Handbook of the Psychology of Fatherhood

Sonia Molloy, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at The Pennsylvania State University in York, Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on men and masculinities within context from an intersectional theoretical perspective. Her work specifically examines the process of fathering for diverse populations of fathers of infants and young children. She has more than 20 years of experience working with at-risk families and children in parent education, early development education, and advocacy. She is a member of the National Council on Family Relations, National Association for the Education of Young Children, and the American Psychological Association. Pierre Azzam, M.D., serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry (volunteer) at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. His clinical practice has focused on consultation-liaison psychiatry, palliative care, and men's mental health. His professional dissemination includes practical approaches to working with men to target mental health stigma, identify postnatal depressive and anxiety disorders, and enhance wellness outcomes. He serves as a Board Member-at-Large for the American Psychological Association's Division 51 on the Psychology of Men and Masculinities. Anthony Isacco, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania, Professor and Director of Training in the Graduate Psychology Programs at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA. His professional expertise is clinical practice with religious populations, the psychology of fatherhood, and the intersections of religion, spirituality, and masculinity. . He is the co-author of All In: Breaking Barriers to Discerning the Priesthood (Lambing Press, 2018) and Religion, Spirituality, & Masculinity: New Insights for Counselors (Routledge, 2019). He is a member of the American Psychological Association and Catholic Psychotherapy Association.

Theorizing Fathering: Past, Present, and Future.- Fatherhood Measurement and Assessment.- Fathers and Family Systems.- Positive Masculinity and Fatherhood.- Transition to Fatherhood.- Fathering and Attachment.- Fathering Adolescents and Emerging Adults.- Fathering Adult Children and Grandfathering.- Fathering in Diverse Family Structures: Separation, Divorce, and Stepfamilies.- Paternal Mental Health in the Perinatal Period.- Infertility, Grief, and Trauma Related to Fathering.- Physical Health and Fatherhood.- Intersectionality Theory and Fatherhood.- The Intersections of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Applications to Asian American Fathers.- Cultural and Sociopolitical Influences on African American and Latinx Fathers.- Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Fatherhood.- Fatherhood and Social Justice: Centering Marginalized Stories.- Military-Connected Fathers.- Parenting from Prison: Incarceration and Fatherhood.- Religion, Spirituality, and Fatherhood.- Parenting Programs for Fathers of Young Children: Lessons from Research and Practice.- Applying the APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Boys and Men to Clinical Work with Fathers.