M. (2005, April). Children’s
perceptions of marital conflict in Isreal and the US. In P. Pendry (Chair), Marital discord
and child development: Developmental and transactional perspectives on the role of
basic regulatory processes. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Sturge-Apple, M. L., Davies, P.T., Cummings, E. M., & Henry, C. (2005, April).
Interdependencies among marital conflict, parental warmth, and child internalizing
symptoms: An examination of reciprocal effects. Paper presented at the biennial meeting
of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Sturge-Apple, M. L., Davies, P. T., Cummings, E. M., & Henry, C. (2005, April). Withdrawal,
parental unavailability, and child adjustment difficulties: A process model. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Atlanta, GA.
Biswas, A., Gomulak-Cavicchio, B. M., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2007, March). The
link between interparental conflict, parent-child relations, and children’s information
processing: A multivariate approach. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.
Davies, P. T., & Sturge-Apple, M. L. (2007, March). Pattern-based approaches to
understanding child adaptation in the family system. Chair of symposium at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.
Sturge-Apple, M. L., Davies, P. T., Cummings, E. M., & Winter, M. A. (2007, March)
Examining stability and change in typologies of family functioning and implications for
children’s coping and adjustment. In P. T. Davies & M. L. Sturge-Apple (Chairs),
Pattern-based approaches to understanding child adaptation in the family system. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Boston, MA.
Kouros, C. D., Keller, P. S., Mitchell, P. M., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2007, March).
Parental problem drinking and children’s emotional security. In C. D. Kouros & P. S.
Keller (Chairs), The role of family processes in links between parent psychopathology
and child outcomes. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research
in Child Development, Boston, MA.
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Sturge-Apple, M. L., Davies, P. T., Cummings, E. M., & Winter, M. A. (2007, March).
Explicating pathways among forms of family adversity, children’s emotional security
across family contexts, and child adjustment. In E. M. Cummings (Chair), Emotional
security within the family context. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society
for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.
Davies, P. T., Sturge-Apple, M., Cicchetti, D., & Cummings, E. M. (2007, March). The role of
adrenocortical functioning in pathways between interparental conflict and child
maladjustment. In A. C. Schermerhorn (Chair), Advances in methodological and
statistical approaches for family research. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.
Winter, M. A., Davies, P. T., & Hightower, A. D. (2007, March). Preschool children’s
representations of neighborhood quality. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.
George, M. R. W., Keller, P. S., Koss, K. J., Rycyna, C. C., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M.
(2007, April). Links between mother and child emotional reactions to marital conflict.
Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Boston, MA.
Keller, P. S., Kouros, C. D., George, M. R. W., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2007, April).
Parental depressive symptoms and children’s emotional security. Paper presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.
Koss, K. J., Froyen, L. C., George, M.R.W., Davies, P. & Cummings, E. M. (2008, March).
Marital conflict, parenting, and adolescent peer victimization. Paper presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.
Mathew, A., George, M.R.W., & Merrilees, C., Davies, P., Cummings, E. M. (2008, March).
Fathers’ depressive symptoms children’s maternal attachment, and adolescent
adjustment. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on
Adolescence, Chicago, IL.
George, M.R.W., Froyen, L. C., Geier, M. H., Davies, P., & Cummings, E. M. (2008, March).
Marital discord, parental warmth, and disordered eating in adolescence. Paper presented
at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.
George, M.R.W., Mathew, A., Koss, K. J., Davies, P., & Cummings, E. M. (2008, March).
Marital conflict and maternal attachment in childhood: Links to adolescent depressive
symptoms. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on
Adolescence, Chicago, IL.
Froyen, L. C., Koss, K. J., Strong, E. V., Crowley, K. J., Davies, P., & Cummings, E. M. (2008,
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March). Parental warmth and adolescent anxiety: The role of children’s negative
perceptions of marital conflict. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.
Mitchell, P. M., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. (2008, March). The effects of father conflict,
parenting, and psychopathological symptoms on adolescent emotional security and
development. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on
Adolescence, Chicago, IL.
