Dalena Dillman Taylor

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter

• Dillman Taylor, D., Blount, A.J. (2021). Case Study Research. Research Design for the Behavioral Sciences. Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1891/9780826143853.0010

Journal Article

• Frawley, C., Stickl Haugen, J., Lambie, G.W., Dillman Taylor, D. (2025). The Playful Professional School Counselor: A Formalized Measure to Support School Counselor Trainees’ Competencies Development. Other. no. 1 (2) 24. Fredrickson Center for School Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation (CSCORE) at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst. https://doi.org/10.7275/cspec.2840
• Kim, N., Kim, I., Dillman Taylor, D. (2025). Stigma Among College Students: Associations with Help-Seeking and Social Support. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling. 47 852–867. Springer Nature.
• Go, J., Skeen, A.I., Carlson, R.G., Dillman Taylor, D., Barden, S.M. (2025). Dyadic Measurement Invariance of the 10-Item Continuum of Conflict and Control Relationship Scale. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251339642
• Frank, A., Dillman Taylor, D., Diaz, M.J., Hasan, S. (2025). From the Eyes of Students: Benefits and Opportunities within Partnership. Other. 52 (2) 97-110. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/15566382.2025.2492527
• Silverio, N., Gao, R., Skeen, A.I., Hodge, V., Carlson, R.G., Barden, S.M., Dillman Taylor, D. (2025). The Dyadic Influence of Relationship Hope on Family Functioning. Family Process. 64 (2) Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.70036
• Dillman Taylor, D., Thompson, K., Frawley, C., Mendoza, S., Blount, A. (2025). Understanding the effect of COVID-19 on two children with autism and their caregivers: a case study research design. Other. 71 (3) 472-483. Taylor & Francis. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12024503/
• Dillman Taylor, D., Thompson, K., Frawley, C., Mendoza, S., Blount, A.J. (2025). Understanding the effect of COVID-19 on two children with autism and their caregivers: a case study research design. Other. 71 (3) 472-483. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/20473869.2023.2231219
• Kim, N., Dillman Taylor, D. (2025). Understanding First-Generation College Students’ Help-Seeking Attitudes Using Structural Equation Modeling. Other. 39 (2) 261-283. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/28367138.2024.2343315
• Russell, B., Frawley, C., Wilson, N., Dillman Taylor, D., Cypret, A. (2025). The Efficacy of Child–Parent Relationship Therapy Among Child-Welfare Involved Families: A Pilot Study. The Family Journal. 33 (1) 123-130. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807241268515
• Russell, B., Frawley, C., Wilson, N., Dillman Taylor, D., Cypret, A. (2025). The Efficacy of Child–Parent Relationship Therapy Among Child-Welfare Involved Families: A Pilot Study. The Family Journal. 33 (1) 123–130. SAGE Publications. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10664807241268515
• Frawley, C., Lambie, G.W., Stickl Haugen, J., Dillman Taylor, D. (2024). The Assessment of Play Therapy and Child Counseling Competencies (APTCCC).. International Journal of Play Therapy. 33 (3) 129-139. APA. https://doi.org/10.1037/pla0000208
• Mendoza, S., Dillman Taylor, D. (2024). The empathy reading project: bibliotherapy between parents and their children with autism spectrum disorder. Other. 1-17. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/20473869.2024.2438453
• Frawley, C., Lambie, G.W., Stickl Haugen, J., Dillman Taylor, D. (2024). The Assessment of Play Therapy and Child Counseling Competencies (APTCCC).. International Journal of Play Therapy. 33 (3) 129-139. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/pla0000208
• Dillman Taylor, D., Belser, C.T. (2024). Qualitative Special Issue Editorial. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling. 10 (2) 63-65. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2024.2362103
• Frawley, C., Dillman Taylor, D. (2024). The relational change mechanisms of child‐centered play therapy with children exposed to adverse childhood experiences. Other. 102 (2) 153-162. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12500
• Frawley, C., Dillman Taylor, D. (2024). The relational change mechanisms of child‐centered play therapy with children exposed to adverse childhood experiences. Other. 102 (2) 153-162. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12500
• Russell, B., Dillman Taylor, D., Thompson, K. (2024). Understanding evidence-based treatment criterion through the evaluation of play therapy approaches.. International Journal of Play Therapy. 33 (2) 93-106. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/pla0000214
• Barden, S.M., Carlson, R.G., Dillman Taylor, D., Gao, R., Velez, M. (2024). Fostering Healthy Relationships: Relationship Education as a Preventative Intervention. Journal of Counseling and Development.
