Featured Articles + Appearances

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Darling, D. W., Mizock, L., Cornelius, A. E., LeBaron-Black, A., & Taylor, A. E. (2024). Blending and spending: Financial influences impacting childfree stepmothers’ relationship satisfaction. Journal of Financial Therapy, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.4148/1944-9771.1402 

Darling, D. W., Mizock, L., & Griffith, N. (2024). Stepfamily Finances: Money and Childfree Stepmothers’ Relationship Satisfaction. Manuscript submitted for publication

Conference Poster Presentations

Darling, D. W. & Mizock, L. (2024). The Role of Finances in Relationship Satisfaction: A Study of Women in Blended Families [Poster proposal – selected for presentation]. American Psychological Association Annual Conference. https://convention.apa.org/proposals

Darling, D. W. (2022, October 5-7). The Role of Self-Efficacy in Personal Finance for Women Veterans [Poster presentation]. Financial Therapy Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO, United States. https://financialtherapyassociation.org/education/conference-2022-2/

Darling, D. W. (2021, November 8-9). Personal Finance Through the Lens of the Four Existential Givens [Poster presentation]. Financial Therapy Association Annual Conference. https://financialtherapyassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/FTA-2021-Conference-Schedule-2.pdf

Darling, D. W., Poling, S., Mines, S., Field, T., & Bendell, D. (2021, May 26-27). Post Traumatic Growth Predicts Expectations of Ideal Qualities in Future Relationships [Poster presentation]. Association for Psychological Science. https://www.psychologicalscience.org/conventions/archive/2021-virtual 

Featured Publications

Darling, D. (2024, February13). Stepmotherhood: An emotional and economic investment. The Feminist Psychologist: Newsletter of the Society for the Psychology of Women, 50(1).

Darling, D. (2020, October 29). An Evil Stepmother's Guide for Teaching Your Child Personal Finance, Part 1. 3rd Decade Financial Literacy Blog. https://3rddecade.org/an-evil-stepmothers-guide-for-teaching-your-child-personal-finance-part-1/.

Darling, D. (2020, November 23). An Evil Stepmother's Guide for Teaching Your Child Personal Finance, Part 2. 3rd Decade Financial Literacy Blog. https://3rddecade.org/an-evil-stepmothers-guide-for-teaching-your-child-personal-finance-part-2/.

Darling, D. (2020, December 22). An Evil Stepmother's Guide for Teaching Your Child Personal Finance, Part 3. 3rd Decade Financial Literacy Blog. https://3rddecade.org/an-evil-stepmothers-guide-for-teaching-your-child-personal-finance-part-3/.

Darling, D. (2020, April 15). Managing Money in Relationships. 3rd Decade Financial Literacy Blog. https://3rddecade.org/managing-money-in-relationships/.

Books

Darling, D., & Detone, S. (2024). The Essential Guide to the ASVAB. Manuscript in preparation

Burnette, D., France, S., Wilfong, T., & Suber, J. (2007). The Essential Guide to the SAT. (D. Darling, Ed.). My College Options.

Burnette, D., France, S., Wilfong, T., & Suber, J. (2007). The Essential Guide to the ACT. (D. Darling, Ed.). My College Options.

Workshops and Invited Lectures 

Workshop: “Translating Your Military Experience for Your Civilian CV/Resume,” VETS Center, University of Arizona, October 2023

Podcast Guest: “A Closer Look at the Focus Forward Fellowship: A Firsthand Experience,” Let’s Talk Transitions Podcast, Military Families Learning Network, January 2022 https://militaryfamilieslearningnetwork.org/podcast/a-closer-look-at-the-focus-forward-fellowship-a-firsthand-experience-part-2/

Workshop: “Personal Finance for Women Student Veterans,” Focus Forward Fellowship, Military Family Research Institute, March 2021

Podcast Guest: “Couples and Money,” 3rd Decade Podcast, 3rd Decade (non-profit), November 2020. https://open.spotify.com/episode/14RJsL8SNTVClWiU4zUUVG?si=29b0cccfa14e427e
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-3rd-decade-podcast-63428943/episode/couples-money-73344520/

Invited Lecture: “What is Graduate School?” VETS Center, University of Arizona, September 2020

Invited Panel Member: “Do Ask, Do Tell: An LGBT+ Veterans Panel,” VETS Center, University of Arizona, 2016