Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals:

Wasarhaley, N. E., Golding, J. M., Lynch, K.R., & Keller, P. S. (in press). The impact of abuse allegations in perceiving patricide in the courtroom.  Psychology, Crime, and Law.

Keller, P.S., El-Sheikh, M., Granger, D. A., & Buckhalt, J. A. (in press). Interactions between salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase as predictors of children’s cognitive functioning and academic performance. Physiology & Behavior. Impact Factor =2.891

Kashdan, T. B., DeWall, C. N., Pond, R. S., Lambert, N. M., Fincham, F. D., Silvia, P. J., & Keller, P. S. (in press). Curiosity protects against interpersonal aggression:  Cross-sectional, daily process, and behavioral evidence. Journal of Personality.

Keller, P. S., & El-Sheikh, M. (2011). Latent change score modeling of psychophysiological data:  An empirical instantiation using electrodermal responding. Psychophysiology, 48, 1578-1587. Impact Factor = 3.264

Keller, P. S., Gilbert, L. N., Koss, K., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2011). Parental problem drinking, marital aggression, and child emotional insecurity:  A longitudinal investigation. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 72, 711-722. Impact Factor = 2.128

Golding, J. M., Hodell, E. C., Dunlap, E. E., Wasarhaley, N. E., & Keller, P. S. (in press). When a son steals money from his mother:  Courtroom perceptions of elder financial exploitation. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect.

Wood, N. D., Crane, D. R., & Keller, P. S. (2011). Tracking marital adjustment, hostility, and physical functioning across time in a therapy population:  A biopsychosocial model.  Contemporary Family Therapy, 33, 242-252.

Keller, P. S. & El-Sheikh, M. (2011). Children’s emotional security and sleep:  Longitudinal relations and directions of effects. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 52, 64-71. Impact Factor = 5.85

Combs, D. J. Y. & Keller, P. S. (2010). Politicians and Trustworthiness:  Acting Contrary to Self-Interest Enhances Trustworthiness. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 32, 328-339.

Keller, P. S., El-Sheikh, M., Vaugh, B. E., & Granger, D. A. (2010). Relations between Mucosal Immunity and Children’s Mental Health:  The Role of Child Sex. Physiology & Behavior, 101, 705-712. Impact Factor = 2.891

Buckhalt, J. A., El-Sheikh, M., Keller, P. S., & Kelly, R. J. (2009). Concurrent and longitudinal relationships between children’s sleep and cognitive functioning:  The moderating role of parent education. Child Development, 80, 875-892.

El-Sheikh, M., Kouros, C. D., Erath, S. A., Keller, P. S., Cummings, E. M., & Staton, L. (2009). Marital conflict and children’s externalizing behavior:  Interactions between parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system activity. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 74.

Keiley, M., Keller, P. S., & El-Sheikh, M. (2009). Effects of Physical and Verbal Aggression, Depression, and Anxiety on Drinking Behavior of Married Partners:  A Prospective and Retrospective Longitudinal Examination. Aggressive Behavior, 35, 296-312.

Keller, P. S., Cummings, E. M., Peterson, K. M., & Davies, P. T. (2009). Marital conflict in the context of parental depressive symptoms:  Implications for the development of children’s adjustment problems. Social Development, 18, 536-555. Impact Factor = 1.717

Keller, P. S. & El-Sheikh, M. (2009). Salivary alpha-amylase as a longitudinal predictor of children’s externalizing symptoms:  Respiratory sinus arrhythmia as a moderator of effects.  Psychoneuroendocrinology, 34, 633-643. Impact Factor = 5.168

Keller, P. S., El-Sheikh, M., Keiley, M., & Liao, P. (2009). Longitudinal relations between marital aggression and alcohol problems. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 23, 2-13. Impact Factor = 2.101

Klaczynski, P. A., Daniel, D. B., & Keller, P. S. (2009). Appearance idealization, body esteem, causal attributions, and ethnic variations in the development of obesity stereotypes. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 30, 537-551.

Cumings, E. M., Schermerhorn, A. C., Keller, P. S., & Davies, P. T. (2008). Parental depressive symptoms, children’s representations of family relationships, and child adjustment. Social Development, 17, 278-305.

