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David Almeida

Department Affiliation:  Human Development and Family Studies
Education: PhD, Psychology, University of Victoria, 1993
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POSITION TITLE:  Professor of Human Development and Family Studies

RESEARCH INTERESTS:  Daily stress processes; family factors in mental health; work and family linkages; fatherhood; statistical techniques for measuring change.

RESEARCH AREAS:

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Family Processes

GRANTS: 

Personality and Well-Being Trajectories in Adulthood (2005-2008)

Work Stress, Health and Parenting Among Hotel Employees (2005-2008)

Changes in Daily Stress and Well-Being (2007-2008)

Daily Stress and Well-Being During Adulthood (2007-2010)

Daily Diary Evaluation of the Health Benefits of a Workplace Intervention (2008-2013)

The Effects of a Workplace Intervention on the Family Settings and Health of Employees' Children (2009-2013)


PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE: 

1996-2000 Assistant Professor, Division of Family Studies and Human Development, School of Family and Consumer Resources, University of Arizona

2000-2003 Associate Professor, Division of Family Studies and Human Development, School of Family and Consumer Resources, University of Arizona

2002-2003 Visiting Scholar, Institute on Aging, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2003 Visiting Scholar, Institute on Education, University of London

2004-2007 Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University

2007-Present Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University


HONORS, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FELLOWSHIPS: 

1994 MacArthur Foundation Research Network Affiliate

1996 Outstanding Alumni Award, California State University, Northridge

1999 Teaching Award of Merit, National Association of Colleges of Agriculture, College of Agriculture, University of Arizona

Editorial Board, Psychology and Aging

Editorial Board, Journal of Health and Social Behavior


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: 

Almeida, D.M. , E. Wethington and R.C. Kessler (2002). "The Daily Inventory of Stressful Experiences (DISE): An Interview-Based Approach for Measuring Daily Stressors." Assessment 9(1):41-55. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Almeida, D.M. , K.A. McGonagle , R.M. Cate , R.C. Kessler and E. Wethington (2002). "Psychosocial Moderators of Emotional Reactivity to Marital Arguments: Results from a Daily Diary Study." Marriage and Family Review 34(1-2):89-113. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Grzywacz, J.G. , D.M. Almeida and D.A. McDonald (2002). "Work-Family Spillover and Daily Reports of Work and Family Stress in the Adult Labor Force." Family Relations 51(1):28-36. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Almeida, D.M. (2004). "Using Daily Diaries to Assess Temporal Friction Between Work and Family." In Crouter, A.C. and A. Booth (Eds.) , Work-Family Challenges for Low-Income Parents and Their Children. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. (pp. 127-136)

Almeida, D.M. and M.C. Horn (2004). "Is Daily Life More Stressful during Middle Adulthood?." In Brim, O.G. , C.D. Ryff and R.C. Kessler (Eds.) , How Healthy Are We? A National Study of Well-Being at Midlife. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. (pp. 425-451)

Grzywacz, J.G. , D.M. Almeida , S.D. Neupert and S.L. Ettner (2004). "Socioeconomic Status and Health: A Micro-Level Analysis of Exposure and Vulnerability to Daily Stressors." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 45(1):1-16. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

McDonald, D.A. and D.M. Almeida (2004). "The Interweave of Fathers' Daily Work Experiences and Fathering Behaviors." Fathering 2(3):235-251. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Mroczek, D.K. and D.M. Almeida (2004). "The Effect of Daily Stress, Personality, and Age on Daily Negative Affect." Journal of Personality 72(2):355-378. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Serido, J. , D.M. Almeida and E. Wethington (2004). "Chronic Stressors and Daily Hassles: Unique and Interactive Relationships with Psychological Distress." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 45(1):17-33. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Almeida, D.M. (2005). "Resilience and Vulnerability to Daily Stressors Assessed via Diary Methods." Current Directions in Psychological Science 14(2):64-68. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Almeida, D.M. and D.A. McDonald (2005). "The National Story: How Americans Spend Their Time on Work, Family, and Community." In Heymann, J. (Ed.) , Unfinished Work: Building Equality and Democracy in an Era of Working Families. New York: New Press.

Almeida, D.M. , S.D. Neupert , S.R. Banks and J. Serido (2005). "Do Daily Stress Processes Account for Socioeconomic Health Disparities?." Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 60(Spec. No. 2):S34-S39. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Birditt, K.S. , K.L. Fingerman and D.M. Almeida (2005). "Age Differences in Exposure and Reactions to Interpersonal Tensions: A Daily Diary Study." Psychology and Aging 20(2):330-340. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Mallers, M.H. , D.M. Almeida and S.D. Neupert (2005). "Women's Daily Physical Health Symptoms and Stressful Experiences across Adulthood." Psychology & Health 20(3):389-403. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Almeida, D.M. , J. Serido and D.A. McDonald (2006). "Daily Life Stressors of Early and Late Baby Boomers." In Whitbourne, S.K. and S.L. Willis (Eds.) , The Baby Boomers Grow Up: Contemporary Perspectives on Midlife. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc., Publishers. (pp. 165-183)

