Emma Willis-Grossmann
Clinical Assistant Professor
B.S. California State University, Fresno 2019
M.S. Texas Tech University 2021
Ph.D Texas Tech University 2025
My research interests focus on the transition to parenthood
for couples with a nonmarital pregnancy and how they navigate both their
co-parenting relationship and their romantic relationship.
Courses Currently/Recently Taught
- SPH-F 258 The Ties that Bind
- SPH-F 348 Early through Late Adulthood
Willis-Grossmann, E., Niehuis, S., Reifman, A., Fitzpatrick, J., & Weiser, D. (2025). Similarity of romantic partners' commitment trajectories and newlywed disillusionment: comparing premaritally pregnant couples and demographically matched nonpregnant controls. Personal Relationships 32(1), Article e70001. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.70001
Prouty, A., Niehuis, S., Reifman, A., & Willis-Grossmann, E. (2024). Romantic disillusionment in college students as a function of family-of-origin dynamics: A path model with gender moderation. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy.
Niehuis, S., Davis, K., Reifman, A., Callaway, K., Luempert, A., Oldham, C. R., Head, J., & Willis-Grossmann, E. (2024). Psychometric evaluation of single-item relationship satisfaction, love, conflict, and commitment measures. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 50 (3), 387-405.
McKenzie, J., Castellón, R., Willis-Grossmann, E., Landeros, C., Rooney, J., & Stewart, C. (2023). Digital Divides, Generational Gaps, and Cultural Overlaps: A Portrait of Media Use and Perspectives of Media in Thailand. Media Psychology.
Niehuis, S., Adamczyk, K., Trepanowski, R., Celejewska, A., Frydrysiak, A., Reifman, A., & Willis-Grossmann, E. (2021). Development of the Polish-language Relationship Disillusionment Scale and its validation. Personal Relationships, 28, 1017-1041.
Reifman, A., Ursua-Benitez, M., Niehuis, S., Willis-Grossmann, E., & Thacker, M. (2020). #HappyAnniversary: Gender and age differences in spouses' and partners' Twitter greetings. Interpersona, 14, 54-68.
Mckenzie, J., Rooney, J., Stewart, C., Castellón, R., Landeros, C., & Willis, E. (2019). Brokering culture and power in a media-driven world: Parents of adolescents in Northern Thailand. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 50, 972–990.