Keller, P. S., Cummings, E. M., Davies, P. T., & Mitchell, P. M. (2008). Longitudinal relations between parental drinking problems, family functioning, and child adjustment. Development and Psychopathology, 20, 195-212. Impact Factor =4.95

Keller, P. S., El-Sheikh, M., & Buckhalt, J. A. (2008). Children’s attachment to parents and their academic functioning:  Sleep disruptions as moderators of effects. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 29, 441-449. Impact Factor = 2.205

El-Sheikh, M., Buckhalt, J. A., Keller, P. S., & Granger, D. A. (2008). Children’s objective and subjective sleep disruptions:  Links with afternoon cortisol levels. Health Psychology, 27, 26-33.

Keller, P. S., Cummings, E. M., Davies, P. T., & Lubke, G. (2007). Children’s behavioral reactions to marital conflict as a function of exposure to parents’ conflict behaviors and alcohol problems. The European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 4, 157-177. Impact Factor = 1.031

Cummings, E. M., El-Sheikh, M., Kouros, C. D., & Keller, P. S. (2007). Children’s sympathetic nervous system arousal as a mechanism of risk in the context of parental depressive symptoms. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48, 436-445.

El-Sheikh, M., Buckhalt, J. A., Keller, P. S., Cummings, E. M., & Acebo, C. (2007). Child emotional insecurity and academic achievement:  The role of sleep disruptions. Journal of Family Psychology, 21, 29-38.

El-Sheikh, M., Erath, S. A., & Keller, P. S. (2007). Children’s sleep and adjustment:  The moderating role of vagal regulation. Journal of Sleep Research, 16, 396-405.

El-Sheikh, M., Keller, P. S., & Erath, S. A. (2007).  Marital conflict and risk for child maladjustment over time:  Skin conductance level reactivity as a vulnerability factor. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 35, 715-727.

Buckhalt, J. A., El-Sheikh, M., & Keller, P. S. (2007). Children’s sleep and cognitive functioning:  Race and socioeconomic status as moderators of effects. Child Development, 78, 213-231.

El-Sheikh, M., Buckhalt, J. A., Cummings, E. M., & Keller, P. S. (2007). Sleep disruptions and emotional insecurity are pathways of risk for children.  Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48, 88-96.

Cummings, E. M., Keller, P. S., & Davies, P. T. (2005). Towards a family process model of maternal and paternal depressive symptoms:  Exploring multiple relations with child and family functioning. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 46, 479-489.

Keller, P. S., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2005). The role of discord and parenting in relations between parental problem drinking and child adjustment. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 46, 943-951. Impact Factor = 5.85

Book Chapters:

Keller, P. S. (2011). Sleep and attachment. In M. El-Sheikh (Ed), Sleep and Development:  Familial and Socio-Cultural Influences (pp.49-78). New York, NY:  Oxford University Press.

Keller, P. S., Cummings, E. M., & El-Sheikh, M. (2009). Hostility and aggression in the marital relationship:  Links to children’s cardiovascular reactivity and sensitization. In S. Bhave & S. Saini (Eds.), The AHA-Syndrome and Cardiovascular Diseases (pp. 99-105). New Delhi, India:  I.K. International Publishers.

Keller, P. S., Buckhalt, J. A., & El-Sheikh, M. (2008). Links between family functioning and children’s sleep. In A. Ivanenko (Ed.), Sleep and Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents (pp. 49-59). New York, NY:  Informa Healthcare.

Cummings, E. M., & Keller, P. S. (2007). How interparental conflict affects children. In S. M. Powell (Ed.), Directions in Mental Health Counseling (pp. 85-96). New York:  Hatherleigh Press.

Cummings, E. M. & Keller, P. S. (2006). Marital discord and children’s emotional self-regulation. In D. K. Snyder, J. A. Simpson, & J. N. Hughes (Eds.), Emotion regulation in couples and families:  Pathways to dysfunction and health (pp. 163-182). Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association.

Mitchell, P., Faircloth, W. B., & Keller, P. S. (2006). Marital conflict and the aftermath of divorce:  Prevention programs for children. In J. Borkowski & C. Weaver (Eds.), Prevention:  The science and art of promoting healthy child and adolescent development (pp. 241-268). Baltimore, MD:  Brookes Publishing.