• Dillman Taylor, D., Tabet, S.M., Whitbeck, M.A., Carlson, R.G., Barden, S., Silverio, N. (2023). The Factor Structure of the Outcome Questionnaire-45.2 With Economically Vulnerable Adults. The Professional Counselor. 13 (3) 193–205.. The Professional Counselor at the National Board for Certified Counselors. https://doi.org/10.15241/ddt.13.3.193
• Dillman Taylor, D., Belser, C. (2023). Best Practices in Child and Adolescent Counseling Research: The Path Forward. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling. 9 (2) 72-83. Taylor and Francis.
• Carlson, R., Gao, R., Gordan, R., Go, J., Dillman Taylor, R., Barden, S.M. (2023). Examining intervention hours attended for couples randomly assigned to receive relationship education. Journal of Marriage and Family Therapy. 49 (3) 561-580.
• Dillman Taylor, D., Starrett, A., Carlson, R., Barden, S.M., Thompson, K. (2023). Examining the stability of emotional regulation and psychological distress for low-income individuals: A latent transition analysis. Family Process. 62 (3) 1217-1232.
• Gao, R., Carlson, R.G., Hodgee, V., Go, J., Dillman Taylor, D., Barden, S. (2023). Factor Structure and Dyadic Measurement Invariance of the English Version of Dyadic Coping Inventory Measuring Low-income Couples in U.S.. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 40 (12) 4148-4175.
• Dillman Taylor, D., Belser, C. (2023). Best Practices in Child and Adolescent Counseling Research: The Path Forward. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling. 9 (2) 72-83. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2023.2229717
• Belser, C., Dillman Taylor, D., McRoberts, R., Sami, W. (2023). Introduction to the Special Issue on Outcome and Evidenced-based Research with Children and Adolescents. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling. 9 (2) 67-71. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2023.2229218
• Dillman Taylor, D., Thompson, K., Russell, B., Meany-Walen, K.K. (2022). Fostering a university partnership Using play therapy in schools: Lessons learned. International Journal of Play Therapy. 31 (1) 22–33.
• Barden, S.M., Carlson, R.G., Dillman Taylor, D., Dickenson, T., Gao, R. (2022). A randomized trial of relationship education using Within Our Reach for economically vulnerable couples. Family Process. 61 (3) 1005-1020. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12781
• Dillman Taylor, D., Thompson, K.A., Kottman, T. (2022). Strengthening the efficacy of Adlerian Play Therapy through the measurement model.. International Journal of Play Therapy. 31 (3) 165-173. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/pla0000176
• Carlson, R.G., Barden, S.M., Locklear, L., Dillman Taylor, D., Carroll, N. (2022). Examining quality time as a mediator of dyadic change in a randomized controlled trial of relationship education for low‐income couples. Other. 48 (2) 484-501. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12554
• Barden, S., Silverio, N., Wilson, N., Dillman Taylor, D., Carlson, R.G. (2021). Coping during COVID: Implementation of an online relationship education intervention for economically vulnerable couples. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice. 10 (3) 202-211.
• Carlson, R.G., Dillman Taylor, D., Barden, S.M., Olejarczyk, J., Glascoe, G. (2021). Effects of individual-oriented relationship education on parents: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Family Psychology. 35 (8) 1097-1106.
• Barden, S.M., Carlson, R.G., Toomey, T.M., Locklear, L., Dillman Taylor, D., Silverio, N. (2021). Examining the effects of relationship education for same-sex couples: A randomized controlled trial. Marriage & Family Review. 58 (4) 291-311.
• Barden, S.M., Dillman Taylor, D., Silverio, N., Carlson, R., Whitbeck, M., Carroll, N., Velez, M. (2021). Motivations to enroll and engage in relationship education programs: A qualitative investigation of key process factors.. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy. 20 (4) 365-383.
• Carlson, R.G., Wheeler, N.J., BardenM., Romagnolo, S., Dillman Taylor, D., Hipp, C.J., Silverio, N., Moran, M. (2021). Using intent to attend as a predictor of retention in community-based relationship education. Family Process. 61 (1) 130-145.
• GÜNGÖR, A., Dillman Taylor, D. (2021). Adaptation of the Adlerian Personality Priority Assessment into Turkish. Other. 8 (4) 914-927. International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education. https://doi.org/10.21449/ijate.863323
• Tabet, S.M., Perleoni, M.K., Dillman Taylor, D., Kelchner, V.P., Lambie, G.W. (2021). The Factor Structure of Child Behavior Checklist Scores With Elementary School Students Referred to Counseling Within Low-Income Communities. Other. 46 (3) 197-206. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534508419895094
