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.
Feldman, D. B., Rand, K. L., & Kahle-Wrobleski, K. (2009). Hope and goal attainment: Testing a basic prediction of hope theory. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 28, 479-497.
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., & Sills, J. R. (2009, April). Hope, education, and the importance of health behavior among Asian and Latino immigrant populations. Paper presented at the annual Society of Behavioral Medicine conference, Montreal, Canada.
Feldman, D. B. (2008, September). From cure of quality of life: The shifting meaning of hope at the end of life. Keynote address delivered at the annual Palliative Care Conference, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA.
Feldman, D. B. (2008, July). Counseling the family caregivers of terminally ill patients. Invited presentation delivered at the annual National Clinical Geropsychology Conference, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
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.
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.