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Areas of Research
Dr. Robert Reyes is originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Currently, he serves as Associate Professor of Family Science and Multicultural Studies, and Director of the Latino Partnership Program at Messiah College. Prior to his move to Pennsylvania in 1996, he resided in Southern California where he taught part-time at Azusa Pacific University and worked as Coordinator of Mental Health Services for the Family Preservation Program, at Foothill Community Mental Health Center. He received his Ph.D. in Marital and Family Studies (1995) and Master of Divinity in Marital and Family Ministries (1992) from Fuller Theological Seminary. He is a Certified Family Life Educator and member of the Board of Directors (2004-2007) of The National Council on Family Relations, and Clinical Member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.
My research interest so far have focused on exploring how the stress associated with acculturation impact Latino families in their transition into this country as well as what strength do these families have in coping with this type of stress.
I have also been interested in doing international family research examining couple formation practices and work and family dynamics in Spain. What follows is a description of the academic presentation and publications that I have done in the past.
Reyes, Robert
1994 (November) “Issues of Justice and Family Acculturation: A Case Study on the Repatriation of Mexican Americans in the 1930's.” Minneapolis, MN: 56th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations. (11/ 13/ 94)
1996 (October) “Understanding Parental Discipline within A Latino Family Structure.” Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Statewide Latino Coalition Conference. (10/25/96)
1996 (November) “Immigration, Politics, & Family Functioning; Latinos and the Psychological Aftermath of Proposition 187." Kansas City, MO: 58th Annual Conference of The National Council on Family Relations. (11/8/96)
1997 (April) “Counseling and the Latino Family Structure.” Leaders in Ministry Conference. Grantham, PA: Messiah College. (4/8/97)
1997 (October) “Resiliency and Acculturative Stress: Implications for Marital Therapy with Latino Couples.” Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Statewide Latino Coalition Conference. (10/ 10 /97)
1997 (November) Discussant to the paper, “Parenting that Promotes Resilient Rural African American Families.” Washington, DC: 59th Annual Conference of the National Council of Family Relations. (11/ 7/ 97)
1999 (October) “Machismo, Latino Male Identity and its Implications for Marital Adjustment.” Grantham, PA: Messiah College. Pennsylvania/ Delaware Council of Family Relations Conference. (10/2/99)
2000 (November) “Rethinking the Measurement of Acculturation & Its Implications for the study of Marital Adjustment among Latino Couples.” Minneapolis, Min: 62nd Annual Conference of the National Council of Family Relations. (11/13/00)
2001 (November) “Acculturative Stress, Religious Beliefs, and the Latino Family.” Rochester, NY: 63rd Annual Conference of the National Council of Family Relations. (11/9/01)
2002 (November) “Being 30 and still living with your parents: Understanding independence and couple formation in Spain.” Houston, TX: 64th Annual Conference of the National Council of Family Relations. (11/22/02)
2003 (November) “Balancing Work and Family in Spain: Sharing Domestic Responsibilities & Its Implications for Marital Satisfaction” Vancouver, Canada: 65th Annual Conference of the National Council of Family Relations. (11/19-22/03)
2004 (June) “Sharing Domestic Responsibilities in Spain: Generational, Gender Variations and its Impact on Marital Satisfaction” International Conference – Work-Life Balance across de Life Course. University of Edinburgh, Scotland (6/30 - 7/1/04)
2005 (September) Stressor facing Hispanic couples: The role of acculturation and acculturative stress. Washington DC: Hispanic Healthy Marriage Research Meeting. Administration of Children & Families, Dept. of Health & Human Services (9/12/05)
2006 (March) Research Update: Influence of Marital Quality on Child Adjustment Outcomes. Denver, CO: Second Hispanic Head Start Institute (3/01/06)
2006 (May) Latino Male Identity, Socio-Economic Factors & Its Implications for Marital Enrichment Education. San Antonio, TX: Second National Research Meeting - Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative. Administration of Children and Families (5/11/06).
Reyes, Robert & Balswick, Jack
1994 (November) “Ethnic Family Acculturation: Needed Conceptual and Methodological Refinements” Minneapolis, MN: Theory Construction and Methodology Pre-Conference - 56th Annual Conference of The National Council of Family Relations. (11/ 7/ 94)
Reyes, Robert & Berke, Debra
2005 (November) "Community Development & Family Life Education: An Ecosystem Model for Preventing Teen Pregnancy & Strengthening Parenting in Urban High-risk Communities." Phoenix, ZA: 67the Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations (11/16-11/19)
Reyes, Robert & Perez, Yolanda
1997 (April) “Confusion Latina: Who are We Latinos? Why Are We Here?” The Fifth Annual Latino College Student Leadership Conference. Millersville, PA: Millersville University of Pennsylvania. (4/11/97)
2005 (May) "Understanding the Latino/Hispanic Experience." PA Child & Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) Annual Conference. State College, PA: Penn State University (5/4/05)
Reyes, Robert & Seegobin, Winston
2006 (October) "Mourning and Grieving Across Cultures." Building Strong Families Conference - Mid-Atlantic Council on Family Relations. Grantham, PA: Messiah College (10/12/06)
Seegobin, Winston & Reyes, Robert
1998 (August) “Men in Relationships: An Exploratory Study of the Promise Keepers”. San Francisco, CA: 106th Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association. (8/14/98)
1998 (November) “Influence of Father Absence in College Students’ Conception of God, Self-esteem, and Relationship Adaptation.” Milwaukee, WI: 60th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations. (11/17/98)
1999 (August) “Relationship with Parents, God Concepts, Self-Esteem and Relationship Intimacy.” Boston, MA: 107th. Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association. (8/23/99)
Martinez, Estella & Reyes, Robert
1999 (November) “Religious Identity and The Latino Family: A Theoretical Analysis” Irvine, CA: 61st Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations. (11/15/99) [Unable to Attend]
Reyes, J. R. (1998, Summer). Defining Latino families: Differences and commonalities. The Bridge, 90, 7.
Reyes, J. R. (1999). Acculturation. In D. G. Benner & P. C. Hill (Eds.), Baker’s Encyclopedia of Psychology & Counseling (2nd ed. pp. 36-37) Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House.
Reyes, J. R. (1999). Ethnic Identity Development. In D. G. Benner & P. C. Hill (Eds.), Baker’s Encyclopedia of Psychology & Counseling (2nd ed. pp. 406-407) Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House.
Hamon, R. R., Sheaffer, E. N. Bratt, K. and Reyes, J. R. (2001). Parental Adjustment to Children Divorce. Journal of Family Ministry, 15, 28-47.
Reyes, J. R. (2003) Spain. In J. J. Ponzeti, R.R. Hamon, Y. Kellar-Guenther, P. K. Kerig, & J. M. White (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family Relationships, (2nd ed.). New York: Macmillan Press.
Reyes, J. R. (2003). Couple Formation Practices in Spain. In B. B. Ingoldsby, R.R. Hamon, (Eds.). Mate Selection across Cultures. (pp. 175-190) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Reyes, J. R. (2004). [Review of the book Two becomes one: God’s blueprint for couples]. Brethren in Christ History and Life, 27:1, 206-209.
Reyes, J. R. (2004, June). The strength of a nation: Solidarity and its role in the Spanish family. NCFR Report, 49:2, 5-6.
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