Lab Publications
Cole, B. P. & Molloy, S. Hope and Parenting. (2023). Current Issues in Psychology, 49. doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101554
Rasmussen, H. N., England, E., & Cole, B.P. Hope and Physical Health (2023). Current Issues in Psychology, 49. doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101549
Cole, B. P., & Patterson, T. (2022). Positive masculinity and fatherhood. Handbook of Psychology of Fatherhood. Springer.
Molloy, S., Cole, B. P., Singley, D. B., Dye, A., & Ingram, P. (2022). Transition to fatherhood. Handbook of Psychology of Fatherhood. Springer.
Patterson, T.; Fiene, S., & Cole, B. P. (2021). No less of a man: Exploring the impact of empathic writing on male rape myth acceptance. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Online first publication. https:doi.org/10.1177/08862605211035872
Cole, B. P., Ingram, P., Dye, A., Molloy, S., & Singley, D. B. (2021). Development and validation of the Hope for Parenting Scale. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 10, 124-135. https://doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000164
Molloy, S., Singley, D. B., Ingram, P., Cole, B. P., & Dye, A. D. (2021). ¡Que Padre! Measuring Latino Fathers’ Involvement with Infants. Family Relations. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12543
Patterson, T. & Cole, B. P. (2021). Masculine contingency and rape myth acceptance in heterosexual men: Hope as a moderator? Psychology of Men and Masculinities. doi: 10.1037/men0000332
Cole, B. P., Singley, D. B., Molloy, S., Ingram, P., Dye, A., & Isacco, A. (2020) Doing it all for my baby: Multidimensional determinants of paternal involvement with infants. Journal of Family Issues. doi: 10.1177/0192513X20926221
Cole, B. P., Moffitt-Carney, K., Patterson, T., & Willard, R. (2021). Psychology of Men and Masculinities’ Focus on Positive Aspects of Men’s functioning: A content analysis and call to action. Psychology of Men and Masculinities, 22, 39-47. doi: 10.1037/men0000264
Cole, B. P., Brennan, M., Tyler, E., & Willard, R. (2019). Predicting men’s acceptance of sexual violence myths through conformity to masculine norms, sexism, and “locker room talk.” Psychology of Men and Masculinities. doi: 10.1037/men0000248
Cole, B. P. & Ingram, P. (2020). Where do I turn for help? Gender role conflict, self-stigma, and college men’s help-seeking for depression. Psychology of Men and Masculinities, 1-12. doi:10.1037/men0000245
Lopez, S. J., Snyder, C. R., Rasmussen, H. N., & Cole, B. P. (2019). Striking a vital balance: Developing a complementary focus on human weakness and strength through positive psychological assessment. In Gallagher, M. W. & Lopez, S. J. (Eds.), Positive psychological assessment: A handbook of models and measures (2nd Ed.). Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
Cole, B. P., Petronzi, G. Singley, D., & Baglieri, M. (2019). Gender socialization and men’s psychotherapy preferences. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 19, 45-56. doi:10/1002/capr.12201
Cole, B. P. & Davidson, M. M. (2019). Exploring men’s perceptions about men with depression. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 20, 459-466. doi:10.1037/men0000176
Singley, D. B., Cole, B. P., Hammer, J., Molloy, S., Rowell, A., & Isacco, A. (2018). Development and validation of the Paternal Involvement with Infants Scale. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 19, 167- 183. doi:10.1037/men0000094
Rasmussen, H., O’Byrne, K. K., Vandament, M., & Cole, B. P. (2017). Hope and physical health. In Matthew W. Gallagher & S. J. Lopez (Eds.) Oxford Handbook of Hope (2nd ed.) New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Davidson, M. M., Lozano, N. M., Cole, B. P., & Gervais, S.J. (2015). Relations between intimate partner violence and forgiveness among college women. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30, 3217-3243. doi:10.1177/0886260514555008
Bartholomew, T. T., Scheel, M. J., & Cole, B. P. (2015). Development and validation of the Hope for Change through Counseling Scale. The Counseling Psychologist, 43, 671-702. doi:10.1177/0011000015589190
Lab Presentations
Cole, B. P., Hensley, K., Swisher, S., England, E., Zaeske, L., Adams, H., & Butler, C. (August, 2023). Hope Through Strengths: A positive psychotherapy training clinic. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Zaeske, L., Frey, B., Cole, B. P., Dye, A., Swisher, S., & Adams, H. (August, 2023). Assessing functioning after negative religious/spiritual experiences: A pilot study. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Harosh, I. & Cole, B. P. (August, 2023). Perceptions of masculinity’s impact on positive functioning. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Adams, H. Cole, B. P., Zaeske, L., & England, E. (August, 2023). Man up and be nice: A study on new masculinity and self-compassion. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
