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Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth

Psychology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1990
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchWork-Family Balance ChallengesMigration, Health and TraumaResilience and Mental HealthEmployment and Welfare Studies

Publications

211

Citations

7,192

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

36

Publishing since 1990

Research summary
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Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth studies military and veteran families, focusing on how deployment, war, and related stressors affect service members, their partners, and children. Her work covers topics such as family resilience, psychiatric service dogs for PTSD, relationship maintenance during deployment, and policies and programs designed to support military families. This research is relevant to students interested in family studies, trauma, and the intersection of military life with psychological and relational well-being.

Military and veteran familiesFamily stress and resiliencePTSD and traumaWork-family and relationship dynamicsPolicy and support programs for military families

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade with a notable peak in 2023, following more moderate activity in earlier years, suggesting an overall steady to increasing pace of scholarly output.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.8/year recently
2017: 10 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 9 publications222023: 17 publications17232024: 5 publications242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Family Theory & Review×5
  • Journal of Military Veteran and Family Health×4
  • Military Behavioral Health×3
  • Family Relations×3
  • Military Medicine×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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