Zale, E., Gomulak-Cavicchio, B., Crittenden, C., Davies, P., & Cicchetti, Dante (2008, April).
The interplay of multiple forms of maternal psychopathology and social support in
predicting mother-child post-conflict communications. Paper to be presented at the
biennial conference on Human Development, Indianapolis, IN.
Sturge-Apple, M., Davies, P. T., Cicchetti, D. & Crittenden, C. (2008, April). Interpartner
violence and child maladjustment: The role of child adrenocortical functioning in
stressful contexts. Paper to be presented at the biennial conference on Human
Development, Indianapolis, IN.
Gomulak-Cavicchio, B., Holly, L., Crittenden, C., Davies, P., & Cicchetti, D. (2008, April).
The role of maternal communications within the post-conflict environment in elucidating
the impact of intimate partner violence on toddlers’ psychosocial development. Paper to
be presented at the biennial conference on Human Development, Indianapolis, IN.
Sturge-Apple, M., Davies, P. T., Cummings, E. M., & Cicchetti, D. (2008, April). The role of
mothers’ and fathers’ adrenocortical reactivity in spillover between interparental conflict
and parenting practices. Paper to be presented at the biennial conference on Human
Development, Indianapolis, IN.
George, M.R.W., Koss, K. J., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2009, April). Interparental
discord and adolescent adjustment: Children’s emotional security as an explanatory
mechanism. In D. R. Early (Chair), Effects of positive and negative parental interactions
on child development.. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Holly, L. E., Gomulak-Cavicchio, B., Manning, L. G., Davies, P. T., & Cicchetti, D. (2009,
April). Reactivity to Intimate Partner Violence and Toddler Psychosocial Maladjustment:
The Role of Child Characteristics. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society
for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Bascoe, S. M., Woitach, M. J., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2009, April). Identifying the
nature and consequences of children's profiles of reactivity in peer contexts. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
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Denver, CO.
Davies, P. T., Sturge-Apple, M. L., Manning, L. G., Crittenden, C. N., & Cicchetti, D. (2009,
April). An ethological perspective on the nature and family origins of children’s patterns
of reactivity to interparental conflict. In C. P. Li-Grining (Chair), Children’s self-
regulation in the context of risk at home, child care, and school. Paper presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Gomulak-Cavicchio, B., Davies, P.T., Zale, E., Holly, L. E., Manning, L. G., & Cicchetti, D.
(2009, April). Intimate partner violence and parenting in the post-conflict environment:
Risk and protective factors. In L.A. McCloskey (Chair), Pathways to resilience among
children and youth exposed to domestic violence. Paper presented at the biennial meeting
of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Woitach, M. M., Bascoe, S. M., Davies, P.T., Clutz, B. D., Gold, R., Gasaway, K. D., &
Cummings, E. M. (2009, April). Insecure representations of the marital relationship and
attention difficulties: Peer representations as a mediator. Paper presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Geier, M. H., Rife, T., Fenlon, B., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2009, April). Children’s
attachment with mother and father and its relation to family cohesion. Paper presented at
the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
O’Tousa, D. S., Fenlon, B., Mansion, A. D., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2009, April).
The link between adolescents’ perceptions of marital conflict and conflict strategies in
their dating relationships. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Vonhold, S., Davies, P. T., Crittenden, C. N.,, & Cicchetti, D. (2009, April). Maternal antisocial
personality disorder symptoms and interparental aggression as predictors of toddlers’
behavior problems. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in
Child Development, Denver, CO.
McCoy, K. P. Merrliees, C. E., Bergman, K. N. Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2009, April).
Longitudinal relations between marital conflict and children’s school adjustment. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Denver, CO.
Sturge-Apple, M. L., Davies, P. T., Cicchetti, D., Manning, L. G., Raines, K., & Sarfaty, A.
(2009, April). Interpartner violence, maternal caregiving, and children’s adrenocortical
functioning in stressful contexts. In L. C. Hibel (Chair), Effects of violence exposure on
infant and toddler physiology and the moderating role of maternal characteristics. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Denver, CO.
