Department of Psychology
1000 E University Ave.
Dept. 3415
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-6303
Principle Investigator: Dr. Robin A. Barry University of Wyoming Phone: (307) 223-5219
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Undergraduate Research Assistants (URAs) are welcome to apply and join the Care and Connect Lab. Undergraduates can help directly with Dr. Barry's work helping those with Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, Caregivers who provide services for those who cannot help themselves, and Prisoners within Wyoming.
Enhancing dementia-capable Wyoming through community partnerships
Evidence-based practices in education & psychosocial programming for prisoners: A study of approaches & modes of delivery in state & federal prisons
Couple & Family Psychology, interpersonal disengagement
Ph.D. 2010 University of Iowa, Clinical Psychology, APA Accredited
Internship 2010 Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, APA Accredited
M.A. 2005 University of Iowa, Clinical Psychology
B.A. 1996 University of Michigan, Political Science and Communication
2016 – present University of Wyoming, Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology
2016 –present Wyoming Center on Aging, University of Wyoming, Program Evaluator
Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program from Health Service and Resources Administration (2016 – present)
Evidence Based Programs Planning Grant from AmeriCorps State and National Planning Grant (2018 – present)
2010 – 2016 University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology
2018 – 2021 $866,453, Administration for Community Living, AoA – Alzheimer’s Disease Program Initiative
Enhancing Dementia-Capable Wyoming through Community Partnerships,Principal Investigator
2018 – 2019 $25,000 University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences
Seed Grant, Evidence-Based Practices in Education and Psychosocial Programming for Prisoners: A Study of Approaches and Modes of Delivery in State and Federal Prisons. Co-Investigator
2018 $10,000 Wyoming Humanities Council
Public Humanities in Prison: A Wyoming Pathways from Prison Initiative. Co-Investigator
Barry, R. A., Barden, E., &Dubac, C. (accepted for publication). Pulling away: Links among disengaged couple communication, relationship distress, and depressive symptoms. Journal of Family Psychology.
Lorenzo, J. M., Barry, R.A., & Khalifian, C. E. (2018). More or less: Social support and individual and relational well-being in newlyweds. Journal of Family Psychology. doi: 10.1037/fam0000440.
LaMotte, A. D., Meis, L. A., Winters, J. J., Barry, R. A., & Murphy, C. M. (2018). Relationship problems among men in treatment for engaging in intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Violence, 33, pp. 75-82. doi:10.1007/s10896-017-9920-9.
Lamotte, A. D., Khalifian, C. E., & Barry, R. A., (2017). Newlyweds' perceptions of partner conflict behaviors and change in intimate safety over time. Journal of Family Psychology, 31, pp. 123-128. doi:10.1037/fam0000244.
Khalifian, C. E., Murphy, C. M., Barry, R. A., & Herman, B. (2016). Skills for Healthy Adult Relationships at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (SHARe@UMBC): Program development and preliminary data. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. doi: 10.1177/0886260516662303
Khalifian, C. E. & Barry, R. A. (2016). Trust, attachment and mindfulness influence intimacy and disengagement during newlyweds’ discussions of relationship transgressions. Journal of Family Psychology, 30, pp. 592-601. doi:10.1037/fam0000194.
Barden, E. P., Barry, R. A., Khalifian, C. E., & Bates, J. M. (2016). Sociocultural influences on positive affect: Social support adequacy from ones’ spouse and the intersections of race and SES. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 35, 455-470.
Brock, R. L., Barry, R. A., Lawrence, E., Rolffs, J., Dey, J., & Langer, A. (2015). Online administration of questionnaires assessing psychological, physical, and sexual aggression: Establishing psychometric equivalence. Psychology of Violence, 5, 294-304. doi.org/10.1037/a0037835
Barry, R. A. & Lawrence, E. (2013). “Don’t stand so close to me”: An attachment perspective of disengagement and avoidance in marriage. Journal of Family Psychology, 27, 484-494. doi: 10.1037/a0032867
Brock, R. L., Barry, R. A., Lawrence, E., Dey, J., Rolffs, J. (2012). Internet administration of paper-and-pencil questionnaires used in couple research: Assessing psychometric equivalence. Assessment, 19, 226-242.
Veenstra, A. L., Lakey, B., Cohen, J. L., Neely, L. C., Orehek, E., Barry, R. A., & Abeare, C.A. (2011). Forecasting the specific providers that recipients will perceive as uniquely supportive. Personal Relationships, 14, 677-696.
Erbes, C. R., Arbisi, P. A., Kehle, S. M., Ferrier-Auerbach, A. G., Barry, R. A., & Polusny, M. A. (2011). The distinctiveness of hardiness, positive emotionality, and negative emotionality in National Guard soldier. Journal of Research in Personality, 45,508-512.
Lawrence, E., Barry, R. A., Brock, R. L., Bunde, M., Langer, A., Ro, E., Fazio, E., Mulryan, L., Hunt, S., Madsen, L., & Dzankovic, S. (2011). The Relationship Quality Interview: Evidence for reliability, convergent and divergent validity, and incremental validity. Psychological Assessment, 23, 44-63.
Kochanska, G., Sanghag, K., Barry, R. A., & Philibert, R. A. (2011). Children’s genotypes interact with maternal responsive care in predicting competence: Diathesis-stress or differential susceptibility? Development and Psychopathology, 23, 605-616.
Department of Psychology
1000 E University Ave.
Dept. 3415
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-6303