PUBLICATION LIST
Barbara Sommer, Ph.D. basommer@ucdavis.edu

BOOKS

Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (2001). A Practical Guide to Behavioral Research (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. First edition published in 1980.

Sommer, B. & Sommer, R. (2001). La Investigación del Comportamiento. Una guía práctica con técnicas y herramientas (4th ed. translation). Mexico City: Oxford University Press.

Sommer, B. (1978). Puberty and Adolescence. New York: Oxford University Press.

ARTICLES & BOOK CHAPTERS

Sommer, B. & Sommer, R. (2009). The dreaded essay exam. Teaching of Psychology, 36, 197-199. Download PDF file.

Sommer, B. (2009). Using digital projection for editing grand jury reports. CGJA Journal, 10(2), 5. Download PDF file.

Sommer, B. & Sommer, B. (2009). Trail manners. Mycena News, 60(2), 6.

Sommer, B. & B. (2008). Head for the Amanita (tables). Mycena News, 59(1), 4, 6.

Sommer, B. & Sommer, R. (2007). Credit for Comments, Comments  for Credit. Teaching of Psychology, 34(2), 104-106. Download PDF file.

Sommer, B. & Sommer, R. (2006, May). The Lecture Club. Tomorrow's Professor(SM) Mailing List [On-line] http://amps-tools.mit.edu/tomprofblog/archives/2006/05/725_the_lecture.html

Kam, Cindy D. & Sommer, B. (2006, January) Real-time Technology in a Public Opinion Course. PS: Political Science and Politics [On-line] Download PDF file

Maher M. W., Sommer, B., Acredolo, C., & Matthews, H. R. (2005). What are the relevant costs of online education? In J. E. Groccia & J. E. Miller (Eds.) On Becoming a Productive University: Strategies for Reducing Costs and Increasing Quality in Higher Education. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company.

Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (2005). Into the sunlight: From fungus  to flower identification. Fremontia, 32(4), 16-9. PDF download

Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (2004). The fungi of Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve. UC Davis Natural Reserve System, Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve [On-line] http://nrs.ucdavis.edu/stebbins/natural/mushrooms.htm

Sommer, R., Sommer, B., & Cho, J. (2004) Color-shape connotations of geometric figures. Journal of Interior Design (eJID), 30(3). http://www.ejid.org.

Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (2004). Quicksketching. Sierra Heritage, 23(5), 12-14.

Utts, J., Sommer, B., Acredolo, C., Maher, M. M., & Matthews, H. R. (2004). A study comparing traditional and hybrid internet-based instruction in introductory statistics classes. Journal of Statistics Education, [On-line] http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v11n3/utts.html

Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (2003). Down by your feet. Pacific Crest Trail Communicator, 5(3), 12-13.

Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (2003). The first time we saw mushrooms. Mushroom: The Journal of Wild Mushrooming. 79(22), 25, 29.

Sommer, B. & Sommer, R. (2003). A virtual lab in research methods. Teaching of Psychology, 30(2), 171-173. PDF download

Sommer, B. (2001). Menopause. In Encyclopedia of Gender (Vol. 2, pp. 729-738). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Bromberger, J. T., Meyer, P. M., Kravitz, H., Sommer, B., Cordal, A., Powell, L., Ganz, P., & Sutton-Tyrell, K. (2001). Psychological distress and natural menopause: A multi-ethnic community study. American Journal of Public Health 91(9), 1435-1442.

Harlow, S. D., Crawford, S. L., Sommer, B., & Greendale, G. A. (2000). Self-defined menopausal status in a multi-ethnic sample of midlife women. Maturitas, 36, 93-112.

Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (2000). Ernst Josephson's art before and after a breakdown. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 27(1), 165-170.

Sommer, B., Avis, N., Meyer, P., Ory, M., Madden, T., Kagawa-Singer, M., Mouton, C., Rasor, N. O., & Adler, S. (1999). Attitudes toward menopause and aging across ethnic/racial groups. Psychosomatic Medicine, 61(6), 868-875. Summarized in Biomedicina, 3(1), s17-s20 (2000).

Sommer, B. (1999). Menstrual cycle. In H. Tierney (Ed.), Women's studies encyclopedia: Volume 1. Views from the sciences (2nd Edition). New York: Greenwood Press.

