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Dr. Córdova received a B.A. from the University of New Mexico in 1989 and a M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington at Seattle in 1992 and 1996, respectively. He has been at Clark since 2002.
The goal of Dr. Córdova's research program is to increase our understanding of the processes that affect marital/couples health and deterioration, particularly those processes that promote greater relationship, mental, and physical health. Dr. Córdova's work involves the theoretical delineation of those processes, the demonstration of their proximal role in relationship health, and the construction of empirically testable procedures for their therapeutic use. The principal processes addressed in his work include intimacy, acceptance, and motivating the adoption of relationship healthy practices. Dr. Córdova's current projects include (1) the Marriage Checkup, a relationship health checkup designed to help partners maintain healthy relationships for a lifetime, (2) observing the process of intimacy development in couples' interactions, and (3) studying the role of emotional skillfulness in relationship health.
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Washington, 1996
- M.S. in Clinical Psychology, University of Washington, 1992
- B.A. in Psychology, minor in Sociology, University of New Mexico, 1989
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Scholarly and Creative Works
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Improvements in depressive symptoms following a brief relationship intervention
Published in Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
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2024
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Vol. 50
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Issue #1
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Clarifying and measuring the characteristics of experiences that involve a loss of self or a dissolution of its boundaries
Published in Consciousness and Cognition
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2024
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Vol. 119
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Comparative efficacy of the relationship checkup for same-gender couples.
Published in Journal of Family Psychology
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2024
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“We Felt Emotionally Closer:” A Qualitative Study of Couples’ Communication about Pornography Use
Published in Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
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2024
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Vol. 50
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Issue #2
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The Mindful Path of True Intimacy
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2024
Guilford Publications
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Replacing" Too Little, Too Late" with" a Bit Less, a Bit Sooner".: Exploring the Potential of a Stepped-Care Approach to Relationship Health
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2023
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The influence of relationship pattern labeling on intimacy, acceptance, and relationship satisfaction
Published in Journal of marital and family therapy
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2023
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Vol. 49
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Issue #2
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Brief relationship support as a selective suicide prevention intervention: Piloting the Relationship Checkup in veteran couples with relationship and mental health concerns
Published in Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
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2023
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Vol. 53
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Issue #5
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“Is intimacy contagious?” Intimate safety with parents as a key to emerging adults' social connectedness
Published in Family Relations
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2023
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Vol. 72
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Affirmative adaptations of the Relationship Checkup to meet the needs of LGBTQ couples
Published in Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy
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2023
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Vol. 22
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Issue #4
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Marriage Checkup in Integrated Primary Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Active Duty Military Couples
Published in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
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2022
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Couple variables predicting retention in a brief intervention and research
Published in Family Process
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2022
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College, Career, Commitment, Oh My: How Emerging Adult Women Balance Romantic Relationships, Career Plans, and Financial Stability
Published in Emerging Adulthood
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2022
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Disentangling Acceptance: Direct and Indirect Effects of Partner Acceptance on Felt Acceptance and Relationship Satisfaction.
Published in Journal of Family Psychology
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2021
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Vol. 36
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Issue #3
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The Before Baby Relationship Checkup: A Couples-Based Intervention to Reduce Relationship Risk Factors for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Published in Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
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2021
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Examining the role of therapeutic alliance and split alliance on couples? relationship satisfaction following a brief couple intervention
Published in Contemporary Family Therapy
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2021
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Vol. 43
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Issue #4
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Applications of Behavior Analysis in Healthcare and Beyond
Chapter: Behavior Analysis of Couples: Intimacy as a Vehicle for ChangePublished by Springer
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2021
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The Contribution of Common and Specific Therapeutic Factors to Mindfulness-Based Intervention Outcomes.
Published in Frontiers in Psychology
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2021
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Vol. 11
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Are marital relationships a barrier to health care utilization in Southern Appalachia?: A dyadic examination of the link between marital quality and individual health care usage.
Published in Families, Systems, & Health
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2020
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Vol. 38
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Issue #3
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Consensus and Relationship Distress Before and After a Brief Couples’ Intervention
Published in Journal of Family Psychology
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2020
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Randomized controlled trial of the Marriage Checkup: Depression outcomes.
Published in Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
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2020
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Your place or mine?: Examining the Accessibility and Efficacy of Home-Based Interventions
Published in Family Process
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2020
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Dyadic Latent Profile Analyses and Multilevel Modeling to Examine Differential Response to Couple Relationship Education.
Published in Journal of Family Psychology
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2020
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Attitudes toward relationship treatment among underserved couples.
Published in Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice
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2020
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An implementation study of relationship checkups as home visitations for low-income at-risk couples
Published in Family Process
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2019
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Vol. 58
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Evaluating equanimity: Mindfulness, intimate safety, and relationship satisfaction among meditators
Published in Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice
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2019
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Vol. 8
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Evaluating a Self-Determination Theory-based preventive parenting consultation: The Parent Check-In
Published in Journal of Child and Family Studies
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2019
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Vol. 28
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Awards & Grants
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Taking Time for Us: Healthy Relationships, Healthy Families, Healthy Communities
Administration for Children and Families
May. 3, 2021 - May. 5, 2025
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Effect of Marriage Checkup in Primary Care on Home and Work Health for Active Duty Couples
Department of Defense
Jan. 13, 2021 - Jan. 15, 2024
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Evaluation of a Brief Marriage Intervention for Internal Behavioral Health Consultants in Primary Care.
Department of Defense
Sep. 1, 2015 - Mar. 1, 2020
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Effect of Marriage Checkup in Primary Care on Relational, Psychological, and Work Health for Active Duty Couples with TBI
Department of Defense
Sep. 1, 2024
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Effect of Marriage Checkup in Primary Care on Home and Work Health for Active Duty Couples
Department of Defense
Sep. 1, 2023
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Effect of Marriage Checkup in Primary Care on Home and Work Health for Active Duty Couples
Department of Defense
May. 2, 2022
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