England, E., Cole, B. P., Ohm, J. & Adams, H. (August, 2023). You lookin at me? The impacts of upward social comparison on men’s well-being. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Ohm, J. & Cole, B. P. (August, 2023). Do you even friend, bro? Development and validation of a friendship scale. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Cole, B. P. (August, 2022). Positive psychology and fatherhood. In Cole, B. P. & Molloy, S. (Chairs) This is not your father’s fatherhood: Multidisciplinary exploration of contemporary fatherhood. Symposium presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Swisher, S. & Cole, B. P. (August, 2022). Masculinity, loneliness, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Harosh, I. & Cole, B. P. (August, 2022). Professional athletes’ impact on breaking self-stigma around help- seeking. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Cole, B. P., & Ingram, P. B. (June, 2022). Using the MMPI-3 to predict treatment engagement and outcomes in a community telehealth clinic using a positive psychology treatment protocol. Session presented at the annual MMPI Symposium.
Cole, B. P. & Ploharz, S. (August, 2021). Hope Through Strengths. In Cole, B. P. (Chair) Applications of Positive Psychology During the Pandemic. Symposium presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association.
Kane, M. L., Cole, B. P., & Patterson, T. P. (August, 2021). Black identity’s impact on well-being and hope in Black men. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Dye, A. R., Cole, B. P., Swisher, S., Harosh, I., & Patterson, T. P. (August, 2021). Perceptions of paternal perinatal depression. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Fiene, S., Cole, B. P., Kerr, B., & Hensley, K. (August, 2021). Exploring mental health provider and consumer attitudes toward telehealth amidst Covid-19. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Dye, A. & Cole, B. P. (October, 2020). Development of the Hope for Parenting Scale. In Singley, D. (Chair) What’s right with dads? Toward an intersectional strengths-based understanding of paternal perinatal mental health. Symposium presented at the biannual conference of the International Marcé Society.
Cole, B. P. & Dye. A. (October, 2020). Flourishing Fathers. In Singley, D. (Chair) What’s right with dads? Toward an intersectional strengths-based understanding of paternal perinatal mental health. Symposium presented at the biannual conference of the International Marcé Society.
Cole., B. P., Moffitt-Carney, K., & Patterson, T. (August, 2020). Psychology of Men and Masculinities’ focus on positive aspects of men’s functioning: A content analysis and call to action. In Cole, B. P. (Chair) Positive psychology and masculinities: Developing broader frameworks. Symposium presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Patterson, T., Fiene, S. & Cole, B. P. (August, 2020). The impact of male survivor stories. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Cole, B. P. & Dye, A. (August, 2019). Assessing father involvement in the 21st century. In Isacco, A. & Azzam, P. (Chairs) Reconstructing dad: Conceptualizing fatherhood in the psychology of men and masculinities. Symposium presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Cole, B. P. & Dye, A. (August, 2019). Hope in early fatherhood. In Singley, D. (Chair). Que Padre! An intersectional strengths-based exploration of Latino fathers. Symposium presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Brennan, M. & Cole, B. P. (August, 2019). Kept by my brothers: Help-seeking attitudes amongst college men. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Willard, R., Fox, T., & Cole, B. P. (August, 2019 The internal structure of positive and negative emotions: A confirmatory factor analysis of the mDES. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Ploharz, S. & Cole, B. P. (August, 2019). A predictive model of unrestricted sexual behaviors among men. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Patterson, T. & Cole, B. P. (August, 2019). Rape and sexual assault myths: Contributions of masculine self-worth and hope. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Baglieri, M. & Cole, B. P. (August, 2018). Even Beyoncé got cheated on: Infidelity as a men’s issue, not a relationship issue. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Baglieri, M., Patterson, T. & Cole, B. P. (August, 2018). What’s feminism got to do with it? Attachment, masculinity, and romance. Poster presented at the convention of the American Psychological Association.
