VITA: Alex J. Zautra, Ph.D.
PERSONAL DATA
Current Position: Foundation Professor
University Address: P.O. Box 871104
Department of Psychology
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona 85287
Phone: (602) 9650079
Practice Address: 107 W. Granada Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85003
Phone: (480) 205-6036
Professional Licensure:
Arizona Board of Psychologist
Examiners. License #513
Professional Memberships: Fellow Divisions 38,27, & 20 of APA,
Charter Fellow, American Psychological Society, the Assembly of Scientists-Practitioners, Society of Behavioral Medicine, Psychosomatic Society, the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, Sigma XI.
Honors and Fellowships: NSF and NIMH predoctoral fellowships
VA Traineeship, Phi Kappa Phi,
Postdoctoral fellowships: University of
Utah, and Columbia University.
EDUCATION
B.A. Psychology, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1969.
M.S., Ph.D. Clinical Psychology. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1975. APAapproved internship: Veterans Administration Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, 197374.
Postdoctoral
Training: Psychiatric Epidemiology from Columbia University: School of Public Health in Social Psychiatry (Dr. Bruce Dohrenwend), 1981-1982.
Industrial Mental Health from University of Utah with emphasis on job design, and quality of work life (Dr. Frederick Herzberg), 1974-1976.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Teaching
1976 to Present Assistant, Associate, Full Professor, Arizona State University. Courses Taught: Emotions, Stress, and Health, Research Methods in Clinical Psychology, Community Psychology, Psychotherapy, Social Psychology and Mental Health, Seminars on Quality of Life, Job Design for Human Services, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Epidemiology of Mental Health Problems, and Clinical Practicum, Advanced Treatment Practicum Methods: Chronic Pain Management
Departmental Service
1987 to 1999 Director, Clinical Psychology Training
Program, Arizona State University.
1981 to 1987 Director, Clinical Psychology Center, Department of
Psychology, Arizona State University. Responsible for developing clinical and community practicum programs and directing client services at an inhouse psychology clinic.
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Zautra, A. & Bachrach, K. (Eds.) (1983). Assessing human service needs for prevention services. New York: Haworth Press.
Zautra, A.J. (2003). Emotions, Stress, and Health. New York: Oxford University Press.
Reich, J., Zautra, A., & Hall, J.Eds. (2010). Handbook of Adult Resilience. New York: Gilford.
Journal articles and chapters
Beier, E. and Zautra, A. J. (1972). The identification of vocal expressions of emotion across cultures. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 40, 4, p. 560.
Herzberg, F.,& Zautra, A. Orthodox job enrichment: Measuring true quality in job satisfaction. Personnel, 1976, 53, 54-68.
Zautra, A., Beier, E. and Cappel, L. (1977). The dimensions of life quality in a community. American
Journal of Community Psychology, 5, 8589.
Zautra, A. and Beier, E. (1978). The effects of life crisis on psychological adjustment. American Journal of Community Psychology, 6, 125134.
Zautra, A. and Simons, L. (1978). The assessment of a community's mental health needs. American Journal of Community Psychology, 6, 351362.
Zautra, A. and Goodhart, D. (1979), Quality of life: A review of the literature. Community Mental Health Review, 4, 110.
Zautra, A. J.& Simons, L.S. (1979). Some effects of positive life events on individual and community mental health. American Journal of Community Psychology, 7, 441451.
Bachrach, K. & Zautra, A. (1980). The uses of client and census data for mental health planning. American Journal of Community Psychology, 9, 365378.
Zautra, A. & Reich, J.W. (1980). Positive life events and reports of wellbeing: Some useful distinctions. American Journal of Community Psychology, 8, 657670.
Block, M. & Zautra, A. (1981) Satisfaction and distress in the community. A test of the effects of life events, American Journal of Community Psychology,9, 165180.
Zautra, A., Young, D. & Guenther, R. (1981). Blaming A sign of psychosocial tensions in the community: Findings from two surveys. American Journal of Community Psychology, 9, 209224.
Reich, J. & Zautra, A. J. (1981). Life Events and personal causation: Some relationships with satisfaction and distress. Journal of Personality Social Psychology, 41, 10021012.
Zautra, A. J. & Maio, J. (1981). Life events and life quality variability. Journal of Community Psychology, 9, 148152.
Cresswell, D., Herman B. & Zautra, A. (1981) A needs assessment of hospital employees. Journal of Community Psychology, 9, 153161.
Goodstein, J., Zautra, A. & Goodhart, D. (1982). A test of the utility of social indicators for behavioral health service planning. Social Indicator Research, 10, 273295.
Zautra, A., Kochanowicz, N. & Goodhart D. (1983). Surveying quality of life in the community. In R. Bell, M. Sundel, J. Aponte & S. Murrell (Eds.) Assessing health and human services needs: Concepts, methods and applications. New York: Human Sciences Press, pp. 191210.
Zautra, A. J. & Reich, J. W. (1982). Positive events and quality of life. Evaluation and Program Planning, 4, 355361.
