Research

Peer Reviewed Publications (* indicates student at time of authorship)

Thompson-Hollands, J., Lee, D. J., Allen, E. S., Pukay-Martin, N. D., Campbell, S. B., Chard, K. M., Renshaw, K. D., Sprunger, J. G., Birkley, E., Dondanville, K. A., Litz, B. T., Riggs, D. S., Schobitz, R. P., Yarvis, J. S., Young-McCaughan, S., Keane, T. M., Peterson, A. L., Monson, C. M., & Fredman, S. J. (2024). The Significant Others’ Responses to Trauma Scale (SORTS): Applying factor analysis and item response theory to a measure of PTSD symptom accommodation. European Journal of Psychotraumatology. 15(1), Article 2353530. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2024.2353530

Brown, S. M., Rhoades, G. K., Pluess, M., Allen, E., & Stanley, S. M. (2024). Genetic and subjective sensitivity, relationship dynamics, and psychological distress in couples. Journal of Family Psychology.

Allen, E. S., Renshaw, K. D., & Fredman, S. J. (2023). An Exploration of Potential Pressures to Engage in Parenting Accommodation of PTSD Symptoms for Military Couples. Family Process. Advance Online: http://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12858

Ribeiro, S., Renshaw, K., Allen, E. (2023). Military-Related Relocation Problems and Psychological Distress in Military Partners. Journal of Family Psychology, 37(1), 45 - 53. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001030

Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Renshaw, K. D., & Allen, E. S. (2022). Longitudinal associations among service members' PTSD symptoms, partner accommodation, and partner distress. Behavior Therapy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2022.05.005 Finalist for the 2023 Military Family Research Institute’s Barbara Thompson Excellence in Research on Military and Veteran Families Award

Pflieger, J., Richardson, S., Stander, V., & Allen, E. (2021) Risk and Protective Factors Predictive of Marital Instability in U.S. Military Couples. Journal of Family Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000949

Kenny, J., Allen, E., Fredman, S. J., Renshaw, K., & *Bhalla, A. (2021). Two Perspectives on Accommodation of PTSD Symptoms: Partners versus Service Members. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice

Allen, E., Renshaw, K., Fredman, S., Le, Y., Rhoades, G., Markman, H., & Litz, B. (2021) Associations between Service Members’ PTSD Symptoms and Partner Accommodation over Time. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 34(3), 596-606

Allen, E., Fredman, S., Rhoades, G., Markman, H., Loew, B. & Stanley, S. (2020). Male service members’ and civilian wives’ perceptions of partner connection regarding deployment and PTSD symptoms. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000151

Renshaw, K., Allen, E., Fredman, S., *Giff, S., & Kern, C. (2020). Partners’ motivations for accommodating posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in service members: The reasons for accommodation of PTSD scale. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102199

Carter, S. P., Renshaw, K. D., Allen, E., Markman, H., & Stanley, S. (2020). Everything here is fine: Protective Buffering by military spouses during a deployment. Family Process, 59 (3), 1261-1274. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12457  Winner of the Military Family Research Institute’s Excellence in Research on Military and Veteran Families Award

Carter, S. P., Renshaw, K. D., *Curby, T., Allen, E., Markman, H., & Stanley, S. (2020). Protective buffering by service members during military deployments: Associations with psychological distress and relationship functioning. Family Process, 59 (2), 525-536.

*Giff, S., Renshaw, K., & Allen, E. (2019) Post-deployment parenting in military couples: Associations with service member's PTSD symptoms. Journal of Family Psychology, 33(2), 166-175.

Owen, J., Rhoades, G., Stanley, S. M., Markman, H. J., & Allen, E. S. (2019). Treatment-as-usual for couples: Trajectories before and after couple therapy. Family Process, 58(2), 273-286

*Paige, L., Renshaw, K., Allen, E., Litz, B. (2019). Types of deployment trauma, willingness to seek PTSD treatment, and receipt of PTSD treatment in Army soldiers. Military Psychology, 31(1), 26-34. https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2018.1525219

*Parsons, A., *Knopp, K., Rhoades, G., Allen, E., Markman, H., & Stanley, S. (2018). Associations of Army fathers' PTSD symptoms and child functioning: Within- and between-family effects. Family Process, 57(4), 915-926. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12358

*Bhalla, A., Allen, E., Renshaw, K., *Kenny, J., & Litz, B. (2018). Emotional numbing symptoms partially mediate the association between exposure to potentially morally injurious experiences and sexual anxiety for male service members. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 19, 417–430.

*Carter, S., *Osborne, L., Renshaw, K., Allen, E., *Loew, B., Stanley, S., & Markman, H. (2018).  Something to talk about: Topics of conversation between romantic partners during military deployments. Journal of Family Psychology, 32(1), 22 – 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000373

Allen, E., *Knopp, K., Rhoades, G., Markman, H., & Stanley, S. (2018). Between- and Within-Subject Associations of PTSD Symptom Clusters and Marital Functioning in Military Couples. Journal of Family Psychology, 32(1), 134-144. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000363  Winner of the 2019 Excellence in Research on Military and Veteran Families Award. 

*Betthauser, L., Allen, E., Grigsby, J., & Brenner, L. (2017). A Qualitative analysis of adventurous activities among OEF/OIF veterans. Military Behavioral Health, 5(4), 427-436. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2017.1337596

Benotsch, E.G., Sawyer, A.N., Martin, A.M, Allen, E.S., Nettles, C.D., Richardson, D., & Rietmeijer, C.A. (2017). Dependency traits, relationship power, and health risks in women receiving sexually transmitted infection clinic services. Behavioral Medicine, 43(3), 176-183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08964289.2017.1297291

Allen, E., Post, K. M., Markman, H., Rhoades, G., & Stanley, S. (2017). Associations between participant ratings of PREP for Strong Bonds and marital outcomes one year post intervention. Military Psychology, 29(4), 283-293. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/mil0000155

*Knopp, K., Rhoades, G, K., Allen, E. S., *Parsons, A., *Ritchie, L. L., Markman, H. J. & Stanley, S. M. (2017). Within- and between-family associations of marital functioning and child wellbeing. Journal of Marriage and Family, 79(2), 451-461. DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12373

*Johns, K., Allen, E., & Gordon, K. C. (2015). The relationship between mindfulness and forgiveness of infidelity. Mindfulness, 6(6), 1462-1471. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-015-0427-2

Allen, E., Rhoades, G., Markman, H., & Stanley, S. (2015). PREP for Strong Bonds: A review of outcomes from a randomized clinical trial. Contemporary Family Therapy, 37(3), 232-246.

Rhoades, G., Stanley, S., Markman, H., & Allen, E. (2015). Can marriage education mitigate the risks associated with premarital cohabitation? Journal of Family Psychology, 29(3), 500-506. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000081

*Carter, S. P., *Loew, B., Allen, E. S., *Osborne, L., Stanley, S. M., & Markman, H. J. (2015). Distraction during deployment: Marital quality and marriage-to-work spillover for deployed Army soldiers. Military Psychology, 27(2), 108-114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/mil0000067

*Bergmann, J. S., Renshaw, K. D., Allen, E. S., Markman, H. J., & Stanley, S. M. (2014). Meaningfulness of service and marital satisfaction in Army couples. Journal of Family Psychology, 28, 701-706. doi: 10.1037/fam0000013

Stanley, S. M., Rhoades, G. K., *Loew, B. A., Allen, E. S., *Carter, S., *Osborne, L. J., Prentice, D., & Markman, H. J. (2014).  A randomized controlled trial of relationship education in the U.S. Army: 2-Year outcomes. Family Relations, 63, 482 – 495. DOI: 10.1111/fare.12083

*Loew, B., *Carter, S., Allen, E., Markman, H., Stanley, S., & Rhoades, G. (2014). Military beliefs and PTSD in active-duty U.S. Army soldiers. Traumatology, 20(3), 150-153. doi.org/10.1037/h0099849

Renshaw, K. D., Allen, E. S., *Carter, S., Markman, H. J., & Stanley, S. M. (2014). Partners’ attributions for service members’ symptoms of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder. Behavior Therapy, 45, 187-198. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2013.10.005

*Scott, S. B., Rhoades, G. K., Stanley, S. M., Allen, E. S., & Markman, H. J. (2013). Reasons for divorce and recollections of premarital intervention: Implications for improving relationship education. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 2, 131-145.

