Current Teaching
Research Methods (PSY 361)
History and Systems of Psychology (PSY 418)
Social Psychology (PSY 450)
Psychology of Gender (PSY 470)
Marriage and Family Therapy (PSY 732)
Research Interests
Adult Attachment Patterns, Affluenza and Relationship Stress, Constructivist Personality Assessment
Recent Publications
Lyddon, W. J., & Alford, D. J. (2002). Metaphor and change in cognitive and constructive psychotherapies. In T. Scrimali and L. Gimaldi (Eds.), Cognitive psychotherapy toward a new millennium: Scientific foundation and clinical practice (pp. 69-79). New York: Plenum.
Lyddon, W. J., & Alford, D. J. (2002). Life review and the self-confrontation method with older adults. In C. Juntunen and D. Atkinson (Eds.), Counseling across the life span: Prevention and treatment (pp. 399-416). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Recent Presentations
Lyddon, W. J., & Alford, D. A. (2004 ). Metaphorical dialogue and developmental change in psychotherapy. Presented at conference of North American Personal Construct Network: Constructivism 3-D: Diversity, Development, and Dialogue, Memphis, TN.
Alford, D. J. (2002). Developmental personality styles and adult attachment dimensions. Presented at a symposium of the International Summer Conference: Trends in Therapy and Rehabilitation of Psychiatric Disorders, Catania, Italy.
Lyddon, W. J., Schrieber, R. & Alford, D. J. (2000, September). Attachment and working models of emotion . Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the 7th International Congress on Constructivism in Psychotherapy, Geneva, Switzerland.
Lyddon, W. J., & Alford, D. J. (2000, June). Metaphor and change in cognitive and constructive psychotherapies. Symposium paper presented at the International Congress of Cognitive Psychotherapy, Catania, Italy.