Sydney Parker is a Ph.D. candidate in the Law and Psychology program at ASU. Her research focuses on supporting children and families experiencing high-conflict separation and divorce, with an emphasis on child coping, parent-child relationships, and the development of evidence-based interventions for families involved in the legal system. She earned her B.A. in Psychology and History from West Virginia University and her M.S. in Law and Psychology from ASU. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national conferences, and she is passionate about translating research into practical resources that improve outcomes for children, families, and legal professionals.
Lab Publications
Papers co-authored while part of the lab — not a complete publication history.
Accepted
- Parker, S. M., Kotecha, D., O'Hara, K. L., & Wolchik, S. (accepted). Behavioral parent training in the context of conflict and divorce. In T. Del Vecchio & M. Terjesen (Eds.), Handbook of behavioral parent training. American Psychological Association.
2026
- Yang, M., Parker, S., O'Hara, K. L., Sullivan, C. E., & Lyon, A. R. (2026). Human-centered design of a digital intervention for children coping with high conflict separation/divorce: A mixed-methods study. Mental Health and Prevention.