*Shaw, A. M., Rhoades, G. K., Allen, E. S., Stanley, S. M., & Markman, H. J. (2013). Predictors of extradyadic sexual involvement in unmarried opposite-sex relationships. Journal of Sex Research, 50, 598-610.

London, A. S., Allen, E., & Wilmoth, J. M. (2013). Veteran status, extramarital sex, and divorce: Findings from the 1992 National Health and Social Life Survey. Journal of Family Issues, 34, 1452–1473.

*Balderrama-Durbin, C., Allen, E., Rhoades, G. (2012).  Individual contributions to the demand/withdraw pattern in couples with a history of infidelity. Journal of Family Psychology, 26, 11-17. doi: 10.1037/a0026756

Allen, E., & Atkins, D (2012). The association of divorce and extramarital sex in a representative U.S. sample. Journal of Family Issues, 33(11). doi:10.1177/0192513X12439692

Allen, E. S., Stanley, S., Rhoades, G., *Loew, B., & Markman, H. (2012). The effects of marriage education for army couples with a history of infidelity. Journal of Family Psychology, 26, 26-35.  doi: 10.1037/a0026742

Allen, E, Stanley, S., Rhoades, G., Markman, H., & *Loew, B. (2011). Marriage education in the Army: Results of a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy, 10, 309-326.

Renshaw, K., Allen, E., Rhoades, G., *Blais, R., Markman, H., & Stanley, S. (2011). Distress in spouses of service members with symptoms of combat-related PTSD: Secondary traumatic stress or general psychological distress? Journal of Family Psychology, 25(4), 461-469.

*Carter, S., *Loew, B., Allen, E., Stanley, S., Rhoades, G., & Markman, H. (2011).  Relationships between soldiers' PTSD symptoms and spousal communication during deployment. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 24(3), 352-355.

Allen, E. S., Rhoades, G, Stanley, S, & Markman, H. (2011). On the home front: Stress for recently deployed Army couples. Family Process, 50, 235-247. 

Plack, K., Kröger, C., Allen, E, Baucom, D. & Hahlweg, K. (2010). Risk factors of infidelity: Why do we have affairs? Journal of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 39(3), 189-199.

Allen, E, Rhoades, G., Stanley, S., & Markman, H. (2010) Hitting home: Relationships between recent deployment, post traumatic stress symptoms, and marital functioning for Army couples. Journal of Family Psychology, 24, 280-288.

Stanley, S., Allen, E., Markman, H., Rhoades, G., & Prentice, D. (2010). Decreasing divorce in Army couples: Results from a randomized clinical trial of PREP for Strong Bonds.  Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 9, 149-160.

Allen, E., Rhoades, G., Stanley, S., Markman, H., Williams, T., *Melton, J., & Clements, M. (2008). Premarital precursors of marital infidelity. Family Process, 47, 243-259.

Allen, E., & Rhoades, G. (2008). Not all affairs are created equal: Emotional involvement with an extradyadic partner. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 34(1), 48-62.

Allen, E. & Baucom, D. (2006). Dating, marital, and hypothetical extradyadic involvements: How do they compare? Journal of Sex Research, 43(4), 307-317.

Allen, E. S., & Atkins, D. C. (2005). The multidimensional and developmental nature of infidelity: A clinical framework. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 61(11), 1371-1382.

Stanley, S., Allen, E., Markman, H., Saiz, C., Bloomstrom, G., Thomas, R., Schumm, W., & Bailey, A. (2005). Dissemination and evaluation of marriage education in the Army. Family Process, 44, 187-201.

Allen, E., Atkins, D., Baucom, D., Snyder, D., Gordon, K., & Glass, S. (2005). Intrapersonal, interpersonal, and contextual factors in engaging in and responding to extramarital involvement. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 12, 101-130. (Note: this article was accompanied by three invited commentaries)

Allen, E., & Baucom, D. (2004). Adult attachment and patterns of extradyadic involvement. Family Process, 43, 467-488.

Schilling, E., Baucom, D., Burnett, C., *Allen, E., & *Ragland, L. (2003). Altering the course of marriage: The effect of PREP communication skills acquisition on couples’ risk of becoming maritally distressed.  Journal of Family Psychology, 17(1), 41-53.

*Allen, E., Baucom, D., Burnett, C., Epstein, N., & Rankin-Esquer, L. (2001).  Decision-making power, autonomy, and communication in remarried spouses as compared to first married spouses.  Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Studies, 50(4), 326-334.

Holtzworth-Munroe, A., *Bates, L., *Smutzler, N., & *Sandin, E. (unmarried name) (1997).  A brief review of the research on husband violence.  Part I: Maritally violent versus nonviolent men.  Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2(1), 65-99.

Holtzworth-Munroe, A., *Smutzler, N., & *Sandin, E. (unmarried name) (1997). A brief review of the research on husband violence.  Part II: The psychological effects of husband violence on battered women and their children.  Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2(2), 179-213.

Holtzworth-Munroe, A., *Stuart, G., *Sandin, E., (unmarried name), *Smutzler, N., Mclaughlin, W. (1997).  Comparing the social support behaviors of violent and nonviolent husbands during discussions of wife personal problems.  Personal Relationships, 4(4), 395-412.

Holtzworth-Munroe, A., *Smutzler, N., *Bates, L., & *Sandin, E. (unmarried name) (1996).  An overview of the research on couple violence: What do we know about male batterers, their partners, and their children?  In Session: Psychotherapy in Practice, 2(3), 7-23.

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

Blumberg, S. L., Stanley, S. M., Noll, L., Allen, B., Jenkins, N., & Markman, H. (2008). PREP for Strong Bonds coaching manual. PREP Educational Products, Inc., Denver, CO.

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications Invited and Refereed by Editor (*indicates student at time of authorship)

Allen, E. (2009). [Review of the book Helping Couples Get Past the Affair: A Clinician's Guide]. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 38, 255.

Allen, E. S., *Petrella, J., Markman, H., & Stanley, S. (2008). Research based recommendations for helping military couples. The Family Psychologist, 24(2), 21-23.

Baucom, D. H., Burnett, C. K., VanWidenfelt, B., *Schilling, E., *Sandin, E. (unmarried name), & *Ragland, L. (1997).  The prevention of marital discord and divorce: An international perspective.  In K. Hahlweg, D. H. Baucom, R. Bastine, & H. J. Markman (Eds.), Prddiktion und prdvention von bezeihunsstvungen und scheidung [Prediction and prevention of marital distress and divorce.].  Bonn:  BMFS.