Zautra, A. J. & Reich, J. W. (1983). Life events and perceptions of life quality: Developments in a twofactor approach. Journal of Community Psychology, 11, 121132.
Zautra, A. J. (1983). The measurement of quality in community life: An introduction to a special issue. Journal of Community Psychology,11, 83111.
Reich, J. W. & Zautra, A. J. (1983). Demands and desires in daily life: Some influences on wellbeing. American Journal of Community Psychology, 11, 4158.
Zautra, A. J. & Sandler, I.(1983). Life event needs assessment: Two models for measuring preventable problems. In Zautra, A. & Bachrach, K. (Eds.), Human service needs for prevention services. New York: Haworth Press, pp. 3558.
Zautra, A. J. (1983). Social resources and the quality of life. American Journal of Community Psychology, 11, 275290.
Barrera, M., Zautra, A. & Baca, L. (1984). Some research considerations in studying stress and distress of Mexican Americans. In J.L. Martinez Jr. & R.H. Mendoza (Eds.) Chicano Psychology. New York: Academic Press, pp. 223250.
Goodhart, D. & Zautra, A. J. (1984). Assessing quality of life in the community. An ecological approach. In W.A. O'Connor and B. Lubin (Eds.). Ecological models: Applications to clinical and community mental health. New York: John Wiley & Sons, pp. 251290.
Reich, J. & Zautra, A. J. (1984). Daily event causation: An approach to elderly life quality for Journal of Community Psychology, 12, 312322.
Zautra, A.J. & Hempel, A. (1984). Subjective wellbeing and physical health status: A narrative review with some suggestions for future research. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 19, 95110.
Zautra, A.J., Guenther, R.T. & Chartier, G. (1985). Attributions for hypothetical and real life events: Their relationship to selfesteem and depression. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 94, 530540.
Wright, M., Zautra, A. J. & Braver, S. (1985). Distortions in control attributions for real life events. Journal of Research in Personality, 19, 5971.
Manne, S., Sandler, I., & Zautra, A. (1986). Coping and adjustment to genital herpes: A comparison of selfhelp group members and volunteers. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 9, 164179.
Bachrach, K., & Zautra, A. J. (1985). "Coping with a Community Stressor: The threat of a hazardous waste facility." Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 26, 127141.
Bachrach, K., & Zautra, A. J. (1986). Assessing the impact of hazardous waste facilities: Psychology, politics and environmental impact statements. In A. Lebowitz (Ed.), Advances in Environmental Psychology, Vol.IV. New York: Erlbaum, pp. 7188.
Zautra, A.J., Guarnaccia, C., & Dohrenwend, D.P. (1986). The measurement of small events. American Journal of Community Psychology, 14, 629655.
Zautra, A. J., Eblen, C., & Reynolds, K. (1986). Job stress and task interest: Two factors in work life quality. American Journal of Community Psychology, 14, 377393.
Reich, J. W., Zautra, A. J. & Hill, J. (1987). Activity, Event Transactions and Quality of Life of the Elderly. Psychology and Aging, 2,116124.
Zautra, A. J., Guarnaccia, C. A., Reich, J. W. & Dohrenwend, B. P. (1988). The contribution of small events to stress and distress, in L.N. Cohen (Ed.) Advances in Research on Stressful Life Events. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 123148.
Reich, J. W. & Zautra, A. J. (1988). Direct and moderating effects of positive life events, in L.N. Cohen (Ed.) Advances in Research on Stressful Life Events. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 149181.
Zautra, A. J., Reynolds, K. & Eblen, C. (1988). Some determinants of employee turnover in a psychiatric facility. Administration in Mental Health, 15, 1118.
Roth, S., Zautra, A.J., & Bonheim, R. Arthritis and Stress. Rx Being Well, May/June, 1987, pp. 3641.
Okun, M., Zautra, A. J. & Robinson, S. (1988). Hardiness and perceptions of health and illness among rheumatoid arthritis patients. Personality and Individual Differences, 9, 101107.
Bachrach, K. M., Zautra, A. J. & Cofresi, A. V. (1989) Minimizing the negative impact of a planned hazardous waste facility on the surrounding communities. Journal of Primary Prevention, 10, 133 147.
Manne, S. & Zautra, A. J. (1989). The effects of spouse critical remarks on psychological adjustment to rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 56, 608617.
Zautra, A.J., Okun, M. A., Robinson, S. E., Lee, D., Roth, S. H. & Emmanual, J. (1989). Life stress and lymphocyte alterations among rheumatoid arthritis patients. Health Psychology, 8, 114.
Reich, J.W., McCall, M., Zautra, A., Grossman, R. & Guarnaccia, C. (1988). Daily components of wellbeing among college students. Journal of Community Psychology, 16, 392402.
Hill, J. & Zautra, A.J. (1989) Perceptions of control and vulnerability and adjustment to rape. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 8, 368375.
Zautra, A. J., Guarnaccia, C. & Reich, J. W. (1988). Structure of mental health of older adults. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,56, 514519.
