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Rex Forehand

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Rex Forehand

Rex Forehand

Heinz and Rowena Ansbacher Endowed Unversity Distinguished Professor of Psychology

Education
  • B.A. University of Alabama, 1967
  • M.A. University of Alabama, 1969
  • Ph.D. University of Alabama, 1970
C.V. (PDF)
Email: rex.forehand@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-8674
Room: 230

Office Hours: Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00

Status: On sabbatical Spring semester 2014

Directorship
Director, Graduate Clinical Training Program

Affiliations
Affiliated Faculty, Developmental Psychopathology Concentration

Areas
My research focuses on family stress (e.g., parent depression, interparental conflict) and child psychosocial adjustment. I am particularly interested in parenting prevention and intervention efforts to enhance child adjustment in the context of family stress. I recently completed an NIMH project involving the prevention of child mental health problems when a parent has experienced depression and currently am examining the role of male coparents in mother-headed families.

Accepting Students Fall 2013
Professor Forehand is potentially accepting students who enter the program in the Fall of 2013.

Representative Publications

  • Forehand, R., Thigpen, J.E., Parent, J., Hardcastle, E., Bettis, A., & Compas, B. (2012). The role of parent depressive symptoms in positive and negative parenting in a preventive intervention progam. Journal of Family Psychology, 26, 532-541.
  • Compas, B.E., Forehand, R., Champion, J.E., Keller, G., Hardcastle, E.J., Cole, D.A., Potts, J., Haker, K., Rakow, A., Colletti, C., Reeslund, K., Fear, J., Garai, E., McKee, L., Marchant, M.J., & Roberts, L. (2011). Family group cognitive-behavioral preventive intervention for families of depressed parents: 18- and 24-month outcomes. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 79, 488-499.
  • Parent, J., Forehand, R., Merchant, M.J., Edwards, M.C., Conners-burrow, N.A., Long, N., & Jones, D.J. (2011). The relation of harsh and permissive discipline with child disruptive behaviors: Does child gender make a difference in an at-risk sample? Journal of Family Violence, 26, 527-533.
  • Compas, B.E., Champion, J.E., Forehand, R., Cole, D.A., Reeslund, K.L., Fear, J., Hardcastle, J., Keller, G., Rakow, A., Garai, E., Merchant, M.J., & Roberts, L. (2010). Mediators of 12-month outcomes of a family group cognitive-behavioral preventive intervention with families of depressed parents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78, 623-634.
  • Shook, S.E., Jones, D.J., Forehand, R., & Dorsey, S. (2010). The mother-coparent relationship and youth adjustment: A study of African American single-mother families. Journal of Family Psychology, 24, 243-251.
  • Forehand, R., Dorsey, S., Jones, D.J., Long, N., & McMahon, R.J. (2010). Adherence and flexibility: They can (and do) coexist! Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 17, 258-264.
  • Compas, B.E., Forehand, R., Champion, J.E., Keller, G., Hardcastle, E.J., Cole, D.A., Potts, J., Haker, K., Rakow, A., Colletti, C., Reeslund, K., Fear, J., Garai, E., McKee, L., Merchant, M.J., & Roberts, L. (2010). Family group cognitive-behavioral preventive intervention for families of depressed parents: 18- and 24-month outcomes. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 79, 488-499.
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