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Sturge-Apple, M. L., & Davies, P. T. (2009, April). Children’s psychobiological functioning in
the context of interpartner violence (Chair). Paper presented at the biennial meeting of
the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Sturge-Apple, M. L., Davies, P. T., Cicchetti, D., Zale, E., & Manning, L. G. (2009, April).
Interparental violence and children’s emotional reactivity to conflict: Relations with
physiological and psychological functioning. In M. L. Sturge-Apple & P. T. Davies
(Chairs), Children’s psychobiological functioning in the context of interpartner violence.
Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Denver, CO.
George, M. R. W., Koss, K. J., Bergman, K. N., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2009,
April). Children’s attachment with mother and father in the early school age years: The
role of parental warmth and responsiveness. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of
the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Kriegel, P. E., Schatz, J. N. Bauters, J. F., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2009, April).
Constructive conflict tactics as a mediator of the relationship between marital adjustment
and children’s emotional reactivity. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Koss, K. J., George, M. R. W., McCoy, K. P., Froyen, L., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M.
(2009, April). Family expressiveness, marital conflict, and adolescent maladjustment.
Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Denver, CO.
Rife, T., Geier, M. H., O’Tousa, D. S., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (2009, April). Marital
satisfaction and child adjustment as a bidirectional effect: Child behavior effects on
marital satisfaction. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research
in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Schacht, P. M., George, M. R. W., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (April, 2009). Family
processes and children’s representations of family security. Paper presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Bauters, J. F., Schatz, J. N., Kriegel, P. E., Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M. (April, 2009). The
impact of parenting practices on children’s socialization as mediated by their
internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Mayworm, A. M., George, M.R.W., Davies, P., & Cummings, E. M. (2010, March). How much
does peer victimization bother you? The impact of peer victimization on adolescent
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adjustment. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on
Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA.
George, M.R.W., Mayworm, A. M., McCoy, K., Koss, K. J., Davies, P., & Cummings, E. M.
(2010, March). Interparental Conflict, Emotional Insecurity and the Development of
Maladaptive Eating Behaviors in Early Adolescence. Paper presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA.
Bergman, K. N., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. (2010, March). Investigating the relationship
between marital conflict and adolescent adjustment: The role of cortisol reactivity. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence,
Philadelphia, PA.
Keller, P. S., Koss, K., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. (2010, April). Discrepancies in problem
drinking among romantic partners: Implications for families and children. Paper
presented at the biennial conference on Human Development. New York, NY.
Koss, K. J., George, M.R.W., Cummings, E.M., & Davies, P.T. (2010, April). Children’s
cortisol reactivity patterns to a marital dispute: A growth mixture modeling approach.
Paper presented at the biennial conference on Human Development. New York, NY.
Mansion, A.D., Bergman, K.N., Coggins, K., Davies, P.T., & Cummings, E.M. (2010, April).
The impact of divorce on the relationship between interparental conflict and adolescent
dating. Paper presented at the biennial conference on Human Development. New York,
NY.
Blincoe, S., Keller, P. S., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. (2011, April). Children’s emotional
insecurity about the family and trajectories of prosocial behavior during middle
childhood. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Montreal, Quebec.
George, M. R. W., Koss, K. J., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. (2011, April). Marital conflict,
parent-child attachment security and children’s adjustment during the early school years.
In M. R. W. George & K. J. Koss (Chairs), Security processes in the family: Examining
predictors and outcomes of children’s exposure to marital conflict. Paper presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec.
Keller, P. S., Rogers, L. N., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. (2011, April). Effects of
interparental attachment on the relation between marital aggression and children’s
emotional security. In M. R. W. George & K. J. Koss (Chairs), Security processes in the
family: Examining predictors and outcomes of children’s exposure to marital conflict.
Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Montreal, Quebec.