Zautra, A.J., Guarnaccia, C. A. & Reich, J. W. (1989) The contribution of daily life events to negative affective states. In P.C. Kendall & D. Watson (Eds.), Anxiety and Depression: Distinctive and Overlapping Features. Academic Press: New York, pp. 225251.
Guarnaccia, C. A. & Zautra, A. J. (1990). Use of confidant reports to assess the affective state of older adults. Clinical Gerontologist, 9, 6871.
Reich, J. W. & Zautra, A. J. (1989). A perceived control intervention for atrisk older adults. Psychology and Aging, 4, 415424.
Lennon, M.C., Dohrenwend, B.P., Zautra, A.J. & Marbach, J.J. (1990). Coping and adaptation to facial pain in contrast to other stressful life events. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 59, 1040-1050.
Reich, J.W., Zautra, A.J. Guarnaccia, C.A. (1989). Effects of disability and bereavement on the mental health and recovery of older adults. Psychology and Aging, 4, 5765.
Finch, J. F., Okun, M. A., Barrera, M., Zautra, A. J. & Reich, J. W. (1989). Measurement models of positive and negative social ties: their generalizability across elderly subgroups and their relationships to psychological distress and life satisfaction. American Journal of Community Psychology, 17, 585605.
Zautra, A. J., Maxwell, B. M. & Reich, J. W. (1990). Relationship between physical impairment, distress, and wellbeing in older adults. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 12, 543557.
Reich, J. W. & Zautra, A. J. (1990). Dispositional control beliefs and the consequences of a controlenhancing intervention. Journal of Gerontology, 45, 4651.
Zautra, A. J., Reich, J. W. Guarnaccia, C.A. (1990) The everyday life consequences of disability and bereavement for older adults. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 59, 550561.
Manne, S. L. & Zautra, A. J. (1990). Couples coping with chronic illness: Women with rheumatoid arthritis and their healthy husbands. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 13, 327-342.
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Reich, J. W. & Zautra, A. J. (1991). Experimental and measurement approaches to internal control in older adults. Journal of Social Issues, 47, 143-188.
Reich, J. W. & Zautra, A. J. (1991). Analyzing the trait of routinization in older adults. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 32, 161-180.
Zautra, A. J., Finch, J., Reich, J. W. & Guarnaccia, C. A. (1991). Predicting the everyday events of older adults. Journal of Personality, 59, 507-538.
Zautra, A. J. & Wrabetz, A. (1991). Coping success and its relationship to psychological distress for older adults. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61, 801-810.
Finch, J. & Zautra, A. J. (1992). Testing latent longitudinal model of social ties and depression among the elderly, Psychology and Aging, 7, 107-118.
Zautra, A. J., Manne, S. L. (1992). Coping with rheumatoid arthritis: A review of a decade of research. Annuals of Behavioral Medicine, 14, 31-39.
Zautra, A. J., Burleson, M., Matt, K., Roth, S. & Harrington, L. (1992). Differential sensitivity to stress between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis patients. International Journal of Psychology, 27, 377.
Harrington, L., Affeck, G., Urvews, S., Tchnen, H., Higgins, P., Zautra, A. & Hoffman, S. (1993). Temporal covariation of soluble interleukin-2 receptors, daily stress and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 36, 199-203.
Manne, S. & Zautra, A. (1992). Coping with arthritis. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 35, 1273-1280.
Benedict, L. & Zautra, A. (1993). Family environmental characteristics as risk factors for childhood sexual experience. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 22, 365-374.
Reich, J. & Zautra, A. & Manne, S. (1993). How perceived control and congruent spouse support affect rheumatoid arthritis patients. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology,12, 148-163.
Guarnaccia, C. & Zautra, A.J. (1995). Impact of ordinary major and small negative life events on older adults. In P. E. Ruskin (Ed.) Aging and Post-traumatic Stress. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association.
Kenny, D.A. & Zautra, A.J. (1995). The trait-state-error model for multi-wave data. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 63, 52-59.
Zautra, A.J., Burelson, M., Matt, K., Roth, S. & Burrows, L. (1994). Interpersonal stress and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis. Health Psychology,13, 139-148.
Zautra, A.J., Affleck, G. & Tennen, H. (1994). Assessing life events among older adults. In M.P. Lawton & J.A. Teresi (Eds.) Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics (pp. 324-352). New York: Springer.
Zautra, A.J., Reich, J.W., & Newsom, J.T. (1995). Autonomy and sense of control among older adults: An examination of their effects on mental health. in L. Bond, S. Cutler, A. Grams (Eds.) Promoting Successful and Productive Aging (pp. 153-170). Newbury Park, CA.: Sage Publications.
Zautra, A.J., Hoffman, J., & Reich, J.W. (1997). Two kinds of efficacy beliefs and the preservation of well-being among older adults. In B. Gottlieb (Ed.) Coping With Chronic Stress (pp. 269-292). New York: Plenum Press.
Reich, J.W. & Zautra, A.J. (1995). Spouse encouragement of self-reliance and other-reliance in rheumatoid arthritis couples. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 18, 249-260.