Publications

Peer-reviewed Publications

1. O’Hara, K. L., & Cohen, B. (accepted). A call for early, effective, and scalable parent education for high conflict separated/divorcing parents: A synthesized perspective from prevention science and family law. Family Court Review.

2. Zhang, N., Sandler, I. N., Thieleman, K., Wolchik, S. A. & O’Hara, K. L. (2023). Self-compassion for caregivers of children in bereaved families: A theoretical model and intervention example. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-023-00431-w

3. O’Hara, K. L., Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (2023). Interparental conflict and children’s emotional security across family structures. Family Process. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12872

4. Cappola, A., Tackman, A. M., Mehl, M. R., Dawson, S., O’Hara, K. L., & Sbarra, D. A. (2022). Sleep efficiency and objectively measured social behavior following marital separation: The critical role of contact with an ex-partner. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

5. O’Hara, K. L.,* Knowles, L. M.,* Gustaferro, K. M., & Lyon, A. L. (2022). Human-centered design methods to achieve preparation phase goals in the multiphase optimization strategy framework. Implementation Science and Practice

6. O’Hara, K. L., Mehl, M. R., & Sbarra, D. A. (2022). Spinning your wheels: Psychological overinvolvement and actigraphy-assessed sleep efficiency following marital separation. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-022-10101-w

7. O’Hara, K. L., Boring, J., Sandler, I. N., & Beck, C. J. (2022). Enhancing daily affect in youth experiencing high-conflict parental divorce: A multiple baseline trial of an online prevention program. Family Court Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/fcre.12654

8. Duchschere, J. E., Reznik, S. J., Shanholtz, C., O’Hara, K. L., Gerson, N., Beck, C., & Lawrence, E. (2022). Addressing a mental health intervention gap in juvenile detention: A pilot study. Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/23794925.2022.2042873

9. O’Hara, K. L., Wolchik, S. A., & Sandler, I. N. (2021). The development, evaluation, and implementation of parenting-focused prevention programs in collaboration with family court. Family Court Review 59(4), 710-724. https://doi.org/10.1111/fcre.12604

10. O’Hara, K. L., Rhodes, C. A., Wolchik, S. A., Tein, J-Y, & Sandler, I. N. (2021). Fear of abandonment as a mediator between the longitudinal effect of exposure to post-divorce interparental conflict on children’s mental health problems: does parenting quality play a buffering role? Child Development 92(4), 1476-1493. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13539

11. Shanholtz, C., O’Hara, K. L., Duchschere, J., Beck, C., & Lawrence, E. (2020). Understanding the perception of stakeholders in reducing adolescent-to-parent violence. Journal of Adolescence 80, 264-274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.02.015. FULL TEXT 

12. O’Hara, K. L., Grinberg, A. M., Tackman, A. M., Mehl, M. R., & Sbarra, D. A. (2020). Contact with an ex-partner is associated with poorer adjustment to marital separation. Clinical Psychological Science. Preprint available at: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/axhnq. FULL TEXT

13. O’Hara, K. L., Sandler, I. N., Wolchik, S. A., & Tein, J-Y. (2019). Coping in context: The long-term relations between interparental conflict and coping on the development of child psychopathology following parental divorce. Development and Psychopathology 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579419000981. FULL TEXT

14. O’Hara, K. L., Sandler, I. N., Wolchik, S. A., Tein, J-Y., Rhodes, C. A. (2019). Parenting time, parenting quality, interparental conflict, and mental health problems of children in high-conflict divorce. Journal of Family Psychology 33(6), 690-703. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000556. FULL TEXT

15. O’Hara, K. L., Duchschere, J., Shanholtz, C., Reznik, S., Beck, C. J., & Lawrence, E. (2019). Multidisciplinary partnerships: Targeting aggression and mental health problems of adolescents in detention. American Psychologist 74(3), 329-343. FULL TEXT

16. Mahrer, N. E., O’Hara, K. L., Sandler, I. N., & Wolchik, S. A., (2018). Does shared parenting help or hurt children in high conflict divorced families? Journal of Divorce & Remarriage 59(4), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2018.1454200. FULL TEXT

17. Grinberg, A. M., O’Hara, K. L., & Sbarra, D. A. (2018). Preliminary evidence of attenuated blood pressure reactivity to acute stress in adults following a recent marital separation. Psychology & Health, 33(3), 430-444. 10.1080/08870446.2017.1373111. FULL TEXT

18. O’Hara, K. L., Perkins, A., Tehee, M., & Beck, C. (2017). Measurement invariance across sexes in intimate partner abuse research. Psychology of Violence, 8(5), 560-569. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/vio0000153. 

19. O’Hara, K. L., Duchschere, J., Beck, C. & Lawrence, E. (2017). Adolescent-to-parent violence: Translating research into effective practice. Adolescent Research Review, 2(3), 181-198.