Sommer, B. & Anderson, W (1997, November). Computer-based lectures using PowerPoint. Technology Source [On-line] http://technologysource.org/article/computerbased_lectures_using_powerpoint/

Sommer, B. (1997). Book review. [G. Labouvie-Vief, Psyche and Eros: Mind and gender in the life courses]. Journal of Adolescence, 20, 348-349.

Sommer, B. (1994). Recognizing academe's other faculty. Planning for Higher Education, 22, 7-10.

Sommer, B. (1993). Book reviews. [S. Golub, Periods: From menarche to menopause; A. J. Dan & L. L. Lewis (Eds.), Menstrual health in women's lives; D. L. Taylor & N. F. Woods (eds.) Menstruation, health, and illness]. Women & Health, 20(3), 95-99.

Sommer, B. (1992). Cognitive performance and the menstrual cycle. In J. T. R. Richardson (Ed.), Cognition and the menstrual cycle (pp. 39-66). New York: Springer-Verlag.

Sommer, B. & Nagel, S. (1991). Ecological and typological characteristics in early adolescent truancy. Journal of Early Adolescence, 11(3), 379-92.

Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1991). Teaching psychology in Estonia, USSR. Teaching of Psychology, 18, 105-7.

Sommer, B. (1991). Favorite places of Estonian adolescents. Children's Environments Quarterly, 7(4), 32-36.

Sommer, R., Sommer, B. & Heidmets, M. (1991). Release of the guilty to protect the innocent. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 18(4), 480-90.

Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1991, Spring). Morel blindness. Mushroom the Journal, 11-12.

Sommer, B. (1990). Book review. [R. L. Jenkins & W. K. Brown (Eds.), The abandonment of delinquent behavior; Promoting the turnaround]. Journal of Adolescence, 13, 203.

Sommer, B. (1989). Menstrual cycle. In H. Tierney (Ed.), Women's studies encyclopedia: Volume 1. Views from the sciences (pp. 231-4). New York: Greenwood Press.

Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1989). Social facilitation effects in coffeehouses. Environment and Behavior, 21, 651-66.

Sommer, R., & Sommer, B. (1989). The factor structure of street tree attributes. Journal of Arboriculture, 15, 243-6. Reprinted in D. Neely (Ed.) Journal of Arboriculture: A compendium. Vol. 6: Social Aspects of Arboriculture, pp. 92-95. Savoy IL: International Society of Arboriculture, 1994.

Sommer, B. (1988). Peer conflicts. In J. Sandoval (Ed.), Crisis counseling, intervention, and prevention in the schools (pp. 167-86). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Sommer, B. (1988). Book review. [H. C. Quay (Ed.), Handbook of Juvenile Delinquency]. Journal of Adolescence, 11, 395-6.

Sommer, B. (1987). The file drawer effect and publication rates in menstrual cycle research. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 11, 233-41.

Sommer, B., Kaiser, S., & Sommer, R. (1987). Clothing factors in energy conservation. Journal of Consumer studies and Home Economics, 11, 195-205.

Sommer, B. (1987). "Raging Hormones": Psychology and the menstrual cycle. In Z. Rubin & E. G. McNeil (Eds.), The psychology of being human (4th edition: Brief/Update) (pp. 94-7). New York: Harper & Row.

Williams, P., Williams, W. A., Sommer, R., & Sommer, B. (1986). A survey of the California Alliance for the Mentally Ill. Hospital & Community Psychiatry, 37, 253-6.

Sommer, B. (1985). Truancy in early adolescence. Journal of Early Adolescence, 5(2), 145-60.

Sommer, B. (1985). What's different about truants? A comparison study of 8th graders. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 14(5), 411-22.

Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1984) . (Comment) Reply from Sommer and Sommer. American Psychologist, 39, 1318-9.

Sommer, B. (1984). PMS in the Courts: Are all women on trial? Psychology Today, 18(8), 36-38; Is PMS a syndrome? Psychology Today, 18(8), 34.

Sommer, B. (1984). The troubled teen: Suicide, drugs, and running away. Women & Health, 9, 117-141. Simultaneously published in S. Golub (Ed.), Health care of the female adolescent . New York: The Haworth Press.

Sommer, B. (1983). How does menstruation affect cognitive competence and psychophysiological response? Women & Health, 8, 53-90. Simultaneously published in S. Golub (Ed.), Lifting the curse of menstruation. New York: The Haworth Press.

Sommer, B. & Sommer, R. (1983, February). New caste on campus. California Higher Education, 20-1.

Sommer, B. (1983). Book review (S. Golub, Menarche). Women & Health, 8, 61-2.

Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1983). Mystery in Milwaukee: Early intervention, IQ, and psychology textbooks. American Psychologist, 38, 982-85.

Sommer, B. (1982). Menstrual distress. In G. C. Hongladarom, R. McCorkle & N. F. Woods (Eds), The complete book of women's health (pp. 59-73). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Sommer, B. (1982). Cognitive behavior and the menstrual cycle. In R. C. Friedman (Ed.), Behavior and the menstrual cycle (pp. 101-27). New York: Marcel Dekker.

Sommer, B. & Sommer, R. (1982). Clothing and energy conservation. (Research Leaflet Series #14-80-95). Davis CA: University of California Appropriate Technology Program.

Sommer, B. (1981). Menstrual cycle research: Yesterday, today and tomorrow. In P. Komnenich, N. Elder, B. McSweeney & J. A. Noack (Eds), The menstrual cycle: Volume 2. Research and implications for women's health. New York: Springer.

Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1981). Member input: Survey techniques for cooperatives. (Available from the Center for Consumer Research, University of California, Davis, CA 95616), also published by NASCO Co-op Publications, Ann Arbor, MI.

Sommer, B. & Tyburczy, J. (1981). Truancy in Yolo County, California. (Published by the Kellogg Public Service Research Program, University of California, Davis, CA 95616).

Pepitone-Rockwell, F., Sommer, B., Sassenrath, E., Rozee-Koker, P., & Moore, D. (1981). Job stress and health in working women. Journal of Human Stress, 7, 19-25.

Sommer, B. (1980). Models of menstrual stress: Incidence and specificity. In A. Dan, E. Graham & C. Beecher (Eds.), The menstrual cycle: Volume 1. A synthesis of interdisciplinary research (pp. 26-44). New York: Springer.

Sommer, B. (1979). Front yard signs as predictors of election outcome. Political Methodology, 6, 237-40.

Sommer, R., Knight, H., & Sommer, B. (1979). Comparison of farmers' market and supermarket produce: Tomatoes and bell peppers. Journal of Food Science, 44, 1474-7.

(Panel) (1979). The role of stress in female reproductive dysfunction. Journal of Human Stress, 5, 38-45.

Sommer, B. (1978). Stress and menstrual distress. Journal of Human Stress, 4, 5-10, 41-47.

Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1978). Advertising in health journals. Journal of Orthomolecular Psychiatry, 7, 275-81.

Sommer, B., Bonnemaison, A., & Stone, D. (1978). Playing it cool: An observational study of age and sex differences in response to frustration. Women's Resources and Research Center, University of California, Davis, Working Paper #6.

Sommer, B. (1976, July). Premenstrual sexual desires (invited comment). Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality, 78.

Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1974, Oct. 19). Showcase Prisons: The best are a waste. The Nation, 369-72.

Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1974). Corrupting the prisoners. New Republic, 171(3), 14-5.

Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1974, Oct. 16). The bloom is off the college rose. Leviathan, 6-7.

Sommer, B. (1973). The effect of menstruation on cognitive and perceptual-motor behavior: A review. Psychosomatic Medicine, 35, 515-34.

Sommer, B. (2000, Summer) Hands-on Learning at Summer Technology Institute. Information Technology Times, 7, (7) 2.

Sommer, B. (1999, June) SITT '99: Technology in Teaching Institute Scheduled. Information Technology Times, 7, (7) 8.

Sommer, B. (1999, January/February) Redesigning the Teaching Resources Center's Web Site. Information Technology Times, 7,(4), 6. .

Sommer, B. (1981, Feb. 16). Students give Co-op label high marks in taste test. Co-op News, 5.

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