Joanne Davila, Ph.D.
University of CA, Los Angeles (1993)
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Contact: joanne.davila@stonybrook.edu |
Dr. Joanne Davila may be reviewing graduate student applications for the upcoming academic year. Please check this website later this fall.
Research Interests:
Romantic competence among youth and emerging adults; Teaching healthy relationship skills; Bisexual+ identity and well-being; LGBTQ+ relationships and mental health; Mental health and relationship functioning; Relationship diversity.
Publications:
Books:
Sullivan, K. & Davila, J. (Eds.) (2010). Support processes in intimate relationships. New York: Oxford University Press.
Davila, J. & Lashman, K. (2016). The Thinking Girl's Guide to the Right Guy: How Knowing Yourself Can Help You Navigate Dating, Hookups, and Love. NY: Guilford Press.
Selected Peer Reviewed Journal Articles:
Hunt, M., Aggarwal, P., Bootes, K., Cummings, J., Daniel, K.E., Davila, J., Kapoulea, E.A., Larson, C.L., Maranzan, K.A. (in press). Report of the CUDCP Burnout Taskforce: Workload, burnout and emotional health in clinical psychological trainees. Training and Education in Professional Psychology.
Dorrell, K.D., Benjamin, I., Dyar, C., Davila, J., Feinstein, B.A. (in press). Minority stress and relationship satisfaction among bi+ individuals: The roles of partner gender and sexual orientation. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity.
Bibby, E. S. & Davila, J. (in press). A dyadic assessment of the association between sexual communication and daily sexual satisfaction. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407523122004.
Sullivan, T. J., Huang, H., Vilkin, E., Brandt, S., & Davila, J. (in press). A measurement invariance/equivalence study of sexual minority stress measures across sexual orientation, gender identity, and race/ethnicity. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity.
Brandt, S. A., Sullivan, T. J., Luginbuehl, T., O'Leary, K. D., & Davila, J. (2023). Associations between internalized heterosexism, verbal intimacy, and affectionate touch provision among sexual minority couples. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000245
Vilkin, E. & Davila, J. (2023). Characteristics of Relationship Agreements and Associations with Relationship Functioning Among People with Diverse Relationship Structures. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
Sullivan, T. J., O’Leary, K. D., & Davila, J. (2023). A multimethod examination of stress and support among sexual minority couples. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 40(7), 2349-2371. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221145637
Sullivan, T.J., & Davila, J. (2022). Inventory of Dating Stress: Initial psychometric evaluation and construct validity. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39, 2366-2387. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221078295
Vilkin, E., Davila, J., Dyar, C., & Feinstein, B. A. (2022). Bi+ adults’ daily wellbeing: The roles of relationship status and partner gender. Personal Relationships.
Meuwly, N. & Davila, J. (2022). Associations between internalized heterosexism and perceived and observed support in same-gender couples. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 11, 102-116.
Davila, J., Zhou, J., Norona, J., Bhatia, V., Mize, L., & Lashman, K. (2021). Teaching romantic competence skills to emerging adults: A relationship education workshop. Personal Relationships, 28, 251-275. DOI: 10.1111/pere.12366
Dyar, C., Feinstein, B. A., Bettin, E., & Davila, J. (in press). Bisexual+ visibility attempts: Associations with minority stress, affect, and substance use in a daily diary study. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity.
Zhou, J., Bhatia, V., Luginbuehl, T, & Davila, J. (2021). The Association between Romantic Competence and Couple Support Behaviors in Emerging Adult Couples. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38, 1015-1034.
Cuccì, G., Davila, J., Olivari, M.G., & Confalonieri, E. (2020). The Italian Adaptation of the Romantic Competence Interview: A Preliminary Test of Psychometrics Properties. Journal of Relationships Research 11, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1017/jrr.2020.3
Davila, J., Feinstein, B. A., Dyar, C., Jabbour, J. (2020). How, when, and why do bisexual+ individuals attempt to make their identity visible? Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity.
