Donna Lynn Sollie, Ph.D.
	Professor 201 Spidle Hall Auburn University Auburn, AL 36849-5604 Tel (334) 844-3230 Fax (334) 844-4515 sollidl@auburn.edu Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1979

Interests

     My research has focused on the influence of individual factors, particularly gender related factors, including male gender-role conflict and dysfunctional gender beliefs, on relationship factors, including communication, emotional expressiveness, conflict, and support behaviors. I am also interested in parent-young adult relationships, identity processes, and social support networks.

Selected Publications

Wall, S. K., Sollie, D. L., & Guarino, A. J. (2004). Husbands’ characteristics and marital friendship behaviors: The influence of family expressiveness, gender role conflict, and emotional intelligence. In P. Amato & N. Gonzalez (Eds.), Vision 2004: What is the future of marriage?, Minneapolis, MN: National Council on Family Relations.




Sollie, D. L. (2003). Beyond Mars and Venus: Men and women in the real world. In M. Coleman & L. Ganong (Eds.), Points and Counterpoints: Controversial Relationship and Family Issues In the 21st Century (pp. 25-29). Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Publishing Company

Selected Research Projects

“Adolescent Identity Formation and the Accrual of Capital,” grant submitted to the National Science Foundation Children’s Research Initiative. Role on grant: Co-Principal Investigator.




“The Impact of Family Structure on Young Adult’s Social Competence and Interpersonal Relationship Quality and Stability,” with Janice Wittekind, Department of Sociology.




“Early, Middle, and Late Adolescence: Developmental Changes in Relationships with Parents and Peers,” funded by the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University.




"Social Support Networks and Well-Being in Rural and Non-Rural Families in Alabama,” funded by Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station.




"Network Supports and Coping During Adult Transitions," funded by National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Co-principal investigator with Dr. Judith L. Fischer. Funded amount, $169,690. September, 1981--August, 1985.




“Rural Adolescents’ Identify Formation and Capital Accrual.” $40,000. (Funded)). PIs: Jennifer Kerpelman,Ph.D., Joe Pittman, Ph.D., Leanne Lamke, Ph.D., & Donna Sollie, Ph.D.). Funding Agency: Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Foundation, Auburn University.

Dissertations and Theses Directed

Brenda Dozier Thesis: “Postdivorce Attachment and Coparenting Relationships.”




Jacki Fitzpatrick
Dissertation: “The Influence of Individual and Interpersonal Factors on Premarital Relationship Satisfaction.”




Jacqueline Pflieger
Thesis: Family Structure, Parental Figures, and Young Adults’ Romantic Relationships.




Laura Salmon
Thesis: “Self-disclosure Patterns in Close Relationships of Bulimic Women.”




Geoff Steurer
Thesis: “Husbands’ Gender-Role Conflict and Emotional Expressiveness in Marriage.”




Sam Stevens
Thesis: The Intergenerational Effects of Family Expressiveness on Marial Communication and Conflict Styles




Sterling Wall
Dissertation: Men’s involvement in the Emotional Domain of Marriage: The Influence of Family Expressiveness, Emotional Intelligence, and Gender Role Conflict




Changela Williams
Thesis: “African-American Husbands’ Gender-Role Conflict and Emotional Expressiveness in Marriage.”

Courses Taught

HDFS 3040: Human Sexuality over the Family Life Cycle
HDFS 3060: Patterns of Family Interaction
HDFS 4700: Gender Roles and Close Relationships
HDFS 4950: Advanced Seminar in Family Studies
HDFS 7020: Marital and Family Systems
HDFS 682: Relationship Development: Adulthood