Douglas K. Snyder, Ph.D.

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-0463

Email address: d-snyder@tamu.edu

Dr. Douglas K. Snyder is Professor Emeritus of Psychological and Brain Sciences and previously served as Director of Clinical Training (1991-2012) at Texas A&M University in College Station. He earned his bachelor's degree from Wittenberg University in 1974, received his doctoral degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1978, and interned at Duke University Medical Center. Prior to his appointment at Texas A&M, he served on the faculty at Wayne State University in Detroit and at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, where he also served as Director of Clinical Training and Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Dr. Snyder has been recognized internationally for his research and clinical training in couple assessment and therapy. He has coedited several leading texts in couple therapy including the Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, Couple-Based Interventions for Military and Veteran Families, Treating Difficult Couples, What Happens in Couple Therapy, and Emotion Regulation in Couples and Families. He has coauthored two books that address working with couples recovering from an affair, including Getting Past the Affair: A Program to Help You Cope, Heal, and Move On and Helping Couples Get Past the Affair: A Clinician’s Guide. He has coauthored over 150 scholarly publications on couple assessment and intervention – and has presented his work to numerous professional groups both in the United States and around the globe.

Dr. Snyder’s couple therapy research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. He received the 1992 Award from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy for Outstanding Marriage and Family Therapy Research, the 2005 Award from the American Psychological Association (APA) for Distinguished Contributions to Family Psychology, the 2008 Award from the Texas Psychological Association for Outstanding Contributions to Science, and the APA’s 2015 Distinguished Psychologist Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology and Psychotherapy. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and served as Editor of the Clinician's Research Digest, as Associate Editor for the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, and as Associate Editor for the Journal of Family Psychology.

 

Curriculum Vitae

 

Awards and Honors

Association for Marriage and Family Therapy - Outstanding Research Publication Award, 1991 Texas Psychological Association - Division of Students - Professor of the Year Award, 1993 American Psychological Association - Award for Distinguished Contributions to Family Psychology, 2005 Texas Psychological Association - Outstanding Contributions to Science Award, 2008 Distinguished Alumnae Award - University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), 2012 American Psychological Association - Distinguished Psychologist Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychotherapy, 2015 Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 5, 12, 19, 29, 43) Fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Fellow of the Society for Personality Assessment

Editorial Positions

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology - Associate Editor - 1987-1988 Journal of Family Psychology - Associate Editor - 2003-2006 Clinician's Research Digest - Editor - 1994-2000

Seminal Publications (see above link to Curriculum Vitae for complete listing)

