CURRICULUM VITAE Rochester, NY 14627...CURRICULUM VITAE Patrick Davies January 2012 Address: Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology University of Rochester Rochester,

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,


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).


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


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


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.


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.


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.


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.


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


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.


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


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)


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)


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.


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


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


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.


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.


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


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


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


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.


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.


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


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


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.


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


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


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


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


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.


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


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


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


Froyen, L. C., Koss, K. J., Strong, E. V., Crowley, K. J., Davies, P., & Cummings, E. M. (2008,


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


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


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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


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


Denver, CO.


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.


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.


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


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.




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.



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


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


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


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


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.


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


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


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


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


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.


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].


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.


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?


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)


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].

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CURRICULUM VITAE Rochester, NY 14627...CURRICULUM VITAE Patrick Davies January 2012 Address: Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology University of Rochester Rochester,