Below is a partial list of publications and presentations covering a variety of topics. The uniting theme is my desire to understand how people maintain hope and find meaning in the face of highly negative life circumstances. For a more complete list, please download my CV by clicking here.
Feldman, D. B., Kasl-Godley, J., Khouzam, A., Pisca, N. E., Cabrera, P. A., & Donboli, M. (in press). From cure to quality of life: The shifting meaning of hope at the end of life. In W. Bauman (Ed.), Hope: Probing the boundaries. Oxford, England: Inter-Disciplinary Press.
McNichols, K. Z., & Feldman, D. B. (2007). Spirituality at the end of life: Issues and guidelines for care. In T. G. Plante & C. E. Thoresen (Eds.), Spirit, science and health: How the spiritual mind fuels the body. Westport, CT: Praeger/Greenwood.
Feldman, D. B. (2006). Can suicide be ethical? A utilitarian perspective on the appropriateness of choosing to die. Death Studies, 30, 529-538.
Cheavens, J. S., Feldman, D. B., Gum, A., Michael, S. T., & Snyder, C. R. (2006). Hope therapy in a community sample: A pilot investigation. Social Indicators Research, 77, 61-78.
Cheavens, J. S., Feldman, D. B., Woodward, J. T., & Snyder, C. R. (2006). Hope in cognitive psychotherapies: On working with client strengths. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 20, 135-145.
Feldman, D. B., & Periyakoil, V. (2006). Posttraumatic stress disorder at the end of life. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 9, 213-218.
Feldman, D. B., & Snyder, C. R. (2005). Hope and the meaningful life: Theoretical and empirical associations between goal-directed thinking and life meaning. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 24, 401-421.
Maddux, J., Snyder, C. R., & Feldman, D. B. (2003). Mental health, adulthood: Goals, hope, and happiness. In T. Gullotta & Martin Bloom (Eds.), Encyclopedia of primary prevention and health promotion (pp. 696-705). New York: Kluwer.
Snyder, C. R., Sigmon, D, & Feldman, D. B. (2003). Hope for the sacred and vice versa: Positive goal-directed thinking and religion. Psychological Inquiry, 13, 201-238.
Snyder, C. R., Rand, K., King, E., Feldman, D. B., & Woodward, J. T. (2002). "False" hope. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58, 1003-1022.
Feldman, D. B., & Dunn, M. (2006, September). Palliative care in individuals with spinal cord injury: Psychosocial guidelines and challenges. Presentation delivered at the annual conference of the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers. Las Vegas.
Kaal, K. J., & Feldman, D. B. (2006, June). Assumptive Worldview in Acquaintances of Trauma Victims. Poster presented at the annual World Congress on Traumatic Stress. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Feldman, D. B. (2006, March). Redefining Hope in Hospice. In-service training presented at Hospice of the Valley, San Jose, CA.
Phillips, P. B., & Feldman, D. B. (2005, February). Depth perception: Psychology and spiritual care at the end of life. Presentation delivered at the annual conference of the California Hospice Foundation. Berkeley.
Feldman, D. B., & Snyder, C. R. (2001, August). Hope, goals, and meaning in life: Shedding new light on an old problem. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco.
Cheavens, J. C., Gum, A., Feldman, D. B., Michael, S. T., & Snyder, C. R. (2001, August). A brief group intervention for raising hope. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco.
Recently, I was interviewed for an article in the APA gradPSYCH Magazine (January, 2007) about how to interview for an academic job. Click here to read the full article titled "Ace the academic interview: Faculty interviewers often evaluate intangables during interviews."