Books: Baucom, D. H., Snyder, D. K., & Carrino, E. (2027). Helping couples get past the affair: A clinician's guide (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Guilford Press. Snyder, D. K., & Lebow, J. L. (2024). What happens in couple therapy: A casebook on effective practice. New York, NY: Guilford Press. Lebow, J. L., & Snyder, D. K. (2023). Clinical handbook of couple therapy (6th ed.). New York, NY: Guilford Press. Snyder, D. K., Gordon, K. C., & Baucom, D. H. (2023). Getting past the affair: A program to help you cope, heal, and move on - together or apart (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Guilford Press. Cigoli, V., Margola, D., Gennari, M., & Snyder, D. K. (2014). Terapie di coppia: L'Approccio integrativo e l'approccio relazionale-simbolico [Couple therapy: The integrative approach and the relational-symbolic approach]. Milan, Italy: Franco Angeli. Snyder, D. K., & Monson, C. (2012). Couple-based interventions for military and veteran families: A practitioner's guide. New York, NY: Guilford Press. Snyder, D. K., Simpson, J. A., & Hughes, J. N. (Eds.). (2006). Emotion regulation in couples and families: Pathways to dysfunction and health. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Snyder, D. K., & Whisman, M. A. (2003). Treating difficult couples: Helping clients with coexisting mental and relationship disorders. New York, NY: Guilford Press. Psychological tests: Snyder, D. K. (1997). Manual for the Marital Satisfaction Inventory - Revised. Los Angeles, CA: Western Psychological Services. [Also published in German, Spanish, and Korean.] Book chapters: Snyder, D. K. (2024). Couple therapy with older adults: Navigating challenges and building on opportunities. In D. K. Snyder & J. L. Lebow (Eds.), What happens in couple therapy: A casebook on effective practice (pp. 216-233). New York, NY: Guilford Press. Snyder, D. K., & Balderrama-Durbin, C. (2023). Couple assessment. In J. L. Lebow & D. K. Snyder (Eds.), Clinical handbook of couple therapy (6th ed.) (pp. 22-47). New York, NY: Guilford Press. Snyder, D. K., & Balderrama-Durbin, C. (2020). Current status and challenges in systemic family therapy with couples. In K. Wampler et al. (Eds.), Handbook of systemic family therapy: Vol. 3 (pp. 3-25). New York, NY: Wiley. Snyder, D. K., Heyman, R. E., Haynes, S. N., Carlson, C., & Balderrama-Durbin, C. (2019). Couple and family assessment. In B. H. Fiese (Ed.), APA handbook of contemporary family psychology: Vol. 3. Family therapy and training (pp. 35-51). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Snyder, D. K., Baucom, D. H., & Gordon, K. C. (2016). Treating infidelity. In S. B. Levine, C. B. Risen, & S. E. Althof (Eds.), Handbook of clinical sexuality for mental health professionals (3rd ed.) (pp. 209-220). New York, NY: Routledge. Snyder, D. K., Baucom, D. H., Gordon, K. C., & Doss, B. D. (2012). Infidelity and other relationship betrayals. In D. K. Snyder & C. M. Monson (Eds.), Couple-based interventions for military and veteran families: A practitioner’s guide (pp. 90-121). New York, NY: Guilford Press. Snyder, D. K., & Mitchell, A. E. (2008). Affective reconstructive couple therapy: A pluralistic, developmental approach. In A. S. Gurman (Ed.), Clinical handbook of couple therapy (4th ed.) (pp. 353-382). New York, NY: Guilford Press. Snyder, D. K., Cepeda-Benito, A., Abbott, B. V., Gleaves, D. H., Negy, C., Hahlweg, K., & Laurenceau, J. P. (2004). Cross-cultural applications of the Marital Satisfaction Inventory-Revised (MSI-R). In M. E. Maruish (Ed.), Use of psychological testing for treatment planning and outcomes assessment (3rd ed.) (pp. 603-623). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Snyder, D. K., Schneider, W. J., & Castellani, A. M. (2003). Tailoring couple therapy to individual differences: A conceptual approach. In D. K. Snyder & M. A. Whisman (Eds.), Treating difficult couples: Helping clients with coexisting mental and relationship disorders (pp. 27-51). New York, NY: Guilford Press. Journal Articles: Lebow, J. L., & Snyder, D. K. (2022). Couple therapy in the 2020s: Current status and emerging developments. Family Process, 61, 1359-1385. Snyder, D. K., Balderrama-Durbin, C., Cigrang, J. A., Talcott, G. W., Slep, A. M. S., & Heyman, R. E. (2016). Help-seeking among Airmen in distressed relationships: Promoting relationship well-being. Psychotherapy, 53, 1-12. Snyder, D. K., & Balderrama-Durbin, C. (2012). Integrative approaches to couple therapy: Implications for clinical practice and research. Behavior Therapy, 43, 13-24. Snyder, D. K., & Halford, W. K. (2012). Evidence-based couple therapy: Current status and future directions. Journal of Family Therapy, 34, 229-249. Snyder, D. K., Castellani, A. M., & Whisman, M. A. (2006). Current status and future directions in couple therapy. Annual Review of Psychology, 57, 317-344. Snyder, D. K., Heyman, R., & Haynes, S. N. (2005). Evidence-based approaches to assessing couple distress. Psychological Assessment, 17, 288-307. Snyder, D. K., & Whisman, M. A. (2004). Treating distressed couples with coexisting mental and physical disorders: Directions for clinical training and practice. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 30, 1-12. Snyder, D. K. (2000). Computer-assisted judgment: Defining strengths and liabilities. Psychological Assessment, 12, 52-60. Snyder, D. K. (1999). Affective reconstruction in the context of a pluralistic approach to couples therapy. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 6, 348-365. Snyder, D. K., Wills, R. M., & Grady-Fletcher, A. (1991). Long-term effectiveness of behavioral versus insight-oriented marital therapy: A four-year follow-up study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 59, 138-141.