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Markman, Howard

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Howard Markman, Ph.D. (1950–)

Introduction

Howard Markman is one of the most respected experts in couple research, education, and intervention. He serves as the John Evans Distinguished Professor of Psychology and co-director of the Center for Marital and Family Studies at the University of Denver. He co-developed PREP® (Prevention and Relationship Education Program), the most ubiquitous and evidence-based couple’s relationship education program. He is internationally known for marriage enhancement and divorce prevention with diverse populations and has made frequent media appearances. He has conducted numerous longitudinal studies of couple functioning and contributed to hundreds of professional presentations and publications on couple relationship distress as well as on the prediction and prevention of relationship dissolution.

Career

Markman earned a bachelor of arts degree at Rutgers University in 1972, followed by a master of arts degree in clinical psychology at Indiana...

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  • Allen, E. S., Rhoades, G. K., Stanley, S. M., Markman, H. J., Williams, T., Melton, J., & Clements, M. L. (2008). Premarital precursors of marital infidelity. Family Process, 47, 243–259.

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  • Markman, H., Stanley, S., Blumberg, S., Jenkins, N., & Whaley, C. (2004). Twelve hours to a great marriage. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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  • Markman, H. J., Rhoades, G. K., Stanley, S. M., Ragan, E., & Whitton, S. (2010a). The premarital communication roots of marital distress: The first five years of marriage. Journal of Family Psychology, 24, 289–298.

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  • Markman, H. J., Stanley, S. M., & Blumberg, S. L. (2010b). Fighting for your marriage (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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  • Stanley, S. M., Rhoades, G. K., Amato, P. R., Markman, H. J., & Johnson, C. A. (2010). The timing of cohabitation and engagement: Impact on first and second marriages. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72, 906–918.

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  • Wadsworth, M. E., & Markman, H. J. (2011). Where’s the action? Understanding what works and why in relationship education. Behavior Therapy, 43(1), 99–112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2011.01.006.

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  1. Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    Sara Pollard

  2. Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA

    Rose Ashraf

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  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, IL, USA

    Jay Lebow

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, IL, USA

    Anthony Chambers

  3. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, IL, USA

    Douglas C. Breunlin

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  1. Iowa City, IA, USA

    David Kearns

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Bahareh Sahebi

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Pollard, S., Ashraf, R. (2018). Markman, Howard. In: Lebow, J., Chambers, A., Breunlin, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_975-1

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