Almeida, D.M. , D.K. Mroczek and M. Neiss (2006). "Commentary: Can Self-Regulation Explain Age Differences in Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Reports of Psychological Distress?." In Schaie, K.W. and L.L. Carstensen (Eds.) , Social Structures, Aging, and Self-Regulation in the Elderly. New York: Springer Publishing Co.. (pp. 95-122)

Charles, S.T. and D.M. Almeida (2006). "Daily Reports of Symptoms and Negative Affect: Not All Symptoms Are the Same." Psychology & Health 21(1):1-17. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Mroczek, D.K. , D.M. Almeida , A. Spiro and C. Pafford (2006). "Modeling Intraindividual Stability and Change in Personality." In Mroczek, D.K. (Ed.) , Handbook of Personality Development. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers. (pp. 163-180)

Neupert, S.D. , D.M. Almeida , D.K. Mroczek and A. Spiro (2006). "Daily Stressors and Memory Failures in a Naturalistic Setting: Findings from the VA Normative Aging Study." Psychology and Aging 21(2):424-429. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Neupert, S.D. , D.M. Almeida , D.K. Mroczek and A. Spiro (2006). "The Effects of the Columbia Shuttle Disaster on the Daily Lives of Older Adults: Findings from the VA Normative Aging Study." Aging & Mental Health 10(3):272-281. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Ridley, C.A. , R.M. Cate , D.M. Collins , A.L. Reesing , A.A. Lucero , M.S. Gilson and D.M. Almeida (2006). "The Ebb and Flow of Marital Lust: A Relational Approach." Journal of Sex Research 43(2):144-153. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Yorgason, J.B. , D.M. Almeida , S.D. Neupert , A. Spiro and L. Hoffman (2006). "A Dyadic Examination of Daily Health Symptoms and Emotional Well-Being in Late-Life Couples." Family Relations 55(5):613-624. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Charles, S.T. and D.M. Almeida (2007). "Genetic and Environmental Effects on Daily Life Stressors: More Evidence for Greater Variation in Later Life." Psychology and Aging 22(2):331-340. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Neupert, S.D. , D.M. Almeida and S.T. Charles (2007). "Age Differences in Reactivity to Daily Stressors: The Role of Personal Control." Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 62(4):P216-P225. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Piazza, J.R. , S.T. Charles and D.M. Almeida (2007). "Living With Chronic Health Conditions: Age Differences in Affective Well-Being." The Journals of Gerontology 62B(6):P313-P321. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Aronson, K.R. , D.M. Almeida , R.S. Stawski , L.C. Klein and L.T. Kozlowski (2008). "Smoking Is Associated with Worse Mood on Stressful Days: Results from a National Diary Study." Annals of Behavioral Medicine 36(3):259-269. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Asbury, K. , D.M. Almeida , J. Hibel , N. Harlaar and R. Plomin (2008). "Clones in the Classroom: A Daily Diary Study of the Nonshared Environmental Relationship between Monozygotic Twin Differences in School Experience and Achievement." Twin Research and Human Genetics 11(6):586-595. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Davis, K.D. , W.B. Goodman , A.E. Pirretti and D.M. Almeida (2008). "Nonstandard Work Schedules, Perceived Family Well-Being, and Daily Stressors." Journal of Marriage and Family 70(4):991-1003. PMCID: PMC2634860?? |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Edwards, R.R. , D.M. Almeida , B. Klick , J.A. Haythornthwaite and M.T. Smith (2008). "Duration of Sleep Contributes to Next-Day Pain Report in the General Population." Pain 137(1):202-207. PMCID: PMC2527580?? |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Grzywacz, J.G. and D.M. Almeida (2008). "Stress and Binge Drinking: A Daily Process Examination of Stressor Pile-Up and Socioeconomic Status in Affect Regulation." International Journal of Stress Management 15(4):364-380. PMCID: PMC2705115?? |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Savla, J. , D.M. Almeida , A. Davey and S.H. Zarit (2008). "Routine Assistance to Parents: Effects on Daily Mood and Other Stressors." Journals of Gerontology Series B--Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 63(3):S154-S161. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Stawski, R.S. , M.J. Sliwinski , D.M. Almeida and J.M. Smyth (2008). "Reported Exposure and Emotional Reactivity to Daily Stressors: The Roles of Adult Age and Global Perceived Stress." Psychology and Aging 23(1):52-61. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

O'Neill, J.W. , M.M. Harrison , J. Cleveland , D.M. Almeida , R.S. Stawski and A.C. Crouter (2009). "Work-Family Climate, Organizational Commitment, and Turnover: Multilevel Contagion Effects of Leaders." Journal of Vocational Behavior 74(1):18-29. PMCID: PMC2675786?? |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Seltzer, M.M. , D.M. Almeida , J.S. Greenberg , J. Savla , R.S. Stawski , J. Hong and J.L. Taylor (2009). "Psychosocial and Biological Markers of Daily Lives of Midlife Parents of Children with Disabilities." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 50(1):1-15. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Skaff, M.M. , J.T. Mullan , D.M. Almeida , L. Hoffman , U. Masharani , D. Mohr and L. Fisher (2009). "Daily Negative Mood Affects Fasting Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes." Health Psychology 28(3):265-272. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Smith, L.E. , J. Hong , M.M. Seltzer , J.S. Greenberg , D.M. Almeida and S.L. Bishop (In Press). "Daily Experiences among Mothers of Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

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