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Koss, K. J., George, M. R. W., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. (2011, April). Examining the role
of alpha-amylase and cortisol in the context of marital conflict: Links to children’s
emotional security. In M. R. W. George & K. J. Koss (Chairs), Security processes in the
family: Examining predictors and outcomes of children’s exposure to marital conflict.
Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Montreal, Quebec.
Martin, M. J., Davies, P., Cummings, E. M., & Cicchetti, D. (2011, April). Prolonged insecurity
in the marital relationship as a risk factor for neuropsychological impairment in early
adolescence. In M. R. W. George & K. J. Koss (Chairs), Security processes in the family:
Examining predictors and outcomes of children’s exposure to marital conflict. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Montreal, Quebec.
Martin, M. J., Davies, P., & Cummings, E. M. (2011, April). A cascade model of peer rejection,
child aggression, and peer representations. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec.
Martin, M. J., Davies, P., Cummings, E. M. (2011, April). Delineating attachment and affiliative
functions in adolescent friendship narratives. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of
the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec.
Cheung, R. Y. M., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. (2011, April). Paternal psychological well-
being on child development: Paternal negative expressiveness as a mediator. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Montreal, Quebec.
Manning, L. G., Davies, P., Cicchetti, D., & Ripple, M. (2011, April). Associations of diffuse and
rigid parent-child boundary disturbances with child maladaptation: The moderating role
of gender. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Montreal, Quebec.
Boise, C. E., Wilczek, K. E., Lam, J., Etkin, R., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. (2011, April).
Parenting by mothers and fathers in cohesive and non-cohesive families: Similarities and
differences. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Montreal, Quebec.
Manning, L. G., Davies, P., & Cicchetti, D. (2011, April). Parent-child attachment security and
children’s socio-emotional adjustment during the early school years. Paper presented at
the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal,
Quebec.
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George, M. R. W., Koss, K. J., Davies, P., & Cummings, E. M. (2011, April). Parent-child
attachment security and children’s socio-emotional adjustment during the early school
years. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Montreal, Quebec.
Koss, K. J., Keller, P. S., George, M. R. W., Kuznicki, K. A., Davies, P., & Cummings, E. M.
(2011, April). Parental alcohol use and adolescent adrenocortical functioning to family
stress. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Montreal, Quebec.
Coggins, K. A., Bergman, K. N., Latuska, R. Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. (2011, April).
Adolescent anxiety as a mediator in the relationship between paternal depression and
adolescent romantic relationships. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society
for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec.
Rogers, L. N., Keller, P. S., Koss, K. J., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. (2011, April).
Children’s involvement in marital conflict: Interactions between marital conflict and
parental problem drinking. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec.
Rogers, L. N., Keller, P. S., George, M. R. W., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. (2011, April).
Parents’ security in the interparental relationship and marital aggression: Relations with
parenting over time. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research
in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec.
Etkin, R. Koss, K. J., Nickodem, K. K., Boise, C. E., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. (2011,
April). Triangulation, parental warmth, and adolescent externalizing problems. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Montreal, Quebec.
Bascoe, S. M., Davies, P., & Cummings, E. M. (2011, April). Identifying distinct adolescent-
sibling relationship boundary patterns: Utilizing a semi-structured interview. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Montreal, Quebec.
Bascoe, S. M., Davies, P., & Cummings, E. M. (2011, April). Role of sibling relationship
processes in models of marital conflict: A process oriented approach. Paper presented at
the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal,
Quebec.
Bergman, K. N., Cheung, R. Y. M., Kuznicki, K. A., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. (2011,
April). The impact of parental substance use and intimate partner violence on adolescent
adjustment: An emotional security perspective. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of
the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec.
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INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
Grant Research Consultant:
Cicchetti, D., & Toth, S. L. (1998), University of Rochester
Hops, H., Davis, B., & Sheeber, L. (2001), Oregon Research Institute
Wood, B. L. (2001), University of Buffalo.