Holtzworth-Munroe, A., *Smutzler, N., *Bates, L., & *Sandin, E. (unmarried name) (1997).  Husband violence: Basic facts and clinical implications.  In K. Halford & H. Markman (Eds.), Clinical handbook of marriage and couple’s interventions (pp. 129-156). Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Peer Reviewed Presentations at Conferences (* indicates student at time of authorship)

*Shin, M. E., Allen, E. S., Knopp, K., Markman, H., & Stanley, S. (2024, November). Risk of Divorce Among a Sample of U.S. Military Couples: Examining Marital Processes, SM Mental Health, and Military Experiences Over Time. In D. Crasta (Chair), Learning from Risk Studies in Military and Veteran Couples: Embracing Complexity Across Levels of Care. Symposium to be presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Philadelphia, PA

*Sanchez, L. & Allen, E. (2024, November). Association between Attachment Style and Reasons Reported for Poaching Behavior. Poster to be presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies at Philadelphia, PA.

*Shehadeh, K. K. & Allen, E.S., (2024, November). Examining the Convergence of a Novel Extradyadic Involvement Coping Scale with Relationship Functioning and Individual Well-Being [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 58th Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

*Nance, M.E., *Shehadeh, K., Allen, E., Markman, H., Rhoades, G., & Stanley, S. (2024, November 14-17). Exploring the association of marital verbal aggression and control with dimensions of child outcomes [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 58^th Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

*Sanchez, L., & Allen, E. (2023, November). Assessing Patterns of Responses to Infidelity. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies at Seattle, WA.

*Sanchez, L. & Allen, E. (2023, November). Responses to Partner Infidelity: Associations with Own Attachment and Personality. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies at Seattle, WA.

*Humbach, R. E., Allen, E. S., Fredman, S. J. (2023, November). Associations of service members' PTSD symptoms, alcohol use, and partner accommodation in military couples. Poster  presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 57th annual convention. Also delivered April 2023 as an oral presentation in the Department of Psychology Colloquium: Undergraduate Data Blitz, University of Colorado Denver, United States.

*Shehadeh, K.K., & Allen, E. S. (2023, November). Examining Convergence of an Extradyadic Involvement Coping Measure to the Marital Coping Inventory. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 57th annual convention.

*Shehadeh, K.K., & Allen, E. S. (2023, November). A Novel Extradyadic Involvement Coping Scale: Factor Structure and Reliability. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 57th annual convention.

*Shin, M.E. & Allen, E.S. (2023, November). Comparing Family Outcomes by Phases of the Deployment Cycle in a Sample of U.S. Military Couples. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Seattle, WA.

*Nance, M., & Allen, E. (2023, May). Examining potential buffering effects of post-traumatic relationship growth on the association between combat exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. Poster presented at the International Association for Relationship Research Mini-Conference, Tempe, AZ.

*Sanchez, L., & Allen, E. (2023, May). Economic strain and personal distress: An exploration of relationship quality as a moderator. Poster presented at the International Association for Relationship Research Mini-Conference, Tempe, AZ.

Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Renshaw, K. D., & Allen, E. S. (2022, November). Longitudinal associations among Service Members’ PTSD symptoms, partner accommodation, and partner distress. In S. J. Fredman (Chair), All in the family: New approaches to understanding family-level impacts of military-related PTSD symptoms. Symposium presented at the 56^th annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY. 

*Shehadeh, K.K., & Allen, E.S., (2022, November). Assessing Convergent Validity of an Observational Vulnerable Feelings Task. Poster presented at the 56th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), New York, NY.

*Shin, M. E., Allen, E. S., Knopp, K., Markman, H., & Stanley, S.  (2022, November). Interaction of service member PTSD symptoms and couple dedication as a predictor of longitudinal marital outcomes. In C. Petit & M. E. Shin (Chairs), Couple functioning in the face of internal and external relationship threats. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), New York, NY.

*Huntington, C., Rhoades, G., Allen, E., Markman, H., & Stanley, S. (2022, November). Pornography viewing, PTSD symptoms, and romantic relationship quality in military couples. Poster presented to the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), New York, NY

*Callan, S., Allen, E.S., Ranby, K.W., Soberay, K., & Markman, H. (2022, April). Examination of male military service member and female civilian spouse health behaviors. Poster presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Winner of the 2022 Patricia H. Rosenberger Award for outstanding student or post-doctoral fellow abstract

*Shin, M. E., Allen, E. S., Knopp, K., Rhoades, G., Markman, H., & Stanley, S.  (2021, November). Examining time to divorce: The influence of military experiences and service member mental health among a sample of U.S. Army couples. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), New Orleans, LA.

*Ribeiro, S., Renshaw, K. D., & Allen, E. S. (2021, November 18-21). Psychological and Relationship Distress in Military Partners: Associations with Service Members’ PTSD, Deployment Stress and Military Life Stress. [Paper presentation] Annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New Orleans, LA.

*Giff, S., Renshaw, K., & Allen, E. (2021, April). Examining Within- and Between-Family Associations of Military Fathers’ PTSD Symptoms and Child Psychosocial Functioning. In M. R. Franz (Chair). Parenting After Trauma: Addressing the Effects of PTSD on the Family. Symposium conducted at the Society for Research in Child Development (virtual conference).

*Shin, M. E. & Allen, E. S. (2020, November). Direct and indirect associations between adverse childhood events, PTSD, alcohol misuse, and intimate partner violence in a sample of U.S. military couples. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). Remote format.

*Bhalla. A., & Allen, E.S. (2020, February). Service member deployment-related PTSD symptoms and female partner caregiver burden moderated by TBI status. Poster presented at the Rehabilitation Psychology Conference 2020, San Diego, CA. Winner of the best poster of the Women’s Issues section.

Renshaw, K. D., Allen, E. S., *Fox, A. L., & *Ribeiro, S. (2019, November). Relationship satisfaction and servicemembers’ symptoms of PTSD prospectively predict partners’ attributions for servicemembers’ symptoms. In F. Leifker (Chair), Emerging research among military couples: Novel investigations and unique considerations. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Atlanta, GA.

*Ribeiro, S., Renshaw, K. D., & Allen, E. S. (2019, November). Suicide risk in military partners: General levels and associations with military stressors. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Atlanta, GA.

*Peniche, M., Allen, E., Stanley, S., Rhoades, G., & Markman, H. (2019, April). Challenges of being a female service member: A quantitative exploration. Poster presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Convention, Denver, CO.

*Bhalla, A., Allen, E.S., & Fredman, S. (2019, February). Do female partners accommodate more to male service members’ PTSD symptoms when the service member has endured a combat-related TBI? Poster presented at the Rehabilitation Psychology Conference 2019, Orlando FL.

*Knopp, K., Allen, E., Rhoades, G., Stanley, S., & Markman, H. (2018, November). Between- and Within-subject Associations of PTSD Symptom Clusters and Marital Functioning in Military Couples. In J. Biesen (Chair), Couple and Family Functioning in the Face of Adversity: Examining the Intra- and Inter-Personal Consequences of Spousal and Parental Psychopathology Using Longitudinal Methodology. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, D.C.

*Peniche, M, *Nguyen, T., Allen, E., Markman, H., Rhoades, G., Stanley, S. (2018, October). Balancing Act: The Challenges of Being Both a Service Member and a Wife. Poster presented at the annual Diversity in Research Academic Expo, University of Colorado Denver.

*Kenny, J. J., Allen, E., & Renshaw, K. D. (2018, August). When trauma extends to the family system: Service member PTSD symptoms, partner perception, and child difficulties. In Lee, S. Y. (Chair), The effects of trauma on future stress, coping, and well-being: An examination of potential mechanisms. Symposium presented at the 2018 American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention. San Francisco, CA.

