R. DEBRA BENDELL ESTROFF

PhD, Clinical Psychology/Human Development

University of Kansas, 1976

dbendell@fielding.edu

 

 

 

Internship: Wichita Guidance Center (APA Approved), 1975-1976

 

Licensure: CA

 

Current Professional Appointment:

 

Faculty (unranked)

School of Psychology

Fielding Graduate University

 

Areas of Instruction:

 

Developmental Psychology

Child Clinical Psychology

Research Design

Psychopathology

 

Research Interests:

 

Parental-Infant Mental Health

Health Psychology, Especially Related to Pain Management

 

Practice Interests:

 

Child Clinical Psychology

Pain Management

Parenting

 

 

Professional Memberships:

 

American Psychological Association (12, 36, 38)

Association for the Advancement of Psychology

Association for the Advancement of Science

California Psychological Association

International Association for Infant Research

Society of Pediatric Psychology

 

 

Honors and Awards:

 

2001: Outstanding Research, Department of Psychiatry, Kaiser Permanente, Northern California. Awarded by Northern California Kaiser Permanente Foundation.

 

 

Professional Activities in Last Seven Years

 

Publications:

 

Bendell Estroff, D., & Bernal, P. (2000). Psychosocial utilization in pediatric populations. In D. Wedding (Ed.), Behavior and medicine (3^rd ed., pp. 407-415). New York: Mosby.

 

Field, T., Bendell, D., & Malpurs, R. (2000). Depressed mothers and their infants reactions with non-depressed partners. Infant Mental Health Journal, 27, 200-203.

 

Field, T., Diego, M., Dieter, J., & Bendell, D. (2000). Depressed, withdrawn and intrusive mothers effects of their fetuses and neonates. Infant Behavior and Development, 24, 27-39.

 

Field, T., Diego, M., Bendell, D., Kuhn, C., & Yando, R. (2002). Prenatal anger effects on the fetus and neonate. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 22(3), 260-266.

 

Field, T., Diego, M., Hernandez-Reif, M., Bendell, D., Yando, R., Schanberg, S., & Kuhn, C. (2002). Prenatal depression effects on the fetus and neonate in different ethnic and socio-economic status groups. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 20(3), 149-157.

 

Field, T., Diego, M., Hernandez-Reif, M., Schanberg, S., Kuhn, C., Yando, R., & Bendell, D. (2003). Pregnancy anxiety and comorbid depression and anger effects on the fetus and neonate. Depression and Anxiety, 17, 140-151.

 

Field, T., Diego, M., Yando, R., Bendell, D., & Schanberg, S. (2003). Prenatal depression effects on the fetus and neonate in different ethnic and socio-economic status groups. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 20(3), 150-157.

 

Field, T., Diego, M., Dieter, J., Hernandez-Reif, M., & Bendell, D. (2004). Prenatal depression effects on the fetus and newborn. Infant Behavior & Development, 27, 216-229.

 

Field, T., Hernandez-Reif, M., Vera, Y., Gil, K., Diego, M., Bendell, D., & Yando, R. (2004). Anxiety and anger effects on depressed mother-infant interactions. Infant Behavior and Development, 31, 109-114.

 

Field, T., Hernandez-Reif, M., Vera, Y., Gil, K., Diego, M., Bendell, D., & Yando, R. (2005). Anxiety and anger effects on depressed mother-infant interactions. Infant Behavior and Development, 28, 1-9.

 

Latifses, V., Bendell Estroff, D., Field, T., & Bush, J. (2005). Fathers massaging and relaxing their pregnant wives lowered anxiety and facilitated marital adjustment. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 9, 277-282.

 

Bendell Estroff, D., & Bernal, P. (2006). Recognizing and treating psychopathology in primary care. In D. Wedding & M. Stuber (Eds.), Behavior and medicine (pp. 239-248). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Hogrefe & Huber.

 

Field, T., Diego, M., Hernandez-Reif, M., Schanberg, S., Kuhn, C., Yando, R., & Bendell, D. (in press). Pregnancy anxiety effects on the fetus and neonate. Psychiatry.

 

 

Presentations:

 

Bendell, D. (2001). Offspring of depressed women. Invited presentation at the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

 

Bendell, D. (2001). Pediatric screening for mental health problems. Presented at Grand Rounds, Stanford University Medical School, Palo Alto, CA.

 

Bendell, D. (2002). Emotional regulation. Presented at the Association of Child Development, Los Angeles, CA.

 

Bendell, D. (2002). Emotional regulation and psychopathology. Presented at Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA.

 

Bendell, D. (2002). Emotional regulation in young children. Presented to Pediatric Residents, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.

 

Bendell, D. (2003). Chronic illness and emotional regulation. Presented to Pediatric Residents, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.

 

Bendell, D. (2003). Developmental issues associated with chronic illness. Presented to Pediatric Residents, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.

 

Bendell, D. (2004). Parental depression, anxiety and anger effects on the fetus and neonate. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.

 

Bendell, D. (2007). Develomental issues associated with aspects of anxiety and depression. Presented to Pediatric Grand Ronds, lUCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. Los Angeles, CA.

 

Bendell, D., Shiota, L., Moneratt, L., & Hill, L. (2007). Hispanic youth and father beliefs. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Pschological Association. San Francisco, CA.

 

 

Funded Grants/Contracts:

 

September 1998-July 2001: Co-Investigator, Multisite Intervention Study in the Pediatric Primary Care Population, Garfield Foundation, $375,000.

 

1998-2002: Co-Investigator, The Burden of Undiagnosed Parental Depression Upon Families Served in Pediatric Primary Care: A Multicenter Intervention Study, Garfield Foundation, $175,500.

 

January 2002-July 2007: Co-Investigator, Parenting in Times of Stress, Price Foundation, $25,000.

 

July 2004-July 2005: Support for Marketing, Pregnancy Massage Videotape, Price Foundation, $5,000.

 

 

Other Professional Activities:

 

1988-2000: Research Coordinator, Department of Psychiatry, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA.

 

1990-2000: Psychology Consultant: Head Start, Bay Area, CA.

 

1990-2001: Board of Directors, International Association for Infant Research.

 

2000-present: Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.

 

Journal Reviewer: Infant Behavior and Development, Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Journal of Child Clinical Psychology, Journal of Developmental Psychology, Journal of Infant Mental Health, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders.