Student Information
Graduate StudentPsychology
The College of Lib Arts & Sci
Sydni is a Ph.D. student in Clinical Psychology working with Dr. Abigail Gewirtz in the After Deployment, Adaptive Parenting Tools (ADAPT) Lab. Broadly, Sydni's research interests relate to the dissemination, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based interventions for at-risk or highly stressed populations. She is primarily interested in understanding how clinicians, therapists, and facilitators (or other mental health practitioners) influence engagement with these evidence-based interventions.
Sydni completed her undergraduate degree at Kansas State University in 2019. She majored in Psychological Sciences, with a concentration in Clinical Psychology and a minor in Conflict Analysis and Trauma Studies. While an undergraduate, Sydni worked as a research assistant at the Institute for the Health and Security of Military Families, where she worked on a project discussing the intersection of traumatic events, PTSD, and family systems. She also worked within the Department of Psychology in the Adaptive Reasoning & Decisions Lab, where she studied interpersonal relationships from an evolutionarily-oriented cognitive approach. After graduation, Sydni worked as a Mental Health Case Manager for a non-profit in Minneapolis, MN as part of the Social Security Administration's national, multi-site, Supported Employment Demonstration study. In her free time, Sydni enjoys reading, embroidery, and camping and hiking with her husband and black lab.
*Formerly Sydni A. J. Huxman
Book Chapters
Goff, B. S. N., Ruhlmann, L., Dekel, R., & Huxman, S. A. J. (2020). Trauma, posttraumatic stress, and family systems. In K. S. Wampler, M. Rastogi, & R. Singh (Eds.), Handbook of systemic family therapy: Volume 4. Systemic family therapy and global health issues. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Obschonka, M., Cai, Q., Chan, A. C. Y., Marsalis, S., Basha, S. A. J., Lee, S., & Gewirtz, A. H. (2022). International psychological research addressing the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid scoping review and implications for global psychology. International Journal of Psychology, 57(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12823
Brandner, J. L., Brase, G. L., & Huxman, S. A. J. (2020). “Weighting” to find the right person: Integrating traits to evaluate mate value. Evolution and Human Behavior, 41(4), 284-292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2020.05.001
Other Publications
Huxman, S. A. J. & Brandner, J. L. (2021). Nuptial gift. In T. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. New York: Springer Meteor. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19650-3_1889
Huxman, S. A. J. & Brase, G. L. (2020). Human mate poaching (Schmitt and Buss, 2001). In T. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. New York: Springer Meteor. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1751-1
Presentations
Basha, S. A. J., Cai, Q., Lee, S., & Gewirtz, A. H. (Accepted/Upcoming: 2022, June). Feasibility and acceptability for the use of smartwatches to reduce stress for parents during COVID-19. Presentation delivered at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference, Seattle, Washington.
Brandner, J. L., Huxman, S. A. J., & Brase, G. L. (2018, July). Good things come to those who “weight”: Comparison of trait integration methods. Presentation delivered at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society’s annual conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Brandner, J. L., Huxman, S. A. J., & Brase, G. L. (2018, April). Good things come to those who “weight”: Comparison of trait integration methods. Presentation delivered at the Oklahoma/Kansas Judgment and Decision-Making Workshop, Manhattan, KS.
Poster Presentations
Lee, S., Cai, Q., Basha, S. A. J., Gupta, A., & Gewirtz, A. H. (Accepted/Upcoming: 2022, May). The efficacy of a technology-based parenting intervention to manage stress for healthcare workers during COVID-19: A pilot micro-randomized trial. UConn Center for mHealth & Social Media’s annual conference, Virtual.
Basha, S. A. J. & Gewirtz, A. H. (2021, November). Evaluating the contribution of facilitator background for program engagement in an evidence-based parenting program for post-deployment military parents. Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies annual conference, Virtual.
Huxman, S. A. J., Brandner, J. L., & Brase, G. L. (2019, May). Backup mating in college students: What your personality says about your mating strategy. Poster presented at the Undergraduate Research Convocation for Psychological Sciences, Manhattan, KS.
Huxman, S. A. J., Brandner, J. L., & Brase, G. L. (2019, April). Relationship risk mitigation: Opposite-sex friendships and backup mates as strategies to avoid being single. Poster presented at the Oklahoma/Kansas Judgment and Decision-Making Workshop, Norman, OK.
Huxman, S. A. J., Brandner, J. L., & Brase, G. L. (2018, July). Friends with potential benefits: Exploring the relationship between mate value, sex, and backup mates. Poster presented at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society’s annual conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Huxman, S. A. J., Brandner, J. L., & Brase, G. L. (2018, May). Sociosexual orientation, mate value, and acceptable partner thresholds: An exploration of potential predictive relationships. Poster presented at the annual Advanced Research Methods Presentation Series for partial course credit, Manhattan, KS.
Huxman, S. A. J., Brandner, J. L., & Brase, G. L. (2018, April). Friends with potential benefits: Exploring the relationship between mate value, sex, and backup mates. Poster presented at the Oklahoma/Kansas Judgment and Decision-Making Workshop, Manhattan, KS.
Research in the Media
Brase, G. L., Huxman, S. A. J., & Brandner, J. L. (2020, August 3). Calculating mate value: A “weighty” task. Human Behavior and Evolution Society. https://www.hbes.com/calculating-mate-value-a-weighty-task/
Burriss, R. (Host). (2018, August 28). [Interviewee in this episode: Huxman, S. A. J.] Straight men who hookup with other men. The Psychology of Attractiveness Podcast. https://psychologyofattractivenesspodcast.blogspot.com/2018/08/straight…