*Kane, B., Allen, E., Nettles, C. D., & Benotsch, E. G. (2018, April). Group differences in histrionic personality traits, substance use, and high risk sexual behavior. Poster presented at the annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium, University of Colorado Denver.

*Nguyen, T., *Peniche, M., Allen, E., Stanley, S., & Markman, H. (2018, April). Does religious attendance moderate the relationship between PTSD symptoms and family reintegration problems for returning active duty service members? Poster presented at the annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium, University of Colorado Denver.

*Posnak, J.C., *Nguyen, T.A., & Allen, E.S., Stanley, S., Markman, H., & Rhoades, G. (2018, April). A comparative analysis of self-reported reasons for divorce among Army males and civilian females. Poster presented at the annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium, University of Colorado Denver.

*Posnak, J.C., *Nguyen, T.A., Allen, E.S., Stanley, S., Markman, H., & Rhoades, G. (2018, April). Military marital autopsies: Self-reported reasons for divorce among army couples. Poster presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Convention, Denver, CO.  

*Kane, B., Allen, E., & Benotsch, E. (2018, April). Investigating histrionic personality traits as predictors of risky sexual behavior and sexually transmitted infections. Poster presented at the 88th annual convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO.

*Giff, S. T., Renshaw, K. D., Allen, E. S. (2017, November) Post-deployment contributions to parenting in military couples. Poster presented at the 51st annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Diego, CA.

*Bhalla, A., Allen, E.S., Renshaw, K., *Kenny, J., & Litz, B.T. (2017, November). Emotional numbing symptoms partially mediate the association between exposure to potentially morally injurious experiences and sexual anxiety for male service members. Poster presented at the 51st annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Diego, CA.

*Paige, L., Renshaw, K.D., Allen, E.S. (2017, November). The role of posttraumatic emotions in the association of deployment experiences and PTSD. In L. Paige & K. Renshaw (Chairs), Diversity of response to trauma and to trauma-focused treatment. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Diego, CA.

*Kenny, J.J., Allen, E., Dill, E. J., Knopp, K., Rhoades, G. K., Markman, H. & Stanley, S. (2017, November). Five trajectories of distress following a broken engagement. Poster presented at the 51st annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Diego, CA.

*Betthauser, L.M., Allen, E., & Brenner, L.A. (2016, November). Clinical implications of “combat rush” in veterans. Poster presented at the 93rd annual conference of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chicago, IL.

*Summers, C., *Carter, S., Renshaw, K., & Allen, E.S. (2016, November). Sleep quality accounts for some of the association between service members’ PTSD symptoms and partners’ depression. Poster presented at the 32^nd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Dallas, TX.

*Knopp, K., Rhoades, G, Allen, E., *Parsons, A., *Ritchie, L., Markman, H. & Stanley, S. (2016, October). Within- and between-family associations of marital functioning and child wellbeing. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY. Winner of the Robert Weiss Award for excellence from the Couples Special Interest Group of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.

Allen, E. S., Renshaw, K. D., & Fredman, S. J (2016, October). Mothers’ parental buffering in the context of husband PTSD. In S. J. Fredman (Chair), Partnering and parenting in the presence of PTSD. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.

Renshaw, K. D., *Thomas, S., & Allen, E. S. (2016, October). PTSD symptoms and parenting in service member and their partners. In S. J. Fredman (Chair), Partnering and parenting in the presence of PTSD. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.

*Paige, L., Renshaw, K. D., & Allen, E. S. (2016, October). The role of posttraumatic cognitions in the association between traumatic events and PTSD symptoms. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.

*Summers, C. B., Renshaw, K. D., *Stewart, J. L., *Ledoux, A. M., & Allen, E. S. (2016, October). Sleep quality predicts relationship satisfaction beyond PTSD symptoms. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.

*Thomas, S. A., Renshaw, K. D., Allen, E. S., & *Stewart, J. L. (2016, October). Post-deployment parenting in service members and their partners. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.

*Soberay, K. A., Allen, E., *Kenny, J. J., & *Bhalla, A. (2016, August). Links between chronic pain and the interpersonal psychological theory of suicide in soldiers. Poster presented at the 124th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

*Kenny, J.J., Allen, E., *Bhalla, A., *Soberay, K. & Renshaw, K. D. (2016, August). Partner caregiver chronic pain predicts caregiver burden above and beyond service member PTSD. Poster presented at the 124^th annual convention of the American Psychological Association. Denver, CO. 

*Bhalla, A., Allen, E.S., *Kenny, J.J., Fredman, S., Renshaw K.D., & *Soberay, K. (2016, August). The role of experiential avoidance in partner accommodation and service member PTSD. Poster presented at the 124th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

*Bhalla, A., Allen, E.S., Renshaw K.D., Fredman, S., & *Kenny, J.J. (2016, August). Accommodation to PTSD symptoms as a predictor of caregiver burden in female partners of service members. Poster presented at the 124th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Allen, E., Renshaw, K., Fredman, S., Rhoades, G., Markman, H., Stanley, S., & Litz, B. (August, 2016). The interplay of soldier PTSD symptoms and dyadic accommodation with interpersonal risk for suicide. In Blais, R. (Chair), Suicide in the military: The relational context of a leading cause of death in service members. Symposium presented at the 124th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Allen, E. S., Post, K., Markman, H., Rhoades, G., & Stanley, S. (2016, August). Participant ratings of PREP for Strong Bonds and marital outcomes one year post intervention. In Doss, B. D. (Chair), Research on Couple Therapy and Relationship Education: Current Status and Recent Innovations. Symposium presented at the 124th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Allen, E., Rhoades, G., Markman, H., & Stanley, S. (2016, August). A Randomized Clinical Trial of Marriage Education Delivered to Army Couples by Army Chaplains. In Allen, E. and Swerdlik, M. (Chairs), Promoting resilience in military families: Needs and programs across service settings.  Symposium presented at the 124th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

*Parrish, R., *Cowie, K., & Allen, E. (April, 2016). Influence of living situations on amount of support received for active duty Army soldiers related to PTSD. Poster presented at the annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium, University of Colorado Denver.

Renshaw, K. D., Allen, E. S., Fredman, S. J., & *Kern, C. (2015, November). Spouses’ reasons for accommodation of service members’ PTSD symptoms: Links with symptom clusters and overall levels of accommodation. In S. J. Fredman (Chair), Partner accommodation of PTSD symptoms in military and veteran couples. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

*Betthauser, L.M., Allen, E., & Brenner, L.A. (2015, November). Does PLAY mediate the association between PTSD and relationship satisfaction in OEF/OIF Veterans? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, LA.

*Mendoza, M., Allen, E., Rhoades, G., Markman, H., & Stanley, S. (2015, November). Deployment length and days home post-deployment: Implications for military fathers’ perceived closeness with their children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

*Carter, S., Renshaw, K. D., & Allen, E. (2015, November). Concurrent and prospective associations of support from romantic partner with interpersonal suicide risk factors in service members. In S. Carter (Chair), Mechanisms of suicide risk in the context of military service members and veterans. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

*Carter, S., *Loew, B., Allen, E., *Osborne, L., Stanley, S., & Markman, H. (2015, November). Distraction during deployment: Marital quality and marriage-to-work spillover for deployed Army soldiers. In C. Balderrama-Durbin (Chair), Communication from the war zone: Understanding the impact of intimate partner communication during deployment for military service members and their partners. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

*Betthauser, L.M., Allen, E., & Brenner, L.A. (2015, November). Associations between PTSD, PLAY and relationship satisfaction in OEF/OIF Veterans. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

*DiMauro, J., Renshaw, K. D., & Allen, E.S. (2015, November). Associations of PTSD and discrepancies between partner reports of support provided and soldier reports of support received. In J. DiMauro & K.D. Renshaw (Co-Chairs), Social support and PTSD: Empirically-based extensions of current knowledge. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, Illinois. 

