Erika Lawrence

Real name:

Erika Lawrence

Director of Translational Science, The Family Institute at Northwester University

Degree(s):

Ph.D.

Email:

erikalawrence@email.arizona.edu

Research Interests:

Developing, testing and disseminating effective treatments for reducing domestic violence through community-based efficacy and effectiveness studies
Identifying risk factors and developing preventive interventions targeting the developmental course of couple distress and dissolution
Understanding and incorporating economic and cultural disparities in our conceptual models of couple dysfunction

Selected Publications:

Lawrence, E., & Langer Zarling, A. (2013). Achieving Change through Value-Based Behavior (ACTV): Treatment manual for facilitators treating domestic violence offenders. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Foundation.

Lawrence, E., & Sullivan, K.T. (Eds.) (forthcoming, 2015). Oxford handbook of couple research and interventions: Oxford Library of Psychology Series. NY: Oxford University Press.

Sullivan, K.T., Pasch, L.A., Lawrence, E., & Bradbury, T.N. (2015). Physical aggression, compromised social support, and 10-year marital outcomes: Testing a relational spillover model. Journal of Family Psychology. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000125

Zarling, A., Lawrence, E., & Marchman, J. (2015). A randomized controlled trial of acceptance and commitment therapy for aggressive behavior. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 83(1), 199-212. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/a0037946

Brock, R.L., Barry, R.A., Lawrence, E., Rolffs, J., Cerretani, D., & Langer Zarling, A. (2015). Online administration of questionnaires assessing psychological and physical aggression: Establishing psychometric equivalence. Psychology of Violence, 5(3), 294-304. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/10037835