Feinstein, B. A., Dyar, C., Milstone, J. S., Jabbour, J., & Davila, J. (2020). Use of different strategies to make one’s bisexual+ identity visible: Associations with dimensions of identity, minority stress, and health. Stigma and Health.
Callahan, J. L., Bell, D. J., Davila, J., Johnson, S. L., Strauman, T. J., & Yee, C. M. (2020). The Enhanced Examination for Professional Practice of Psychology: A Viable Approach? American Psychologist, 75, 52-65.
Gruber, J., Borelli, J., Prinstein, M. J., Clark, L. A., Davila, J., Gee, D. G., Klein, D., Levenson, R. W., Mendle, J., Olatunji, B. O., Rose, G. L., Saxbe, D., & Weinstock, L. M. (2020). Best Practices in Research Mentoring in Clinical Science. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 129, 70-81.
Zhou, J., & Davila, J. (2020). Romantic Competence Behavior during Problem Solving among Emerging Adult Dating Couples. Personal Relationships.
Davila, J., Jabbour, J., Dyar, C., & Feinstein, B. A. (2019). Bi+ visibility: Characteristics of those who attempt to make their bisexual+ identity visible and the strategies they use. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48, 199-211. DOI: 10.1007/s10508-018-1284-6
Feinstein, B. A., Davila, J., & Dyar, C. (2017). A weekly diary study of minority stress, coping, and internalizing symptoms among gay men. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 85(12), 1144-1157.
Davila, J., Wodarczyk, H., & Bhatia, V. (2017). Positive emotional expression among couples: The role of romantic competence. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 6, 94-105.
Davila, J., Mattanah, J., Bhatia, V., Latack, J. A., Feinstein, B. A., Eaton, N. R., Daks, J. Kumar, S., Lomash, E., McCormick, M., & Zhou, J. (2017). Romantic Competence, Healthy Relationship Functioning, and Well-Being in Emerging Adults. Personal Relationships, 24, 162-184.
Feinstein, B. A., Dyar, C., Bhatia, V., Latack, J. A., & Davila, J. (2016). Conservative beliefs, attitudes toward bisexuality, and willingness to engage in romantic and sexual activities with a bisexual partner. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 45, 1535-1550.
Feinstein, B. A., Latack, J. A., Bhatia, V., Davila, J., & Eaton, N. R. (2016). Romantic relationship involvement as a minority stress buffer in gay/lesbian versus bisexual individuals. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health, 20, 237-257.
Feinstein, B. A., Dyar, C., Bhatia, V., Latack, J. A., & Davila, J. (2014). Willingness to engage in romantic and sexual activities with bisexual partners: Gender and sexual orientation differences. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 1, 255-262.
Feinstein, B., Goldfried, M., & Davila, J. (2012). The relationship between experiences of discrimination and mental health among lesbians and gay men: An examination of internalized homonegativity and rejection sensitivity as potential mechanisms. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80, 917-927.
Starr, L. R., Davila, J., Stroud, C. B., Li, P. C. C., Yoneda, A., Hershenberg, R., Miller, M.R. (2012). Love Hurts (in More Ways Than One): Specificity of psychological symptoms as predictors and consequences of romantic activity among early adolescent girls. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 68, 403-420. doi: 10.1002/jclp.20862.
Stroud, C. B., Davila, J., Hammen, C., & Vrshek-Schallhorn, S. (2011). Severe and nonsevere events in first onsets versus recurrences of depression: Evidence for stress sensitization. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 120, 142-154.
Davila, J., Stroud, C. B., Starr, L. R., Ramsay Miller, M., Yoneda, A., & Hershenberg, R. (2009). Romantic and sexual activities, parent-adolescent stress, and depressive symptoms among early adolescent girls. Journal of Adolescence, 32, 909-924.
Davila, J. (2008). Depressive symptoms and adolescent romance: Theory, research, and implications. Child Development Perspectives, 2, 26-31
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