Molly K. Crossman

Publications

Crossman, M.K. (In Press). Animal-assisted activities in colleges and universities: An efficient model for reducing student stress. In A. Fine (Ed.), Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy: Theoretical Foundations and Guidelines for Practice (5th ed.). Burlington, MA: Academic Press.

Crossman, M.K. (In Press). The research challenge: Threats to the validity of human-animal interaction intervention studies and suggestions for improvement. In A. Fine (Ed.), Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy: Theoretical Foundations and Guidelines for Practice (5th ed.). Burlington, MA: Academic Press.

Crossman, M.K., Kazdin, A.E., Galbraith, K., Eros, L., & Santos, L.R. (2018). Evaluating the influence of the presence of a dog on bias towards individuals with overweight and obesity. Anthrozoös, 31, 77-88.  

Crossman, M.K., Kazdin, A.E., & Kitt, E.R. (2018). The influence of a socially assistive robot on mood, anxiety, and arousal in children. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 49, 48-56.  

Crossman, M.K., Kazdin, A.E., Matijczak, A., Kitt, E.R., & Santos, L.R. (2018). The influence of interactions with dogs on affect, anxiety, and arousal in children.  Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. doi: 0.1080/15374416.2018.1520119

Crossman, M.K., & Kazdin, A.E. (2017). Perceptions of animal-assisted interventions: The influence of attitudes towards companion animals. Journal of Clinical Psychology. DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22548

Easterbrooks, M.A., Crossman, M.K., Caruso, A., Raskin, M., & Miranda-Julian, C. (2017). Maternal mind-mindedness and toddler behavior problems: The moderating role of maternal trauma and post-traumatic stress. Development and Psychopathology.

Crossman, M.K. (2016). Effects of interactions with animals on human psychological distress. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 73, 761-784.

Baskin-Sommers, A., Baskin, D., Sommers, I., Casados, A., Crossman, M. & Javdani, S. (2016). The impact of psychopathology, race, and environmental context on violent offending in a male adolescent sample. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 7, 354-362.

Crossman, M.K., & Kazdin, A.E. (2015). Letter to the editor: Additional evidence is needed to recommend acquiring a dog to families of children with autism spectrum disorder: A response to Wright and colleagues. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46, 332-335.

Crossman, M.K., Kazdin, A.E., & Knudson, K. (2015). Brief unstructured interaction with a dog reduces distress. Anthrozoös, 28, 649-659.

Crossman, M.K., & Kazdin, A.E. (2015). Animal visitation programs in colleges and universities: An efficient model for reducing student stress. In A. Fine (Ed.), Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy: Theoretical Foundations and Guidelines for Practice (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Academic Press.