Peer-Reviewed Publications

Hefner, T. D., Halbreich, E. D., & Van Allen, J. (In Press). Predictive utility and cut point of the Physical Activity Questionnaire - Children for differentiating youth meeting moderate to vigorous physical activity recommendations using accelerometry. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf116

Halbreich, E. D., & Van Allen, J. (2024). Pet Ownership and Family Involvement in Sports and Other Activities. Anthrozoös, 37(6), 1107–1131. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2024.2406097

Halbreich, E. D., Hefner, T. D., Healy, A. S., & Van Allen, J. (2024). Measurement of attachment in human-animal interaction research. Human-Animal Interactions, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2024.0030. [PDF]

King, E. K., Halbreich, E. D., Callina, K., & Mueller, M. K. (2023). Companion animals and the relationship between peer victimization and emotion regulation in youth. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 34(1), 85–95. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12901

King, E. K., Halbreich, E. D., Anderson, E. C., & Mueller, M. K. (2023) Feasibility of using ecological momentary assessment to measure the effects of interactions with pet dogs on psychophysiological reactivity in adolescents with social anxiety. Human-Animal Interactions, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2023.0036. [PDF]

Halbreich, E. D., Callina, K., King, E. K., & Mueller, M. K. (2023). Companion animals and profiles of peer social behavior in adolescence. Journal of Adolescence, 95(6), 1152–1167. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12183

Halbreich, E. D. (2022). Perceived attitudes of pet owners about their pets during the COVID-19 pandemic. Animalia: An Anthrozoology Journal, 6(1), 1–13. https://animalia3.wixsite.com/mysite/post/perceived-attitudes-of-pet-owners-about-their-pets-during-the-covid-19-pandemic. [PDF]

Mueller, M. K., King, E. K., Halbreich, E. D., & Callina, K. S. (2022). Companion animals and adolescent stress and adaptive coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Anthrozoös, 35(5), 693–712. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2022.2027093

Halbreich, E. D., & Mueller, M. K. (2022). Profiles of family pet ownership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02574-x. [PDF]

Linder, D. E., Folta, S. C., Must, A., Mulé, C. M., Cash, S. B., Halbreich, E. D., Colón, C., Sullivan, S., Sanabria, E., Gibbs, D., & Farrell, T. (2021). A stakeholder-engaged approach to development of an animal-assisted intervention for obesity prevention among youth with autism spectrum disorder and their pet dogs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, 735432. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.735432. [PDF]

Linder D. E., Santiago S., & Halbreich, E. D. (2021). Is there a correlation between dog obesity and human obesity? Preliminary findings of overweight status among dog owners and their dogs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, 654617. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.654617. [PDF]

Theses

Master’s Thesis

Halbreich, E. D. (2024). Pet ownership and family involvement in sports and other activities. TTU DSpace Repository. https://hdl.handle.net/2346/99242. [PDF]

Undergraduate Honors Thesis

Halbreich, E. D. (2021). Perceived attitudes of pet owners about their pets during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tufts Digital Library. https://dl.tufts.edu/concern/pdfs/6q183150s. [PDF]

Book Chapters

King, E. K., Halbreich, E. D., & Mueller, M. K. (2024). Animals in development: Childhood and adolescence. In A. H. Fine, M. K. Mueller, Z. Y. Ng, A. M. Beck, & J. M. Peralta (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Human-Animal Interactions and Anthrozoology. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-98844-015

Online Publications

Linder, D. E., & Halbreich, E. D. (2022, February 22). Does My Pet Need a ‘Bland Diet’? Petfoodology. https://sites.tufts.edu/petfoodology/2022/02/22/does-my-pet-need-a-bland-diet/. [PDF]

Halbreich, E. D. (2019, December 9). Tenure most foul. Tufts University Student Scholarship. Tufts Digital Library. http://hdl.handle.net/10427/6W924Q81F. [PDF]

Non-Refereed Publications

Halbreich, E. D. (2025). Leaders in the History of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Past Presidents Series: Wendy Silverman. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2025.2521866. [PDF]

Poster Presentations

Lelakowska, G., Hefner, T. D., Halbreich, E. D., Van Allen, J. (2026, April 30–May 2). Measurement invariance testing of the Food Noise Questionnaire. Society of Pediatric Psychology 2026 Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Hefner, T. D., Halbreich, E. D., Jones, C., Valley, M., & Van Allen, J. (2025, April 3–5). Relationship between dog ownership, sleep efficiency, and physical activity. Society of Pediatric Psychology 2025 Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ, United States.

Halbreich, E. D., Arendt, F., Hefner, T. D., & Van Allen, J. (2025, April 3–5). Evaluating prosocial behavior and sleep disturbances between pet owners and non-pet owners. Society of Pediatric Psychology 2025 Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ, United States. [PDF]

Sprabary, K., Javins, A., Hefner, T. D., Halbreich, E. D., Gaitonde, A., Van Allen, J. (2025, April 1–2). Development of an integrative pediatric weight management curriculum. Undergraduate Research Conference, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States.

Halbreich, E. D., Hefner, T. D., & Van Allen, J. (2024, April 18–20). Pet ownership and physical activity in adolescence. The Society for Research on Adolescence 2024 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, United States. [PDF]

King, E. K., Halbreich, E. D., Anderson, E., & Mueller, M. K. (2023, June 15–18). Dog interactions and psychophysiology in adolescents with social anxiety. 32nd International Society for Anthrozoology Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Streicher, B. E., Halbreich, E. D., Healy, A, Hefner, T. D., Lelakowska, G., & Van Allen, J. (2023, May 3). Dog ownership, physical activity, depression, and anxiety symptoms in youth. Obesity Research Institute 8th Annual Meeting, Lubbock, TX, United States.

Halbreich, E. D., Mueller, M. K., King, E. K., & Callina, K. (2023, April 13–15). Pet ownership and profiles of peer social behavior in adolescence. The Society for Research on Adolescence 2023 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States. [PDF]

Halbreich, E. D. (2022, July 7–9). Perceived attitudes of pet owners about their pets during the COVID-19 pandemic. 31st International Society for Anthrozoology Conference, Boise, ID, United States. [PDF]

Folta, S. C., Mulé, C. M., Linder, D. E., Must, A., Cash, S. B., Adkins, J., & Halbreich, E. D. (2022, May 11–14). Exploring nutrition, physical activity, and the role of pet dogs in households with a child with autism spectrum disorder: The DANE Study. INSAR 2022 Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, United States.