• Dillman Taylor, D., Purswell, K., Cornett, N., Bratton, S.C. (2021). Effects of child-centered play therapy (CCPT) on disruptive behavior of at-risk preschool children in Head Start.. International Journal of Play Therapy. 30 (2) 86-97. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/pla0000125
• Blount, A.J., Dillman Taylor, D., Lambie, G. (2020). Wellness in the helping professions: Historical overview, wellness models, and current trends. 2 (2) Article 6. Journal of Wellness.
• Dillman Taylor, D.L., Thompson, K. (2020). Using Adlerian Play Therapy with gender expansive children: Caregiver considerations. Journal of Individual Psychology. 76 (2) 201-216.
• Bloom, Z.D., Dillman Taylor, D. (2020). The Online Dating Intensity Scale: Exploratory Factor Analysis in a Sample of Emerging Adults. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development. 53 (1) 1-16. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481756.2019.1640614
• Dillman Taylor, D., Meany-Walen, K.K., Nelson, K.M., Gungor, A. (2019). Investigating group Adlerian play therapy for children with disruptive behaviors: A single-case research design.. International Journal of Play Therapy. 28 (3) 168-182. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/pla0000094
• Dillman Taylor, D., Bratton, S.C., Henson, R.K. (2019). Confirming the Constructs of Adlerian Personality Priority Assessment. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development. 52 (3) 191-206. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481756.2019.1595814
• Bennett, C.M., Dillman Taylor, D. (2019). ACTing As Yourself: Implementing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Transgender Adolescents Through a Developmental Lens. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling. 5 (2) 146-160. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2019.1586414
• Allee-Herndon, K.A., Dillman Taylor, D., Roberts, S.K. (2019). Putting play in its place: presenting a continuum to decrease mental health referrals and increase purposeful play in classrooms. International Journal of Play. 8 (2) 186-203. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/21594937.2019.1643993
• Dillman Taylor, D., Kottman, T. (2019). Assessing the utility and fidelity of the Adlerian Play Therapy Skills Checklist using qualitative content analysis.. International Journal of Play Therapy. 28 (1) 13-21. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/pla0000082
• Russell, B., Oh, S., Dillman Taylor, D. (2019). Integration of Adlerian Play Therapy in Pediatric Hospitals. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling. 5 (1) 61-72. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2018.1556987
• MILLER, R., Dillman Taylor, D. (2016). Does Adlerian Theory Stand the Test of Time?: Examining Individual Psychology From a Neuroscience Perspective. Other. 55 (2) 111-128. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/johc.12028
• Wheeler, N., Dillman Taylor, D. (2016). Integrating interpersonal neurobiology with play therapy.. International Journal of Play Therapy. 25 (1) 24-34. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/pla0000018
• Meany-Walen, K.K., Bullis, Q., Kottman, T., Dillman Taylor, D. (2015). Group Adlerian Play Therapy With Children With Off-Task Behaviors. The Journal for Specialists in Group Work. 40 (3) 294-314. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/01933922.2015.1056569
• Dillman Taylor, D., Meany-Walen, K.K. (2015). Investigating the Effectiveness of Adlerian Play Therapy (AdPT) with Children with Disruptive Behaviors: A Single-Case Research Design (SCRD). Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling. 1 (2) 81-99. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2015.1081519
• Lindo, N.A., Dillman Taylor, D., Meany-Walen, K.K., Purswell, K., Jayne, K., Gonzales, T., Jones, L. (2014). Teachers as therapeutic agents: perceptions of a school-based mental health initiative. Other. 42 (3) 284-296. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2014.896452
• Dillman Taylor, D., Purswell, K., Lindo, N., Jayne, K., Fernando, D. (2011). The impact of child parent relationship therapy on child behavior and parent-child relationships: An examination of parental divorce.. International Journal of Play Therapy. 20 (3) 124-137. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0024469

Other

• Dillman Taylor, D., Frawley, C. (2024). Divorced Parents. Contemporary Case Studies in Clinical Mental Health for Children and Adolescents. 137-154. Rowman & Littlefield. https://doi.org/10.5040/9798216425885.ch-010

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

• Dillman Taylor, D., "Project Harmony 2.0," sponsored by Department of Health and Human Services: Office of Family Assistance, Federal, $7499999 Funded. (2020 - 2025).
• Dillman Taylor, D., "Project Harmony.," sponsored by Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Grants, HHS-2015-ACF-OFA-FM, Federal, $9627622 Funded. (2015 - 2020).