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Irwin Sandler

Irwin Sandler, Ph.D.

Dr. Sandler has been conducting research on children and families in high stress situations for over 20 years. His current interests focus on understanding the role of coping and coping efficacy in promoting health adaptation to stress, the assessment of stress events and ongoing chronic difficulties, and preventive interventions for children of divorce and bereaved children.

Positions

  • Director, Program for Prevention Research, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
  • Regent's Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

 

Education

  • Ph.D., 1971, University of Rochester, Clinical Psychology

 

Relevant Publications

  • Ayers, T. S., Kennedy, C. L., Sandler, I. N., & Stokes, J. (2003). Bereavement, adolescents. In M. Bloom & T. P. Gullotta (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention. (pp. 221-229). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.
  • Haine, R. A., Sandler, I. N., Wolchik, S. A., Tein, J., & Dawson-McClure, S. R.(2003). Changing the legacy of divorce: Evidence from prevention programs and future directions. Family Relations, 52, 397-405.
  • Dawson-McClure, S. R., Sandler, I. N., Wolchik, S. A., & Millsap, R. E. (2004) Prediction and reduction of risk for children of divorce: A six-year longitudinal study. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 32, 175-190.
  • Goodman, M., Bonds, D., Sandler, I., & Braver, S. (2004) Parent psychoeducational programs and reducing the negative effects of interparental conflict following divorce. Family Court Review, 42, 1-17.
  • Winslow, E. B., Sandler, I. N., & Wolchik, S. A. (2005). Building resilience in all children: A public health approach. In R. B. Brooks, & S. Goldstein (Eds.), Handbook of resilience in children. (pp.337-356). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

 

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