I am interested in examining commitment as a dimensional construct (structural, moral, and personal) and how dimensionalized commitment affects relational outcomes such as satisfaction, ambivalence, love, and sacrifices. I frame my research using interdependence and social exchange theories to investigate how self-driven, partner-driven, and relationship-driven motivations, as well as reciprocal interactions, influence relationships. More broadly, also grounded in social exchange and interdependence, I am interested in exploring how individual perceptions play into relational interactions.
Thesis: A Dyadic Examination of Personal Commitment and Relational Sacrifices for Unmarried, Expectant Cohabitors
Scholarly Publications
Corkery, S.A., Curran, M.A., & Benavides, R.A. (2011). "Me" and "we:" How expectant cohabitors talk about economic difficulty. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 21, 978-994.
Corkery, S.A., Curran, M.A., Parkman, A. (2011). Spirituality, Sacrifice, and Relationship Quality for Pregnant Cohabitors. Marriage & Family Review, 47, 345-362.
Curran, M.A., Corkery, S.A., & Post, J.H. (2011). Partner commitment, gender, and depression for expectant cohabitors. Family Science, 1, 222-229.
Scholarly Presentations
Reed, R. G., Randall, A.K., Corkery, S.A., Young, V.J., Post, J.H., & Butler, E.A. (submitted). Partner effects of relational communication, relationship quality, and emotion regulation on autonomic physiology . Poster submitted to Society of Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, San Diego, California (January 2012).
Corkery, S.A., Curran, M.A., Segrin, C., & Koerner, S. (November 2011). What matters most?: Interdependent factors of relational sacrificing . Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, Florida.
Curran, M.A., Corkery, S.A., & Post, J.H. (November 2011). Partner commitment, gender, and depressive symptoms for expectant cohabitors . Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, Florida.
Cabeza De Baca, T., Corkery, S.A., Ellis, B. J., Flinn, M. V., Barnett, M. A. (November 2011). Parenting and child social competence in a Caribbean context . Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, Florida.
Corkery, S.A., Cabeza de Baca, T., & Curran, M.A. (October 2011). But what do I get out of it?: Perceived ease of individual relational sacrifices and lower depressive symptoms. Poster presented at the International Association of Relationship Research Mini-Conference: Health, Emotions, and Relationships, Tucson, AZ.
Cabeza de Baca, T., Corkery, S.A., & Curran, M.A. (October 2011). Relational satisfaction among pregnant, unmarried, cohabitors: A life history approach. Poster presented at the International Association of Relationship Research Mini-Conference: Health, Emotions, and Relationships, Tucson, AZ.
Skoyen, J.A., Blank, E., Corkery, S.A., & Butler, E.A. (March, 2011). Speaking of food and health:The interplay of social and individual factors determines dietary quality. Poster presented at American Psychosomatic Society 69th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Post, J.H., Randall, A. K., Corkery, S.A., Bosch, L., & Butler, E.A. (January 2011). Relationships, eating, and emotions: A comparison of romantic couples’ coping techniques and couple weight type. Poster presented at Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Curran, M.A., Corkery, S.A., & Payne, P. (November, 2010). Relational Conflict and Ambivalence: The role of spiritual beliefs and relational sacrifice. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
Corkery, S.A., Curran, M., & Benavides, R. (2010, November). A qualitative study of cohabitors’ transition to parenthood during economic times. In M. A. Curran & C. Kamp Dush (Chairs), Cohabitors’ relationship quality and financial considerations. Symposium at the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Bosch, L. A., Corkery, S. A., Randall, A. K., Young, V. J., & Butler, E. A. (2010, March). The effects of identity style on reappraisal in romantic couples. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Identity Formation, Philadelphia, PA.
Post, J. H., Randall, A. K., Corkery, S. A., Chiu, B., Bosch, L., & Butler, E. A. (2010). Empathy as a moderator of emotional stability within couples. Poster presented at the 2010 Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Randall, A. K., Post, J. H., Corkery, S. A., Bosch, L., Chiu, B., & Butler, E. A. (2010). Coregulation ‘for better or worse’: The emotional transmission of positive and negative emotions in close relationships. Poster presented at the 2010 Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Curran, M., Young, V., Totenhagen, C., & Corkery, S.A. (2009, November). Comparison of relational sacrifices across relationship stages. Poster session presented at the National Council on Family Relations Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Corkery, S.A., Randall, A.K., Duggi, D., and Young, V.J. (2009 November). The effect of arguing on marital closeness in the United States and India. Poster session presented at the International Association of Relationship Research Mini-Conference, Lawrence, KS.
Randall, A. K., Corkery, S. A., Young, V. J. & Butler, E. A. (2009). We’re having a good (or bad) day: The moderating effects of relationship satisfaction on emotional synchrony. Poster presented at the 2009 International Association for Relationship Research, Lawrence, KS.
Randall, A. K., Corkery, S. A., Duggi, D., Young, V. J., Kamble, S. V., & Butler, E. A. (2009). Enlisting your partner versus dealing with it yourself: A comparison of married couples in the United States and India. Poster presented at the 2009 International Association for Relationship Research, Lawrence, KS.
Awards
2011 University of Arizona Centennial Award Graduate Student Recipient
2011-2012 University of Arizona College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Graduate Fellowship
2011 University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Meritorious Award for Graduate Teaching Assistant (Master's level)
2011 University of Arizona Graduate and Professional Student Council Achievement Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant
Current president of the University of Arizona Family Studies Student Round Table (FSSRT) - graduate student organization.
Co-Advisor to Frances McClelland Institute student honorary group: "Moving Research Into Practice" (http://mcclellandinstitute.arizona.edu/MovingResearch)