Seifer, R., & Dickstein, S. (2004), Brown University
External Evaluator for Promotion and/or Tenure:
Auburn University (3)
Bowling Green State University
Catholic University
Johns Hopkins University
Pennsylvania State University (2)
Syracuse University
State University of New York at Buffalo
State University of New York at Albany
Tulane University
University of Delaware
University of Georgia
University of Rochester Medical Center
University of Southern California
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech
Wayne State University
External Examiner of Doctoral Thesis:
Griffith University, Australia
THESIS AND DISSERTATION RESEARCH
Davies, P. T. (1993). Emotional arousal and children's responses to adult conflict. Unpublished
master's thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. (Thesis chair: E. Mark
Cummings). [Davies & Cummings, 1995].
Davies, P. T. (1995). Children's Emotional Security as a Mediator of the Link Between Marital
Conflict and Child Adjustment. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, West Virginia
University, Morgantown, WV. (Dissertation chair: E. Mark Cummings). [Davies &
Cummings, 1998].
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TEACHING ACTIVITIES
West Virginia University: (1992-1995)
Social Psychology (Instructor): 8 undergraduate classes; about 65 students per class
Undergraduate Teaching Practicum (Supervisor)
Undergraduate Directed Studies (Instructor)
Family Systems Theory, Undergraduate Directed Studies, Writing Course (Instructor):
Undergraduate Honor's Theses (Supervisor):
University of Rochester: (1997 to present)
Undergraduate:
Developmental Child Psychopathology (Instructor; Large Course)
Social and Emotional Development (Instructor; Large Course)
Seminar in Social and Personality Development (Instructor; Seminar Course)
Internship in Psychology (Instructor; Guided Study Course)
Independent Research Studies (Instructor; Guided Study Course)
Exploring Research in Family Psychology I and II (Instructor, Seminar Courses)
Honor’s Seminar (Instructor, Seminar Course)
Honor’s Research I and II (Supervisor, Undergraduate Course)
Graduate:
Family Processes in Childhood (Instructor)
Seminar in Interpersonal Development (Instructor, Breadth Requirement Course)
Developmental Theory and Research (Instructor, Developmental Core Course)
Developmental Research Methods (Instructor, Developmental Core Course)
UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE THESES CHAIRED (1999-Present)
Undergraduate Honor’s Theses (Chaired)
Seelig, Sandra (2011). Triadic processes, the sibling relationship, and adolescent adjustment: A
family systems perspective
Muto, Pauline (2011). Interparental conflict and child attention: The moderating role of child
temperament.
Anderson, Ellen (2010). Children’s emotional insecurity in the interparental relationship as a
precursor to neuropsychological deficits.
Arva, Jennifer (2009). The impact of interparental conflict on adolescent peer relationships.
Cheon, Yeun Mi (2009). Antecedents of maternal communication about interparental conflict to
children: The role of child characteristics.
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George, Rachael (2008). Developmental consequences of children’s patterns of reactivity to peer
transgressions.
Modzelewski, Natalie (2007). The effects of children’s negative behaviors on parental warmth.
Biswas, Aparajita (2005). Expressed emotion as a mediator in the link between marital conflict
and hostile attributional bias: Elucidating the links between marital conflict and child
adjustment problems.
Walling, Julia (2004). Family and Child Correlates of Profiles of Child Involvement in
Interparental Conflict.
Meyer, Sara (2002). The Interplay Between Family Instability and Parental Communication in
Predicting Children’s Family Representations.
Swanger, Michelle (2002). The Roles of Aggression and Inhibitory Control in the Relationship
Between Marital Conflict and Children’s Reactivity.
Henrie, Sharon (2002). Religious Involvement, Life Events and Outcomes.
Klock, Kristin (2000). Marital Conflict and Adolescent Adjustment: The Protective and
Potentiating Role of Developmental Tasks.
Sawyer, Genelle (1999). Interrelations among Adolescent-Parent Attachment, Peer
Representations, and Maladjustment.
Shannon, Kelly (1999). Exploring Pathways among Maternal Psychological Control, Parent-
Adolescent Attachment Patterns, and Adolescent Adjustment.
Master’s Theses (Chaired)
Manning, L. G. (2011). Parental psychopathology and parenting disruptions: An examination of
commonalities and specificity between disorders
Woitach, Meredith (2009). Children's social information processing and the development of
psychopathology symptoms: A person-based analysis of SIP from an evolutionary
framework.
Bascoe, Sonnette (2007). Children’s Internal Representations of the Interparental and Parent-
Child Relationship, Children’s Poor Peer Information Processing, and Children’s
Adjustment Problems.
Farrell, Deirdre (2005). Interparental Conflict and Children’s Emotional Reactivity: Examining
the Additive and Moderating Role of Children’s Temperament.
Gomulak, Beata (2004). “Don’t Worry, We’re Going to Work it Out:” The Role of Maternal
Communication in the Pathway Between Interparental Conflict and Child Psychosocial
Adjustment.
Winter, Marcia (2002). Linking Family and Peer Contexts: Mothers’ Explicit Communication
and Children’s Representations of Peers.
Rasi (Tesak), Jennifer (2001). Pathways among Marital Conflict, Parental Emotional
Availability, and Children’s Emotional Security Response Systems.
Lindsay, Lisa (1999). Marital Conflict and Adolescent Adjustment: Why Does Gender Moderate
Early Adolescent Risk?
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Doctoral Dissertations (Chaired)
Gomulak-Cavicchio, B. (2009). Talking to kids about interparental disagreements: A
longitudinal examination of multiple determinants of maternal post-conflict
communication.
Winter, Marcia (2005). The Interplay Between Family Instability and Maternal Communication
Patterns in Predicting Children’s Family Representations and Symptomatology.
Tesak, Jennifer (2005). An Exploration of Children’s Involvement Strategies for Coping with
Interparental Conflict.
Spomer, Michelle (2003). Early Parenting and Youth Adjustment: A Longitudinal Investigation
of Temperament and Parent-Child Separations as Moderating Factors.
Lindsay, Lisa (2001). The Family Conflict Intervention Program: A Pilot of School-Based
Groups for Second- and Third-Grade Children.
Forman, Evan (1999). Family Instability and Adolescent Adjustment: An Exploration of
Intrapsychic and Parenting Mediating Mechanisms.
UNIVERSITY SERVICES AND COMMITTEES
West Virginia University (1990-1995)
Developmental Training Committee, West Virginia University, 90-91, 92-93
Developmental Research Suite Coordinator, West Virginia University, 90-91,
92-93
Program Area Organizing Committee for Interview Weekend, West Virginia
University, 91, 93
Faculty Evaluation Committee, West Virginia University, Psychology
Department, 94-95
University of Rochester (1997 - Present)
Department-Library Liaison (97-01; 03-04; 05-06, 09-10)
University Council on Graduate Studies (98, 02-03, 03-04)
Committee on Graduate Studies (98-01)
Colloquium Committee (99-00, 08-10)
Recruiting and Admissions Committee (00-02, 08-09)
Organizer of the Developmental Brown Bag Lunch Series (00-01)
Undergraduate Studies Committee, Student Advisor (02-04; 06-11)
Co-Director, Psychology Undergraduate Honor’s Program (98-00; 02-04)
Faculty Committee, Curtis Awards for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate
Student (04)
Graduate Studies Committee, Chair (10-11)
Departmental Faculty Search Committee: Clinical and Developmental Programs
(02-08)
Faculty Council (05-08)
Social Sciences Working Group (College Strategic Planning Group) (05-06)
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Department Long-Term Vision Committee (06-07)
Provost Fellowship Committee (07)
Department Promotion and Tenure Committee (07-present)
College Student Course Evaluation Committee (08)
Provost’s Multi-Disciplinary Research Fund Review Committee (08-09)
Member, National Institute of Health Grant Panel, University of Rochester Grant
Panel Forum (09)
Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee, Social Sciences Division, College of
Arts, Sciences, and Engineering (10-present)
Administrative Committee, College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering (10 –
present)
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES [available upon request].