Charles A. Guarnaccia, Ph.D.
(Abridged Vita)
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
1155 Union Circle #311280
Denton, TX 76203-5017
U.S.A.
Dept. office: +-940-565-2671
Fax: +-940-565-4682
My Research Page: http://www.psyc.unt.edu/~guarnacc/cgvita.htm
Our UNT Department of Psychology:
www.psyc.unt.edu
The UNT main campus is located in
Denton, TX
(35 miles north of
where I-35E and I-35W come back
together into I-35)
Department Phone: +-940-565-2671
Department Fax: +-940-565-4682
E-mail: Charles.Guarnaccia@unt.edu
Research Interests:
My research
program examines Type-II Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome and Religiosity (and the
effects of Religiosity on health) in later life. I would like to look at this work
intergenerationally. Some of this work is done in collaboration with members of the Clinical Health
Psychology Program faculty. Other of
this work involves secondary data analysis of National Institute on Aging (NIA)
national probably sample longitudinal datasets called the Health and Retirement
Study/Assets and Health Dynamics of the Oldest Old
(HRS/AHEAD) datasets, as well as other U.S. national datasets including the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). I am particularly interested in ethnic/racial health disparities and how factors differ between
racial/ethnic groups (African American, Hispanic, non-Hispanic Caucasian).
Important note for applicants:
For this coming fall 2013 admissions, I may personally admit one, or possibly two students to the Clinical Health
Psychology Ph.D. program.
Representative
Publications:
Howe-Martin,
L.S., Murrell, A.R., & Guarnaccia, C.A. (2012). Repetitive Non-Suicidal Self-Injury as
Experiential Avoidance among a Community Sample of Adolescents. Journal
of Clinical Psychology.
Bozo, O.,
& Guarnaccia, C. A. (2010). Activities of Daily Living, Social
Support, and Future Health of Older Americans.
Journal of
Psychology, 144(1), 1-14.
DuBenske, L. L., Wen, K.-Y., Gustafson, D. H., Guarnaccia, C. A.
Cleary, J. F., Dinauer, S. K., McTavish,
F. M. (2008) Caregivers' differing needs across key experiences of the advanced
cancer disease trajectory. Palliative and Supportive Care, 6,
265-272.
Tweedy, M. P., & Guarnaccia,
C. A. (2008). Change in depression of spousal caregivers of
dementia patients following patient's death.
Omega: Journal
of Death and Dying, 56(3), 217-228.
Hayslip, B., Jr., Booher, S. K., Scoles, M. T.,
& Guarnaccia, C. A. (2007). Assessing
adults' difficulty in coping with funerals. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 55(2), 93-115.
Hayslip, B., Jr., Booher, S., Riddle,
R., & Guarnaccia, C. A. (2005). Proximal and distal antecedents of funeral attitudes: A
multidimensional analysis. Omega: Journal of Death and
Dying, 52(2), 121-142.
Keenan, L. A., Lesniak, K. T.,
Guarnaccia, C. A., Althaus, B., Ethington,
G., & Blum, J. L. (2004). Family
Environments of Women Seeking BRCA1/BRCA2 Genetic Mutation Testing: An
Exploratory Analysis. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 13(2),
157-176.
Bernard, L. L., & Guarnaccia,
C. A. (2003). Two Models of Caregiver
Strain and Bereavement Adjustment: A Comparison of Husband and Daughter
Caregivers of Breast Cancer Hospice Patients. The
Gerontologist, 43(6), 808-816.
Yuan, K.-H., Guarnaccia, C. A.,
& Hayslip, B. Jr. (2003). A study
of the distribution of sample coefficient alpha with the Hopkins Symptom
Checklist: Bootstrap versus asymptotics.
Educational and Psychological
Measurement, 63, 5-23.
Clarke, S. M., Hayslip, B., Jr.,
Edmondson, R., & Guarnaccia, C. A. (2003).
Religiosity, Afterlife Beliefs, and Bereavement
Adjustment in Adulthood. Journal of Religious Gerontology, 14(2),
207-224.
Representative
Recent Presentations:
Dzivakwe, V. G.
& Guarnaccia, C. A. (2012, May). Psychosocial determinants of diabetic control and satisfaction with
diabetes care. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the American
Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.
Edwards, K. G. &
Guarnaccia, C. A. (2011, March). Relationship of depression and consumption of
macronutrients in diabetic and non-diabetic individuals .
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic
Society, San Antonio, TX.
Edwards, K. G. &
Guarnaccia, C. A. (2011, March). Macronutrients Consumed by Diabetic
Individuals Relative to Recommended Daily Intake. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
American Psychosomatic Society, San Antonio, TX.
Guarnaccia, C. A.
& Edwards, K., (2010, November). Ethnic/Racial
Differences in Diabetic Control for Older Adults: Impact of Importance of
Religion. Poster presented at the meeting of the Gerontological Society of American, New Orleans, LA.
Chlipala, M. L. & Guarnaccia,
C. A. (2009, August). Ethnic/Racial Differences
in Depression and Loneliness.
Poster presented at
the meeting of the American Psychological
Association, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Chlipala, M. L. & Guarnaccia,
C. A. (2009, August). Cross-Lag Panel Analysis of
Loneliness, Depression and Health in Older-Adults. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, ON,
Canada.
Guarnaccia, C. A. & Tweedy, M. P., (2009,
August). Comparison of U.S. Adult
Diabetic Control: Two Measures of Compliance. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Guarnaccia,
C. A. & Tweedy, M. P., (2008, December).
A Comparison of
Diabetic Control.
Poster presented at the NIH
Summit: The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities, National Harbor, MD.
Tweedy, M. P., &
Guarnaccia, C. A. (2007, August). Change in Depression of Spousal-Dementia Caregivers Following Spouse`s
Institutionalization. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), San Francisco,
CA.
Jackson, L. I., & Guarnaccia, C. A. (2007, November). Marital
Status and ADL's in Middle-Aged Adults. Poster presented at the
meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), San Francisco, CA.
O`Neill, A. E., & Guarnaccia, C. A. (2007, November). Prediction and Progression of Diabetes by
Racial/Ethnic Group. Poster
presented at the meeting of the Gerontological
Society of America (GSA), San Francisco, CA.
Tweedy, M. P.,
& Guarnaccia, C. A. (2007, November). Depression of Spousal Caregivers Prior to Institutionalization or
Death of Spouse. Poster presented at the meeting of the
Gerontological Society of
America (GSA), San Francisco, CA.
Guarnaccia, C. A.,
& O`Neill, A. E. (2007, November). Comparison of Racial/Ethnic, Sex and Health Differences in
Attrition from a 10-year Study. Poster presented at
the meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), San
Francisco, CA.
Zartman, A., Houtz, A. W., &
Guarnaccia, C. A., (2007, November). Ecological Validity and Executive
Function: A New Solution . Special Topics talk at the
meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN), Scottsdale, AZ.
Education:
1990 Ph.D., Psychology (Clinical), Arizona State University,
Tempe, AZ
1989-1990 Brown University Internship Consortium, Providence, RI
1987 M.A., Psychology (Clinical),
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
1983 B.S., Psychology, Arizona
State University, Tempe, AZ
1979 B.S., Physics, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
(From 1979
to 1982, I worked as an electrical engineer with consumer semiconductor
products)
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