20. Davidson, R., O’Hara, K. L., Beck, C. (2014). Psychological and biological processes in children associated with high conflict parental divorce. Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 65 (1), 29 – 44.

21. Beck, C. J., Anderson, E.R., O’Hara, K. L., Benjamin, G.A. H. (2013). Patterns of intimate partner violence in a large, epidemiological sample of divorcing couples. Journal of Family Psychology, 27(5), 743-753.

22. O’Hara Brewster, K., Beck, C. J., Anderson, E.R., Benjamin, G.A. H. (2011). Evaluating parenting coordinator programs: Encouraging results from pilot testing a research methodology. Journal of Child Custody, 8(4), 247-267.

23. Beck, C., Menke, J., O’Hara Brewster, K., & Figueredo, A. (2009). Validation of a measure of intimate partner abuse with couples participating in divorce mediation. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 50(5), 295-308.

Book Chapters

1. O’Hara, K. L., Sandler, I. N., Wolchik, S. A., & C. A. Rhodes (in press). Interparental conflict, parental divorce/separation, and the development of children’s coping. In M. Zimmer-Gebeck and E. Skinner (Eds) Handbook on the Development of Coping.

2. O’Hara, K. L., Rhodes, C. A., & Wolchik, S. A. (in press). Evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents who experience parental separation and divorce. In L. Theodore, M. Bray, & B. Bracken (Eds), Desk Reference for School Psychologists. Oxford University Press.

3. Berkel, C., Winslow, E. B., Sandler, I. N., Wolchik, S. A., O’Hara, K. L., & Thomas, N. A. (in press). Building resilience in all children: A public health equity approach. In Handbook of Resilience in Children.

4. O’Hara, K. L., Rhodes, C. A. Uhlman, R., Sandler, I. N., & Wolchik, S. A. (in press). Parental separation and divorce: Risk and protective factors and their implications for children’s adjustment. In J. Matson (Ed) Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology: Theory to Practice.

5. Rhodes, C. A., O’Hara, K. L., Vélez, C. E., & Wolchik, S. A. (2021). Interventions to help parents and children through separation and divorce. In: Tremblay, RE, Boivin, M, Peters, RDeV, Eds. Emery, RE, Topic Ed. Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development [online]. http://www.child-encyclopedia.com/divorce-and-separation/according-experts/interventions-help-parents-and-children-through-separation

6. O’Hara, K.L., Wolchik, S., & Sandler, I. (2019). Divorce: Recommendations for the Home. In G. Bear & K. Minke (Eds.), Helping Handouts: Supporting Students at School and Home. National Association of School Psychologists. 

7. O’Hara, K.L., Wolchik, S., & Sandler, I. (2019). Divorce: Recommendations for the School. In K. Minke & G. Bear (Eds.), Helping Children Handouts: Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Common Concerns at School and Home. National Association of School Psychologists. 

Other Publications 

1. Sandler, I, O’Hara, K., Wolchik, S., & Weinstock, D. (October 2021). Ask the Expert: Tips for Professionals Helping Parents Protect Their Children from the Negative Effects of Conflict. Association of Family and Conciliation Courts eNewsletter (Vol. 16, No. 10)

2. Rhodes, C.A., O’Hara, K.L., Sandler, I.N. & Wolchik, S.A. (May 2020). High Conflict Divorce and Children’s Fear of Abandonment: How Clinicians can Help during COVID-19. The Arizona Psychologist Online. Arizona Psychological Association Monthly Newsletter.

3. AzAFCC Summit Project Committee. (2013). Domestic Violence Preliminary Intervention: Assessment and Early Intervention for Alleged Abusers, Abused Persons, and Children. Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Annual Summit Report. http://azafcc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/AzAFCC- 2013-Summit.pdf

4. AzAFCC Summit Project Committee. (2012). Guidelines for Non-Clinical Monitored Parenting Time. Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Annual Summit Report. http://azafcc.org/wp- content/uploads/2015/12/2012-AzAFCC-Summit-Project_1.pdf

Treatment Manuals or Digital Interventions (*denotes equal contribution)

1. O’Hara, K. L., Wolchik, S. A., & Sandler I. N. Superpowers Brain Team: A Coping with Conflict Intervention for Youth Experiencing Parental Separation/Divorce.

2. Sandler, I., Wolchik, S., & O’Hara, K. (2021). Practical Tools to Strengthen Resilient Parenting for Bereaved Families. Accessible at: https://www.bereavedparenting.org/parents.html#navigate2

3. O’Hara, K., * Duchschere, D., * Reznik, S., * Gerson, N., & Lawrence, E. (2017). Building recognition through emotional awareness and knowledge (BREAK). Unpublished treatment manual, Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.