*Kenny, J. J., Allen, E.S., Fredman, S. J., Renshaw, K. D. (2015, November). Two erspectives on accommodation: Partners vs. service members. In S. J. Fredman (Chair), Partner Accommodation of PTSD symptoms in military and veteran couples. Symposium conducted at the 49th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

*Kenny, J.J., Allen, E.S., Renshaw, K. D. (2015, November). Does PTSD account for the entire relationship between combat experiences and family functioning in a military sample? Poster presented at the 49th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

*Paige, L., Renshaw, K.D., Allen, E., & Litz, B. (2015, November). Types of deployment trauma predict help-seeking above and beyond severity of PTSD symptoms. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

*Bhalla, A., Allen, E. S., & Renshaw, K. D. (2015, November). An initial validation of the post deployment couple growth inventory. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

Renshaw, K. D., Allen, E. S., Carter, S. P., Markman, H. J., & Stanley, S. M. (2014, November). Partners' attributions for service members' symptoms of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder. In K. D. Renshaw (Chair), Response to trauma and PTSD in the context of romantic couples. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

Peterson-Post, K. M., Allen, E., Markman, H., Rhoades, G., & Stanley, S.M. (2014, November). What makes marriage education successful? Findings from an effectiveness study of pevention and relationship education program in the U.S. Army. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

*Osborne, L., Fissette, C., Snyder, D.K., Carter, S.P., *Loew, B., Allen, E., Rhoades, G., Stanley, S.M., Markman, H. (2014, November). Evaluating the military identification scale using item-response theory. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Philadelphia, PA.

*Kenny, J. J., Allen, E., *Kern, C., *Glenn, D. A. & Renshaw, K. (2014, April and November). Advancing our understanding of the impact of physical injury on intimate relationships for military personnel. Poster presented at the 17th Annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium, University of Colorado, Denver and the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Philadelphia, PA.

*Kenny, J. J., Allen, E., Fredman, S. J., Rhoades, G., *Kern, C., *Glenn, D. A. & Renshaw, K. (2014, April and November). A comparison of male and female partner perceptions of accommodation to PTSD symptoms.  Poster presented at the 17th Annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium, University of Colorado, Denver and the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Philadelphia, PA.

*Glenn, D. A., Allen, E., Renshaw, K., Fredman, S., *Kenny, J., & *Kern, C. (2014, April and November). Associations between numbing symptoms of PTSD and perceived burdensomeness among male Army service members: The role of partner support. Poster presented at the 17th Annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium, University of Colorado, Denver and the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Philadelphia, PA.

*Kenny, J. J., Allen, E., *Knopp, K., Rhoades, G., Stanley, S., & Markman, H. (2014, April and November). Life satisfaction and distress trajectories of those who have experienced a broken engagement. Poster presented at the 17th Annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium, University of Colorado, Denver and the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Philadelphia, PA.

*Betthauser, L. M., *Soberay, K. A., Allen, E., & Brenner, L. A. (2014, September). Associations between relationship satisfaction, failed belongingness, and perceived burdensomeness in OEF/OIF veterans. Poster presentation at the Colorado Psychological Association Annual Conference, Copper Mountain, CO.

*Grigsby, M.E., *Hooker, S.A., Masters, K.S., Allen, E. S., & *Spence, A. (2014, August). Relationship factors and sleep quality: The role of anxiety and depressive symptoms. Poster presented at the 35th Annual Meeting for the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Philadelphia, P.A.

*Grigsby, M.E., *Hooker, S.A., Masters, K.S., Allen, E. S., & *Spence, A. (2014, August). Religious service attendance and self-reported health: The role of couples’ communication. Poster presented at the 122^nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

*Glenn, D. A. & Allen, E. (2014, April). The effects of psychological pain on the relationship between combat exposure and the acquired capability of self-injury. Poster presented at the 17th Annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium, University of Colorado, Denver and at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Allen, R.M., Handelsman, M.M., Allen, E.S., Lee, E.M. (2014, January). Replication and extension of a measure of college student course engagement. Poster Presentation at the 36th Annual National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology Conference: St. Pete Beach, FL.

*Scott, S. B., Rhoades, G. K., Stanley, S. M., Allen, E. S., & Markman, H. J. (2013, November). Reasons for divorce and recollections of premarital intervention: Implications for improving relationship education. Symposium presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Nashville, TN.

Stanley, S., Rhoades, G.K., *Loew, B.A., Allen, E.S., *Carter, S., *Osborne, L.G., Prentice, D.D., Markman, H.J. (2013, November). A randomized clinical trial of relationship education in the U.S. Army: 2 Year outcomes. In G.K. Rhoades (Chair), Recent research on the effectiveness of the prevention and relationship enhancement program. Symposium presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Nashville, TN.

*Osborne, L., *Loew, B., Allen, E., Stanley, S., Rhoades, G. & Markman, H. (2013, November). Predictors of military spouse distress during deployment and reintegration.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Nashville, TN.

*Kalinka, C., Allen, E., Stanley, S. Markman, H., & Rhoades, G. (2013, November). Using PTSD symptom clusters to predict unique sleep characteristics and medication use among male, active duty soldiers.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Nashville, TN.

Renshaw, K. D., Allen, E. S., Markman, H. J., & Stanley, S. M. (2013, July). Direct attributions for service members’ symptoms moderate the association of service members’ PTSD with spouses’ distress. Paper presented at the triannual meeting of the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Lima, Peru.

*Firsick, D., Allen, E., & Allen, R.  (2013, April). The effects of peer and romantic partner substance use: How using behaviors and injunctive norms influence alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use in late adolescence. Talk presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychology Association, Denver, CO. Chosen for a Rocky Mountain Region Psi Chi Student Research Award.

*Loew, B., Stanley, S., Allen, E., Markman, H., *Carter, S., & Prentice, D. (2013, January). Marriage education’s efficacy across ethnicity: Evidence for divorce prevention in the Army. Poster presented at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Houston, TX.

Allen, E., Stanley, S., Rhoades, G., Markman, H., and *Loew, B. (2012, November). Reintegration with the spouse after deployment: Does talking about PTSD and combat help? Talk presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, National Harbor, MD.

*Johns, K. & Allen, E. (2012, November). The relationship between being mindful and forgiveness of infidelity. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, National Harbor, MD.

*Carter, S., *Osborne, L., *Loew, B., Allen, E., Stanley, S., Markman, H. (2012, November). An exploration of pre-deployment couple functioning and soldier reintegration. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, National Harbor, MD.

*Osborne, L., *Carter, S., *Loew, B., Allen, E., Stanley, S., Markman, H. (2012, November). Maternal stress and child psychological symptoms during paternal deployment: An exploration of moderating factors. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, National Harbor, MD.

*Loew, B., *Carter, S., Allen, E., Stanley, S., & Markman, H. (2012, November). Tobacco use and marital functioning among non-deployed soldiers and civilian spouses. Poster presented at the 46th annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Convention, National Harbor, MD.

*Loew, B., *Carter, S., Allen, E., Markman, H., & Stanley, S. (2012, November). Tobacco Use and Mental Health Among Soldiers During and After Deployment. Poster presented at the 46th annual ABCT Convention, National Harbor, MD.