Moffit, K., Fox, T. & Cole, B. P. (August, 2018). Got hope? The influence of gender role conflict on romantic relationship hope. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Brennan, M., Tyler, E., & Cole, B. P. (August, 2018). “It’s just locker room talk:” Predicting men’s acceptance of sexual violence myths. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association
Amini, B., Cole, B. P., & Baglieri, M. (August, 2018). Broken bonds: The effect of childhood trauma on men’s romantic relationships. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Patterson, T. P. & Cole, B. P. (August, 2018). Shed tackles, not tears: athletic climate and gender role socialization in football. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Doctoral Dissertations
Amanda Lappin- The role of stigma and identity in help-seeking attitudes and intentions of LGB People.
Aaron Van Gorp- Is career adaptability only for the privileged? Examining career barriers and occupational engagement as predictors of career adaptability.
Troy Fox- Differences between the relationship of academic distress and eating and alcohol concerns in non-military versus military students and the mediating and moderating role of social support.
Aishah Parham- An exploration of social media’s impact on decisional conflict coping patterns moderated by well-being.
Scott Ploharz- The use of client strengths in clinical work as a buffer to burnout among clinicians.
Michael Baglieri- Masculinity and its effect on women’s attitudes toward interracial dating: Implications toward choosing a potential mate.
Maggie Brennan- “I know it’s not my fault, but it’s my fault”: The impact of experiences of sexual victimization on men’s gender role conflict and acceptance of sexual violence myths.
Sara Fiene- Exploring mental health provider and consumer attitudes toward telehealth amidst COVID-19
Kelsey Moffitt-Carney- The impact of self-affirmation on men’s self-stigma, attitudes, and intentions toward psychological help-seeking
Matt Kane- “Life is parallel to hell, but [we] must maintain” Stories of Black men’s resilience and well-being through twin pandemics.
Tristan Patterson- Predicting male survivors’ self-stigma of seeking psychological help for sexual assault
Independent Student Research Presentations
Ploharz, S. & Cole, B. P. (August, 2018). The role of masculine norms in risk attitudes among men. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Alhatem, H., Cole, B. P., & Amini, B. (August, 2018). An exploration of help-seeking attitudes and its relations to the intentions of seeking professional psychological help among Kuwaiti undergraduate and graduate students in the United States. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Lappin, A., Huffman, J. & Cole, B. P. (August, 2018). LGBTQ treatment preferences: Stigma and attitudes toward professional help. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Lappin, A. M. & Cole, B. P. (March, 2016). Mental Health First Aid for LGBTQ individuals. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Counseling Association, Montreal, QC, CA.
Tyler, E. J., Warlick, C., Fry, M., & Cole, B. P. (August, 2017). Relationship between student-athletes’perceptions of climate, locker room talk, and sexual behaviors. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Warlick, C. A., Tyler, E. J., Krieshok, T. S., & Davis, M. D. (2017, August). Comparing Sexually Compulsive Behaviors and Stigma in Collegiate Student Athletes and Students. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association National Convention, Washington D.C.
Tyler, E. J., Warlick, C., Fry, M., Cole, B. P., & Krieshok, T. (2017, October). Development and Validation of Locker Room Talk Scale. Poster presented at the Association of Applied Sport Psychology National Conference, Orlando, FL.
Tyler, E. J., Warlick, C., Cole, B. P., & Fry, M. (2017, October). Collegiate student-athletes’ perceptions of their sport team climate and levels of hope. Poster presented at the Association of Applied Sport Psychology National Conference, Orlando, FL.