Laura Vanderdrift

My research interests primarily revolve around commitment at two stages: (1) the processes influencing commitment from an interdependence perspective, and (2) processes influenced by commitment, such relationship persistence.

Publications/Presentations

	VanderDrift, L.E., & Agnew, C.R. (2008, February). Commitment within the Patient-Provider Relationship: What Drives It When You Have No Alternatives?  Poster accepted to be presented to the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Albuquerque , NM . Lehmiller, J.J., VanderDrift, L.E., & Agnew, C.R. (2008, February).  Discrepancies between own and perceived partner commitment: Implications for relationship dissolution. Poster accepted to be presented to the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Albuquerque , NM . VanderDrift, L.E., Etcheverry, P.E., & Agnew, C.R. (2007, May).  Interpersonal environment and smoking initiation among college freshmen. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago , IL . VanderDrift, L.E., & Hutchison, K.E. (2006, May).  Risk factors for alcohol-related health, social, and responsibility upholding problems in a sample of college aged men and women.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City , UT. Ray, L.A., Taborsky-Barba, S., Audette, A.R., VanderDrift, L.E., Bishop, J., Bryan A., & Hutchison, K.E. (2006, July). Examining the progression of alcohol use among college students: A 2-Year prospective analysis. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the  Research Society on Alcoholism, Baltimore , MD.     Bjornsson, A., Craighead, W.E., Karris, A., Kaufmann, V.G., Sheets, E., & VanderDrift, L.E. (2005, November) The effects of experiential avoidance and rumination on the onset of depression among college students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavioral Therapy conference, San Diego , CA .