*Betthauser, L., Allen, E., Grigsby, J., Brenner, L. (2012, September). Adventurous activities: A qualitative study of play among OEF/OIF veterans. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Colorado Psychological Association, Denver, CO. Chosen as the Outstanding Professional Poster Submission for the conference.

*Carter, S., *Loew, B., Allen, E., Stanley, S., Markman, H. (2011, November). Supporting the troops or distracting the soldiers: Understanding spousal communication during deployment. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Toronto. ON.

*Kalinka, C., Allen, E., *Betthauser, L., *Johns, K., & *Spence, A.  (2011, November). Here I am, stuck in the middle with you: Uncovering the roles of sacrifice and power in relationship constraint. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Toronto, ON.

*Betthauser, L.M., *Johns, K.N., Allen, E., *Kalinka, C.J., & *Spence, A. (2011, November). Give and take in relationships: The importance of balance and positive motivations. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Toronto.

*Balderrama-Durbin, C., Allen, E., & Rhoades, G. K. (2011, November). Individual contributions to the demand/withdraw pattern in couples with a history of infidelity. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Toronto.

*Spence, A., Allen, E., *Betthauser, L., *Kalinka, C. J., & *Johns, K. (2011, November). I’ve fallen into this relationship and I can’t get out: Infidelity as a potential coping method for constrained partners. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto.

London, A., Allen, E., & Wilmoth, J. (2011, August). Veteran status, marital infidelity, and divorce.  Paper presented in the Section on the Sociology of the Family: Families and the Military at the American Sociological Association’s 106th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.

*Kalinka, C. J. & Allen, E. (2011, April).  Interpersonal factors influencing perception of risk for HPV contraction among new and expectant parents. Poster presented at the 32nd Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, Washington D.C. Published as a Meeting Abstract in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 41, S39-S39.

*Loew, B., Allen, E., Rhoades, G., Markman, H., Stanley, S. (2010, November). Why not to say "I do": Relationships between reasons for marriage and indices of individual and family well-being among high-risk couples. Symposium presented at the 44th annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) convention, San Francisco, CA.

*Miller, R. L., *Kalinka, C. J., *Johns, K., Allen, E. S., Stanley, S., Markman, H., & Johnson, C. J. (2010, November).  A comparison of racial and ethnic differences in attitudes regarding divorce and infidelity. Poster presented at the annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, San Francisco, CA.

*Carter S., Allen, E., *Loew B., Stanley, S., Markman, H. (2010, November). Motivations for joining the Army and subsequent post traumatic stress severity. Poster presented at the annual conference of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Montreal, QC.

Allen, E. S., Stanley, S. M., Markman, H. J., & Rhoades, G. K. (2010, August). Evaluating PREP for Strong Bonds for Army soldiers and their spouses. In S. L. Sayers (Chair) Family members and combat veterans: Innovations in engagement and care. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.

Markman, H., Allen, E., Stanley, S., Rhoades, G., & Rowan-Serralde, K. (2010, June). The divorce assessment interview: A new measure to assess the long-term impact of divorce on partners.  In D. Snyder and C. Balderrama-Durbin (Chairs), Cross-national approaches to evidence-based couple assessment. Symposium conducted at the 6th World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Boston, MA.

Allen, E., Stanley, S., Markman, H., & Rhoades, G. (2010, June). Infidelity as moderator of PREP effects in the Army.  In G. Rhoades (Chair) Moderators of the effectiveness of relationship education for the prevention of marital distress. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Denver, CO.

*Carter S., *Loew B., Allen, E., Stanley, S., Markman, H. (2010, June). Deployment apprehension and future PTSD. Poster presented at the annual conference for the Society for Prevention Research, Denver, CO.

*Spence, A. M. & Allen, E. S. (2010, June). Intergenerational effects of parental infidelity on adult children's risky behaviors and own infidelity. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention Research, Denver, CO.

*Carter S., Allen, E., *Loew B., Stanley, S., Markman, H. (2010, April). The Relationship between perceived value of military service and PTSD symptom severity. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Conference, Denver, CO.

*Kalinka, C.J., Allen, E., & Hirsch, A. (2010, April).  We’re happy together without a care in the world:  When honeymoon meets reality.  Poster presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO.

*Kalinka, C.J., Hirsch, A., & Allen, E. (2010, April).  Perceptions of risk of contraction of the Human Papillomavirus in partnered individuals. Poster presented at the Research and Creative Activities Symposium, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO.

*Spence, A. M., & Allen, E. (2010, April). Adult romantic attachment: Links to parental and own infidelity.  Poster presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO.

*Betthauser, L.M., Brenner, L.A., Allen, E., & Gutierrez, P.M. (2009, November). Centrality of intimate relationships on failed belongingness and perceived burdensomeness in returning combat veterans. Poster presented at the International Association for Relationship Research, Lawrence, KS.

*Carter, S., *Loew, B., Allen, E., Stanley, S., Markman, H. (2009, November). The relationship between spousal communication during deployment and PTSD. Poster presented at the International Association for Relationship Research Biennial Mini-Conference, Lawrence, KS and at University of Colorado Denver’s Research and Creative Activities Symposium (2010), Denver, CO. Also accepted for November 2011 as a paper presented at the Wiley-Blackwell online conference ‘The Changing Face of War’, Malden, MA.

*Loew, B., Allen, E., Stanley, S., Markman, H. (2009, November). Army marriage education's impact on Army life. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY, and at the International Association for Relationship Research Biennial Mini-Conference, Lawrence, KS.

Allen, E., *Petrella, J., Markman, H., Stanley, S., & Rhoades, G. (2008, November). The effects of deployment, combat exposure, and PTSD on marital functioning. In K. Renshaw (Chair) Interpersonal/family environments of OEF/OIF era Military service members. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Orlando, FL.

Allen, E., Benotsch, E., Richardson, D., *Nettles, C., Rietmeijer, C., & Atkins, D. (2008, November). Infidelity, partner knowledge, and condom use as risk behaviors for disease transmission. In R. A. Marin (Chair), Infidelity and couple therapy:  Exploring rates, risks, and recovery from affairs. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Orlando, FL.

*Harmon, E. & Allen, E. (2008, November). Reasons for staying with an unfaithful partner: Factor structure and predictors. Poster presented at the annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Orlando, FL.

*Gaudreau, C. & Allen, E. (2008, November). Demand/withdraw pattern for married and dating couples with past extradyadic involvement.  Poster presented at the annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Orlando, FL.

*Cejka, A., Benotsch, E.G., Allen, E., & *Case, K. (2008, August). Non-medical use of prescription medications among young adults in the United States. Poster presented at the 10^th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

*Hargrave, D., Nupp, J., Allen, E., Beall, P., and Erickson, R. (2008, April and June). The predictive and incremental validity of the frontal assessment battery (FAB) in on-road driving performance after brain injury. Poster presented at the University of Colorado Denver annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium, Denver, CO and the annual meeting of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, Boston, MA.

*Danko, C., Everhart, K., Kaplan, P., & Allen, E. (2008, April). The effects of maternal depression on infant language development. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Boise, Idaho.

*Pendygraft, A. Benotsch, E., Allen, E., Richardson, D., *Nettles, C., & Rietmeijer, C. (2008, March). Traditional masculine attitudes, substance use, and sexual risk behavior.  Poster presented at the 29^th annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA.

Allen, E., Markman, H., Stanley, S., Rhoades, G. K., *Petrella, J., Williams, T., & Frederich, P. (2007, November). Marriage education in the Army: Challenges and outcomes. In S. Sayers (Chair), Couple and family adjustment and reintegration issues for Iraq and Afghanistan military veterans.  Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

*Danko, C., Allen, E., Stanley, S., Markman, H., & Johnson, C. (2007, April). "I wish that I had worked harder to save my marriage": Predictors of divorced individuals' regret for their divorce. Poster presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO, the UCD Research and Creative Activities Symposium, Denver, CO, and the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

*Cejka, A., Allen, E., Stanley, S., Markman, H., & Johnson, C. (2007, April and November). The unique role of religiosity in marital satisfaction and attitudes toward divorce.  Poster presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO, the UCD Research and Creative Activities Symposium, Denver, CO, and the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

*Lorincz, L. M. & Allen, E. S. (2007, April). Religiosity and experiences of infidelity. Poster presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO and the UCD Research and Creative Activities Symposium, Denver, CO.

*Cabral, O., *McCardle, M., *Espil, F., *Nettles, C., Richardson, D., Allen, E., Benotsch, E., & Rietmeijer, C. (2007, August). Methamphetamine use and HIV risk behavior among patients seeking STD clinic services.  Poster presented at the 115^th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

*Nettles, C.D., Benotsch, E.G., Allen, E., Richardson, D., & Rietmeijer, C.A. (2007, April). Histrionic personality features and high-risk sexual behavior.  Poster presented at the 28^th annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.

*McCardle, M., *Espil, F., *Cabral, O., *Nettles, C.D., Richardson, D., Allen, E., Benotsch, E.G., & Rietmeijer, C.A. (2007, April). Perceived power, self-efficacy, condom use, and sexual risk behaviors in women receiving STD clinic services. Poster presented at the 28^th annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.

Benotsch, E.G., Richardson, D., *Nettles, C.D., Allen, E., & Rietmeijer, C.  (2006, November). Attitudes towards partner notification among men and women receiving STD clinic services. Poster presented at the 9^th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand.

*Wood, A., *Rosen, A., Benotsch, E.G., Allen, E., *Nettles, C.D., Richardson, D., & Rietmeijer, C. (2006, November).  Dependent personality style, substance use, and sexual risk behavior in women seeking STD clinic services. Poster presented at the 9^th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand.

Allen, E. S., *Lanman, E. & *Pirkey, M. (2006, November). Identifying high risk groups for sexual disease transmission using adult attachment. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

Allen, E. S., Stanley, S. M., Markman, H. J., & Johnson, C. (2006, November). Attitudes toward and experiences of infidelity in a large representative sample. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

Markman, H. J., Stanley, S. M., Allen, E. S., *Kline, G., *Petrella, J., Williams, T., & *Wunderlin, N. (2006, November). Disseminating a premarital education/divorce prevention program in the community: A 12 year follow-up.  In B. Baucom (Chair), Long-term follow-up data on prevention and treatment efforts for marital distress.  Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

Allen, E. S. (2006, May). Power in African American and White married couples. Poster presented at the UCDHSC 4^th Annual Diversity Research Exchange, Denver, CO.

Allen, E. S., *Kline, G., Williams, T., *Melton, J., Markman, H. J., & Stanley, S. M. (2005, November). Longitudinal prediction of infidelity within the first five years of marriage. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.

Olmos-Gallo, A., Stanley, S.M., *Whitton, S.W., *Kline, G.H., Markman, H.J., *Pleasant, N.D., Allen, E.S., & Williams, T. (2004, November). The role of relationship confidence on the pathway between negative affect and communication and the changes in symptoms of depression early in marriage: Results from a longitudinal study of marriage. In W. K. Halford (Chair), Comorbidity in couple/family work: New directions in understanding of the association of individual psychopathology and marital/family problems.  Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.

Baucom, D.H., Stern, A., Livingston, N., Pisetsky, I., Tucker, L., Allen, E.S., & *Sullivan, L. (2004, June).  The relationship between psychotherapeutic change and patients’ attachment to work.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Rome, Italy.

Allen, E.S., & Baucom, D. H. (2003, November). Correlates of spousal knowledge of infidelity. In K. C. Gordon (Chair), Filling the gaps in studying infidelity: What do we know and what do we still need to know? Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.

Allen, E.S., & Baucom, D. H. (2003, November).  Decision-making power in African American and Caucasian couples. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.

Allen, E.S., & Baucom, D. H. (2003, November). Hypothetical versus actual infidelity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.

*Allen, E.S., & Baucom, D. H. (2001, November). Attachment styles and their relation to patterns of infidelity.  In E. S. Allen (Chair), Conceptualization and treatment of infidelity. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.

*Allen, E.S., & Baucom, D. H. (2001, November).  Patterns of infidelity.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.

*Gordon, K. C., *Atkins, D., *Allen, E. S., Snyder, D. K., Glass, S., & Baucom, D. H. (2001, November). Intrapersonal, interpersonal, and contextual factors in engaging in and responding to infidelity.  In E. S. Allen (Chair), Conceptualization and treatment of infidelity. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.

La Taillade, J. J., *Stanton, S., Baucom, D. H., *Schilling, E. A., *Allen, E. S., & *Ragland, L. (2000, November).  Variability in the effectiveness of PREP communication skills acquisition on couples' risk for marital distress: A follow-up investigation.  In S. B. Berns and B. Karney (Chairs), A longitudinal analysis of change in couples: Methodological and statistical issues. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.

*Sandin, E. (1998, March). Autonomy, egalitarianism, and communication in remarried spouses as compared to first married spouses. Presented at International Perspectives on Marriage Lab Exchange, Braunschweig, Germany.

Moorhead, M., McKenzie, P., & *Sandin, E. (1997, November).  Breaking the hospitalization cycle:  A DBT program within a rehabilitation program.  Poster presented at the 2nd annual ISITDBT Conference, Miami.

*Sandin, E., Baucom, D. H., Burnett, C. K., Epstein, N., and Rankin, L. A. (1996, November).  Autonomy, egalitarianism, and communication among remarried spouses as compared to first married spouses.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.

Burnett, C. K., Baucom, D. H., *Schilling, E. A., *Ragland, L., & *Sandin, E. (1996, November).  Weekend PREP:  A community-based marital prevention and relationship enhancement program.  In D. M. Fresco and J. M. Satterfield (Chairs), Innovative applications of cognitive behavior therapy: Giving CBT to the individual and the community.  Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.

*Clayton, D. C., *Sandin, E., Baucom, D. H., & Floyd, F. (1996, November).  Emotional expressiveness patterns in maritally distressed couples:  Trust, focus, valence, and sex.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.

Holtzworth-Munroe, A., & *Sandin, E. (1995, November).  Social support interactions: Violent versus nonviolent couples.  In T.N. Bradbury and A. Holtzworth-Munroe (Chairs), Observation of social support transactions in marriage.  Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, CA.

 

Allen, E. (2022, March). Understanding and Supporting Military Marriages. Invited talk for Psychology Department Colloquium, University of Colorado Denver. (Note completely updated from 2015.)

Allen, E. (2015, September). Understanding and Supporting Military Marriages. The Council for Diversity and Inclusion Interdisciplinary Exchange, University of Colorado Denver. 

Allen, E. (2015, April) Infidelity: New Perspectives. Invited talk for Feminism and Co. series at Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO.​

Allen, E. & Stanley, S. (2013, April). Marital Education for Military Couples. Invited talk for the Inaugural National Research Summit on Reserve Component Military Families, being hosted by M-SPAN at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Allen, E. (2012, December) Marital Functioning and Intervention for Military Couples. Invited didactic session for University of Colorado predoctoral psychology interns.

Allen, E. (2012, March) Infidelity. Invited presentation for the Rotary Club of Denver Mile High.

