Brennan D. Peterson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology Director of Clinical Training Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist E-mail: bpeterson@chapman.edu    Phone: (714) 744-7915 Office: Smith Hall 116B Webpage: www.brennanpeterson.com Curriculum Vitae

Professional Background

Dr. Peterson began teaching at Chapman in 2003.  In addition to teaching undergraduate courses, he serves as the Director of Clinical Training for the department’s Graduate Program in Marriage and Family Therapy. He teaches courses in Family Therapy, Marital Therapy and Domestic Violence, Life-Span Development, and Marital and Family Diversity. 

Dr. Peterson is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) in the state of California and Utah.  Dr. Peterson received his Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Virginia Tech in 2003, and his Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Virginia Tech’s Northern Virginia Graduate Center in 2001. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Brigham Young University in 1995. Between 1995 and 2000, Dr. Peterson worked for the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in Washington, D.C., where he helped develop a nationwide practice-based network. 

Dr. Peterson studies how couples cope with infertility and has published articles in Family Process, Family Relations, Fertility and Sterility, The Family Journal, and Human Reproduction.

Professional Activities

Courses Taught

• PSY 355 Diversity in Marital and Family Relationships
• PSY 510 Family Life Cycle and Aging
• PSY 556 Family Systems and Studies
• PSY 561 Marital Therapy and Domestic Violence
• PSY 688 Clinical Supervision

Research and Scholarship

Publications

Peterson, B.D., Pirritano, M., Chistensen, U., & Schmidt, L. (2008).  The impact of partner
           coping in couples experiencing infertility.  Human Reproduction, 23, 1128-1137.

Peterson, B.D., Newton, C.R., & Feingold, T. (2007).  Anxiety and sexual stress in
           men and women undergoing infertility treatment. Fertility and Sterility.

Peterson, B.D., Feingold, T., & Gold, L. (2007).  The experience and influence of
           infertility: Considerations for couple counselors.  The Family Journal, 15,
           251-257.  
      
Peterson, B.D., Newton, C.R., Rosen, K.H., Skaggs, G.E. (2006). The relationship 
           between coping and depression in men and women referred for in vitro fertilization
           (IVF).  Fertility and Sterility. 85, 802-804.

Peterson, B.D., Newton, C.R., Rosen, K.H., Skaggs, G.E. (2006).  Gender differences in
           how men and women with in vitro fertilization cope with infertility stress.  Human
           Reproduction, 21:2443-2449. 

Peterson, B.D., Newton, C.R., Rosen, KH., Schulman, R.S. (2006).  Coping processes
          of couples experiencing infertility.  Family Relations, Interdisciplinary Journal of
          Applied Family Studies, 55, 227-239.

Peterson, B.D. (2006). Advances and complexities: In vitro fertilization and embryo
           freezing.  Family Therapy Magazine, 16-23.

Peterson, B.D., Newton, C.R., & Rosen, K.H. (2003).  Examining congruence between

couples' perceived infertility related stress and its relationship to depression and marital adjustment in infertile men and women.  Family Process, 42, 59-71.

 

Presentations

Peterson, B.D., & Pirritano, M. (2008).  The impact of partner coping in couples
           experiencing infertility - baseline analysis.  Copenhagen Multi-Centre Psychosocial
           Infertility(COMPI) Research Program, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Peterson, B.D., Newton, C.R., Feingold, T. (2007).  Anxiety and sexual stress in men and 
           women undergoing infertility treatment.  American Society for Reproductive
           Medicine (ASRM)  Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

Peterson, B.D., & Pirritano, M. (2007).  Examining the relationship between coping and 
           infertility stress using the couple as the unit of analysis.  Copenhagen Multi-Centre
           Psychosocial Infertility (COMPI) Research Program, University of Copenhagen,
           Copenhagen, Denmark.

Peterson, D.B. (2006).  The individual and dyadic coping patterns of couples undergoing
           in vitro fertilization (IVF). Resolve:  The National Infertility Association's Southwest
           Regional Conference.  University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), CA. 

Peterson, B.D., Newton, C.R., Rosen, K.H., & Skaggs, G.E. (2005).  How men and women
           referred for in vitro fertilization cope with infertility stress. American Society for
           Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting. Montreal, Canada.

Peterson, B.D., Newton, C.R., Rosen, K.H., & Schulman, R.S. (2004).  Dyadic coping
           processes of infertile couples and their relationship to infertility stress, marital
           adjustment, and depression.  American Society for Reproductive Medicine,
           Annual Meeting.  Philadelphia, PA.

Peterson, B.D., Newton, C.R., & Rosen, K.H. (2001) Examining the congruence between
           couples' infertility-related stress and its relationship to depression and marital
           adjustment in infertile men and women.  American Society for Reproductive
           Medicine (ASRM) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Peterson, B.D., & Sine, L. (2000).  The emotional effects of infertility.  American Psychiatric
           Association (APA), Institute on Psychiatric Services, Philadelphia, PA.

Peterson, B.D., & Sine, L. (2000).  Male and female emotional response to infertility: A
           Proposal for DSM-V. Collaborative Family Health Care Coalition, Bethesda, MD.

Awards

Scholarly Research and Development Grant (2008).  Examining the Longitudinal Coping
Patterns of Danish Couples Undergoing Infertility Treatment.  Faculty Research and
Development Council, Chapman University, $2,350.00.

Scholarly Research Grant (2007). Examining the Longitudinal Coping Patterns of Danish Couples
Undergoing Infertility Treatment.  Faculty Researach and Development Council, Chapman
University, $1,900.00.

Prize Paper: American Society for Reproductive Medicine's (ASRM) Mental Health Professional Group (MHPG). October 2001. Examining the congruence between couples' infertility-related stress and its relationship to depression and marital adjustment in infertile men and women.  

Professional Service

Reviewer Social Science and Medicine
Reviewer Human Reproduction
Reviewer Journal of Marriage and Family Therapy (JMFT)
Reviewer Family Relations
Reviewer Journal of Marriage and Family
Reviewer Psychological Reports
Reviewer Perceptual and Motor Skills
Reviewer Depression and Anxiety
Reviewer Future Medicine - Therapy

Professional Memberships