Dr. Snyder has been recognized internationally for his research on couple relationships and for his outcome research on couple therapy. He is the author of the widely-used Marital Satisfaction Inventory. He published one of the few controlled studies comparing behavioral with nonbehavioral approaches to couple therapy. A four-year follow-up study of his couples treatment research funded by the National Institute of Mental Health was recognized by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy as the Outstanding Research Contribution in 1991. Dr. Snyder is coeditor of two texts on Treating Difficult Couples and Couple-Based Interventions for Military and Veteran Families published by Guilford Press, and is coeditor of a text on Emotion Regulation in Couples and Families published by the American Psychological Association. He has two additional books with Guilford Press that address working with couples recovering from an affair, including Getting Past the Affair: A Program to Help You Cope, Heal, and Move On, and Helping Couples Get Past the Affair: A Clinician's Guide. Dr. Snyder recently coedited the 6th edition of the Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, also published by Guilford Press.
Dr. Snyder received the 2005 Award from the American Psychological Association for Distinguished Contributions to Family Psychology, and the 2015 Distinguished Psychologist Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology and Psychotherapy. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Divisions of Couple and Family Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Military Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Quantitative and Qualitative Methods. He is also a Fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and the Society for Personality Assessment. Dr. Snyder has served as Editor of the Clinician's Research Digest and as Associate Editor for the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and for the Journal of Family Psychology. He also serves on the editorial boards of numerous journals in clinical psychology and family therapy.
- Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States) 1978
- B.A. in Psychology, Wittenberg University - (Springfield, Ohio, United States) 1974
Academic Articles117
- Heyman, R. E., Lorber, M. F., Kim, S., Wojda-Burlij, A. K., Stanley, S. M., Ivic, A., ... Beach, S. (2023). Overlap of relationship distress and intimate partner violence in community samples.. 37(1), 37-44.
- Stanton, K., Creech, S. K., Snyder, D. K., & McKee, G. B. (2022). Combat exposure and mental health outcomes: The incremental impact of nonsexual harassment on women veterans.. Psychological Trauma. 14(4), 597-604.
- Lebow, J., & Snyder, D. K. (2022). Couple therapy in the 2020s: Current status and emerging developments.. Family Process. 61(4), 1359-1385.
- Cigrang, J., Balderrama-Durbin, C., Snyder, D. K., Parsons, A. M., Lorko, K., Gupta, A., ... Yahle, C. (2021). Predicting Marital Health From Adverse Childhood Experiences Among United States Air Force Active-Duty Personnel. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice.
- Whisman, M. A., Salinger, J. M., Gilmour, A. L., Steele, B. A., & Snyder, D. K. (2021). Love and war: Prospective associations between relationship distress and incidence of psychiatric disorders in active-duty Army personnel.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 130(1), 3-8.
Books5
- Gurman, A. S., Lebow, J. L., & Snyder, D. K. (2015). Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, Fifth Edition. Guilford Publications.
- Margola, D., Gennari, M., & Snyder, D. K. (2014). Terapie di coppia. L'approccio integrativo e l'approccio relazionale-simbolico.
- Snyder, D. K., & Monson, C. M. (2012). Couple-Based Interventions for Military and Veteran Families A Practitioner's Guide. Guilford Press.
- Baucom, D. H., Snyder, D. K., & Gordon, K. C. (2011). Helping Couples Get Past the Affair A Clinician's Guide. Guilford Press.
- Snyder, D. K., Baucom, D. H., & Gordon, K. C. (2007). Getting Past the Affair A Program to Help You Cope, Heal, and Move On-- Together Or Apart. Guilford Press.
Chapters45
- Snyder, D. K., & BalderramaDurbin, C. M. (2020). Current Status and Challenges in Systemic Family Therapy with Couples. The Handbook of Systemic Family Therapy. 1-25. Wiley.
- Snyder, D. K., & BalderramaDurbin, C. M. (2020). Current Status and Challenges in Systemic Family Therapy with Couples. The Handbook of Systemic Family Therapy. 1-25. Wiley.
- BalderramaDurbin, C. M., Snyder, D. K., Heyman, R. E., & Haynes, S. N. (2020). Systematic and Culturally Sensitive Assessment of Couple Distress. The Handbook of Systemic Family Therapy. 27-48. Wiley.
- BalderramaDurbin, C. M., Snyder, D. K., Heyman, R. E., & Haynes, S. N. (2020). Systematic and Culturally Sensitive Assessment of Couple Distress. The Handbook of Systemic Family Therapy. 27-48. Wiley.
- Gordon, K. C., Amer, Z., Lenger, K. A., Brem, M. J., Baucom, D. H., & Snyder, D. K. (2020). Forgiveness and the Dark Side of Intimate Relationships Infidelity, Intimate Partner Violence, and Divorce. HANDBOOK OF FORGIVENESS, 2ND EDITION. 153-163.
Conference Papers1
- Snyder, D. K., Baucom, D., & Gordon, K. (2008). Treating affair couples: An integrative approach to resolving trauma and promoting forgiveness. International Journal of Psychology. 43(3-4), 40-40.
Books2
- (2006). Emotion Regulation in Couples and Families Pathways to Dysfunction and Health. Amer Psychological Assn.
- (2003). Treating Difficult Couples Helping Clients with Coexisting Mental and Relationship Disorders. Guilford Press.
Principal Investigator1
- Fellow conferred by American Psychological Association - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) - Division 5: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods 1989
- Fellow conferred by American Psychological Association - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) - Division 12: Society of Clinical Psychology 1989
- PBSI485 Directed Studies Instructor
- PBSI491 Hnr-research Instructor
- PBSI491 Research Instructor
- PBSI614 Practicum In Psycholgy Instructor
- PBSI623 Psyc Assessment I Instructor
- Osborne, Laura J. (2015-12). Predictors of Pain and Somatic Functioning Following a Combat Deployment. (Master's Thesis)
- Stanton, Kimberley (2015-12). Gender Differences in Emotional and Sexual Intimacy: An Examination Using Item Response Theory. (Master's Thesis)
- Balderrama-Durbin, Christina Marie (2015-06). Combat Disclosure in Intimate Relationships: A Mediator between Partner Support and Posttraumatic Stress. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Fissette, Caitlin Lee (2015-06). Predictors of Alcohol Misuse Across the Deployment Cycle. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Gasbarrini, Molly F (2013-07). Investigating the Relation Between Stress and Marital Satisfaction: The Interaction Effects of Dyadic Coping and Communication. (Doctoral Dissertation)