Allen, E. S., & Markman, H. J. (2010, April). Marital Functioning and Intervention for U.S. Army Couples. Invited presentation for the 2010 International Research Symposium on Military Families, Indianapolis, Indiana. Hosted by the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University.

Allen, E. (November, 2009). Relationship therapy. Professional Development Seminar provided at Metro State Counseling Center, Denver, CO.

Allen, E. S. (March, 2005 and 2006). The academic job: Choices and challenges. Invited presentation for Professional Development Seminar for Denver VA and Health Science Center predoctoral interns.

Online supplement for Allen et al. (in press). Between- and Within-subject Associations of PTSD Symptom Clusters and Marital Functioning in Military Couples. Contact elizabeth.allen@ucdenver.edu with questions.

Table 1: Means and standard deviations for study variables over waves

	Wave 1 M (SD)	Wave 2 M (SD)	Wave 3 M (SD)	Wave 4 M (SD)	Wave 5 M (SD)
Husbands’ Numbing	1.84 (0.98)	1.84 (0.99)	1.84 (1.05)	1.85 (1.04)	1.72 (0.91)
Husbands’ Hyperarousal	2.12 (1.05)	2.16 (1.10)	2.15 (1.14)	2.16 (1.15)	2.00 (1.05)
Husbands’ Effortful Avoidance	1.84 (1.11)	1.82 (1.08)	1.87 (1.15)	1.83 (1.11)	1.83 (1.14)
Husbands’ Re-Experiencing	1.83 (0.98)	1.81 (0.98)	1.83 (1.04)	1.84 (1.01)	1.76 (0.96)
Husbands’ Marital Satisfaction	5.88 (1.24)	5.83 (1.34)	5.80 (1.34)	5.70 (1.38)	5.67 (1.39)
Wives’ Marital Satisfaction	5.76 (1.36)	5.80 (1.39)	5.63 (1.46)	5.51 (1.56)	5.49 (1.55)
Husbands’ Positive Bonding	5.57 (1.16)	5.54 (1.25)	5.49 (1.28)	5.45 (1.27)	5.46 (1.26)
Wives’ Positive Bonding	5.55 (1.26)	5.62 (1.22)	5.47 (1.29)	5.37 (1.38)	5.40 (1.38)
Husbands’ Conflict-Self	-0.07 (0.68)	-0.11 (0.72)	-0.06 (0.73)	-0.09 (0.74)	-0.12 (0.69)
Wives’ Conflict-Self	0.10 (0.67)	0.03 (0.64)	0.13 (0.71)	0.10 (0.72)	0.09 (0.70)
Husbands’ Conflict-Partner	0.05 (0.80)	0.03 (0.84)	0.03 (0.84)	0.03 (0.84)	0.03 (0.86)
Wives’ Conflict-Partner	-0.05 (0.78)	-0.08 (0.80)	-0.04 (0.79)	0.01 (0.84)	-0.02 (0.83)

Note: Numbing, hyperarousal, effortful avoidance, and re-experiencing are all averages of scale items on a 5-point scale ranging from 1 (“not at all”) to 5 (“extremely”). Marital satisfaction is an average of items ranging from 1 (extremely dissatisfied) to 7 (extremely satisfied). Positive bonding is an average of items ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). All conflict items are z-scores of the original means.

 

Intervention Moderation Results

These results are from models testing whether intervention condition (PSB or TAU) moderated either the within- or between-subject effects of PTSD clusters on marital functioning outcomes. Specifically, these models add to our original models the interactions between intervention group and the within-subject (PTSDw) and between-subject (PTSDb) PTSD cluster variables; the coefficients and p-values below are the test statistics for these interaction terms. We also added a main effect of intervention condition on the outcome grand intercept in order to control for any overall group differences in outcome based on intervention (data on main effects of the intervention are published elsewhere).

Husbands

• Outcome: Marital satisfaction
  
  • Numbing
    • Within: b = -0.074, p = .517
    • Between: b = -0.040, p = .681
  • Hyperarousal
    • Within: b = -0.196, p = .059
    • Between: b = -0.072, p = .468
  • Effortful Avoidance
    • Within: b = -0.003, p = .972
    • Between: b = 0.009, p = .931
  • Re-Experiencing
    • Within: b = -0.083, p = .460
    • Between: b = 0.036, p = .744
• Outcome: Positive bonding
  
  • Numbing
    • Within: b = -0.030, p = .775
    • Between: b = 0.007, p = .946
  • Hyperarousal
    • Within: b = 0.043, p = .647
    • Between: b = 0.042, p = .659
  • Effortful Avoidance
    • Within: b = -0.002, p = .978
    • Between: b = 0.030, p = .760
  • Re-Experiencing
    • Within: b = 0.127, p = .216
    • Between: b = 0.129, p = .224
• Outcome: Conflict-Self
  
  • Numbing
    • Within: b = -0.003, p = .958
    • Between: b = -0.107, p = .083
  • Hyperarousal
    • Within: b = 0.061, p = .184
    • Between: b = -0.051, p = .364
  • Effortful Avoidance
    • Within: b = -0.040, p = .329
    • Between: b = -0.070, p = .238
  • Re-Experiencing
    • Within: b = 0.005, p = .925
    • Between: b = -0.120, p = .058
• Outcome: Conflict-Partner
  
  • Numbing
    • Within: b = -0.000, p = .998
    • Between: b = -0.053, p = .443
  • Hyperarousal
    • Within: b = 0.095, p = .107
    • Between: b = -0.050, p = .432
  • Effortful Avoidance
    • Within: b = -0.015, p = .769
    • Between: b = -0.030, p = .648
  • Re-Experiencing
    • Within: b = 0.070, p = .273
    • Between: b = -0.089, p = .209

 

Wives

• Outcome: Marital satisfaction
  
  • Numbing
    • Within: b = -0.236, p = .087
    • Between: b = -0.236, p = .052
  • Hyperarousal
    • Within: b = -0.108, p = .403
    • Between: b = -0.145, p = .201
  • Effortful Avoidance
    • Within: b = -0.225, p = .056
    • Between: b = -0.115, p = .311
  • Re-Experiencing
    • Within: b = -0.303, p = .028
    • Between: b = -0.216, p = .090
• Outcome: Positive bonding
  
  • Numbing
    • Within: b = -0.180, p = .123
    • Between: b = -0.105, p = .366
  • Hyperarousal
    • Within: b = -0.071, p = .512
    • Between: b = -0.037, p = .722
  • Effortful Avoidance
    • Within: b = -0.061, p = .520
    • Between: b = -0.118, p = .274
  • Re-Experiencing
    • Within: b = -0.139, p = .235
    • Between: b = -0.106, p = .362
• Outcome: Conflict-Self
  
  • Numbing
    • Within: b = 0.016, p = .772
    • Between: b = -0.025, p = .705
  • Hyperarousal
    • Within: b = 0.033, p = .529
    • Between: b = -0.047, p = .434
  • Effortful Avoidance
    • Within: b = -0.060, p = .188
    • Between: b = -0.009, p = .885
  • Re-Experiencing
    • Within: b = 0.016, p = .774
    • Between: b = -0.020, p = .764
• Outcome: Conflict-Partner
  
  • Numbing
    • Within: b = 0.169, p = .014
    • Between: b = -0.022, p = .759
  • Hyperarousal
    • Within: b = 0.057, p = .374
    • Between: b = -0.032, p = .620
  • Effortful Avoidance
    • Within: b = 0.040, p = .479
    • Between: b = 0.012, p = .862
  • Re-Experiencing
    • Within: b = 0.109, p = .111
    • Between: b = 0.029, p = .685